China Pagoda Supreme Buffet in Union, NJ (2024)

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New Y.

Different location, but same great food. The variety of food are endless and for a fair price. Unlimited amount of drinks and food. Take out is by the weight, so you pack variety to go as well. A must stop for anyone who loves food. It was closed recently, not sure why. I do hope it opens up again.

Dewan A.

It’s ok.
1)The have all your usual selections.
2) The dinner is not worth 13 bucks.
3) Food is not hot.
4) But there is tons of options. Few are great. I liked the chicken curry and fried rice though.

Abdurrehman G.

Best Buffet in the USA. Totally worth ur money
It’s only $ 8. U can’t find this quality buffet for this price. I’m coming again for sure.

Erica C.

So it may have been my bad for coming in on a weeknight after 8:30, but hey this place is open until 10:30, right? This was probably the worst buffet I’ve been to. Most of the food looked as if it had been sitting for hours and was so hard to chew. I didn’t want to attempt to try the sushi. Don’t waste your money like we did.

Get Sush Or Die Trying W.

Well they’ve done it… they’ve won my worst overall dining experience. Food was absolute sh*t and service was nonexistent. They have a policy where you can’t leave their sh*tty food left over on your plate or you get charged an additional 30%. So My girlfriend and I had to force our selves to eat this sh*t to avoid the charge. It felt like we were on an episode of fear factor when they were forced to eat bull testicl*s. If you do end up at this restaurant PLEASE avoid the meats… trust me.

Precious W.

This place has the worst service I have ever experienced. I went to China Pagoda after my sister graduated because she likes this place for some reason. While at the restaurant, a part of my group had their chair break from under them. No one who works at the restaurant responded to the incident and when we asked for an incident report we were told that the manager was not around and they did not know where he was. The person was on the floor for a fill 2 minutes before our waitress came to ask her of she was OK. Also, the food was not hot and the restaurant was not clean.

Tony J.

Typical Chinese buffet.
Lunch is a great deal about $ 8 for all you can eat. You can’t beat that. The food taste good, not great but it’s quite the deal.
The interior is asian themed, clean and quiet when I arrived for lunch. Service was fast and they were alert in monitoring our drinks, and clearing our tables of used dinnerware.
You have a wide variety of food– a huge fruit section, sushi, hot food, noodles, seafood and so on.

Victoria L.

I went here for lunch with co-​workers on a Friday. It wasn’t crowded. Plenty of seating. Service was OK. There are a lot choices for food here. There’s even hibachi! While I ate there, the food was OK. It wasn’t terrible. However, within an hour, I started to feel the effect of the food. My stomach may be more sensitive than others. In a group of 7 of us, only 2 of us had an issue… Either way, I wouldn’t return because my stomach can’t handle it.

Tayiba Y.

Me and my family stumbled upon this nice place after a long day of shopping. We we so glad that there as a halal Chinese place in Union! It is huge and very nicely decorated. I noticed they don’t like wasting food, which i thought was Amazing! I am all about putting as much on your plate as much as you can eat. Anyways, food was delicious and we took out since we had to leave. but the variety was amazing! from sushi to pizza, they had it all. The front desk lady was kinda rude and never smiled, and I thought that was kind of odd. But I would definitely go there another time with my fam. The price is kinda too high for dinner. Lunch is much better.

Shay M.

BEWARE!!! DO NOT DINE AT THIS RESTAURANT, the food is so horrible. First the food is not hot at all, it’s barely warm and is not tasteful at all. The employees will watch you while you eat to make sure you do not waste any food, and give you the bill while you eat and just stand there until you pay. The atmosphere there feels very uncomfortable, please do not waste your time nor money there. This place deserves no stars!

Esi H.

Terrible food and service. I wish I had never come here. I roamed the buffet tables to find anything decent and I kept walking around and around. Sushi does not look at all appetizing. I didn’t even try it. Came here for a quick lunch but it turned out a long nightmare of searching for anything edible. Don’t ever eat here if you can help it. One star is only for absence of Zero star option.

Brian R.

The Food was very bad here and greasy the hibachi was ok and the saving grace from making this a 1 and they are the worse and garden buffet was better

Jim J.

Eh. We go for lunch sometimes because it’s cheap and fast. On the plus side, I’ve never gotten sick here and their honey chicken is actually pretty tasty.
Part of the reason I give this place two stars is that I’ve gotten several food items that were barely luke warm, and they then get very upset if you don’t eat all the food you take (even if it isn’t hot).
What this place lacks in my idea of quality, it sorta makes up for in quantity.

Fitim K.

I have never had a worse service in my life, they charged more per person and they also charge for tip without telling us also they charge for a kid 13 months old
I will never recommend this to people which i know
I will never go back there

Nicole A.

As someone who could eat chinese food everyday, this is a restaurant that I am now a huge fan of. I wouldn’t know the difference if the food wasn’t halal because it’s consistent, fresh food and has a large variety to choose from compared to other buffets in the area. The price is on the higher end if eating after the lunch ends, however hibachi is available along with decent sushi and an entire seafood section. Place is comfortable and service is friendly as long as you don’t waste any food!

Johnquisha S.

YO THE FOOD HERE WAS OFF THE HIZZLE! I thoroughly enjoyed the mother frickin chinese food (wait, i forgot, is it chinese?) whatever, i dont give a damn, food was amazing (no i am not fat). I JUST LOVE STUFFING MY FACE WITH FOOD, GOBBLE GOBBLE YUM YUM. damn, too bad theirs only five stars to give, fugg it, i give it 60 000 stars times my body mass, damn thats a lot of stars!!! CHECK THIS SHINDIG OUT, OR I SWEAR I WILL GO SUPER SAIYAN ON YO ASS, OR ILL CALL MY SISTER. Good job you chinese modda fuggas, you no how to cook food!

Tara A.

Just greasy food. Over cooked. Sushi is hard and dry. Service sub par. Honestly I would have been happy if one thing I ate was even ok. But I tried a little of a lot of things but nothing seemed to be any good. I thought since everything was greasy that they would have great fried foods but even that was terrible. Save your time and eat anywhere else.

Davinci K.

Good food
Good choice of foods
Décor is nice
If you go late night seem food are cold
Parking provided
Totally. Not bad

Jen K.

By far the best food I have ever eaten at a buffet. I have been to the owners every other location. All of them are good, however this one is the grand daddy. This place is so clean, food is fresh, and the staff can not be any friendlier. My favorite person there is «Pat» the manager.
Go support excellent food!

Basil H.

My updated rating reflects the priced paid and local competition.
I sincerely hope that the management of this restaurant would see it since this may help them better manage the place and stay in the competitive market. My most recent visit occurred on a Saturday around 5pm. A new restaurant opened further west of Rt. 22 about 10 extra minutes of driving, but I did not feel like waiting in line that day (the new Asian buffet typically has 20 – 30 minute wait) and so I came here for the second time.
First of all, the charged $ 16.99 or $ 15.99 for Saturday night dinner. Compared to their new rivalry 10 minutes further west (rivalry charges $ 10.99 with excellent quality food), this price, with the quality of their food, would probably drive business away from them and drive them out of the market.
Some of the food look quite sad as I guess they have probably been sitting there for a long time. I dared not taken the raw food from the Mongolian BBQ bar because I was afraid that I might get sick eating the meat there, even though cooked.
I hate to see local business lose its competitive power due to larger chain stores (the one further down the west is a chain), and would very much love the locals to have a chance to survive. However, the managers of these local stores need to think of a way to attract business and stay in the game. Hopefully the manager or someone would read this review and make a change.
I feel bad that I have to downgrade my rating, but that’s the truth.