56 Buffet

Johnstown, PA · Chinese restaurant

Rating
3.8/5
★★★★☆ 3.8
Reviews
20
Rank in Johnstown
#137
of 184 restaurants
City Percentile
17%
rating percentile
Address
56 Buffet, 1425 Scalp Ave, Johnstown, PA 15904
Phone
(814) 262-7888
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

56 Buffet is a restaurant located in Johnstown, PA. It is one of 184 restaurants listed in Johnstown. Its 3.8-star rating is slightly below the Johnstown city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Gary Stoykovich · Jan 2026

Used to love this place. They say they are open until 10 on FRIDAYS.. but if you don’t get there before 6pm you won’t have any fresh food or access to the hibachi or sushi. They will tell you “no sorry we already cleaned everything up we’re not making any.” And then charge you FULL price anyway. The OWNER lady was full blown sleeping in the booth with a blanket & all while customers were getting turned away. They didn’t put out any fresh food. They turned away full families that came in to eat because they didn’t feel like cooking or putting out any fresh food. The waitresses are the ONLY nice people there!!! If you’re lacking business change your hours! And if you’re struggling to get customers.. maybe treat the ones you do get, better!! I don’t leave reviews often but there is clearly a

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Brenda Ciner · Feb 2026

We visited on a really cold January day and it was not comfortable without wearing our coats. The buffet looked appealing and we were hopeful seeing steam coming off it . Yet, the food was barely warm when we ate it.. Tea was nice and hot, at first! Really missed the green beans that were replaced with cabbage. Service was good. There were very few people dining that day.p

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Paris Btsandvixx · Jan 2026

It was very cold like it was outside. My friend and I like to come here but recently been going down hill so badly. First the took away some of the food we love like the green beans. Tried the fried dumplings they were hard and cold. Tried the chicken teriyaki on a stick that was hard and cold too. The cakes were hard a rock my friend literally tapped it on the plate it made a sound. I went to get the cantaloupe it looked riped I was wrong. It tasted terrible like it went bad. When the server asked if we wanted to split the bill I said I wanted to see how my friend decided. She didn't understand until I said not now. This isn't the first time we said something to them and they didn't understand. We are very disappointed with the food. It used to be good but went downhill.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 angelika simon · Jan 2026

We used to go here all the time, but now it’s going downhill. Food options are good but only if you go before 7 pm. After that, even though they don’t close until 10, they stop putting out fresh food, they close the hibachi and sushi stations, and start cleaning up. But you still pay full price ($20) for leftover dried food, but no sushi or hibachi. Which is supposed to be included in the price. We even asked for sushi and they told us they don’t have customers so they already cleaned it and are not making anymore. But there were other customers, and we are loyal customers currently there, so why are we just getting scraps? It’s disrespectful. We would rather be turned away at the door than be welcomed in just to only have 5 dried up pieces of chicken to choose from.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Brian Hayes · Feb 2026

Let me start by saying that the service was pretty good. The food on the other hand was terrible. We did go in at around 8 p.m. The food was dried out and cold in some cases. The restaurant had no heat. They had a bunch of space heaters going. We were just disappointed with the overall experience. One of the biggest disappointments was that there was no peel and eat shrimp or any shrimp options for that matter.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Chinese restaurantDinerSeafood restaurantSushi restaurant

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