China Buffet

Houghton Lake, MI · Chinese restaurant

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Houghton Lake
#9
of 20 restaurants
City Percentile
26%
rating percentile
Address
China Buffet, 3513 W Houghton Lake Dr, Houghton Lake, MI 48629
Phone
(989) 366-1888
Status
Open · Closes 9 PM

China Buffet is a restaurant located in Houghton Lake, MI. It is one of 20 restaurants listed in Houghton Lake. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Houghton Lake city average of 4.3 stars. It ranks #9 of 20 restaurants in Houghton Lake. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–9 PM
Sunday11 AM–8 PM
MondayClosed
Tuesday11 AM–8 PM
Wednesday11 AM–8 PM
Thursday11 AM–8 PM
Friday11 AM–9 PM

Customer Reviews

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Brent Ferguson · Nov 2025

This use to be my favorite place for 10 years, at $9 per person then and the food was great. But after the plandemic, things got really bad, you had to eat with plastic utensils and paper plates and no condiments like sugar for example. Now you have to pay first as soon as you walk in and at $17 per person. Now you get metal utensils and plastic plates but still no condiments, you have to ask for them. Now the food is where its bad, it isn't replaced with fresh food, it only gets replaced if its gets really low, like only a couple pieces left then they will bring it some more. The food sits out so long it starts to get hard and sauce gets thick. its almost not edible, also the food isn't very hot. Some of the deserts are just little Debby cakes that they cut up into little pieces. The qua

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 El Kabong · Feb 2026

If you order a la carte or any lunch plate, it won't be fresh. It will be shoveled out of the buffet bins. I ordered lunch and waited. Crab rangoon was in my order. As soon as I grabbed the bag, my son and I went to start gnoshing before heading home. You would think it would be hot, right? No. It was pretty tepid and greasy. Most of the food in our order tasted like it had been sitting around for a while. Parts of the breading on my chicken was dried out to the point of mummified. Never again.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Mike Jelsone · Oct 2025

Most of the food was COLD! Soup was warm. Not a very good selection. Chicken on the stick was dried out. Fried scallops were dried out. Ice cream was gummy/sticky. Didn't look safe to eat.

★★★★★ 5.0 saphire · Feb 2026

I love this resturaunt but they need bigger plates,its one of my favorites in the area but for a buffet the plates are tiny, they need to be atleast the size of the rim off a stock honda civic.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Monster · Oct 2025

Food is always good. Service is…… different, that’s the nicest way to say that. Just be happy it’s a buffet and don’t have to talk to them.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Identifies As Black Owned ✓ Onsite Services ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Great Tea Selection ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ All You Can Eat ✓ Coffee ✓ Comfort Food ✓ Quick Bite

Services

Chinese restaurantBuffet restaurant

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