Joy Luck Chinese Buffet - St Louis

The delivery was fast but the food was so dry I know rice is dry but the other dishes have sauce wasn't happy

Exactly what you want in a Chinese all you can eat buffet. Everything was what you wanted it to be, and it goes for 14.95 a person.They also do a hot pot, I would trust it to be solid.

Short version: Food all looked good on the buffet but we couldn't stomach it and went elsewhere. I would suggest trying during busier times of day to maybe ensure fresher food. But I don't know how you make bad egg rolls regardless of volume. I'd like to give them another shot, but I don't know if I'll return again for the foreseeable future.Long version:We came her early afternoon for a late lunch. We just had the buffet. We tried multiple items (Honey Chicken, General Tso, Sweet and Sour, Garlic pork, egg rolls, Lo Mein, Szechuan Chicken . None of it was good. Only the Sweet and Sour chicken bites were what I'd consider edible.Overall service was fine I guess. Seated quickly. Drinks brought quickly. We were only there for about ten minutes before going elsewhere for lunch so I can't judge them fairly either way. The manager was uninterested in our feedback. He just repeated the total we owed them. So that's not great.We used to go here many times years ago and felt this was absolutely one of the best chinese buffets in the area. I don't what changed, but with as bad as everything tasted (how do you mess up Lo Mein and Egg Rolls? I can't see us going back again anytime soon. Fundamental food issues. I could forgive one or two items as maybe just being out a little too long after the lunch rush. But we gave as good of a chance with as many items as possible and all suffered from lack of quality.I used to love this place and hope my experience was an outlier from the norm.

We came in to celebrate for my bf’s birthday and the food and service were awesome. We got the all-you-can-eat hot pot which includes the buffet as well. It’s roughly $27 per person and they bring you a ton of food. The broth was clearly made from scratch and included great ingredients including TCM herbs like ginger, Angelica root, jujubes, goji berries, fermented black beans and dried chilies (we got the half spicy and half regular). The longer it simmered for the more delicious the broth became. The spicy one was actually spicy and had a Sichuan kick to it too. It also came with thinly sliced fresh beef, lamb, and pork, whole prawns, enoki, cabbage, two kinds of fish cakes, tofu and some other fermented soybean thing, noodles and tripe, plus extra chopped garlic, two sauces, and fresh cilantro. The food from the buffet was pretty darn good too. The waitstaff was kind and attentive. Definitely worth the price and I’m glad i live so close so we can go there again.

The buffet is good. Except for the rice. The rice needs work.