No one goes into City Buffet with illusions of getting authentic this or organic that. No, sometimes it's okay for your food to just be food, folks. I'm a fan because it has a wide range of food, perfect for the lunch crowd, in an area of town known for overpriced meals.For a flat rate of ~$9, you get an all you get eat Chinese food buffet paired with unlimited fountain drinks. (Not bad for downtown DC.) Moreover, there's plenty of seating and varied seating options, so rolling solo or with your whole department is never an issue. Finally, what makes this really sing is that the food trays rotate out pretty often: you're not going to have to endure food that's been sitting under a heat lamp all day. Just the contrary, in fact, the kitchen is in full swing.Simple nonsense meals like this is what makes the world go 'round.

Awful! The food (what was on the bar) was awful...cold and hard. Our glasses were empty forever before she finally decided to refill (we were ready to leave by then)...she couldn't get off the phone long enough to refill our glasses. We kept waiting on them to refill the bins and bring out fresh food, but it did not happen. The worst 35. bucks we've ever spent. Skip this place for sure!

Don't be fooled that this restaurant has a nice ad in the DC-Metro area map. The restaurant's food is far from tasty. From the dried up cheese-wontons to the chewey lo-mein, it just was not good. Also, the bathroom was directly next to the ...?

The tofu tasted so bad, I almost threw up after eating it. I don't know how it is possible to mess up Chinese, but everything from the lo mein to the fried rice have zero or bad flavor. The tofu tipped the scale though. Just too gross, and I am a person that LOVES tofu, especially when prepared by Asian restaurants. The upside is that this place is super cheap, you can have a large dinner/lunch for 4 or 5 bucks. That is, if you can bear eating the food and then keeping it down. I truly don't understand how this place is in business. Yeah, I think I am going to vomit now.?

I lived blocks away from this place for almost a year and ate it at LEAST once a week, and I never once became sick from it. Yeah, its typical Chinese food, people, so don't walk in expecting a 5-star filet mignon and you won't be disappointed. I have had the buffet, once -- and let's be honest here -- first, IMO, all buffets are kinda gross. Second, do you *expect* a cheap, all-day Chinese food buffet in a big city to be delicious? The food didn't taste that fresh but most of it was still pretty good, and there is a lot to choose from (And the price for all-you-can-eat is a good deal if you're hungry, too). Staff is decently friendly. In DC, its actually hard to find a Chinese place that "sticks with what it knows" instead of trying to please everyone by adding subs and fries to their menu. Last, but not least, its also pretty CLEAN, so, although it is average Chinese food, these things make it an above-average place. Enjoy it for what it IS, and don' ...? More ?

i really hate this place because people in there are so impolite. even the taste also wasnt good. i recommand you do not go this place... so bad...?

Anyone who walks into this type of place expecting a quality buffet (blind people excluded) is an idiot. City Buffet has great food, some of the best sesame chicken I've ever had. Trust.?