Asian Star Buffet

Reviews

• Steve M.

  star star star star star_border 1 July 2026

  For a buffet, this place is great. Don't listen to these bad reviews.  Their food is great. They have a huge selection. And they have good sushi.

• Kat P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 19 June 2026

  First of all, I am not a huge fan of the Chinese buffet. Any chinese buffet...any buffet, really. We happened to be driving by and J wanted to stop for lunch. We hadn't been here in a million years, so we stopped.
  
  It was right at opening, and though we were seated, there was no food out. Ok, weird. One employee began running back and forth, putting out small trays of food. My first thought was that they must not get a weekend lunch crowd for the small amounts of food they put out. My second thought was that the sushi and other items that were plastic-wrapped must have been made yesterday.
  
  I had an inari, a piece a sushi roll, rice noodles, two sesame red bean balls, some seaweed salad, and dumplings (one steamed, one pan fried). The inari was just ok, nothing to write home about, and the rice had no common rice vinegar sweet flavor. It also had seaweed salad on top, and no sesame. Different. The other piece of fake crab roll I had was awful. The rice was overcooked and super mushy, like paste. Both dumplings were rubbery, and the steamed one wasn't sealed. The filling was ok, for a mystery meat. The rice noodle had nothing in it. No onion, no veggies...no flavor. The one thing I can eat all day are those darned sesame balls. I do love me some sweet bean paste!
  
  J took a risk and had an oyster. He's still with us, so it was ok, even if they were warm and not iced. He had some wonton soup, coconut shrimp, and bbq pork that he seemed to enjoy. Mushrooms weren't cooked, in the chicken with mushrooms.
  
  They were missing some standard American Chinese stuff that I do like, such as egg foo yong. And there was no one present at the hibachi to stir fry. For dessert, I had a macaroon and some peaches and pineapples. All ok. J skipped dessert.
  
  The young gal that brought us drinks was nice, amd fairly attentive. We didn't have a bill when we finished though, and went up front without one. I also forgot to add that when you walk in, it smells sour and stale/musty. Maybe the old carpet? Not sure, but we won't likely return to this buffet.

• Chris L.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 14 June 2026

  I read the reviews and was wary, but had a coupon so went for lunch. I went in at about 12:30 and was the only person in the restaurant. Went up to the buffet and it looked like I may have been their only customer of the day. It looked like most of the food had been under the warmers untouched for a couple of hours. Soups were good. Enjoyed the wonton and egg drop. Food was flavorful but just tasted bad because it'd been sitting for so long.   Lots of mold in bathrooms!!

• Joan G.

  star star star star star 9 June 2026

  This is my second review.  My husband and I ate here again today and the food was Fantastic!  We love the soups and the freshness of all the offerings.  The hot and sour soup is the best I have had since coming to AZ.  I understand that this restaurant is under new management.  The chef is superb!

• Tony B.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 7 June 2026

  Worst buffet period.  Walked in to find one customer. Should have bailed then. Most of the food was covered, small portion in each container. Soup was just ok. Had less than half my plate before ate something bad/spoiled. Sushi was scary, smelled way weird. Left hungry and ate elsewhere.