Ding How Mongolian BBq

The BBQ side of this is really standout, it’s a good price and the Mongolian BBQ is very tasty. The buffet is… not good. It’s small and very «meh», but that is fine when you consider that it’s certainly not the focal point of the meal. This place is all about the build your own BBQ bowls, and they are truly great, plus it’s always a «fun» thing to have the meal made right in front of you. Would love to give 5 stars, but if they are going to bother putting out a buffet next to the awesome BBQ, I think it should be at least «very good» as well.

I was going to try the Mongolian BBQ, but wound up just getting the buffet because the Mongolian line was quite long.
The Lo Mein was greasy and bland, and everything tasted like an average, cheap, Chinese buffet.
The Hot and Sour Soup actually wasn’t bad, but everything else was just super average to below average.

Small selection but consistent ok quality. $ 15 for custom Mongolian BBQ. And cheap but very start selection entrants

There is literally just one row of cooked food, and salad. Very disappointing. Next to the row of food is a section of veggies and proteins (meat etcs). That area is for value customers to prep their own meal and the chefs would cook it for them. Maybe when I think of a buffet, there was always a variety to choose from. But not here. Never coming back. Its just not for me
P.s food taste alright.

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Anchorage. I really like the BBQ side of the buffet. I like to pick and choose my protein and veggies. Their sauces are really tasty.

First let me start off by saying that I haven’t eaten at many Chinese buffets before.
We called ahead to confirm the hours of operation, as today is the 4^th of July. They were open until 10pm. We arrived right before 9pm, which was an hour to close.
There were a few people in the restaurant. I went with both my husband and sister. There wasn’t much food out at the buffet, but we figured they would bring more out. We had a little bit to eat, but when we went for seconds, there was hardly any food. They had already begun taking things back, although there was still 45 minutes until they closed. The only things left out were some salad, a piece of fried chicken, and some noodles.
In addition to the lack of food, there was a gentleman who I assumed worked back in the kitchen. He stood with his arms crossed at the buffet, watching us while we ate. It seemed as if everyone just wanted us to leave because they wanted to go home. We decided it was just time to go.
The three of us were in and out of the restaurant in 25 – 30 minutes. My husband expressed his disappointment in the fact that we had been in an hour prior to closing, with very little food. He also said that he did not think the $ 16 per person buffet price was fair because of the lack of food.
The woman at the register first said she could only give us $ 2 off our almost $ 50 meal. He explained that he still did not think that was fair because we couldn’t even get seconds. The woman, who had my husbands debit card, swiped it and said she’d give our meals to us for the lunch price of $ 13 each. He stated that we probably wouldn’t be coming back, and the woman ushered us out the door telling us goodbye.

As far as buffets go in Anchorage, this is my favorite one. The reason for the three stars is because one out of three times that I come here the food isn’t super fresh. If you want super fresh food you need to be there when they open. This past time I went they seemed to have taken the crab rangoon and desserts off their line.
They do not have lunch prices on the weekends.
There kiddos at at least the age of ⁴⁄₅ is only $ 4.95 which is pretty awesome.
I’m starting to get a bit stingy with my stars as places are really starting to go downhill and provide low quality food but still are raising their prices.
I will update my review if they impress me more on my next visit.

Excellent food. Excellent service. The people working there are great people with great attitudes. We love mongolian barbecue in our travels all across north america and we rate this one of the best.

Worst service and take no care on their customers concerns. Will not go their again especially when they mix up orders and just ignore you.

it’s a Chinese buffet, what can I really say? It’s decent, not magnificent, however it’s cleaner feeling than twin dragon by a long shot! i come here ever now an then and i feel pretty full of food afterwards for sure so I’m happy with it.

My family and I have been going to Ding How since I was a young girl. Even after all those years I still love eating here. Their Mongolian BBQ is very delicious and has all the essentials you need for making an amazing dish. Their chefs are always very kind. Their buffet is always fresh and never looks dry.

Wow, my wife and I where in Anchorage for a few days and I was craving some Chinese style food with a buffet so could roll my own food selection for dinner. Searched around and found this place across town from where we where staying. Worth the drive! It’s a keeper and on our short list for places to eat when we visit Anchorage.
The buffet + Mongolian BBQ are not huge but everything is really top quality, not over cooked, over sweat or excessively salty. If you are looking for a huge selection of cheap food including things for the kids like pizza, doughnut holes this is not the place.
Seated quickly and we headed to the buffet for our first round. The place was busy but not over crowded at about 7 pm. We eat slow but saw others coming and going with quick service, Place is clean, well lighted, good back ground music not too loud, and interior is pleasing to the eye.
Next day on our way out of town drove by and saw the parking lot full for lunch so looks like locals are on too this place. Good value for what we paid.

Mongolian is quick with lots of choices and fresh tasting. Always had a full drink Buffett is standard fare and tasty. Easy to get too and fairly priced.

Food quality has gone down a lot from back when they first opened. With the food quality going down the prices have done up. Was there recently and the buffee food was soggy and not even the right temp. Hope something happens soon to increase the quality quickly or they could lose more customers.

Very good for Alaska. My wife and I had lunch here on a friday afternoon. We both enjoyed it. They have a limited selection but everything the do have is hot and fresh.

So good! All these bad reviews are ridiculous. «How dare the nice older chef chat with his patron he needs to serve me NOW»… Bitch please, this is a nice family owned place, with regulars, SORRY they aren’t dropping everything they’re doing to serve your dumb ass because you can’t wait five seconds.
Anyway, on to the actual review. I’ve been looking for a good Chinese place since I got to Anchorage, so glad I found this place. If you want you can wait and have the chef cook you up some veggies fresh, or you can head over to the buffet and get your fill of the classics: Mongolian beef, general tsao’s chicken, fried rice, Kung Pao chicken. Even had sushi! Didn’t get to try it though.
Buffet food can be tricky, it needs to be good, but needs to be able to be kept warm sitting out for awhile as well. Im pretty picky when it comes to buffets and this is the best in anchorage by far!
Veggies were cooked through, not under or over cooked, sauces were not too sweet, and yknow when the meat is over cooked and all you taste is fried sauce? Not here, just the right amount of sauce, meat, and fried yumminess :)
If you have a bad experience here I wanna know about it! I can’t imagine this place not being awesome. We came on a Saturday afternoon, ate around 3:30.

I lived in Anchorage back int 2007 and back then this place was so freakin good, it was for sure the best Chinese in Anchorage, plus the mongolian deal is always a nice bonus at any buffet.
Fast forward to 2012 when i came back to anchorage for business and i was so excited to go back to my beloved Ding How, i have married since and talked this place up to my wife who accompanied me on my trip to Anchorage, and now she wont trust my restaurant suggestions anymore!
The selection was significantly smaller than it used to be, the foor was much less flavorful (and really all just tasted exactly the same) and it did not seem fresh, and the shicken had that way over fried texture to it.
Really the only thing i could enjoy here is the one that you make yourself, the good old mongolian BBQ, but if i wanted to pay that much for stir fry i would have gone somewhere else for that too!
The price also went way up so that is sad too. The only reason i gave it 3 stars is because i love this place from the past, and i have to give them some love, and probably a second shot once im back in anchorage for a trip.

Ding How Do you stay in business?
The service is just unbelievably terrible. It took about 15 minutes just to get our drinks.
The buffet isn’t even a buffet. It’s a buff with the extra letters and food left off. It’s incredibly small and the line you have to wait in for the alleged buffet is maddening.
For what the place offers the price isn’t right.
Two stars because we actually managed to eat.

Low quality buffet and very substandard Mongolian BBQ with very few ingredients.

We love Ding How… the people, the food, the service is great!!!
Sadly, it has become too expensive for us however, since our kids are now adult price!!! yikes. They do eat a lot…
Ding How we will miss you, but we will think of you fondly and plan to visit you on special occasions!!!