Iron Chef Buffet

Let’s see… The last time I was here was 2008. Me and my buddy came here to grease our stomachs with mediocre Asian buffet before going on an epic beer pong run of 30+ games on St. Patrick’s Day at our Hartwick College fraternity. We were legendary that day, etching our names into the eternal halls of heroic drinking game performances…
Needless to say, this all wouldn’t have been possible without the awfully greasy, absolutely MSG-​riddled foods found at Oneonta’s #1 Asian buffet bistro. On any other day, you wouldn’t catch me within 100 yards of this place. But then again, it’s not too often you get to witness legends leave their mark in the annals of history. So what’s it going to be — witness greatness at the Buffet today, or continue to lead your dull, ordinary Upstate New York lives? The choice is yours…

If I could give this restaurant zero stars, I would. I went in for a late lunch today and brought a young teenage friend with me. We had to leave quickly and the boy asked the waitress for a box so he could take his food with him, since he only had ½ plate of noodles by the time we had to leave. The waitress showed him where the boxes were located, but when we were leaving, the owner, a scowling middle-​aged woman, came to us and told us we couldn’t leave without paying for an extra lunch. Prior to this, she yelled at the boy which wasn’t necessary, and hollered at her staff throughout the visit. Her staff literally ran to her when she hollered at them, which was sad to see. What a mean woman. I was a loyal customer, but needless to say, I won’t be coming back.

One of the better Chinese buffets in upstate New York. Affordable lunch time is very nice, affordable dinner time also helps. Great place if youd like to meet up with old friends and enjoy a nice meal. If you leave this restaurant hungry it’s your own fault.

This is definitely quite the find for Chinese food consumers. 8.15 USD for the endless lunch buffet and a soda is quite the steal. The Asian foods are quite exquisite but the «American» foods like chicken nuggets are a little tough and dry, but aside from that it is definitely worth the stop. Even more unique is its a motel restaurant that is open to the public! Great food decent price!

Good food. Not the most selection of choices but what they did carry was good. Most of the dishes were vegetarian or chicken which for me was a definite plus but that not everyone’s favorite. The service was good and the price was amazing only $ 5.50 for lunch! All in all for the price this place was really good. It wasn’t the best buffet but it was average and for fast quick and cheap this is a definite must.

Went here two nights ago.
Place didn’t seem very clean.
I was there about 6:30 pm.
I figured because I went at around dinner, the food would be fresh, but this is not at all the case.
The food was old, some seemed as if it had been sitting for over 2 hours (especially the chickens).
I also noticed that they did not add more when a certain item was getting low, but only when it was completely gone, even if the item was EXTREMELY old.

Randomly popped in for lunch on Mother’s Day. It was moderately busy, which bodes well for a buffet. The food was standard upstate NY Chinese buffet cuisine. As I paid the bill, they told us that any mother in my group gets a free pair of earrings, which my wife enjoyed.

i have been here many times. the best time to go is during the lunch hours on Fridays. that is when its the cheapest and the food is fresher. i love pretty much everything there including the Sushi. the peanut butter chicken is exceptionally good. my only gripe is that they need a larger variety.

Only in upstate New York could one find this phenomenon — a Chinese buffet that’s actually the restaurant AT a motel. I love it!
It was fine as far as these oriental slop troughs go. Got a little unnerved when I saw a chef «replenishing» the General Tso’s Chicken by bringing over a vat of plain fried chicken chunks and incorporating it into the old leftover sauce… fairly certain that’s a food safety violation.
But here I am 48 hours later, and I don’t have Listeria. Some items were better than others. The fried rice, mei fun, and fried dumplings were actually quite good, while the lo mein and aforementioned General Tso’s left more than a little to be desired. They had crab legs, ice cream for dessert, stuff you usually expect.
And it’s $ 10 for dinner. That’s «Who the hell is your food supplier?» cheap. Gorge senselessly at your own leisure.