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Oriental Buffet

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En Oriental Buffet te invitamos a disfrutar de una amplia selección de platos asiáticos y americanos, todo lo que puedas comer en un ambiente espacioso y acogedor. Si prefieres saborear nuestros sabores en casa, también ofrecemos la opción de comida para llevar al peso. ¡Ven a de...

Oriental Buffet

Chinese · Arcata

4.1 · 778 reviews Google
www.orientalbuffetca.com
Yelp 3.5 (192) TripAdvisor 3.8 (116)

About Oriental Buffet

En Oriental Buffet te invitamos a disfrutar de una amplia selección de platos asiáticos y americanos, todo lo que puedas comer en un ambiente espacioso y acogedor. Si prefieres saborear nuestros sabores en casa, también ofrecemos la opción de comida para llevar al peso. ¡Ven a descubrir por qué somo...

En Oriental Buffet te invitamos a disfrutar de una amplia selección de platos asiáticos y americanos, todo lo que puedas comer en un ambiente espacioso y acogedor. Si prefieres saborear nuestros sabores en casa, también ofrecemos la opción de comida para llevar al peso. ¡Ven a descubrir por qué somos un lugar de encuentro favorito en Arcata!

What Customers Say About Oriental Buffet

Oriental Buffet in Arcata is praised for its wide variety of Chinese dishes, including sushi, and its affordable price. Customers consistently highlight the fresh food, attentive service, and clean environment. Some note that the quality can vary depending on the time of day.

Popular Dishes

sushi (6) peanut chicken (3) mussels orange chicken dumplings salmon coconut shrimp

Best For

Families Groups Casual Locals

Tip: Go at certain times to ensure the best quality. The buffet is known for its wide selection and fresh food when it's busy.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian Coffee
🎯 Casual 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 👥 Groups

Frequently asked questions about Oriental Buffet

Oriental Buffet is located at 5000 Valley W Blvd, Arcata, CA 95521, Arcata.
Oriental Buffet offers chinese cuisine.
Oriental Buffet has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Oriental Buffet offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Oriental Buffet based on customer reviews are: sushi, peanut chicken, mussels, orange chicken, dumplings.
Oriental Buffet is ideal for families, groups, casual dining, locals.
Oriental Buffet in Arcata is praised for its wide variety of Chinese dishes, including sushi, and its affordable price. Customers consistently highlight the fresh food, attentive service, and clean environment. Some note that the quality can vary depending on the time of day.
Go at certain times to ensure the best quality. The buffet is known for its wide selection and fresh food when it's busy.
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Oriental Buffet Arcata Reviews

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Mark Pollock

Look, it’s a very typical Chinese buffet with lots of fried food in sauces, but the food is good, the price is reasonable, there is a takeout option, and the staff are great. Everything is clean, and we were happy we went.

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Alexander Barboza

Food was great, it was definitely quite enough to be able to hold a conversation and the staff was super friendly. I would definitely go back.

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Glenn Fishel

Everything is totally fresh. Wide variety of authentic Chinese cuisine.

Shangfang Gao
Shangfang Gao

LA local sees it exceptionally good with very reasonable price. The mussel is our favorite. Instead of cheese, soft steamed egg was added on the shell. Together with the fresh and sweet mussel, it creates a taste that we never had and won everyone’s heart. I would also recommend fried rice noodles. Without much seasoning it’s giving out some reminiscent home taste.

Fernando Barahona
Fernando Barahona

Definitely the best dine in experience for Asian food in Humboldt County the food is really good they offer quite the variety and sushi!!! Its all up to code as well and is fly free!!!! Very sanitary tongs for everything the food is absolutely delicious and did not get me sick although their flavors are strong those with weak stomachs will probably have problems

Katsu_Images188
Katsu_Images188

probably my favorite buffet food ever at a reasonable price and great taste, you get the options of buffet food qith the quality of a authentic restaurant ☆ I think about this place all the time its so good 👽

BOB
BOB

It was a weekend day, So it was pretty crowded. Having said that, the food was excellent, the service was outstanding, They have just about everything including sushi and it was amazing. We travelled an hour and a half to get there and it was my first time, I would not hesitate to go back at all!

Ryley Kelly
Ryley Kelly

Stopped by on our way home, was very happy with the wide selection of dishes. The peanut chicken is a favorite, and the desserts were cute and tasty. I personally would not dine in, but I saw many other customers inside dining in that seemed happy as well.

Lexus San
Lexus San

The interior is exceptionally clean, and there is a wide range of food options available. The quality of the food was remarkable, with freshness evident from the kitchen. Yummy Dishes were consistently replenished to ensure each container was filled. My culinary delights include pot stickers, egg rolls, fried cheese wontons, and sesame balls. Coleslaw was salty not sweet. For meat entrees, I tried the orange chicken and chicken with peanut sauce, but I didn't sample the soups, which appeared appetizing 😋. As for seafood entrees, the baked salmon was decent, but the baked mussels were overly mayonnaise-heavy. However, the fried shrimp and coconut shrimp were absolutely delicious and flavorful. There are still more menu items that I haven't tasted yet 🤤. Guests have commended the delectable and fresh food selections offered at the buffet, which include popular items such as peanut chicken and orange chicken. There is a broad array of both Asian and American cuisine. The establishment features traditional Chinese dishes alongside a sushi bar, offering a great variety of sushi options (California, Philadelphia, Alaska, rainbow roll, etc.) as well as an appealing assortment of fruit desserts and standard buffet items. The staff was also very pleasant. Has Tasty desserts, small round cream puffs, cake 🍥 swirl, crispy chocolate pastry, jello, puddings (chocolate & tapioca), chocolate cake (not to sweet) ice cream 🍨 vanilla, chocolate soft serve or swirl mix🍦 Additionally, customers have the option to choose take-out based on weight.

Robert Pitts, Jr.
Robert Pitts, Jr.

My family and I have lived here for 12 years and never knew this place existed! It was like walking into a restaurant in SF Chinatown, and right in our own backyard! The buffet selection is fantastic, with all your Chinese dish favorites, and some surprises. If you take-to-go, you pay by the lbs. so take care when you fill up; it is easy to want to fill up your box with a taste of everything! There is seating available too, with a private space for a large party.

Gary Crivello
Gary Crivello

I have always loved this place. It’s absolutely amazing, and the buffet is the best buffet I’ve been to in Humboldt. Sometimes the quality differs, so you need to go at certain times. Either way, I appreciate their service and the food is on point.

Khuong Tran
Khuong Tran

Probably the best bang for the buck as far as variety. I haven't had everything they served, but had most of what's available and it's mostly delicious. I spend about 20 bucks with meal prices and tips and leave full and happy. Not too many places in Humboldt that can beat it, without spending 2 to 3 times

Ash H
Ash H

This buffet is sure to always offer great food, and even better service. Their staff pays close attention with a caring attitude. Its perfect for casual dining, that always hits the spot. There's plenty to try and enjoy. From sushi, soups, protiens and desserts.

Ruipeng Liu 劉
Ruipeng Liu 劉

Food is great. Break down as follows American style sushi (California, Philidelphia, Alaska, rainbow Roll, etc): fresh, rice is right texture, seasoned properly, simple. Dishes you'd find at Panda Express (Orange Chicken, Gen Tso, Mongolian Beef, etc): not too salty, meat is tender. About the same as Panda. Dishes that excel: Sauteed Eggplant, Sweet and Sour, grilled chicken, Sauteed Clam, Seaweed Salad. The eggplant tasted like homemade Chinese food. The clam had no bad fish smell, super fresh. The clam quality is above what I can make at home. Their seaweed salad tastes straight out of NE Chinese restaurants. It's a niche dish that is served only in small regions of China, but found here. Overall: amazing food for its price, much better quality and variety than Panda. Plenty of variety with some niche regional dishes.

Casey Fison
Casey Fison

Food was amazing, and fresh from the kitchen. Food was continually being brought out to fill each container. Sushi was delicious, so were the noodles and dumplings. Great little dessert selection too. All staff were super nice and helpful.

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J

the food here is amazing, taste just like the chinese cuisine i know! the customer service is always efficient and quick, and they are always so kind and friendly. i love how cheap it is as it makes it affordable to eat out. will definitely continue to come back more often 😁😁

Complete Randomness
Complete Randomness

Not high expectations based on the outside, but it was great! Super clean inside, great food, although I wish all the dishes had labels. This was the first place that actually has good soft ice cream! Super creamy, no gritty texture at all, which has been all I've ever found. Very happy with our visit and would definitely return.

RE McCallum
RE McCallum

Green beans, salmon, mussels, peanut chicken, fried shrimp. Dr Pepper. Green beans were crisp, salmon moist, mussels tender, peanut chicken juicy. The Dr pepper was ice cold. Great value for your restaurant dollar

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RamboAmbo

Food was good and hot. Bathrooms are clean.

Robert Reynolds
Robert Reynolds

My family came here for dinner on our drive down to the Bay Area from Oregon. Our expectations were not high but we were pleasantly surprised. It was perfectly decent with some delicious options. Food quality was above average and the service was good. I’ll definitely save this spot for future trips.

Holli Pruhsmeier
Holli Pruhsmeier

We came on Christmas Eve and enjoyed the wide variety of options to sample from. My favorite was the sushi and the coconut shrimp. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The food was much better since they reopened from being closed a few years ago. Price per adult was $19.99. Will definitely come back when we want to stuff our faces full.

John Elmer
John Elmer

As I’m rating this it’s not against all restaurants but against other Chinese buffets. And in that category it’s a solid American style Chinese food. The sushi was solid, as well as the Hot and Sour soup. Good fruit selection and the dumplings were good. The mai fun was poor. It did have an ice cream machine and the service was good

joan lubey
joan lubey

They changed one of their best main items a few months ago i guess it was, the orange chicken. It's terrible now. It used to be plump chicken pieces with a light batter covering, but now it's all batter covering and very little chicken. And if ya do get a piece with some chicken, its hard, stringy or very dark in color(weird). Its absolutely horrible. We went at least once a week if not twice, now we hardly ever go there. What a let down. I used to absolutely love this place. The place is clean and the service is great tho, so i guess that's something. But that orange chicken is total crap! Please bring back the old orange chicken!! You can afford it.

Marisol Ruiz (4eversol)
Marisol Ruiz (4eversol)

Food its okay it has a big variety, sushi bar, dessert bar, and 2 more bars with other foods. Service is not the best. Sometimes servers get mad when you ask for stuffs or to be seated on a specific place. They remove your plates when they think you are done but I did got my plate removed when I wasn't done a few time. Bathroom has no changing table I feel that is a big deal for moms. Bathrooms do look clean and taking care off.

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🕐 Hours Today
11AM-8:30PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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People typically spend 25 min to 1 hr here
📞 Phone
+1 707-822-2286
🌐 Website
www.orientalbuffetca.com
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