Summer Palace
Chinese · Corsicana
About Summer Palace
Welcome to Summer Palace, a beloved dining destination in Corsicana where warm hospitality meets comforting flavors. Our restaurant's inviting ambiance, complete with gentle music and well-appointed decor, sets the tone for an exceptional meal. With a diverse buffet featuring all-you-can-eat options...
Welcome to Summer Palace, a beloved dining destination in Corsicana where warm hospitality meets comforting flavors. Our restaurant's inviting ambiance, complete with gentle music and well-appointed decor, sets the tone for an exceptional meal. With a diverse buffet featuring all-you-can-eat options and an extensive tea selection, there's something for everyone. Indulge in our signature dishes, including the renowned coconut shrimp, and enjoy generous portions that satisfy even the heartiest appetites. Our friendly staff, led by attentive waitresses who genuinely care about their patrons' needs, ensure a seamless dining experience. Whether you're craving comfort food or simply seeking a welcoming atmosphere, Summer Palace is the perfect choice for any occasion.
What Customers Say About Summer Palace
Summer Palace receives mixed reviews. Many praise the large portions, friendly staff (especially one older Hispanic waitress), and buffet variety. However, negative reviews cite overcooked food, cleanliness issues, and poor customer service.
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Tip: The buffet offers a wide variety, but some reviewers suggest the food quality can be inconsistent. Some found the food too salty.
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Summer Palace is located in Corsicana, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
Historical Heritage
- Holman Home (A 589m) — historic place in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas Monumento histórico grabado de Texas
Religious Buildings
- Old Congregation Agudis Achim Synagogue (A 407m) — synagogue at 1900 W. 5th St. Corsicana, Texas
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Summer Palace Corsicana Reviews
I’ve been going to this establishment since I was 8 years old! Always have the best food!!!! Totally recommend!
Food tasted, nice service. Price cheap for getting this kind of food.
Great food, great service. Love the environment. They remember who you are and that means your family.
It's one of my favorite places because I love there sour pork soaked in lemon & no other restaurant has this, the rest of the food is great also!!!!
This is my favorite Chinese restaurant, they have great food and wonderful desserts. I recommend the chocolate ice cream pie and the coffee cake squares.
I love the buffet. Great food! I'd probably eat there every day if I could! !
Great food and the owners are friendly and kind. Great place to eat.
Best place in town for Chinese food! Food is always fresh, seafood is really good here. Easy choices for my daughter.
Very nice variety of soups, dishes, fried foods, and deserts. The fried shrimp was not all that tasty, but everything else was excellent. I would advise trying this place out for sure!
The food and service is really great. It's my go to once a month to treat myself to delicious food. Buffet all you can eat, desserts and fruits, veggies, whatever your mouth craves.
Very friendly service. Happy to feed you even if it's close to closing time.
Always a good selection to choose from and super attentive and friendly staff. Love this little classic buffet. Needs a little updating on the decor however the best buffet in town.
Don't judge a book by the cover. It's ugly inside but the food is good! The owner and staff are friendly and helpful.
Without a doubt my favorite place to go sit down and eat. Very good value for the family and yummy food for everyone.
Food is always amazing great service but for Chinese food WOW love it
I have loved this place for 20 years! the variety that is on the bar is amazing. always fresh
Great place!! Food was delicious and plentiful. Lots of variety. Friendly staff. Definitely going back
Second best Chinese place in town after Corsicana Garden. Service is great and the food is really good. Only downfall that i still don’t understand is that they close in the middle of the evening for a few hours. So lookup the times before going.
My wife and I have eaten here several times. We've enjoyed the food each visit. Plan on going back!
So good i recommend going there if your hungry because they have a wide variety of chinese food aswell as some vegan options. Very good food.
Everything you could want in a Chinese buffet! Great food with the perfect homey atmosphere and excellent service. While the food options are slightly limited, all of their dishes are absolutely delicious. Hands down the best overall Chinese place I've ever been to.
Excellent food every time I’ve eaten there. friendly staff always. Place is always clean excellent staff, excellent food. Love the environment.Been eating there for A very long time, Love it 0
A nice quiet place with not a ton of crowding and mostly good food but there are a few items that are worse, notably the rice. Overall a good place to eat at given you have the money for your family.
IVE BEEN HERE 5yrs now! I LOVE THIS PLACE, THE FAMILY ARE EVER SO NICE! THEY HAVE FRIED CATFISH, THAT IS DELICIOUS!!! I CAN ALWAYS BE ASSURED MY FOOD IS ALWAYS HOT! NICE FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE ON THE INSIDE! ❤️❤️❤️😊😇👍🏽
Beyond my expectations.. Love it! Fresh and good food, good prices, Great Customer Service, waitress went far and beyond.. very pleased!
Me and my man went here the fried rice we ordered shrimp fried rice spicy & chicken fried rice chicken wings two egg rolls 1sweet tea and 1 water .they service was good they lady was so nice they had to try them wings so that took 20min but she did ask if we want to wait for the wings before she brings the rice out so he told her that we would have the rice while we wait for the wings and the egg rolls they brought out a large serving of chicken fried rice for me and a large serving of spicy shrimp fried rice for him I tell you both of us could have eaten off that one plate
I love going here! The food is great. My favorite is the shrimp lo mein and I always get it to go because every time it comes out fresh and delicious.
It nit like it use to be back in the day but it is still my favorite to go to if I had to pick from the other chinese place near the college.
My favorite restaurant in Corsicana. I go there almost every time I'm in town.
Been coming here almost my whole life the food here is better then commercial Chinese restaurants food here is authentic no Gsmo older Hispanic lady best waitress takes care of knows what you need without asking
This was my first visit to this restaurant. I really didn't know what to expect. When I walked in, I could see that it was a buffet style type theme. The lady at the counter just said," Seat yourself. " So we did. There were a lot of things to choose from. As you will see in the pictures. I was pleasantly surprised 😮 that the food was really good. There was an assortment of different desserts 🍨 available also. The price was reasonable too. I will definitely be going back to this restaurant. The wait staff was on top of their game, taking care of the used dinner ware. God bless
Excellent food, large portions, and friendly staff. I tried this place for the first time today and I was highly impressed. The young lady who showed us to our table and checked us out was kind, friendly, and courteous. Our server seemed a bit distracted and distant from myself and my company, but she was very busy. I tried many things from the buffet and was very satisfied with every dish. The food tasted fresh and well prepared. The price was a bargain for the quality you will receive! There was no food left drying out and sad like you see sometimes with buffets. I tried the sweet tea here and it was delicious and even warm below the ice meaning it was FRESH! With a little stir of my straw it was ice cold delicious sweet tea. I also wanted to point out that this restaurant was very clean and felt safe even for today's standards. I ended up ordering off their menu to take food home with me. I must recommend!
Very good food. A little pricey for lunch, especially if you are retired. No discount for senior citizens or military.
The buffet is very good with a nice selection. The staff are always very friendly and the prices are competitive.
Good food. Choice of ordering off menu or buffett. Not a lot of variety, but enough for a meal.
Food always good. Owners friendly and helpful. Older building, needs some love.
Food is good and tasty. I ordered takeout. Enjoyed the fried rice. Fast and good service and friendly staff. The place is kept clean.
Really good for the price. Buffet style eatery. Chinese food. Nothing super special about the food but a good price for the food quality.
Awesome service, decent choice for food. They take pride in cleanliness and are very attentive. Will be back!
When we ate here we had good service. And the food was fresh. They had a lot of food to choose from on the bar. Some of their table areas could use some updating but it is easily overlooked. The price was cheap we would definitely eat here again. The parking lot was clean and they had adequate parking for all.
Hot food was pretty good but the fruit (watermelon & cantaloupe on the salad bar) weren’t ripe at all. Cantaloupe was rubbery and the watermelon had a horrible grainy texture. Other than that, it was okay. Waitress stays on top of keeping your drinks full.
The place is clean, softly music and the food is good. Not lot of option but Corsicana is a small town. I am glad they do not waste too much food. Nice dessert and is affordable. For families is a great option.
Tried this place the other day and it was very good. The salad bar left a little to be desired - Only had lettuce, mushrooms and carrots (and dressing, croutons and bacon bits, lol). Never had butter shrimp before so that was a tasty surprise (looks like coconut shrimp). Staff was actively making sure that small kids weren't serving themselves (much appreciated). We'll be back.
A wide variety of typical Chinese buffet selections. Low price for so much variety. Fried fish is excellent. Atmosphere is peaceful; classical music plays continuously. The lady at the cash register is always very nice. Only $24 for 2 persons w/water, tax and 18%+/- tip!
The food was good and hot today. They have been lacking in the quality in the last few months.
Years ago this place was the best. It needs a remodel and the food just isn't what it was. 😕
Food was good but The tables were still very sticky Needs better cleaning
Food was ok, a little dried out. There was some sort of cross contamination in their cooking process because my allergy to shrimp was triggered and I did NOT eat any shrimp while there.
Wasn't much a selection, was excited when I seen summer palace location, wasn't what I expected. Nothing like the Waco location was. The setting was relaxing the food was edible, but some selections were just three together which made the taste kind of rough.
Unlawful request of personal phone number, etc regarding medical service dog. But overall the food was fresh this time compared to last. Although the server left us high and dry. Had to refill my own water, and request that plates be cleared off the table.
The food is decent, you have to go at a certain time to get the most freshness.but the service is horrible, the people don't even give you your drinks.
The food was okay, but nothing special, there are very few options for those with dietary restrictions, you would think they'd have things like chicken and vegetables, but almost everything was breaded/fried which meant for a very small meal for me.
Food lot better than before a few years ago. I would eat there again most places are closed on Mondays glad they were open
Food was over cooked and some sat too long
We have been here a couple times. Food is mediocre. I feel dirty when I leave here.
I did not like food. It was cold Greasy n cold. Fried rice was ok. Chicken n peppers ..chicken dry & tough. Tea was bitter.
Giving them two stars for benefit of the doubt: fiancé and I DID show up an hour before closing which might account for the poor quality of the food. Not a big variety either, which made the meal seem overpriced. A few of the food choices were also mislabeled or not labeled at all?
Not a very big selection. Some of the food that was out had been sitting too long and did not look appetizing. But the food that I did eat was pretty good. I just didn't have much to choose from.
Dark food was bland. Everything fried tasted the same time to change the oil in the fryer. Have to ask for drinks for kids. Have had much better at China one down the street
I went here for dinner & I am thoroughly disappointed. This place was so good 20 years ago when I was going to school at Navarro. The food in the buffet looked like it had been sitting there for hours. Think brown, wilted, dried out & burned looking food. The taste wasn’t good at all. Will not ever return.
Food was hot, but tastes horrible. Everyone in our group was sick after eating here. There are much better places to eat. Keep looking.
First buffet I've been to that they charge for a 1 year old child, wouldn't recommend food was not the best we all ended up getting sick wouldn't go back.
Wasn't worth the calories, i left with an upset stomach, the service was great, food was awful
No food to choose from. Not clean, hair like dust balls on the salt and pepper. No gloves while changing the food trays. Just very poor service
Cold, bland and not a good selection of food. Would not come back ever again! Waste of $80
It was the worst food I have ever eaten. I don't even think they use real tuna. The "beef" meat tasted like it was made of dog!!!!!
They charged us full pricing when we couldn't eat 1 plate from buffet. Rice and noodles were spaghetti noodles
The food was cold, and was bland, the egg drop soup was cold and tasteless the same for the sour soup. Worst place ever at least they are good attendance
Food just was not to my liking. It was not bad food just wasn't for me. Received excellent service though.
It's always empty when I pass, however i did give it a try. Hardly any Seafood which is bad because I don't eat meat. Salmon didn't had any flavor....just blah.... Even the Icecream suck since they use the cheapest Icecream, no flavor. Very disappointed!!!!
This place has gone down hill. Used to be a great place , food is now left on the buffet hours , to dry out, cold. Owner told me herself that the food was from lunchtime and it was 730 at night. Very disappointed.
We dropped in one afternoon. First of all the place was dark. The waitress was not friendly/courteous. The buffet was dimly lit as if they didn't want customers see what to serve. It was not a pleasant venture. We will not return.
All the food was cold. I was looking forward to good warm food but got crap. Definitely not worth the money. Would never eat here again!
Went for the lunch buffet but honestly worst Chinese buffet I’ve ever been to, the food didn’t look appetizing, it was cold, server never brought new warm food, shrimp was over cooked, food looked more like leftovers Also the place is filthy from carpet, furniture, serving area. it was just an unpleasant experience overall
Worst buffet ever! I never had such a terrible meal in a dirty little dungeon of a restaurant. Couldn't see if we didn't sit by the window. I should have stayed on the road.
It was horrible, dirty hardy any food.. waitress made my friend cry, because she's over weight..will never go back
If I could I would give it zero stars, I went to lunch here with my two daughter n law's today 1/4/2020 , we sat down order our drinks which was water and went to buffet to get our food which was not a big selection so we sat down to eat and it was very cold I told the waitress and I have no idea what she said so I put my plate to the side and went to get another plate sat down and it was cold I told them again they tried to explain and again I couldn't understand so I got me a third plate and I just gave up on telling them for the fourth time so we ate a little of what was warm and left, never again will I go back
This is the worst restaurant I have ever eaten at. 11:30 AM 7/25/23. The buffet was made up of leftovers from the night before. I confirmed this with the person at the register. The food tasted like rancid grease with no hint of oriental flavor or aroma. I gave it a fair trial trying both the fried foods and the sauced foods. I asked the staff why the food was cold and greasy and was met with a stare. One person said they would increase the heat on the buffet table. The entire visit left me with a cold greasy feeling in my stomach. $21 and change for food that would have been far superior at the Wall or Panda or any other restaurant. I don't mean to keep laying it on. It was just terrible. If I could rate this less than a 1 I would have. If you feel inclined to eat Chinese food this is not the place. I read many reviews of this place and sad to say a lot of people have no idea what Chinese food and service should be.
The food was absolutely terrible. Fried rice seemed old. Shrimp was old. Had to fight with it to eat it. Fish was just nasty. I also noticed there was a sign about only take what your going to eat because of a lot of food being wasted or there would be a Extra Charge. Maybe if the food was fresh and didn't taste like it was the day before yesterday's food. You would not have so many people not eating what they got. Myself nor my family will waste our hard earned money going there again...
My husband and I went in tonight at 6pm. The food on the buffet had been there A LONG TIME, looked like lunch leftovers. The fried rice was literally fried to the pan, very hard. The sesame chicken was very dark and the meat was crusted over, and had a bitter taste,had been there for a while. My husband got the salt and pepper shrimp, it was completely dried up to the point it was hollow. We just could not eat any of the items Completely disgusting. There were several flies flying around,, I understand there are flies,, but constantly was swatting them away from the table. When we went to pay, the owner asked if everything was OK, I told her no, the food was old and nasty, she stated no it's fresh! She said I had been here before, I told her no I haven't but definitely would not be back. Don't waste your $33.00 go somewhere else. Nasty nasty nasty.
Never been to this place so we decided to try it. Walked and was like or not much variety. So we gave it a try the longer I sat there the more dirtiness I noticed. The people were allowed to go scoop their own ice cream which is nasty using no gloves or anything. Waitress that looked Egyptian with her make up came and got mine and my husbands drink and another tables drinks. Please note my cup had a straw along with the other guys and she came back and I was like nooo I am not drinking that. I didn’t even know if it was mine or not. So the whole visit was horrible. Will not be going back!!!!
This place sucks, I went there and I saw flies all over the food, the food was nasty and the drinks tasted like cloro, I don’t recommend this place .
One star because I have to give at least 1 to post this review Maybe they had a bad day..... But let me tell you i dont know how this place is open.. Hardly any food and what food was out was so dry and old looking stuck to the pans.... I would not recommend this place to anyone!!!
Crazy service, be aware that the waitress will ASK YOU STRAIGHT FOR TIPS AND EVEN YOU DO NOT WANT TO GIVE SHE WILL GIVE YOU ATTITUDE. I asked her does she want me to talk to the manager she said go ahead. My family went here every single weekend but now we don’t think this place we will go anymore.
-10 stars if possible. The WORST food I've ever paid for. Horribly burnt rice, noodles, and all the meats weren't burnt and then drown in sauce. I didn't dare try the sushi for fear of the illnesses I would contract. The place is filthy, tables and chairs were sticky.
My bf picked this place to eat and I refused to eat the food. The restaurant is in fairly bad disrepair and did not feel the food would be up to a certain health standard. The service seemed ok, the waitress sat at another table folding silverware and would occasionally check to make sure people had drinks. Lots of parking available.
Run of the mill nasty buffet, cold food at dinner time on a Friday. Everything was dry and either over cooked, cooked twice or under cooked by far. Dessert was old tasting walmart pie. Won't be back to spend $11 per person
The food was not fresh the noddles are dry this place is really gone down hill .
Highly recommend CHINA ONE more! If you dont like salty foods dont eat here. To salty and I felt kinda sick 30 minutes after eating. The waitress was good. The floors were sticky. Dont waist you're time or $.
Im so disappointed, this restaurant was really bad, it didn’t had a lot of options and when I got food it wasn’t even cooked right and I had to go to the hospital.
Filthy, back smells like rancid oil. Floor very sticky. This place used to be one of the best places to eat in Corsicana! Don't waste your money or risk your health by eating here! Yuck!
I ordered shrimp lo mein. Also pot stickers. The pot stickers were burned. Too much sesame seed oil on the lomein. Hardly any vegetables and shrimp. Doordash delivery. Horrible. I spoke to the manager and she told me this is how the potstickers are supposed to be unbelievable it was the worst Chinese food ever. I will never go there for a dining experience.$30 for nothing. Including the delivery 😞🤮
I bit into a piece of raw chicken and the soup smelled like raw sewage. I definitely would not come back here. The ceilings need repair too and the bathroom was nasty.
Family and I decided to get an early dinner here and we're very disappointed. Food looked and tasted as if it had been sitting under them heat lamps all day. Noodles were hard food dry! Nearly everything was bland! Water tasted horrible! Service was bad ass well waitress came one time to remove plates and give refills. Place is dirty and outdated. Not sure how it has business, my guess the locals have no choice! Oh and I never been to a buffet place that charges 1.99 for a toddler buffet. Guess they are in dire need of revenue! Honestly, been in Corsicana for a full week sadly to say this restaurant wasn't the only disappointment. I think it's this whole town. People's taste buds are lackluster!
This place has absolutely horrible food and atmosphere. The only thing my child and I could stand to eat were day old mcdonalds chicken nuggets and walmart deli fries. The lady at the register didn't seem to want to do her job. The only thing that was worth is was how welcoming and kind the waitress was. Honestly I feel bad for her having to work in a place everyone should be ashamed of calling a restaurant. They should definitely be shut down.
The nastiest food ever and even worse customer service. Everything was over cooked and burnt, dried out and old!!!!! My family all ate very few bites from their plates and my kids refused their food altogether. I tried to talk to the owner and she was rude as ever! I paid almost $60 for bad service/food and we left hungry!!!! We were there only 10 minutes and just couldn't do it. I will NEVER go here again! I should of listened when I was warned... DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!!! THEY SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN. All the 5 stars you see are paid to say it's a great place, or they know the owners, do not be fooled. Just read the reviews EVERYONE CANT BE WRONG
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