Peking Buffet

This is my husband’s favorite spot to eat when we visit Iowa City for appointments. It is on our way back home from the hospital. We have eaten at all times of the day. I do suggest if you want fresher hot food to go at lunch or supper time. As the middle of the afternoon the food if good but it has been sitting awhile. Lunch and supper have always been delicious. One of my favorites is the hot crab and cheese dish! The building is looking aged and the bathroom needs some deep cleaning. The service has always been excellent, with light music in the background.

From what I had heard this place USED to be great, but as I was greeted with paper plates and red Solo cups for my meal, I started to worry. Then comes the food; I'm sorry but you can have the absolute best staff in the world, but if your food looks and tastes like it has been out for a month, you've got problems. Then, after struggling through what we had assumed to be the safest options, we found plastic in the ice cream. If you want Chinese there are a hundred places around that would be better than Peking, including frozen from Walmart.

Has got to be one of the top three worse places I have ever eaten at. The buffet was 90% empty the whole time we were there, and what pans had food in them were cold and had been sititng forever. The plates were paper , silverware plastic and drink cups were red solo cups. Which i might say the fountain pop in the red solo cups was the best thing at this place. It was very very over priced for 2 adults, 6yr old, 7yr old and 3 drinks were almost $54.00 for an empty buffet.

Stopped in at an off time, but food was almost inedible. Paper plates, thin plastic cutlery, and red solo cups said everything I needed to know. I've eaten here before and had great luck. I hope they make the changes needed to survive in the industry. Our server was very polite, as was everyone working there today.

I usually try to come here at least once a month. The best time is within the first hour of opening for the freshest selections. After that, you may have to wait for your favourites to be replenished. I especially like the seafood medley, fresh suchi, sticky rice & egg drop soup. The Ice Cream bar has a wide selection, to include sherbet. Unfortunately, not all patrons are sanitary conscious, especially unsupervised children. I would suggest soft-serve machines & adding Frozen Yogurt for those of us who cannot eat ice cream. Even though this is a self-serve buffet, the staff are very attentive, friendly and helpful. I woll definitely return.