Reviews of Jin's Buffet (Restaurant)

Brian. Berryman

Really impressed great good and service not to many people

Jennie Bennett

Sadly Not a fan. The table I sat at had dried food on the walls. Food was poor...prices high. Restaurant had some patrons in it...but not many. Maybe it was an off day for them....I just did not like how dirty it was.

Russ Johnson

Not the best tasting food but worked in a pinch. Freindly staff but the restaurant could use a good cleaning.

Erin Skelton

I’m surprised to read the negative reviews on here. The buffet quality was excellent this evening. It’s hard to find proper hot and sour, and theirs is on point.

diane kimmel

One of my favorite places to go to eat

Shall McHinther

The food was ok but not great and the place was filthy!! The light fixtures were full of dirt and dead bugs and were falling apart, the walls were gross, but the guy was very nice!

Serg Biletskyy

Good place to eat

Michelle Parsons

Sushi was good but rest of food was old and dry. Very small selection for a buffet

Oleg Gventsadze

I loved the service. I walked in and they instantly smiled and said welcome. The hot and sour soup was amazing. And the seating is nice. No babies screaming, no kicking seats. Just my idea of an ideal Chinese restaurant.

Tom MacEgan

Spaghetti for lo mein noodles? Other than that, an okay place to eat.

Kat RedWolf

My boyfriend and I love this place over the other buffets in town. They have great food for the both of us. Price is good too. Ten bucks a plate and endless trips. Great place for our date night when we are near broke.

John Kimbrell

The food here is average, not good not bad. There is a buffet, as well as a menu you can order from. I was in for dinner around 7:00 and i had the buffet. Some items were very good while others were complete misses. It is very clean and well kept. I'd go back to give it another shot.

Vaqar Hussain

Food old and tasteless.

Tyler Wilson

It's way over price and none of there food is labeled what it is and the food isn't very good anyway!! The staff was very nice though!

Jim C

Food was over cooked and mushy. I was here during prime dinner time. Some of the food looked like it had been there for some time. Was over priced for what they have to offer. I'm generally not one to give bad reviews. But I was very disappointed and wanted to share so others won't be.

G C

Teriyaki chicken was dry. The onion pepper steak was OK. The shrimp was ok, but the second batch they put out was undercooked and it smelled like it... yuk! The staff was friendly. Hope I don't get sick

Stephen M

Food's ok but nothing that was very good. Dinner buffet priced at 12.99 for 2 hot bars and 1 very limited cold bar. I will not be back. If the pricing was a few dollars cheaper, I could tolerate it, but for the quality and variety at 12.99, no way.

Jacob Eshelman

Great food, and a lot of it. Beef with sweet chili sauce.

Robert Allard

Good food good staff

Joe Wiebs

Great place to eat,,, food that is,,, they are in remodel mode at night time and place does need to be fixed up,,, I go for the food,,, always delicious,,, buffet style,,,

Rebecca Valdes

Clean restaurant, friendly staff, decent food. I got here early and everything was fresh and tastey. They are across from a truck stop which makes their location convenient. If you are not sure about the buffet you can order off the menu and they make it fresh for you.

kevin kimmel

Cold food due to next to empty pans. No rice or noodles and when we complained they made a scene and demanded 23 dollars.

Russell Perler

It was OK, tasty, but the food could have been fresher. I also don't mind eating unshelled shrimp, though it would of been more appetizing if they were de-veined...

Tyler Guarnera

Would not return, over priced unidentifiable meats. Nice staff though.

Tatyana Kukhto

The food is delicious

Edgar Schultz

Yeah I can give 4

John Mcconnell

Great people and food!

Marion Brooks

Friendly. Good customer service...Food was okay but rice was dry and old...

Cw5110

First time here. I recommend this resturant too truck drivers if you want something different they also have a good hot buffett.

Birnishan Grewal

Not much variety Food was cold. Chow mein was good.

Michele Chaney

The first time I ate here the food was outstanding. It was hot and the buffet was full of food. I have been then 3 more times and them have a hard time keeping food warm along with filling the empty spots. Soup has been empty most of the times. If you get there at a good time when they have food out then it is worth the price.

david yukhimchuk

Chicken on a stick is bomb. to go. Regreat for getting the soup tho

Diana West

Great food, very clean and fresh buffet, love this place!!!

William Kelly

Always a welcome atmosphere, and great food!

Joe Bachelor

The buffet was plentiful and lots of choices!

Ray Inhofer

Its not great but based on a low traffic location and limited clients the food selection is about as good as I believe they can provide & still make a profit

Jasper Volkswagen

Good place. Nice server. Not sure if I got a better time than other reviewers or what, but the buffet was nice and fresh and tasty.

Paul P

Good food great service.

Vlad Mashtalyar

Not a great place.

K. Elliss

Awesome buffet and we showed up at 10 min til closing time and they even brought stufd feom the kitchen. Friendly staff!

Bobby Brooks

Poor service, was slow on output of food. Domino's would have been better.

Dustin

I'd rather eat dog food than this atrocious mystery meat. How on earth it hasn't been shut down is beyond me.

Angel Mann

Cannot stop laughing at the restaurant when I asked the butler to replace the soup as it wasn't hot enough and he dipped his finger and checked it Infront of us and said yes it's cold

MICHELE CORDOVA

I love this place friendly service and great food!

Red John

Not bad at all. Perhaps a touch more expensive than I'd prefer, but considering you can eat your fill it's plenty good.

Casey Thelen

Fairly certain the food is made in China and then shipped to America. The restaurant was visibly dirty and I think the "beef" is actually a predator of some kind. Straight up gut bomb. However, the soda tasted normal.

Bill Hahn

Excellent 5 star employee service, would like mussels on buffet that have been available forever. Also would prefer the small shrimp be peeled, very hard to do without a knife and could physically harm someone. All else Outstanding

Chuck Smith

Not a lot of variety

Troy Veatch

Worst buffet in America. Jin's has no clue how to serve fresh food. The restaurant was empty on a Saturday at lunch time and I can see why.

Jackiej Nardo

I don't want to say anything mean so I'll just not say anything at all

love me money! !!!!

FORTUNE COOKIE SHOULD SAY "YOU WILL BE ON YOUR TOILET IN AN HOUR IF YOU CAN MAKE IT!" Staff is friendly and place not to dirty is why 2 stars not 1. YOU WILL REGRET WHEN YOU FINISHED EATING AND START SMELLING THAT FOOD ON FULL STOMACH. FOR SAME PRICE YOU CAN GET GOOD STEAK AT APPLEBESE... The only thing you will miss is the desert table with week old crispy puffs.

Maddie Skidmore

The food is ok, the staff is average, and the bathrooms need some love.

Only One

Don't do it!... -5+ stars

David Goodman

The service was not good, most of the food was old and very greasy. Alot of the items were empty... I went in at 7:30 pm on a Tuesday and it was almost empty.. maybe 4 other customers I was waiting the entire time I was there for them to refill the fried rice and my drink... They advertise sushi... I didn't see any at all... None of the food was marked so nobody had a clue what half of the items were supposed to be... All in all if you are at the truck stop across the street... Get pizza from Domino's right across from this place...

Patrick Megens

It was a good replacement to eat and in expensive

Jon Brink

Super friendly always rember me and my wife. Food is great when fresh. Menu is all good.

Nelson C

Places run down Food wasn't is good it was a waste of my money so not recommend it will not be back I could spend $15 and eat better

Shanon Stark

Friendly staff Small selection on buffet Price vs selection not good considering other buffets offer more for same price

eLjHeF ChaYmbErliN

Great food!

David Desmond

Good food but no fortune cookie when you pay for your meal. A little more expensive than most Chinese buffets that I have been to.

Avinash Singh

One of the worst Asian buffets I've ever had. Every item on the buffet was stale and unflavorful.

John Prince

I am a backwoods Tennessee boy, I have had more wild game than you can shake a stick at....but when I ate what was labeled beef onion off the buffet I can tell you I had something new. The taste wasn't bad, but wrong color and consistency for beef and I'm trying really hard not to think about what it could have been...

Richard Kees

Good variety of food very tasty very good food. Waitress was very attentive to the drinks. The spicy food really was not that spicy just right.

Jake Bast

This place used to be ok, but the last 2 times it's been awful, all dishes on the buffet look stale and the rice is crunchy and no more sushi...very and to see happen I probably wont be back after many years of stopping when passing through

tony

Kinda bland maybe just the local taste. Friendly staff.

Boone Gran

Food was good , and the price was fair . Some of the buffet items were a little dry but tasted good .

Kenneth Trappier

The food was old rice was hard and crunchy, there was a small selection of food. I ate the wonton soup and fell ill. My stomach hasn't stopped bothering me yet. Eat, Sleep and be Weary of this place.

ABEL ALVAREZ

Looks good to me, small selection but tasty could it be better?,yes but good for what it is.

Iordanov Simeon

Poor quality of meats chewy chicken and beef

Stanley L

Ok

William Mccune

Ordered the chicken fried rice today. Chicken wasn't done. Had to send it back TWICE to be cooked. They were nice about it and fixed it in a timely manner. Place was clean food was fresh

Ray B

I gave it a 1 star since there isn't anything lower. Nice people; but the restaurant is tremendously less than clean. The new food is dropped on top of the old. Plastic wrap on all their hot food trays. And I can keep going. Just amazed it passes its health inspections. The windowsill under their open sign was an inch deep in bugs.

Danny Choriki

Food is a little heavy on the meat, but that is Montana for you. Needs more traffic for the food to be fresher. More rice, noodles, and vegetables would be nice. Service is fine. WiFi is available from the mall.

Scott Ingram

HORRIBLE! GARBAGE BAGS FOR LID ON ICE MACHINE, COLD FOOD, DEAD BUGS EVERYWHERE , NOTHING LABELED, WE'RE THE HELL IS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT!!!!! $12.99 FOR THE BUFFET!?!? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Megan Lemon

Nastiest food EVER! Over priced & terrible Service.

Carrie Taylor

Buffet was still pretty fresh right before closing

C. Staples

If there was a way to give less than 1 star it would still be too much. Horrible dried out small bits of a buffet 2 hours before they even close. Customers at other tables not even getting the little bit that we got when we arrived. Absolutely not coming back here.....ever. save the time and money and go to McDonald's, at least it's sometimes edible. This place is gross.

Evelyn Sanders

Very clean and good selection. Loved it will go again and again.

James Moore

Don't go there food was nasty and coat a lot

BRYAN GARCIA

FOOD WAS GREAT EVERYTHING LOOKED FRESHLY COOKED RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE TOWN PUMP TRUCK STOP WALKING DISTANCE FOR TRUCKERS NICE CUSTOMER SERVICE

Mark Moore

Very good food and great service

Bev Hardy

Food was not that great the last two times. Not sure what has happened in there it used to be a great place

Jerry W. Hulse Trucker Evangelist

The food was good and the place is friendly service could be improved but better than most but was over priced for quantity of food offered?

Matthew Walsh

When you can order off the menu and get fresh food it's good. They always try to force you to order off the buffet which is usually old crusty food. It's like they get mad at you if you order off the menu. This last time they lost my order while I sat and waited.... then wanted to make my order with food off of the buffet. I dont want the buffet cause the food is old and crusty. I want fresh food. I wont go here anymore

Eric Rittenhouse

The buffet is very disappointing. Most of the items on the buffet didn't look appetizing not to mention that most of the dishes were pick through and were almost empty. It was pathetic. So I decided to order my favorite dish Kung Pao chicken. Lets just say I make better Kung Pao chicken and I'm not oriental. The chicken was fried and the vegetables were not cooked and the sauce was terrible like it was thrown together with no love for cooking. I had to add sweet n sour sauce to it just to choke it down. If your looking for good authentic Chinese food this isn't the place for you.

Ignacio Vergara

Very friendly people, very quiet place, a buffet with few options but very clean and all very delicious. My salmon was exquisite. I will surely return and recommend it, excellent location for truck drivers and travelers staying overnight in the flying j truck stop. Ahh....is very cheap !!!

Little Devil

Food was okay but way overpriced $15 for the buffet

Tom Watson Jr

Absolutely horrible food. It was very old and sitting so long that it was cold. Waiter did not care. Horrible customer service, when I told the manager he said its fine just eat... Wish I pukedvthen and there, I would have felt better.

Steven Kurokawa

Very friendly staff good food for the price. Food in buffet is served warm but not boiling hot. If looking for authentic Chinese cuisine this place is not for you. This place is a fusion of a bunch of different cuisinestyles. But delicious.

Austin Blase

Perty dang good.

Lr Camden

The food was good service a little slow but sometimes that happens

Patrick Conroy

Could have been better service, Food was good, I remember the place being much better

Slava Senchenko

Over priced for what they have to offer in food. That's the only problem. For as little food they have it good.

Jen R

We have dined in and taken out several times from Jin's. The food has always had amazing flavor, been fresh and had generous portions. The staff is very kind and service oriented. We are very pleased with experiences here! :)

Cindy Oberg

Found a bug in my food. Worse food ever. Still paid and never will be back. I’m surprised they are still in business.

Abbey Nightingale

Good selection, fair price.

Tia Rose

People skills excilent. And the food hot and delisiuos.

Trudy Small

Good. Like the people who work there. If you don't like what's on the line ask for it.

Angery Kitty

Restraunt is accross from the flying J, it is a trucker restraunt... So that may explain the price of $13.00 lunch. There is plenty of the usual foods, served from smaller tray's, it is all about marketing. It is clean and inviting restraunt overall. But it is not special or likely the most affordable.

tony pelfrey

very good food and service

Kevin Williamson

The food looks good that's all tasted horrible service was lousy pricey the place looks a little run-down I need to go find me some Pepto Bismol about a quart

Douglas Jackson

Crispy Chicken with real Strawberry sauce also a buffet absolutely good Truck parking for big rigs at local truck stops plus a Casino and Sprits small Plaza for shopping great location

Jason Gauer

Good selection lots of variety in the dishes.

Fred baby driver

It was OK the normal China buffet a bit pricey $15.50 for buffet and a soda. Clean

Ant Vision

I though it was pretty good for the most part. Staff was friendly & the restaurant is clean. Pretty quite when we showed up & it filled up when we were getting ready to leave.

Angela Lamb

Every single dish is fantastic. Not too much to choose from, but there is no need for any more choices. Always fresh. Healthy options. Fantastic service. This is a gem of a place!

Quad Wheeler

Normally try not to review something so negative. Buffett was way overpriced for the quality of the food. Didn't really enjoy any of it except the crab Rangoon. They were delicious but I can hardly eat 13 dollars worth of them. Bathroom was kinda nasty but the rest of the establishment looked ok. Wouldn't go here to eat buffet again and wouldn't recommend to anyone thinking about it unless your standards are really low.

William Kuttner

Not a great big variety but everything was super delicious. I didn't try one thing that I didn't like, and I go to Chinese buffets everywhere. Top notch. I'll be back.

Angie Kleindl

If I could give a rating of 0, I would. The food was cold and disgusting. I brought this to the attention to the manager. He went over to the buffet and felt the pans and said they were warm, as if I was lying. I advised him that it was so disgusting that I and my husband couldn't even finish our first plates and did not feel that paying full price was fair. We argued about price for a while but he finally agreed to take off about $10. As we were exiting the employees came out of the and proceeded to glare at us we left! Never will be back

Cliff Forstner

Food was good but prices were high. Also the wall was filthy with food and drink splashed all over it in our booth. Would have gave them a 3 to a 4 star rating if it would have been cleaner.

Jeff Bridgman

I arrived just after opening time on a Sunday! Mongolian beef was breaded like cut up chicken fried steak fingers & soggy! Egg rolls,Onion rings,& Terriaki Chicken were STONE COLD! Only things I found hot was egg drop soup & chicken & broccoli.. Iced tea lacked tea in it. Ordered unsweet & got sweet watered down kinda tea. No ice cream available on Sunday buffet @ $15.50 including watered down tea!! If you like really good Chinese food, DON'T COME HERE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

Craig Reynolds

Everything taste good looks good and fresh friendly staff

Jr Garcia

So good, we've been looking for authentic Chinese rice and found it here! They're not skimpy with their pork in the rice!

William Joseph

Not a good selection, about 15 options in total. What selection there is, is terribly overcooked and unflavored. Had to dump salt & pepper on everything to to stimulate taste. Also, ik this varies by server but TERRIBLE service. Took 15 minutes to get my drink, didn't get the right thing, also the people in front of us didn't get their right drink either.

Eugene Winters

Food ok but not labeled and not much verity

True Touch

Good service, friendly staff, food could be much better.

Steph Marez

Some alright dishes but there was that peppered shrimp dish that was pretty delish

Ron Wilson

We've eaten here plenty of times before during our travels, and have NEVER Experienced what some, apparently very hateful and vindictive people have posted about Jin's Chinese Buffet. We eat at plenty of Chinese Restaurants as Trucker's, and Vacationers. Don't believe any of the brutally negative Reviews. There as hateful as the televised program, "View."

Main Digit

Poor in options, quality and taste - high in price. They hardly have any variety - whatever is available will most likely be dry, soggy and over greased. We didn't have a pleasant experience. Ridiculously Overpriced!

c Hogan

Service was awesome and the egg rolls mmm

Debra PADILLA

I don't recommend this buffet. Food wasn't fresh, even at 5pm on a Friday. Food also wasn't labeled. Beef was overcooked and greasy. The only thing fresh was the seeded grapes.

Douglas Perez

This place has the best takeout Chinese!!! I drive all over the country and I eat Chinese regularly....so that's saying something. There buffet is decent if your pressed for time, though they cook just about anything in 20 minutes.

Benjamin Nugent

If your looking to have a huge meal for a small price this is a good place to go. The service is good and facilities are clean and we'll kept. The food is OK. This is very close to the truck stop across the street so all of you OTR truckers this is a 2 min walk from your rig. Don't forget your antacids for the after meal lol

Bron James

Food needs to be replaced more. Not very many options canned pineapple.

jim freeman

Great food Very good prices.

Anthony Bailey

Great folks, awesome food. Always find a calm that is so rare throughout the rest of town. Thanks

Chris Rohland

Not sure what the complaints are about... I eat Chinese about 50 times a year at places all over the country, and this place is easily top 5 on my list. I've been coming here for years and the food has always been excellent and they practically fall over themselves to serve you with that great big Asian smile. It would break my heart (and stomach) if they ever closed the doors. Thanks for another great meal!

Scott Wilkins

I travel all over and this is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. Go there pretty much every time I'm in town. It's gotten a little pricey, but it's good. Downgraded to 3 stars from 5. Quality has fallen badly. Still fair, but used to be great.

John Flagler

Been here before was great, today the service was bad and the food was sub standard. Wondering what has happened to this place.

schwanyclause

This was probably the worst Asian eatery within 30 miles. The lo main was spaghetti. The food was stale. The desserts tasted like it was kept uncovered in the fridge and were stale. The buffet was eleven dollars but nothinng was identified or labeled. We sat down but no menus were given we had to ask for them. The place was not very clean. Will not eat there again.

D T

The lady who served me was very nice

DW Herndon

This place is a joke, half the pans on the buffet sat empty for almost the entire 45mins I was there. During the whole time I was never offered a beverage refill. They charged me $12.50 for half of a worthless buffet and another $2.50 for a glass of tea and I never got a refill. Locals must be desperate, this is beyond ridiculous!

Debbie Lane

Very gracious hostess. Good buffet and pleasant surroundings. Right off the interstate!

steven singh

Food tasted good,but wasn't the freshest

Death Dealer

Good food and decent enough prices

Mirian Oyola

Deliscious Chinese Food!!!

kevin miller

Food was pretty good and fresh always a nice clean place to sit down and eat I like to get there early evening when there's not a whole lot of people guarantee about 16 bucks with a drink always had good food here

Robert Perron

This place was closed. Upside down signs... maybe I'm better off eating elts where

Rhett Boeker

Stayed at the holiday inn express. Placed an order for Mongolian beef and egg rolls. Everything tastes good and it was there in less than 20min.

Peggy Hammond

Way over priced for the selection and quality of food. Food was cold and very dry. Wouldn't recommend it to ANYONE

Joe Campos

Really good food & great service. Staff is really friendly

Chris None

Worst Chinese food in Billings montana. Food was bland , most of it taste like fish, mussy and the food selection wasn't good. The wall next to the booths were so gross. Music sucked. Over priced for the selection . Only one waitress that doesnt speak very good English. If i could give no stars I would. Dont even try it i cant give words to how bad it tastes.

Hvyarms44

Why yall lyin? Nothin is fresh cuz noone eats here. Noone eats here cuz everything taste terrible and makes u crave a real chinese buffet. Love the host thats bout it. 30 bucks for 2 ppl makes u wana shoot urself

Donn Greenwald

Horrible stale food everytime ive gone here; no more

Ken Sortor

Best Chinese food in Billings area

Windy Lady

Leave food out for awhile, making it dry and old

Carol Neumayer

Good food, fresh and not pricy. Buffet is great.

The Knightly Gamer

Food sucks worst Chinese buffet I've ever been to and outrageous prices. The rice was so hard that you couldn't even chew it.

Michael Eldridge

Had to be the worst Asian buffet that I have ever ate. No taste just plain no spices or seasoning ,most of the meat was dry or hard. Will never eat their again. And just nobody else does either

Drake Learning

I always enjoy stopping here for take out so I can eat on my way home.

Shane And Christina Palmer

It was awful. I am so sick from eating there yesterday. I'm still throwing up. The worst Chinese food I've ever tasted. Place was dirty, and there was hardly and food on the buffet table. The only good thing about the place is the people were nice there. But they really need to learn how to cook. Will never go there again.

Buddo Hood

Being a Driver, Ive seen Way Better and Ive seen Way Worst! So, what we experienced when we went in was SAFE! The food was tasty, the woman working was super helpful and the place was clean. I did read other reviews and saw both good and bad, so I figured we'd just see for ourselves. Granted, we went over 30 mins before closing and the buffet was picked over....so I didnt think it was fair to post pics. The lady, however told us that they wouldnt be restocking the full bar, but if there was something they could make fresh that they were out of, they would...and they did!! I got a fresh order of General Chicken which was so good! We would definately return again! Thank you for being so accommodating! AND THEY HAVE FORTUNE COOKIES!! lol

Will Steinbeisser

I wish I could give negative stars. The only good part of this establishment was that the employees were friendly. Some bad parts are: none of the food is labeled so you have no idea what you are actually eating, the prices were insane for a buffet, and the day after I ate here I had food poisoning for two days.

Eric Fleck

It's not the best... but they have a great location next to a truck stop. If this was some other state besides Montana I'd give them three stars. The food... isn't too bad, but get here earlier in the day and it's even better. I'd hate to see them close down because food choices at truck stops in this part of the country are really lacking.

Randy Morris

It was very nice and friendly

UpCycle Engineer

Food is pretty darn good. Staff is very helpful. It always hits the spot. What people are saying has never been anything I have experienced. Been here several times in the last few months.

brian parsons

Not very freash old food

Jo Gray

Nice people and variety, but no flavor. The tastiest thing was the cream cheese wonton. Probably won't return.