China Queen

We came in for the lunch buffet about 1230pm on a Wednesday; prices were $13 for me and $10 for each of the kids.Let's start with the good: the black pepper chicken and General Tso's were pretty tasty. The bad: nothing was fresh on the buffet and they didn't refill any of the choices during the time we were there. See the picture for what the choices looked like. The kids said "nothing special" and "i'd come back for the jello". This is a solid NOT RECOMMENDED, from the adult perspective anyhow.

I had walked into China Queen at 11:02am, so two minutes after they had opened for business. I opted to try out their buffet rather than the menu. Food was still being cooked as many of the trays were still empty. However, what caught my attention was the Chicken Teriyaki, it did not appear fresh. I took three pieces anyway only to determine that they were not fresh and likely from the day before (very dry and chewy, considering they had just opened for business). Some of the other selections like the shrimp and noodles were definitely fresh, but at that point I was turned off by the fact that they were feeding patrons food from the day before. Instead of enjoying my meal, I was consumed with the thought of what else on that buffet was old?I can appreciate China Queen trying to save money, but not at the expense of customers' health.

What can you say about another Chinese buffet restaurant other than that the China Queen is a fine spot for a quick and easy lunch or takeout. It looks like any other place, you've got a counter for takeout orders or you can slide into the dining room on the right for a sit-down meal. Service is quick and the buffet is fresh. It's not the biggest one I've seen but there's plenty of choices. There's sauteed shrimp, salmon, salt and pepper chicken and all the other chinese basics. But in my opinion, a bit above average in quality compared to other places I've tried in the Raleigh area. China Queen is just one of those places that serves a good meal at a good price. It's relatively busy at lunch time but I've never had a problem getting a table. Given that it's right next door to work and I've eaten there well over 20 times, I thought they deserved a shout! Or should I say, a yelp!

I am so sad to announce that one of my favorite Chinese buffets has taken a nose dive. Today I went there for buffet takeout. I was surprised when there were only a few customers in the dining room. I have been coming to this place for years, and I have never seen it this empty during the noon lunch hour. It wasn't until I was paying for my meal that I noticed that they had a "B" sanitation score. I don't think I've ever seen a place with a B before. One thing that may contribute to the decline is the fact that they have had a high turnover in staff. The people that used to cook and serve now, seem to be new. Not sure why this has happened, but I don't think that I will be returning.

I work 5 min away so I go here quite often for lunch. I always get the sesame chicken lunch special and they're good every time. The employees are nice and always assist in a timely manner. Not the biggest fan of their egg roll

I been working near this joint for nearly 3 years and today was the first time I noticed it. The Lunch Buffet Take out Blew my mind. Lot of Variety for 4.95/lb.Definitely Gonna come again.

A lot of people from nearby office visit the weekday buffet, and there are couple good reasons for that.Lets admit, the buffet is pretty small, but whatever dishes come out, all are very freshly fried and cooked, solid, good quality, I havent found anything that tasted old (sadly, can't say that about other asian buffets). The crab rangoons, seafood-cheese thingy, all are strangely addictive, and best of all, that black pepper chicken. I dont know how they do it but the fried chicken morsels are a textural joy unlike any other.Another good thing----3.99 a pound carryout of the buffet. Definitely good deal for lunch.

I'm a little surprised to be writing the first 5* review for CQ. Then again, it seems the others here have only tried the buffet (which I had once and thought was quite decent). I'm more a patron of the a la carte side of the restaurant, where the $4.95 lunch specials are an excellent deal. The food is fresh and flavorful, and there is a decent amount of quality meat and veg in each of the offerings. I haven't found many better deals or better lunches in the area.

This restaurant has quick turn around time for take out or dine in orders and the food is fresh. Their lunch buffet is only on weekdays until 2pm. They have delicious spicy fried fish on their buffet. I love this place to pick up dinner on the way home.

China Queen is the place where my NCSU friends and I will go for lunch-buffet-meet-up. The shrimp, sushi, dessert are decent. They are not too sweet or greasy. No extra charge for fountain soda.If you don't go for buffet, I highly recommend Vegetable Chow Mai Fun (fried rice noodle with vegetable). The dish is surprisingly clean and elegant without much grease. The texture is crisp. The flavor of napa cabbage and egg explodes. Don't add meat or chicken. You know most meat in these kinds of Chinese restaurants are not that high quality.