Shang Hai Buffet

Reviews

• Oscar N.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 July 2026

  Was driving around Statesville looking for a place to eat with my buddies and we ended up here. Food was okay, definitely needs a bigger selection, it feels like I had everything after my first plate. Staff is friendly. Good atmosphere. Definitely recommend if you want a place who stays open till 10PM on Sundays.

• Bill W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 23 July 2026

  Service and Quality of Food is going downhill.
  
  Never been outstanding but at least consistent till recent months.
  
  Went a couple of months ago and could not even get seated because I was interrupting the Host's Socializing with a Friend.
  
  I have noticed over the months that the crowds have been getting smaller and smaller. The large lunch crowds contributed to a rapid turnover on the steam tables which made for fresher food that was not overcooked.
  
  Went last week and the lunch crowd was about 1/2 of what it used to be. May be because the K-Mart anchor closed or because service and quality had dropped off.
  
  I was seated promptly so no issue there but just about everything on the buffet line was overcooked and dry. The chicken was like rubber in both taste and texture. The Seafood Casserole was good but it looked like I was either the first of second person to have a serving so it must have been just put out.
  
  Maybe with time, it will get better. One thing that could help although it is labor intensive is to prepare smaller quantities of each food such that the buffet line is refilled more often hence the food is fresher.

• Lindsey W.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 14 July 2026

  If I could leave a 0 star review i would ! This place was point blank disgusting  if you eat hear you must be dumb because it was really just that bad. The service was weird and uncomfortable and the food was so bad that I spit more then half of it out into napkins. I literally could not find one damn thing that was good. Even the ice cream tasted like cow shit.... the fortune cookie was made of rubber for some reason ‍ please just do not come here it was so bad I'm questioning why they are even in business

• Charles W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 5 July 2026

  The apathy rolled off the servers in palpable waves.  I had to rattle the ice in my empty glass to get refilled.
  
  I don't necessarily want to talk to you; I don't even need to know your name.  I don't need chit chat and I don't want to be hovered over either, but don't give me the dead-eyed stare like I'm interrupting the high stakes mahjong game in the back.
  
  I can do unnatural silence if the service is efficient.  But you can't be inefficient and incommunicado.  That's a bad combo.  A poo-poo poo-poo platter.
  
  There was a green leaf of something stuck to one of the soup bowls.  The bowls were all wet too.
  
  The two is for the fish, shrimp, and crab.  -16 for the rest of it.
  
  I felt like the male kitchen guy was going to try to sell me Juuls from the trunk of his car.
  
  Across the street is an IHOP in a dead mall.  Could be they've all been shanghaied.

• Kiarra M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 June 2026

  If I could give zero starts I would. I ate noodles that smelt like pee and everything else was cold. I would say I have a strong stomach, but I puked before I could even leave the restaurant. Save yourself the money and don't come here