Chef Lin Buffet 5084 South Terrace, Chattanooga, TN 37412

"Seriously one of the best Chinese buffets I've ever been to. Everything was stocked, and fresh, someone was always out putting something else out. Sushi was good and lots of choices to pick from. Not too crowded, and the waitress was attentive and got us refills before we were out which we appreciate in a server."

"I've been coming here for years. I thought I'd share a quick review. This place has been consistently the same for as long as I've vvisited. Scale of 1-5 Buffet selection 5 Food quality 5 Hibachi 5 Sushi 4 Service 4 Cleanliness 3 Value 10 For the price and quality of food, this is the best buffet in Chattanooga. The Hibachi is excellent! Yes, it could probably be cleaner, but it looks exactly the same as 15 yrs ago."

"My daughter and I come here about twice a month. The food is delicious and a huge variety! My daughter is a sushi fanatic and this is her favorite place to get all you can eat. Wonderful service, wonderful atmosphere, just plain wonderful!"

"Due to the mixed reviews, I wasn't sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. I wanted to give a full review of my experience and provide pictures that showed the whole place, so this might get a bit long... I ate here on a Sunday at 6PM. Like most buffets, its all about the timing when you go on the experience you will have. The restaurant was fairly busy and the food was pretty well stocked. I was greeted and shown to my seat by a friendly employee. I ended up trying as much as I could, taking a small portion of many items, 3 plates + dessert! They also offer plastic gloves so that you don't have to touch the community spoons and tongs that everyone is touching, so that was nice. I went up to get my first plate and was impressed by the selections they had. There were 6 food bars, a hibachi station and a sushi station. By the time I got back to my table, the drink I ordered was waiting for me. On my first plate I had Beef and broccoli, Chicken and broccoli, white noodles, sausage, shrimp, onion rings, an eggroll, sweet and sour chicken and pepper chicken. The sweet and sour chicken had just come out and it was delicious. The onion rings were old, so I didn't eat them, but everything else was surprisingly good! I had finished most of my soda by the time I finished my plate and when I returned with my second plate, it was filled for me again. For my second plate, I had another egg roll, some more sweet and sour chicken (they were yummy!), a cream cheese wonton, fried rice, green beans, a pot sticker, a fried corn cheese ball, fried fish, pepper chicken, chopped pork, curry chicken, orange chicken, sesame chicken and egg drop soup. Everything on this plate was fresh with the exception of the corn cheese ball. Again, the taste of the food was good, not bland and I was surprised again by the curry chicken, I usually don't like that taste, but this one was good. Back again for my third plate. On this one I had the chicken on a stick, honey chicken, some more pepper chicken, tempura vegetables, fried okra, fried tilapia, general Tso's chicken and some more white noodles. The fried selections were a little old, but they still tasted alright and I could tell they would have been better if fresh out. The stars of this plate were the chicken on a stick and the pepper chicken. OK, getting filled up here, so my 4th plate was dessert. Nothing too experiential on the dessert front although they do have a pretty good selection, just not many items that I was interested in. You can see the full selection in the photos. I had some orange slices, cantaloupe, fried donuts with sugar, a rolled cake and soft serve ice cream. The fruit was fresh and cold. The sugar donuts were pretty fresh and tasted good. The soft serve ice cream (well, non-dairy vegan friendly mixture) was cold and held up without melting right away and had a decent vanilla flavor. By the end of my second plate the waitress had already given me my bill and fortune cookie, but I didn't feel pressured to hurry up and finish and she even refilled my soda for a second time when it started getting low after giving me the bill. Speaking of the bill, under $16 for the Sunday buffet with a drink was very reasonable. I would definitely come back again and would recommend this Chinese buffet. Just make sure to go around the busy lunch or dinner times if you want the best chance of getting fresh selections."

"This place is phenomenal. We've been coming to this restaurant 1-2 times a week for over a year now and it never disappoints. Never missed a week without going here. Staff are awesome, prices are great, and food is to die for."