Ordered food from this place due to the bad weather, 53 dollars for my food, and there was hair in my rice, along with vegetables being half of my rice (I understand I ordered vegetable fried rice, but in a small container, it shouldn’t take up half the space), and the woman didn’t even hand us our food, we had to get it. Disappointed to say the least.

Small Chinese takeout restaurant with your typical menu. The lunch specials are very affordable ($7.10 at the time of review) and you get a good amount of food with it. I tried the kung pow chicken and sesame chicken with fried rice and we added some egg rolls on the side. The chicken dishes were good, we enjoyed them. They both had good flavor and texture compared to other Chinese takeout restaurants. However the fried rice was lacking. It's the yellow "fried" rice that I feel tastes like white rice. The egg rolls were also mediocre, a little doughy with too little filling. All in all, it's fine. The people were nice and the prices, especially for the lunch specials, were very affordable.

By far the best Chinese food I have had in a long time. The buffet is kept full the varieties are incredible.. the service is prompt without being pushy. the place is clean very pleasant experience for lunch dinner or a date.

Here’s your updated review with that added in: I’ve been going to Panda for many years and have always had their margarine-like butter for crab legs. It’s never been real butter, but it was decent. However, during my most recent visit, what they served was definitely not margarine. It was watery, overly yellow, and had a rancid smell. When I put ice in it, it thickened into a slimy texture but stayed the same yellow color. It didn’t taste like margarine at all—more like old cooking oil. I believe they might be cutting corners and using leftover or low-quality oil instead of what they used to serve. I do enjoy many other items on their food bar, but this experience made me very unhappy. I went there specifically for crab legs, and what they called margarine wasn’t margarine at all. I’m very disappointed and probably won’t be coming back after this.

Always been pretty good fresh always can feed more than with one meal.The picture is half of what I ordered Chinese it's better than going to Fayetteville if you're from this area

The best Chinese food I’ve had in NorthWest Arkansas and it’s not even close. The prices are incredible, the portions are massive, the food is super good, the staff is friendly, and they are always in a really convenient location. Unfortunately, my stomach didn’t agree with it as much as my tastebuds did. Willing to give it another shot!

The food is very good, tastes like homemade asian food. I love their sesame balls. Made fresh to order.

Chicken with fried rice is tastyyy🫶🏻 pad thai is not that good however compared to price foods are big portion👍😋

We’ve eaten here once a month for the last 4 or 5 months - its wonderful every time like clockwork! Their to-go containers are always filled to the brim. Both The #407 sweet n sour chicken and # 804 noodle plate with a few egg rolls fills up 5 adults every time with a little left over for next day! See photos

Order 7 combination fried noodles and 5 lucky dragon egg rolls...Out of the 7 combinations only 1 had the taste I grew up eating. We did waited about an hour and a half for the food. I was disappointed you could even tell the difference just by the color of the food. When it was finally our turn to order the chef took and break so I believe our 6 other order were cook by someone else :-( therefore the change in flavor. The last 6 orders were plain and no flavor. And that's why I'm giving it 1 start. Not really worth the wait.

So damn good! Orange chicken had spice and perfectly fried to be crispy and moist but not greasy. Real orange peels in the sauce! Egg rolls were so good. Fried rice had real flavor and bounce. Egg drop soup warmed us right up. Crab Rangoon’s were a bit flavorless but well cooked.

I ordered szechuan chicken after seeing photos of it containing broccoli, yet there was no broccoli or vegetables of any kind in it. I also ordered hot and sour soup, which is supposed to contain mushrooms, namely shittaki, but if not shittaki, mushrooms are always included in this soup. My soup had no mushrooms at all in it. The egg roll was typical. So, overall the meal was pretty disappointing and I won't be eating here again.

We L❤️ VE this place!! Nestled on top of a hill, surrounded by beautiful plants with such charming architecture!! Every time we order from here, the food is the best!! We went here to celebrate my birthday and got a HUGE family meal. Sesame chicken, pepper beef, chicken and broccoli, egg foo young, lo mein, and of course some egg drop soup and egg rolls. The beef was so tender it melted in my mouth! The variety of vegetables included mushrooms, carrots, bamboo shoots, onions, bell pepper, water chestnuts, snap peas, and more. Everything was super fresh and tasty. If you like the old-school, more traditional style of how chinese food is served, here's the place to go. They also have daily specials that are a little too exotic for me, but if you like seafood, this place seems to offer some unique dishes My daughter asked me to add how nice and sweet the owner is. We were also lucky enough to come on a day her little girl was helping - she was amazing! She took our orders, asked us questions, and made sure we had all that we needed. Family run and local!! Bonus!!

We moved to NWA last year. So there are so many restaurants we have yet to try. We had previously tried Mong Dynasty but weren't fans. According to Google reviews that was supposed to be the best place in Fayetteville, so we were a bit worried about how Formosa was going to be. We ended up being pleasantly surprised. They weren't very busy so we were seated and waited on right away. The lady who sat us and waited on us was super friendly and attentive. The woman who brought our food out was also super friendly. Overall, the service was great. Our food was pretty good. It wasn't the best Chinese food I've ever had in my life but it was good nonetheless. The prices were very reasonable too. I got the kung poa chicken and they cooked it exactly how I ordered it. The kung poa sauce had a good flavor. I would have liked it to be a bit more spicy but I like my stuff really spicy. My wife had the sweet and sour chicken and she really enjoyed it. We'll probably try the other places in town but we definitely felt Formosa is worth going to again.

When they said there food was fresh it is fresh. I love fried rice it's my favorite food and they did outstanding. If u want more than fried rice here like sea food you should come here and try it out for yourself. I say the fried rice is better than pandas express fried rice in Fayetteville. They did not disappoint a culinary student. Even if there are just paper plates not a high end restaurant they still did amazing.

Love this place and the moo shu. It is run by a lovely family that used to run a Chinese restaurant in Harrison. They are under new management. I got so much food, that I put some in the freezer for a rainy day. If you’re lucky, her middle school daughter will be there to tell you about the books she loves. How refreshing to see a child with a book. Made my night! And did I mention the moo shu? Pictured sweet & sour shrimp and moo shu

Don't walk... run away. By the time you see a roach come at you from the napkin holder on the table or see one race across the floor, (I've seen both here on seperate occasions) you know there's an infestation problem. There's no such thing as one roach. While roaches spread like wildfire they are nocturnal. The takeaway here is if you're seeing a few in the dining area during daylight hours then it follows there are hundreds in that kitchen. Let's face it, roaches are showing up for the same reason you are. They're hungry. Still, I was shocked to discover a roach marinating in my food. (See photo) If I'd been distracted I might have missed it. At first I thought it was part of the sauce on a piece of broccoli. NOPE...DISGUSTING!🤮 Gee willikers, how many roaches have I eaten there through the years at this place that I wasn't aware of ??? Common sense would dictate if you discovered a roach on your table or the floor near your table the staff would apologize profusely and offer to move you to another table. Possibly even comp your meal? Don't look for that here! Letting either of the sibling owners know there's a problem won't make you any friends. They already know, and can be described as casually apathetic. They'll come to your table quietly remove any evidence of the pest (provided you've killed it) and then childishly refuse to look at or speak to you. I'm not the only one to see roaches at Buffet Palace, read the reviews. That's been my experience over time. Lol, I'm honestly not sure why I went back after seeing them in the dining area. Finding one cooked in my food though? My food the roach marinated in came from one of their buffet pans so that whole pan was contaminated. They didn't pull anything. They kept right on serving food from the pan the roach had soaked in. These folks don't care. No worries, I'll never be back. Roaches carry disease and sometimes parasites. Hard pass.

Although the food was good the service was sus. So i called before hand to ask for prices he told me 17 dollars for adults and 7 dollars for kids well we had 2 adults and 1 child the price at first was 45 dollars with tax then the lady that took our plates took the ticket and changed the price to 50.. it was diabolical! Their food and service isn’t worth no 50 bucks!

I've shared my opinions about this place before, and nothing has changed. This is a wonderful buffet with many options to choose from. Mandy is my preferred waitress, very friendly and outgoing. This is a great place to bring your whole family or to have a business meal.

The food was almost cold. I told our waitress and she informed the person upfront but she just continued to ignore us. They refused to put out hot food and finally told us they could microwave our plates. Smh. Terrible service 😔😔

The crab Rangoon was not as hot as last time I got it to go. The Mongolian chicken was very good. The flavor of the Mongolian chicken reminds me of pond pond chicken I used to get at human when Grase was the owner.

Went to have a birthday lunch for my mom. We got there a little after 1pm, the food was warm, but had a decent flavor. However, one person in my party found a hair in the food, and when he brought it up to a worker, she began to argue with him and accused us of planting it. She had a very rude attitude.

I used to work here almost 20 years ago, my Grandparents that raised me knew the original owners Mae and her husband. I grew up eating there. Whenever I ate there as a child, when I worked there as an early adult, and whenever I ate there for the first time in 15 years, it was exactly the same!!!! Absolutely delicious and amazing amounts for the price….. One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES!!

Large servings of delicious Chinese food are served here. I had the sesame chicken with fried rice. The others at my table had the Mongolian chicken and the General Tso's chicken and there were no complaints.