The Great Wall

Food was decent but service was horrible, rude to us right as we sat down ignored half of the drink order and walked away right in the middle of it… Also took forever to get a refill the waiter liked right at it multiple times and ignored me. another waiter finally walked by and got me a refill. Also we asked for extra napkins and he was rude when we asked… Won’t be coming back…

I have been a few times, usually dragged by friends and family. I will say I have never gotten ill from eating here, but to me a lot of their food takes the same, and if you don’t get their buffet the prices are outrageous. The food is okay, the atmosphere is okay, and the service is horrible. Buffet is always empty of one or two dishes and trying to get a drink refill is almost impossible… I avoid this place as much as I can

I have eaten here quite a few times. I have never been disappointed in the service or the food. The employees have always been very nice towards me and my family/​friends, and very efficient.
The food has, sometimes, been left a little too long in their trays, but that is more of an exception than the rule, in my opinion. I stop in here a few times within a few months for take-​out or a quick lunch with my sister.
My only complaint that is worthy of voicing, is seeing an employee preparing spring rolls on an unsanitized surface of a table. That gave me pause.
In conclusion, this is a fine place to get something quick to eat when you’re running errands around town.

I don’t think I’ve ever been sicker than the food here made me. The food isn’t very good to begin with, the service is horrible, and the last two times that someone talked me into going there I got extremely sick. Avoid this place like the plague.

Today my brother and I revisited The Great Wall and it was a good experience this time! The owner reached out to me prior to this and recommended that we come back and it would be on the house! It was really good and we both enjoyed it.

I enjoy a good buffet. Always have. But no salad bar? That’s why only 4 stars.
Otherwise the food was really good. The low mein was to die for and the fried rice had a slightly sweet taste to it. Very unusual but quite tasty. The manderin chicken was wonderful.
Not to much in the way of sushi but that’s ok.
The service was good. Very attentive.

My dad’s favorite restaurant in Tehachapi. Well priced buffet with many choices. It’s enough to tide me over to the next afternoon. Highly recommended.

Review for the buffet. The food is edible, some dishes better than others. Noodles were mush. Pot stickers like rubber. Most things fried and oily. But, buffets are rarely about quality (think casinos; 25 bucks a plate, subsidized by gambling)
Buffets are about quantity. Hiking the PCT, burning 5000+ calories a day makes one want to eat a lot of food. This place has an ‘A’ rating by thy way.
What does not work for me: soft drinks are not included, like other buffets, An extra $ 2. When I asked I was told a drink is included, could be a language mixup. As far as quality and variety, the selection is no where near the Asian buffet in Lancaster.
The décor is bland to tacky and the advertising on the placemats is beyond tacky.
Otherwise, the tank on a hungry hiker can get full here. For the lunch price + drink w/​tax 12.36…not including tip.

I wouldn’t come back to this place! Food wasn’t very good at all.

Since writing my original review, I have been back many times.
This restaurant has good food & has never made me sick.
I often get their «buffet to go», but have also dined in a handful of times (in addition to getting the wonton soup togo). Yum!
I am never disappointed when I come here, and the food is always fresh & tasty.
My only complaint is that some of the staff aren’t as friendly as I think they could/​should be, but I think it’s mostly a language barrier thing.
If you want Chinese food & don’t want to leave Tehachapi, check this place out for yourself & don’t let bad reviews/​rumors discourage you… there’s got to be a reason they have stayed in business for 20+ years!

I decided to try this place and brought some take out home for me and the kids yesterday. I was really hoping to like it in spite of the negative reviews I read on Unilocal.I’m sad to say I won’t be coming back and now I understand why a previous Unilocaler left mid-​way and went to McDonalds. I don’t really know how to describe it except that it just wasn’t very good at all, in fact it was quite flavorless. And it wasn’t exactly cheap either. I don’t miss a whole lot about living in Bakersfield but I sure do miss China Garden.

Went today (10÷7÷14, 12:15pm) for lunch and I absolutely CANNOT recommend this place.
My mom and I had the lunch buffet.
The «good»:
–The only veggies that didn’t look dead were the sauteed string beans. They tasted fairly good, as did the so-​called BBQ chicken (smothering something in BBQ sauce doesn’t make it barbecue) and fried rice. Sushi was edible but not what I would consider to be good.
Everything else:
— Desserts: Lots of cheap canned fruit, dry crumbly cookies, soft serve that is too soft and a bit soupy.
— Entrees: A number of dishes looked like they were mislabeled. Two of the three shrimp offerings were whole shrimp –head, eyes, legs and all.
— Appetizers/​sides: I tried some of the egg rolls –they were okay.
— Avoid: Fried chicken pieces prepared for sweet and sour chicken –it was flavorless and dry. The cream cheese fried wontons might’ve been okay if they’d had more flavor and were fresher.
Service /​Preparation:
— It was understandable that the staff service would be minimal given our choice was to have the lunch buffet. I saw a worker sit at a table with a large tray of egg roll filling and stuff/​roll egg rolls while watching TV. It would not have drawn my attention so much if it weren’t for a couple of things: 1) I did not see her sanitize the table surface she was preparing the egg rolls on. No tray, no mat –just rolled egg rolls on table surface. 2) I saw worker blow her nose in tissue, stuff it in her apron pocket, and continue to work without washing her hands!
Cleanliness /​Upkeep:
— Bathroom smelled (as in like bleach) and looked clean but is in need of maintenance. The door doesn’t align with frame and requires the user to lift the door in order to close and lock it. Also, the bathroom used to have two stalls but now it’s two toilets –one with a full stall enclosure, one without.
–The floors were absurdly sticky!!! I have no idea why.
* EDIT * (in response to business owner): I have been to this place before multiple times (grandparents’ choice) and the day I went, the buffet food was par with what I recall of previous visits. I acknowledge that I am a food enthusiast but I try to be specific and fair, with considerations for quality, quantity, value, logistics, and differences in taste preferences. Distinctions in flavor preferences do not explain overcooked and/​or poorly prepared/​served food.

My husband and I were craving Chinese food one afternoon and didn’t want to drive out of town to our favorite place so we stopped into The Great Wall. We went around 2pm on a Thursday and were immediately put off by the dated furniture but decided to try it out anyway (don’t judge a book by it’s cover, right?).
First off, their buffet is the smallest buffet I’ve ever been too. Between my husband and I, we tried a bit of everything. The only thing worth finishing was the broccoli beef (my 16 month old devoured it!). Everything else was soggy, bland, cold and just not good.
They had basic sushi rolls out as well which tasted like gas station sushi and their desserts were stale. We paid almost $ 10 we each for our buffets and almost $ 3 for a soda. Definitely not worth that price.
Other than the food, the staff was very friendly and seemed to enjoy talking to my daughter. The restaurant itself was fairly clean and they are in a fairly decent location. They are in dire need of updating (1970s tables and discolored melamine plates are a big turn off) and need to figure out how to make more appetizing buffet food.

Gross! This place used to be so good but the past 5+ years it’s been down hill. I always get sick after leaving here. Make sure u have a bathroom close by. You’re going to need it!

Hubby was craving Chinese, but as stated in my previous review, we don’t care for the buffet because it doesn’t taste fresh. We were hesitant to order off the menu for this reason but we are glad we did. The food we had tastes fresh and was very yummy! No complaints here!

Service was very slow and food was horrible. I was very hungry and was really disappointed. I had the Kung pao chicken and it was not fresh. Avoid if possible.

It’s been almost 2 years since I have eaten here, but they have the best won ton soup I have ever had!

Certainly not coming back.

BLAH!!!
Wish there was a puke face I could put up!
This place is horrible. A buddy and I went there since we were extremely hungry. The food was nasty. We had a few bites and decided to leave. Lost our appetite from this place but still went over to McD’s across the street. Hope that gives you a hint to how bad it was.
Later on everyone at work laughed at us saying yeah we know.

Just tried this place and was pleasantly surprised. We rolled up at around 8 pm on a Saturday night and found the parking lot nearly full. We were greeted immediately upon arrival and drinks arrived before we even were seated. We decided to do the buffet, since we were hungry.
Even though there were plenty of people in the place and it was quite a bit until closing time (9:30), they had either run out of some stuff or had stopped refilling it. Otherwise, they had a decent selection of hot dishes, like orange chicken, lemon chicken, potstickers, egg rolls, short ribs, sautéed shrimp, etc. The dishes were pretty fresh, but there were a few entrees that had sat out too long and were a little dry. Normally, buffets will change that out for a fresh batch, but I think given the late hour, they decided not to. Most desserts were boxed or canned, but they do have a sort serve machine.
The staff was super nice, efficient, and attentive. They were always checking up on us, clearing the plates, refilling drinks. The price was decent for dinner. $ 10.75 for the buffet, but it doesn’t include the drink. If the buffet was fully replenished, I would have given four stars.