This place used to be one of my favorite Chinese buffets. My family and I would frequent this establishment several times per month. I moved away to Ohio.
Upon a visit back to Phoenix and to Lins Chinese buffet I was surprised to discover how much they've let this place get ran down.
The appearance of the outside was enough to keep me away. Their edge of the parking lot was filled with tons of trash and sidewalks leading into restaurant was of dried stains everywhere.
They really need to spend a day cleaning up outside picking up all the trash and power washing the sidewalks and parking lot.
Then invest in making this a habit maybe weekly.
Once inside the restaurant, they seemed short handed with waiting staff as there were plenty of seats available but we had to wait 20 minutes to get seated.
The food was good, though. Unfortunately, the other aspects of what goes into a good restaurant were missing.
Good food, dirty restaurant on the outside, understaffed on the inside.
I will say though, our waiter, whom had half the restaurant, did a fantastic job.