New Chinese buffet opens at The Pinnacle in Trussville

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New Joy East Buffet opened the weekend of August 9, 2025. (Pat Byington / Bham Now)

Joy East Buffet has opened at The Pinnacle in Trussville.

Located at the former Red Robin space at 5029 Pinnacle Sq, Birmingham, AL 35235, the owners of the new buffet-style restaurant first announced their plans to open Joy East Buffet back in January.

The restaurant specializes in several traditional Asian-inspired dishes, including:

  • Sushi
  • Hibachi 
  • General Tso’s chicken
  • Egg rolls
  • Dumplings
  • Soups 

First Joy East Buffet in Alabama

A casual family-friendly restaurant with a large open dining area, the Joy East Buffet at The Pinnacle is the restaurant’s first in Alabama.

It is open seven days a week from 11:00AM to 10:30PM.

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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