Ichiban Grill Super Buffet

One star. They served me rancid fish that was some sort of imitation lobster/​crab dish drenched in cheese. It will seriously haunt me forever. I had eaten here a few years back but must have been a different owner cause I was once impressed. My boyfriend went to the bathroom and said it was disgusting and he gagged. Almost threw up a $ 30 dinner. We are so tormented by our experience that my boyfriend even got a tattoo of it. Thanks, but no thanks.

This place is so disgusting. The table next to us was covered with dishes the entire time we were dining here. A server never came to check on us after we received our initial drinks. And the food is pretty gross as well. Save your money and go to another Chinese buffet that will probably cost much less and taste better!

The place is clean and well lit, and the servers are very friendly. However, the food is horrible. Most of it was off temp and had a funny smell to it. It was either bland or smelled bad. The fried food was not cooked all the way and it smelled of old grease. The only thing we were able to eat was salad and have tea. After we got our 1^st plate (which we barely ate on), i went for the salad the next go-​round. Marlon was disgusted with the first plate, but trying to find some good in every eatery we visit… he went to every station and tried a sample of almost all of the food… except the raw sushi and oysters (thank God).It was a shame because my husband and i do not get to go out very often and this was just a bad decision. For the two of us it cost 28.00! I will def not return.

Right off a busy highway, this super buffet sits. It awaits a low price for the lunch and dinner buffet. I was so gladly to be invited to this super buffet; when my good friend said it was only $ 11 for dinner. I was hooked on phonics and agreed YES!
When we got there, the parking lot wasn’t full yet. (I say, yet because when I go places I always draw a crowd) When we got inside, we were nicely greeted and seated. Note: They have booth seats and regular chair/​table seats. We chose the booth seats to comfy our gluteus maximus while we stuffed our faces.
On the super buffet, they served: a full bar of sushi, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, American, Mexican, Southern Fried, Fruits, Salad, and Sweets. They even had steak quesadillas, stuffed shrimp, Mei fun… usual foods I rarely see on buffet lines.
AND…
The food was so good! Very flavorful, well seasoned, and the meat was so tender melts in your mouth good. My favorite was the butter potatoes, baked butter salmon, mei fun, sweet/​spicy shrimp, and fried fish. Order the sweet tea, it tastes like southern sweet tea (Yes, just like the sweet tea in Mississippi), it was just that good. Not too sweet like Kool-​aid! Not too sour like Warheads. It was just right!
ALTHOUGH,
The table was centered correctly and the booth was positioned in the middle, somehow if you were born into a short petite person like me. You have to sit near the edge, place a napkin in your lap, and strain your neck near the plate. So, you won’t be sitting up eating like a baby and dropping your food everywhere.
HOWEVER,
the meal and atmosphere was rewarded and the meal turned out to be cheap. For one person, it was only $ 13. For two people, it was $ 27. (that’s tax and $ 1.89 drink included)
Hint: when the waiter/​waitress brings you the check. Put your money in, and walk to the front to pay. Weird way to organize it, but then again it could be a smart way. (Maybe, to avoid credit/​debit card thief)
I know for sure, when I came I was belly humming hungry but when I left there I was stuffed as a cow.

After receiving a promising ad in the paper that talked about a new place that just opened up, the family and I decided to venture out and check them out. Before stepping in the front door, the smell of fish was present. Usually not a good sign but we proceeded anyways. The hostess was polite and friendly. She escorted us to our table. The restaurant appeared large and clean. Temperature and lighting was good. Some televisions were turned on but not positioned for most to see. Restrooms were dirty and smelled like they had sewer problems. A drain pipe on the floor of them men’s room seem to have been filled with that expanding foam that you get from a hardware store. I can only imagine why they chose to do that.
The appearance of the food was good. Everything looked fresh. As buffet dishes emptied, staff was ready to bring in more. Temperature of the food was good.
Taste of the food was not acceptable for the most part. It was definitely not high quality. Most food was cooked to temperature but most of it was overdone. For example, the baked salmon was over cooked. Sweet and sour chicken meat was fried but there was a lot of batter and did not cook thoroughly.
I asked for a diet coke and received what tasted like a diet pepsi.
Please note… there is another restaurant in Pasadena, TX that is pronounced the same way; however, spelled differently. They are in no way related.
For a family of four on a Sunday, we paid $ 50.00 for lunch for four and 2 drinks.
I will definitely NOT be returning.