My biggest disappointment ever. Take a look at the photos and see for yourself. This place uses to be somewhat decent and nowadays it is a total disappointment. I paid good money to eat a buffet with Styrofoam plates and cup. Not to mention the plastic forks and spoon that hard to pick up food. This place has totally lost it identity. As for the food, it not much Chinese food serve there. They have ham, Mac n cheese, Texas toast, some random pasta dishes, pizza, chicken nuggets, just to name a few. Only a few items there that I can recognized for a Chinese buffet. There is no stir fry station. They still have a sushi station. That is the only thing left of the original buffet it seems like. It just a waste of my time and money to go there. I can understand if they increase the price up to another $5_$7. I would more willing to pay for it rather than see them cut corners like this. Sadly I won't be coming back to this place ever again and I don't recommend it to anyone. The quality of the food is also questionable. The cold shrimp taste like it has been in the freezer for over a year. The steam fish and mussels are also bad, none of them have any taste. As for every thing else I would try with caution. Most items there looks like it was heated and served. I'm surprised that they didn't put these food of the buffet on aluminum tray to save on cleaning. I felt like going there I just helped them contribute to the landfill.

Well you know I really like the food. I’m not so sure I’m happy with the impact the styrofoam plates and cups have on the environment. I’m also not sure I like that plastic forks either. May people in the reviews have made a comment about the place using this type of stuff. It’s time for a change. The amount of waste coming from this place is despicable. Also the atmosphere is so dark it feels bad. The staff are not friendly whatsoever. The food used to be top notch. Now you go there the food is cold. The wings are over fried also not fresh. I cannot believe that this place out of all places is having trouble bouncing back. I would like the owner or GM to respond to me in this comment via email. Thank you, Signed, a concerned former Customer

Detailed Description: Ambience: 4 ⭐ Value of money:2 ⭐ Choices: 3 ⭐ Taste:3 ⭐ Firstly, the ambient was great given a Chinese buffet restaurant in the US as it was cozy and staffs were friendly. The interior design did make someone feels like dining in a Chinese restaurant. Secondly, the price for a weekend buffet was stills $16.99 for each head when they closed down the pho, chocolate fountain and hibachi grill section. I don't think it was fair enough, given the competitions of Chinese buffet in the metro area. Some other places like Ocean Buffet, they still have the Pho and grill section but the price is only $15.99. Therefore, I suggest you may tune on your price a bit given the service offered is less quality then used to be. Thus, the price should be adjusted too. In terms of choices, they have provided a variety of dishes, you may find western cuisine like pasta and pizza here, which was fabulous for those who wanted to have fusion of western and eastern cuisine. The uniqueness of this restaurant was they provided egg tart which was rare for a Chinese buffet restaurant. For taste, I would say the taste of the food was fair. It did not impress me too much but the desert section might be. They had a great fair of choices in dessert sections which was different than an usual Chinese Buffet. Lastly, using polystyrene plates to serve food is not a great idea in general. In contact with heat, it will cause the harmful substances to seep into the foods. In addition, these polystyrene materials are going to damage the environment after being used. For a environmentalist, you might think twice before dining here. For Chinese buffet lovers, this would be a friendly choice for you.

My phone auto corrected the color but those crawfish were even more grey than they looked in person . I know in Minnesota all we get is precooked /flash frozen crawfish. But... im from Louisiana, I've been living up her for 10 years so I understand ... we don't get fresh. However , Crawfish was soooo dead and spolied before they were precooked and frozen. the insides are supposed to be lighter if they were cooked live before flash freezing. even the one I'm holding in photo isnt the correct color but compare it to the ones on the plate, look at the Grey insides this means the were dead way long before they were even cooked. And people in Minnesota don't know better but they all ate spoiled food. And my ENTIRE plate in that single buffet table visit was filled with spoiled crawfish. THIS IS NOT OKAY TO SERVE ??? please find your seller and get your refund Teppanyaki. You food has been going so down hill As fare as plastic goes. YOU ARE WASTING MORE PLASTIC AND DESTROYING THIS EARTH by adding the plastic plates and utensils. And NO GLOVES???? better to have the plastic gloves rather than the extra plates and utensils, this blows my mind !!!

Loved this place PREpandemic... don't get me wrong it's great to get out but something happened to their quality otherwise covid probably wrecked the chocolate fountain, ceramic plates, and metal utensils which all are not currently at the university location. It was nice to the many varieties of sushi! I'll be back but not as excited to bounce back to this location.

I like to give them a 5 star but unfortunately not anymore due to the way there eating wares is being replaced by plastic and styrofoam wares, the plastic fork broke in my mouth while eating. Will not be going here anytime soon until all the normal eating wares are back again. Also they do not have disposable glove for there customer to use during there self service serve at the bar. See pictures.

Eat all you can, with plenty of choices. Perfect 🥰. Asian dishes.

It was okay, definitely not worth the money or the line wait, flavors were really bland. Overall had a good time with outside family of 10 here.

2022 HONEST REVIEW Sigh...where to start? 1. No chicken wings, only deep fried walmart drumsticks 2. No pho station, no hibachi station 3. Few selection of desserts 4. Few meat dishes besides tons of shrimp dishes 6. Bad customer service This place has severely degraded. Sad. Avoid. If desperate it will suffice you buffet needs but better selections out there

Good food! Good location to cities and various suburbs, good clean and health practices being used, for example plates not reused and not washed but replaced, thanks for saving our planet water. The host and servers are wearing masks although it's not a requirement right now it's a nice practice at a place of consumption. The food was hot and replaced regularly. Lots of food available and pretty good options! Lots seats but later in the evening it got more full. The server was good about refilling our drinks promptly. And even the koi pond water looked nice. There was a salad option, quite a bit of different fruits and jello, a nice selection of desert; options with and without coconut. I would say that my family enjoyed our visit, we had a nice waitress and would come back again, the experience was pleasant, not overly loud, but outside temperature was close to 100 that day, their A/C works real well! Maybe bring a shal/cardigan/hoodie if your not a super hefty person, I got fluff and was cool. Good food, clean floors, clean table tops, clean plates and silverware. Oh yeah there was lots of seafood, fish, crabs, crayfish ect if that's what your searching for, this place had more so than other buffets that I have been to in the area.

cannot enjoy eating your food with just plastic bowls, plastic plates, tiny forks, and spoon. Their servers are bad when they're not even busy

The food is pretty standard as far as Chinese Buffets go, but I do wish they had more asian dishes as they seemed to have a lot of generic buffet food in addition to Chinese food. Soda is included in the price which I liked and a server came around pretty often to refill my cup, but it was weird that everything was served on Styrofoam and with plastic utensils. After the meal the waitress stood at the table while I was writing the tip and signing the check so that I felt uncomfortable. I've never had a staff member stand there and wait for me while I was writing the check so I was worried she was going to demand more since that is what a lot of people said they do. Luckily I just signed and walked out immediately since I felt uncomfortable. The staff here kinda ruined the experience since I also had to wait for them to finish a conversation before they brought me to my table. Overall I would not recommend it.

I wish I had read the reviews before stopping in. I've been there in the past and this in my opinion was one of the best buffets in the Twin Cities area, however when I stopped in yesterday the styrofoam plates cups was an immediate turn off as to how much waste and how bad they are for the environment. When I asked what was up with these styrofoam plates and cups one of the employees told me they're having problems finding staff for washing dishes. The buffet does not have the same offerings it did last time I was in. There was a very loud argument between the staff that lasted quite a while, not quite sure what was going on but management should have stepped in and brought that to another part of the restaurant very quickly instead of letting it carry on for as long as it did. Next time I in the area I will check reviews hopefully this place can turn around otherwise I will not be back. $14 for what they had was overpriced.

The worst place I've ever tried. Slack, we went at 8:30 pm. Kitchen closes at 9. The options look great. BUT..... The fryer grease is old and every fried dish was overcooked. They cooked the cream cheese right out of the wontons and put them out. The chicken was fried hard and food is left out on display too long. The island warmers don't really work well, most of the food was Luke warm or cold. The Mac and cheese taste like dishwater. The Alfredo is blah. Do not recommend the raw sushi. There are Flys everywhere!!!! But I think they watch the chocolate fountain and fish them out. The bananas had blackened throughout the day, and there was definitely something WRONG with the fried plantains. We tried and tried. You would think a place this busy would have fresher food. Was the only one open late on a Tuesday. Soggy crab puffs.... I could go on and on. The cashier told me there was no discount. He said we shouldn't have stayed. Got me there, we shouldn't even have stayed 30 min. Next time I go somewhere new. I'll inspect the food before i stay. He did take 5% off. Still cost thirty-four and we ate close to nothing. They started tearing down at 9pm, just before we left. They were wrapping and saving food. Good luck with that. WE SHOULD HAVE LEFT. Go to subway

Huge place with lots of selection, but the flavoring isn’t there. They all taste the same. Haven’t been there over 5-6 years. Price of $12.99 for lunch is cheap. It comes with drinks. During Covid they are providing plastic utensils, plates, cups, etc.. will probably be back in another 5-6 years. 🤷‍♀️

The food was good here overall, lots to choose from but I wouldn't go here just for sushi. But I did love that they had the sauces out for sushi. Service was really good here. I am wondering if they always have styrofoam plates though? I really hope it's because a dishwasher was broken or something because styrofoam plates and one time use silverware would mean I would never ever eat there again.

Food was more american than anything. Extremely greasy, soggy and generally lacked flavor. Dr. Pepper was good. The service was fantastic and the atmosphere was good. Maybe it was bad night but I probably won't come back to find out.

Great buffet! All you can expect from an all you can eat buffet. The place looks very nice, the service was very good, the selection of food was amazing, the flavors was ok and the price is not the cheapest one but with all the selection is aceptable. Great selection of sushi and desserts something that others don't have. So this was a good selection for an all you can eat buffet.

We haven't been back here since before the pandemic started. I remember how hectic this place was back then; the last time we were here, we were in a line that stretched out the front door. Admittedly, I got sucked into the negative post-covid reviews of this place, and I became extremely worried that I made a mistake arranging a get-together here to celebrate a birthday. But we had a great time during our visit today. Our server, Wen, was extremely polite and attentive. He came by multiple times to clear plates and offer refills. We showed up an hour before the dinner rush, and found that despite the restaurant not being very busy at all, the food was still hot and fresh. I started with the black pepper chicken and some parts of it were a little too crunchy for my liking, but the serving dish was nearly empty by the time I got there. They had egg cups with bacon bits inside that were cooked well and really tasty, and we couldn't get enough of the plantains (fried bananas). They were excellent! They make it clear at the front counter that the hibachi grill and pho noodle station in the back are still closed "for the time being", but there seems to be no idea when - if at all - it will reopen. But for the quality of food we saw and ate, I definitely feel that we got our money's worth. They have a LOT more fried and American foods now than they did before, but there are still plenty of Asian dishes available. None of us got sick after eating here, and the chocolate fountain is open again! I'm beyond relieved that we had a positive experience here, even though others clearly didn't. I hope this place continues to make better changes and improvements, it would be nice to see this place as it once was.

This buffet used to be my favorite due to the large variety of options for food. I think service and the quality declined after the pandemic. Still, you can get some good food and offerings for an affordable price. No longer dine in; about $10/person for takeout but seafood takeout will make it slightly more expensive. Parking can be difficult if busy but manageable.

We had originally went due to it being the "largest buffet" in Minnesota however when arriving it seemed pretty average sized in my opinion. Nonetheless we decided to stay since we knew that they were supposed to have crab legs. Unfortunately it wasn't quite what we had thought but they did have some salted crab legs that the others in my party did try but weren't too impressed by. I am personally a pretty picky eater and didn't find a whole lot that would settle with me later. The things I did eat were the pizza, salad, broccoli from another dish, white rice and slightly garlic mashed potatoes. It definitely had a very beautiful interior and seemed maintained. They do have their plates back to normal as some other reviews had stated they used to have Styrofoam. If you enjoy Chinese & Japanese type foods you should be alright here. When agreeing to go with my party I had assumed with it being the largest that there would have been a little more diversity in the foods and have something more I would have eaten. The foods my party did have they had rated as about average and nothing they would be dying to go back for anytime soon. The service was evenly paced and welcoming so definitely good in that aspect. There were very few bathroom stalls located here let that be a warning while trying new foods! Overall it didn't seem like the best place for us as we had put our expectations up a little too high with it being called the largest buffet. Food was average at best you could get most anyplace. For me personally and the people I know I wouldn't recommend it to them as I know there are many places available with these types of food for better, less and alot closer to home. TLDR: Average at best. Food common can find anywhere better and cheaper. Good service and atmosphere. Not kid recommend IMO. Didn't seem larger than average buffet. Good place to find sushi however if that's your thing.

This place has some really good food!! Awesome selection of sushi, hibachi grill to make your own custom plates, a lot of seafood, chocolate fountain for desserts and so on! Our server was amazing and always on top of asking us if we needed refills or taking away our old plates! It was a nice clean place and they kept the food coming to keep everything fresh! You gotta try the deep fried peppered squid...it was sooooo good!!