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    Ocean Buffet - Crabs

    Ocean Buffet

    3.8(176 reviews)
    85.5 km
    $$

    One thing is for sure: when they say they close at a particular time, they close. And sit down…read moreright next to your table until you leave. I never show up at closing time figuring that even if they seat me you it's going to be 11 before I'm done. Usually I expect a bit of grace period between closing time and GTFO time. Ocean doesn't waffle on whether closing time should mean, "seating Intel" or "you don't have to go home but you can't stay here," I'm a pretty good sport and I try not to be a dick regarding showing up with less than half an hour until close, usually figuring that it's gonna take the staff a while with side work and cleaning and breaking things down stuff like that.. The buffet is really big, which is probably the best feature. Sushi is OK. A lot of stuff is OK, but just OK it would not surprise me to learn that this was the biggest buffet in North County San Diego, however it would surprise me if this place was considered the most flavorful buffet in North County. If you like lo mein, and this is gonna sound crazy, but oceans 11 Casino just north of the 78 Exit Mission St. has the best house lo mein I've ever tried oddly enough, they stopped serving Asian food at 11 PM even though you can get the rest of the menu out on the Poker floor 24 hours.

    A decent visit while down in SD with the Mrs. Stopped in as we were in the area and it was fine for…read morethe price. Everything was "buffet grade" from the sushi to the dim sum (clearly prepackaged items) to the hot foods. As with most buffets, if you stick to the items freshly brought out, you are generally happier. On individual items: - snow crab, fine and plentiful although the body meat tasted freezer burned; - dim sum, ok for pre packed; - sushi, fine but nothing memorable or particularly flavorful; - hot items, stir fried beef was good although very heavy on baking soda used to soften meat, orange chicken was fine as was the eggplant - steamed fish fillets looked good and fresh but didn't have any flavor; - little chocolate ice cream cup was surprisingly fudgy Service was solid for an Asian buffet. Price was good for a Saturday night at $33 per person. Overall 3 stars. Worth a visit if you are in a buffet mood but nothing to write home about.

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    Golden City Buffet - buffets - Updated September 2026

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