GF and I went on Sunday night. The place was about half full so of course everyone was seated together in one half of the restaurant. I read a review from a few years ago about the host being 11 or 12 years old and that host has not aged a bit. There were a lot of food options and plenty to eat. No habachi grill which I found strange bc of the name of the place. Had 3 sushi options. No ice cream to be found. I was in the mood for some ice tea but that was not an option. read more

The food that was good was... okay.. The food that was bad was inedible. Service was very mid not checked on. Not really talked to. Just asked for money and rushed on. No hibachi. Sushi was so mid but it was one of the okay things lol. read more

Everything on the buffet seem to be old and very commercial, such as you see it at every buffet. The sushi was just average and it wasn't replenished at the time when I went to the bar to get some , some of the plates we're not really up to the desired temperature for tasteful fullness in my opinion and I've been to a lot of buffets. Basically, I think they need to up their game a little bit read more

My gosh...how/why does this place stay operational ?!? Several years ago, we used to dine here every week, food was exceptional then. Two years ago we stopped going there, said that we would never be back. After two years, we made the horrible mistake of going back again to see if things had improved....WRONG !! The State Food Inspectors need to dine there every day !! read more

The food was plenty for an army cold and not very fresh for the money could do much better

Way better now this used to be bad but now this place is great and awesome food go here it is amazing

Options were a bit lacking, especially for an Asian buffet. Service good. Food was alright, but didn't really strike me as flavorful or exciting. Most of the food was somehow served lukewarm, but with the flavor cooked right out of it. Dry and rubbery textures dominated many of the dishes. read more

Food is always dry even during their busiest hours price for 2 people can be roughly $21-$40 depending on time of day. They no longer have a cook that does the flame grill ever since covid. Ice cream is okay but not much for options as they only offer the miniature cup sized servings from elementary school. Staff is always soul less and doesnt care at all about customers just want money and for you to leave read more

STOP!! DO NOT EAT HERE!!! Found a tooth or tooth like item in the dumpling from the buffet. When we asked about the item all we got was "Not homemade" "We not make here", then they offered to make us a new batch, from the same bag... We weren't even able to keep eating as our group was so disgusted. We asked for our money back and they told us, they don't do that here. So for my family to spend $88 to eat out and not even be able to eat, is really awful. read more

This has long been a favorite buffet. Food is hot and lots of choices. Sushi has been limited since COVID. Expect variety of customers, usually respectable. Did find my booth caught between 2 other booths of people about to get into a fight over a woman. I still go there but now by myself. read more

Food was pretty good and all but they removed where you can recook your food in the back I loved to bring the shrimp there it tasted so good and for no reason they decided to remove it read more

So...going to guess that some of the reviews below are from over realistic idealists or a rival restaurant. Food was good. Sushi is basic California rolls. They have a really nice stir fry cook! Steam buns, crab ragoons, egg rolls are all delicious. Soup was hot and fresh. Service was amazing. Addressing the booths. The place is clean. They could use a different cleaner with a slight fragrance (no bleach) to change the aged building smells. The booths have lost service of their glamour, but these can be reupholstered relatively inexpensively. A suggestion to the owners is to do this or change the booths to wood and just change the pads. This is a fine establishment and you can eat a lot for very little. So Good food, clean, good service and value for money. I'll be back! read more

I've been going here for along time . The food is good the service is fine . The seat and surroundings are a little dated but for the price you can't beat it . I guess you can damn about any business if your in a shitty mood . read more

Very gross food, your taking a risk eating here anyways but thought we'd give it a shot. Sad but expected food was disgusting and old, service was OK though but thats it. We need good Asian food around here because this was so disappointing.... read more

We were honestly worried about eating here because the reviews on Yelp were so bad but to be completely honest with you, I thought it was a lot better than a lot of the other Chinese buffets we've been to between Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and Waterloo. Going in with extremely low expectations made our dinner a huge success. We were looking for some place cheap to eat after a day at the waterpark and we took a chance and ate here. Even for dinner pricing the deal was good. The food selection was a lot smaller than other Chinese buffets in the area but honestly what they had out was pretty good. I ate my fair share of frog legs, tiny clams, cheese mussels, stir fried string beans, fried shrimp, steamed fish, crab rangoons, etc. I definitely didn't touch any of the sushi, but other than that, everything looked fine. They were a little slow at refilling some of the pans when they emptied out. We also came at a time that was pretty dead (before the dinner rush started) so some of the food looked like it had probably been sitting in the warmers a bit too long. But if something looks past it's prime just don't take it, pretty simple rule. Dining area was clean, service was good, price was good. All in all, for a Chinese buffet I thought it was fine and if we're in the area I'd probably eat here again. read more

Took my wife for lunch here on Friday. Arrived right at 11 when the opened. Half of the restaurant was dark, boxes were strewn all over the back area. Buffet area was full, but most of the food was cold, dried out and bland. We had to get our own drinks, our own napkins and eating utensils. Price was $10.95 for the lunch buffet, dinner is around $13.95. Think it's overpriced for what you get. Cold, bland, dried out food and no service. We both agreed Burger King would of been better, at least the food would of been warm and had something akin to flavor. I don't think we will eat there again. read more

Despite the low rating I have given, I eat at Hibachi Sushi Buffet fairly often. When either I, or my charming companion, are feeling too tired to enjoy a proper dining experience or too rushed to go to a restaurant and wait for food to be prepared, HSB is our dive of choice. When Hibachi Sushi Buffet was new, and still trying to impress people, the quality was significantly better. Had I chosen to write a review back then, I would have been more generous in handing out stars. The food here is passable, or at least sort of close to passable. The meat is questionable, but the ample sauces serve to almost convince one that they are eating good food. The "sushi" here has dropped in quality far more than anything else in the buffet since its opening. While at first they provided a good variety of common recognizable sushi (maki and nigiri both), they have fallen to making a number of uninspired variants of California Rolls and odd little concoctions with smears of wasabi or other pastes on top of them. You will no longer find no tuna or eel here. If you are low on time, and in the mood for quantity over quality, then HSB isn't bad. The staff are pleasant, attentive, and friendly while the dining area feels relatively clean for an Asian buffet. That having been said, if time is not an issue, you can drive a few blocks to Golden China and enjoy generous portions of food of much higher quality in a far superior environment. read more

The place needs shut down. The booths and chairs are peeling- GROSS. Food was less the acceptable. Grapes have seeds. Melon cut too big. Canned fruit. The Fried foods are not really identifiable. No recipes or menus listed for allergies or dieting needs. Makes it super difficult to track for diabetes and weight control. I'm genuinely questioning the food safe practices here. They are too cheap to be safe. I asked for a soda refil and she took the same glass and topped it off. Now I've had to pull over to use the rest room twice on the way home. My son didn't eat his food at all. read more

The food was awful. I think the name of the place is deceiiving. It is not a Sushi or Hibachi buffet. It is a typical chinese food bar with not many good options. The sushi is small and not very fresh. I got out of there very quickly. The only positive is that they have decent service. read more

Hibachi Sushi Buffet - The front of the restaurant - Buffets Near Me - Waterloo, Iowa

There are a few bad reviews that are old. I'm from out of state. Dropped in and it's nice, very clean. The good was fresh and hot with a great variety. There is a drink machine and you get your own silverware but that's fine. Once you pay at the front you're pretty much on your own but you don't miss out on anything. No issues with my visit at all. read more

Worstttt. Called in before visiting to see if the offered 10% discount would work. They said, "Yes". After eating (low low low quality food) we went to pay. The first cashier confirmed the 10% discount. The manager (I'm assuming) switched with the cashier to check us out and said, "No discount because holiday". I said, "holiday? It's valentines day... Someone here said we would get 10% off if we came in today." She said, "yes, it was me. Not today now because it holiday." Lol smh. read more

Cold. We were there at 5 pm-- I think they must have the steam tables off. Most of the hot food-- what hot food there was-- was cold. We liked this place at first, but has been getting worse. read more

Zero star review...Nasty chairs and booths! Old, tired, cold food. The soups were super nasty as well as the spring rolls. Obviously the owners could care less about repeat customers. Everything tasted like soaked in chicken broth...Vegetarians beware! read more

ZERO STARS!!!! My daughter and I were car shopping in Waterloo. Neither of us are overly familiar with this town and wanted to try something a little different....walking in we immediatly regretted our decision but since you pay before you eat (now we know why), we figured we might as well give it a try. To be brutally honest, this was the absolute WORST restaraunt I've ever been to in my 44 years on this earth. Aside from the fact that the hot food on the buffet was competely cold if not room temp at best, nearly all of it was overcooked or had simply been sitting there for many hours....it's not as if we walked in at closing time...mind you, this was during regular supper hours. The best thing I can say about this place was that the ice in the drinks was cold....which by the way, you get the priveledge of getting to go behind the waiters station to get your own cup, drink, silverware and napkins. Thats fine, a bit odd but hey, my legs aren't broke and I get it...short staffed perhaps, OK. On our way out I briefly considered asking for my money back, not really my style but it was a $45 meal (or maybe I had just paid for a long night of food poisoning). In the end, I decided not to request the refund as the "staff member" standing at the register was a child of approximately 12-13 years old...insert eye roll here. Needless to say, we made a fast food stop on the way home....french fries never tased so good!!!!!!!!!!! read more

How does one screw up tried-and-true classic Chinese buffet items like broccoli beef and General Tso's chicken to the point where they are inedible? I don't know, but this place manages that. My last dining experience there was stupefyingly awful. My friend and I are given the worst table in the place; near the cash register, directly behind an employee loudly organizing silverware, adjacent to one of the employee's small kids running amok out of boredom. Our drinks weren't refilled once, and there's the food, which makes that of the microwave variety look good. Chewy beef, dry chicken, soggy crab rangoons, and shrimp that have me considering a visit to a gastrointestinal specialist. Need I say more? Well, at $10 for my pathetic meal, I can't even say it was particularly cheap. read more

I took my family here for the first time last week. The outside was nice as well as the inside. Clean and very orderly. I give it one star for its cleanliness. And that is the only thing this place had going for it. The food was borderline cold and looked as if nothing had been cooked for a while. The staff was rude and the food was overpriced. When we arrived the hibachi part wasn't even open. Eventually someone did come out and start cooking but that did not help. I will never go back and I will never recommend this restaurant. read more

Mediocre and cold food. The soup was the only thing hot. How do they stay open with state inspections? I have been to many buffets. There is no excuse for cold food. read more

As a local my family and i used to go there pretty often, though the food is a 5 out of 10 the service is a solid 1 out of 10. The staff is extremely lazy and not very kind. They all walk around as if no ones around. I went in one day and i had to try and get the attention of the waiter to refill my drink who wasn't even doing anything but standing at the counter talking to her co worker. The sushi's hard most times and the foods room temperature. Pretty disappointing considering when they first opened my family and i would go once every week to now going once a year. read more

I had high hopes when I stopped here for lunch. They were lowered quickly after I took the first bite. The hot foods were terrible. The only things that were good was the deserts. But it is kinda hard to screw them up. Never again. read more

Drove from Minnesota on our way to Iowa City. Tired checked in to our hotel. Hungry and decide to look around, came across this place. Hungry that we all where, didn't want to bother to look at the reviews. UGH, dry and very limited on the food. Didn't even want to bother to ask if they can cook fresh food or a refund. Will never come here again. Sorry if this does not make sense or typos. Just disappointed. read more

Well presentation of the food definitely isn't a too priority. The Buffett at dinner costs 10.99 and while there were many choices most that I tried wasn't anything to write home about. However, the mushrooms were amazing and so were the stuffed potatoes. read more

I'm big on customer service. Upon arriving we stood at the entrance waiting to be addressed. Although there was two workers standing near the counter one clearly knew we were there. After having our meal we go to counter. Standing there the same two workers completely acting as if we were not there again. I know they saw us because they looked me in my face. Let me say this I will not return there again and I will share how poorly we were treated. read more

We were hungry and tired. We decided to try this place, despite the reviews. We are sorry. The only decent thing was the iced tea. And the egg custard. We tried, between us, probably 20 items. Do not expect anything authentic about this place except the "all you can eat, even it doesn't taste good, is a good thing" buffet thing. read more

My son wanted to eat there. The food was terrible! We are both afraid we will have food poisoning by the end of the night. The tea looked and tastes like dirty dishwater. Never again!!! read more

Food was awful! Everything was old, cold, and hard. When I complained, i got an excuse that it was their busy hour and I needed to be patient. Got to pay $50 and my whole family left hungry. Go across the street and eat the chinese in the mall for half the price. read more

Less than even close to adequate service, food was suspect at best, and the sushi was unedible. My wife asked for hot tea and it took them 30 minutes to bring it, and did I mention the service was very poor and the staff was extremely rude! One of the worst experiences I have had at a restaurant ever. I wish I could give it zero stars read more

Best time to go to this restaurant is weekends, and go very hungry, you will have a lot of items to eat.

Meh....polite clean quiet but nothing especially outstanding. The wonton soup is actually a bomb a** miso with lots of seaweed and tofu. The bathroom is EXTREMELY clean. Refreshing considering most buffet bathrooms require a hazmat suit to enter. The pork dumplings are spicy and delicious. This is a place more geared towards the elderly and to put it nicely people with bigger appetites. read more

I think this place is pretty great for a buffet! Lots of variety, tastes pretty good, and where else does a buffet have multiple fresh sushi rolls and a hibachi grill? I don't think most of these reviewers are giving it enough credit. read more

This place over all is good! it just a typical china Buffett with a little sushi bar. Nothing Fancy at all. Prices are decent too! Service is inviting too :) read more