Great service! Was here for a baptism and everyone was SUPER HAPPY! The food was very good and the staff very nice read more

10/10 -- Definitely Coming Back! The food was AMAZING! The customer service was super friendly, welcoming, and on point from the moment we walked in. But let me tell you about the fried calamari... Crispy, flavorful, and cooked just right! If you come here, DO NOT leave without trying it. Seriously, it was one of the highlights of the meal! Great food Friendly service Good vibes Fried calamari Highly recommend this place! If you're looking for somewhere with delicious food and great service, definitely give it a try. You won't regret it! read more

Food was excellent and staff was very helpful and nice , and overall the food was very delicious especially the dessert

Delicious seafood buffet I will come back again to eat here The best buffet in Los Angeles read more

All I can say, the food is not worth not even $5. Very bad quality food. Even the rice is so disgusting. I paid $64 to just eat fruit. Never coming again. The food looks old, reheated. Just simply nasty. read more

Ichiban Buffet - Receipt. - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

This review is to the female who has a very arrogant egotistical and obnoxiously disrespectful personality. The latina worker at the front handling the guest list who has no professional and respectful etiquette at all. INCIDENT REPORT & FORMAL GRIEVANCE: UNACCEPTABLE EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT Date of Incident: August 1, 2026 Executive Overview 8/1/2026 evening, our party--consisting of senior parents, a cousin, and myself--visited this establishment as loyal, regular patrons. While we were thrilled to see the restaurant thriving, the front-of-house guest coordination failed catastrophically due to the appalling, unhinged behavior of the guest list coordinator. Instead of executing her duties with basic situational awareness and decorum, this employee displayed gross negligence, defensive insubordination, and unprovoked hostility. Worse still, she crossed the line from being merely unhelpful to outright harassing our table with an arrogant ego. She is entirely unfit for a customer-facing role and must either be terminated immediately or forced to face and completely overhaul her toxic faults. Sequence of Events & Operational Failures * Neglect of Duty: Upon our buzzer (Number 53) going off, I approached the host station to hand in the device. The employee was completely distracted, engaging in a conversation with another customer rather than fulfilling her immediate responsibility: assisting us first since it was our turn and facilitating our seating with such delay. * Autonomous Seating Precedent: As regular customers personally acquainted with the ownership, our party is intimately familiar with the restaurant's operational flow. Given our familiarity and the packed environment, we proceeded to select an open, available table--a standard, sensible practice for returning patrons. * Unprovoked Confrontation and Lecturing: Rather than assessing the situation professionally, the employee marched up to our table uninvited. She initiated a hostile confrontation, lecturing and talking back to us with total disrespect, entirely disregarding the presence of senior citizens at our table. * Harassment and Refusal to Leave: When addressed regarding her undivided attention elsewhere to other customer(s) at the podium in the lobby area and not leading us to our table immediately, she refused to take accountability for that. Matters escalated further when we explicitly told her multiple times to leave our table and requested another staff member to take our order because we refused to deal with her toxic attitude. She refused to leave, continuing to harass us and argue back with an unbearable, obnoxious arrogant ego. * Defensive Insubordination: She was aggressive, "fake nice" demeanor. She kept repeating herself, "Yeah busy busy. Busy busy. You have to wait for me to take you to your table." We will not wait. How else are lines and tables suppose to move faster if we wait for her incompetence? When customers seat themselves at all my restaurants, we have the generous respect to let them be. Just so they can be happy. That was not the case here with her behaving so inappropriately and terribly. Her complete inability to admit fault or accept that she was in the wrong exposes a toxic character flaw that cannot be tolerated in a service environment. Analysis of Unprofessional Conduct 1. Total Failure of Basic Hospitality: Customer service requires attentiveness, prioritization, and emotional intelligence. This individual lacks all three, choosing to project her own operational oversights onto loyal patrons. 2. Harassment and Breach of Professional Boundaries: Arguing with patrons, refusing to leave a table when explicitly asked, and forcing a combative, ego-driven argument is completely intolerable. Staff are hired to de-escalate and respect guests--not to harass them at their seats. 3. Inability to Self-Correct: A worker who cannot admit when they are wrong is a liability to any business. Her stubborn refusal to accept her mistakes ensures she will continue to alienate guests and damage the restaurant's hard-earned reputation. 4. Economic Reality: We Patrons fund this business, sustain its growth, and directly secure the paycheck livelihoods of its staff. Treating loyal, senior-accompanied patrons and myself with obnoxious arrogance, hostility, and harassment demonstrates a fundamental unsuitability for employment. Conclusion & Required Action The behavior exhibited by this employee was toxic, abusive to the customer experience, and deeply damaging to the establishment's reputation. Management is faced with a clear choice: Immediate termination of her employment is the only appropriate measure to ensure accountability and protect the brand's standing. If she is permitted to stay without genuinely acknowledging her severe faults and apologizing TO ME, management is actively endorsing arrogance and harassment toward the very people who keep the doors open. *The rest of the employees here are always doing a great job. read more

This place is by far one of my favorite places to eat for buffets! The service is fast and the food always fresh. Highly reccomend! 10/10 and the atmosphere is very well also! read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Everything was solid except for the salmon and mushrooms... it tastes like water. The staff is friendly very accountable and they continuously bring out new dishes read more

Food is very delicious and staff are.very attentive and nice place overall i give 5 stars for this buffet place n i love to come and eat here everytime. read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Came here for the seafood buffet after several friends recommended it, and I'm glad we gave it a try. The entire staff was welcoming and friendly, and the service was excellent throughout our meal. As a disclaimer, I generally don't expect buffet food to be the highest quality. That said, for less than $25 per person on the weekend, this buffet is an incredible value. The food was flavorful, and there was a huge selection with plenty of options to choose from. For an all-you-can-eat buffet, this is definitely one of the better ones I've been to. If you're looking for a good variety at a very reasonable price, it's well worth a visit. read more

Crabs are amazing. Food is amazing. The crabs are amazing fresh they have different kinds. I would go here again. I came here with family and friends. read more

Came here for my mom's bday and they surprised her with a pink crown!! THANK YOU! The food was so good and and the staff was EXCELLENT!! Definitely a must come when you come to Gardena! read more

Ichiban Buffet - My mom and her crown - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Good points: Great for families , that don't have a chance to cool or get together Priced well per person about $23pp on weekends Clean, and well prepared , but wear went when they first opened . Variety of asian food , soups individually served , sushi options, cold crab and Cajun crab, kids options , american desserts and asian buns nd ricecakes. Teppenyaki but looked like Mongolian BBQ. Taste was not bad 3 out of 5 for a variety of items we tried i.e. the noodles, fried and stewed fish, crab, walnut shrimp, fresh fruit , jello, and rice cakes. I know this place serves hundreds of people within hours. I totally recommend over some of the bougie beach spots when you're with the fam! read more

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There's lots of people here on a Saturday evening so you know the food is fresh. We find the price very reasonable with kids so we figured we'd give this place a try. read more

Food was great, fresh, and hot! Service was good, and it wasn't too busy. Wit will be coming back

Food is good and lots of selections. I like their seafood selections! The service is pretty fast and they are always refilling the food. read more

Ichiban Buffet - The seating - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

The food is good and Service amazing everything fresh . Keep it up Place and enviroment is clean . read more

I remember when this used to be a Home Town Buffet location...ICHIBAN is definitely an upgrade . Food quality was good. The decor looks nice, and customer service was a 10. read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Food, service and quality are great We love to take our kids there to enjoy all types of food read more

Everything was fresh and full of flavor. The sushi was definitely the highlight for us. The variety, quality, and service made for a wonderful dining experience. read more

Really love the unlimited crabs, they have a lot of food options to select from. The servers pick up your plates quickly and bring your drinks quickly. read more

Have been coming here since they opened. The food is always fresh and the waiters are always pleasant. I am actually here today on my birthday. read more

Excellent buffet especially for the pricing. Place is usually busy so food is constantly turned over and fresh. read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

A pretty good choice if you're specifically looking for a seafood/Asian buffet. Staff are friendly. Overall, it was a good buffet with a nice variety of food. The seafood and sushi were decent, and there were plenty of options to choose from. Some dishes were better than others, though, and the quality was just average. It's worth trying, especially if you want variety, but it's good--not the best buffet I've had read more

I think me and my bestie got here pretty close to closing time but we just came here randomly and the food selection honestly wasn't that bad.. however, there was a lot of good looking shrimp dishes that I couldn't eat Cus im allergic and it sucks cus all the good dishes were shrimp -_- I was literally half asleep when I came here but I remember we got seated pretty fast. There was a decent amount of customers there and it wasn't too bad for my first buffet experience in Gardena. I never tried when this place used to be Hometown Buffet lol Anyway, probly won't come here again but it was an experience :D read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

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Ichiban Buffet is a standout in Gardena, especially if you're looking for all you can sea seafood at an great price point. The food variety is one of the best I've seen at this price; they offer everything from snow crab legs and sashimi to teppanyaki and hand-ladled soup bowls. The service is impressively attentive, with staff constantly clearing plates (important) and keeping drinks full. There is spacious seating and massive selection--including braised chicken feet, bao buns, and various shrimp dishes--make it well worth the visit. Definitely a top-tier buffet choice for the South Bay! read more

Amazing food. Love the Mongolian grill, way better than most other restaurants I've been to. They actually were able to celebrate my daughter's 10th birthday with a song. So sweet. Great service. read more

The worst experience I have ever had. I came to enjoy the food there and I have never been disrespected there in my life. I went to the front to let them know that the worker gave us our check way to early and we didn't get to enjoy the food and the worker in the front showed me is on camera and we were just wondering why they did that when it hasn't been 2 hours yet. And then I ask if we can just sit since we were still waiting and that we have disabilities and we take our time eating our food and that we were also waiting for our rides and they were still disrespectful. They were discriminating us becuase of where we are sitting and dressed. I explained that there was more people who were there before us eating still and they didn't say nothing to them and that's not right. read more

Ichiban Buffet - If it's $21.99 per person then they shouldn't demand more money out of their customers - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Emily Did great on service. Grant good a lot of varies. Very clean place and organized. read more

I never like to leave bad reviews bc I feel like it doesn't do anything, but holy shit this place was so bad. We called ahead of time asking the price and they told us $17, when we got there and paid they charged us $23 each. When we said we had called they apologized and said that was their lunch pricing. Okay, fair, small mistake but sucked they didn't tell us their price would change after the hour. Food was okay; service was okay. But at the end when I wanted to use the bathroom, the woman's bathroom was flooded, I slipped & stepped in some nasty brown stuff hoping it wasn't anything more than just random sticky sludge. Worst $50 I've ever spent. read more

Ichiban Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Solid buffet. On the weekends they have snow crab. They also have teppanyaki which was good. Reasonable prices. Overall a solid place for families especially with rising costs nowadays read more

Ichiban Buffet - Visited Friday lunch, 11/28/25 Service was excellent--fast, friendly, plates cleared quickly, drinks always full. Food was solid: hot items fresh, good variety (sushi, teppanyaki, shrimp, salad bar, desserts all hit the spot). Only downside: no rock crab at lunch (server confirmed it's dinner-only). Great value for lunch (~$18). Clean, spacious, easy parking. Will return for dinner to get those crabs! Recommended. read more

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One of my friends is a huge buffet lover, and she recommended Ichiban Buffet Gardena for my birthday dinner -- so we decided to try it, and it was so good! They had so many different food selections, and the Teppanyaki section was so good. My two friends also treated me to dinner for my birthday, and I'm so thankful to them. The crab legs were good, and all the food was delicious. While we were eating, I think we heard the birthday song about seven times! My friends requested it for me too, so they played the birthday song for my celebration as well. I had such a fun and happy birthday dinner here. read more

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I've come here a couple times, a bit inconsistent but I come here just for their weekend crab specials. The food comes well seasoned some days, some not but if you're eating unlimited crab it kind of doesn't mean much to you the workers are very attentive, service has never been an issue. Just expect a race for certain dishes read more

The service and food was great. Prices are good compared to other buffets. Will come again

Finally had a chance to check this place out. My family and I had a good experience. I would say that this place is a good 4.5 stars. Will give them 5 stars though. The atmosphere was pretty standard for an Asian/seafood buffet. There were a lot of options, and most of the food was very delicious. There was a lot that I did not get to try. My youngest son is a very picky eater so there were only a couple things he was willing to eat. The only thing missing from this place is a soft serve ice cream machine and it would be perfect. The servers were pretty on top of getting drinks and picking up dirty plates. We will definitely be back. read more

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I love all the food ! They sing happy birthday and have happy birthday design . Yummy . Food service is fast also ! read more

Ichiban Buffet - The most food I ever tasted in my life e - Seafood Near Me - Gardena, California

Good- staff are friendly, Food- the food has to much Mayonaise on MUSCLES and BAKED CRAB MEAT, Crablegs are served cold, not much selection on meat, need to up thier fried rice, Orange chicken are to sticky, they do serve alot of shrimp, salad bar is good, dessert needs attention. Over all i have seen better but it is what it is when your hungry. Will i return? NOPE!! read more

It was a sister day out... we were carving some seafood and we had to come here.. food was fresh and plenty of it. All i had was the seafood and so worth it with the price. The servers were so quick in emptying our finished plates and refill our drinks which i really appreciated. This buffet is great for big and small families. They even have a banquet room for larger parties. read more

This buffet came recommended by a friend. Honestly, never heard of it and I rarely go to this area near Hustler Casino. Arrived with a party of four and stood in front of the cashier until the hostess told us we pay after we eat. Nice... usually modern buffets require payment before service. The food here is what really sets this place apart from your regular Chinese-Japanese buffet: Price: Who else has buffet that includes snow crab legs and full size adult crabs for $23/pp? Makes you wonder how they even make money, considering their menu options. Food variety: best selection for the price point! Hands down. Sushi, sashimi, hand laddled beef and pork soup bowls, teppanyaki, snow crab legs, braised chicken feet, bao buns, salad bar, teriyaki chicken, your basic Chinese food steam table food--think orange chicken, fried rice, beef and broccoli, etc-- fried plantains, shrimp cooked so many ways, calamari, and seafood mixtos, ice cream cups, cakes, mousses, and so much more. The food definitely met the demographics of their customers. Seating: Booths or tables. Seating for two or a party of 20. Handicap accessible and all are welcome and provided same quality of service. Service: Attentive hostess and wait staff. Kept our cups full and our dirty plates off the table. Only downside are the restrooms. Like going into a nuclear war zone for the womens restroom. I made the unfortunate choice of using it before I ate, so that kinda did it for my appetite. My bf and his friends had the same feedback about the men's. Overall, I would go back a little more prepared. Wear my stretchy pants and tennis shoes. Those crabs go quickly. read more