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    Minato Japanese Buffet

    3.9 (312 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:30 PM, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
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    Dogs allowed

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    Bland hibachi
    Luke H.

    After we arrived at our hotel from the airport, we decided to eat here... a bit far from Miami but we gave it a shot. When we got there, it looked a bit old and I had a feeling it's not gonna be any good. We walked in on a Monday around lunchtime, place was mostly empty. Walked around to check out the food... most didn't look very good and I was right. Only the baked salmon and the boiled shrimp, everything else mehhh... My girlfriend tried their hibachi... very plain even after we squeezed a lot of sriracha on it. Cheap price, so you get what you pay.

    Renee R.

    This place gets 2 stars only because the hibachi was decent. I had high expectations for this place but I was quickly disappointed. We came here on a Tuesday night and was seated immediately. The decor was cute. Very bright with good lighting throughout the restaurant. Our waiter was the (I believe he's Russian) guy with the accent. I don't remember his name but he made our experience even worse. He was so obnoxious. We told him we were thinking about ordering a drink but we wanted to start with water. He kept making comments about that. And took the drink menus away. He should tone it down ASAP! There's a variety of food and sushi but no spring rolls or egg rolls. The food was disgusting and cold. Crab legs and oysters were so fishy and not fresh! The bill was $68 for 2 people and 2 cups of water. Never again! Not a good experience here.

    Eugene H.

    04/3/2026 visit to Minato Japanese Buffet. Update: Our server Leo (from my previous review) was never seen again. Today we were a party of 4 and came to dine in around 5:30pm. We were seated pretty quickly within minutes of arriving. The food quality was decent and some food was still warm from the food warmer. I had the snow crab legs, clams, shrimps, and some veggies. I stayed away from meat since it was Good Friday. The employees who worked behind the line paid attention to the raw bar, made sure that the food stayed stocked up on ice, sushi plates were filled up, and the hibachi was always available. Overall the dining experience was 4/5 stars. What made me give 2/5 stars was the customer service. Our server's name was Laura I think? She didn't say what her name was in the beginning and it wasn't until later when the bill came I found out. She wasn't horrible, she just didn't seem to care. She never asked to refill the water and the drinks. When my fiancee asked her for chopsticks she said they are over there somewhere in the sushi line. She never came around to see if we needed anything for the snow crab legs so I had to ask other server for crackers. After the second plate of crabs she did came and ask if we needed butter and did bring it out. There were couple of other servers or bussers that stopped by our table to ask us if everything was okay. Our server wasn't rude she just seemed to be all over the place. I would still recommend Minato Japanese Buffet to others. Yes I would visit again in the future. I just seem to have worst of luck in this place of getting a normal server to tend to our table each time we visit here. I hope that the experience will be different for you guys. This place offers plenty of parking space.

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    Mariah M.

    Minato Japanese Buffet @minatojapanesebuffet Pembroke Pines, FL Who doesn't love a good All You Can Eat Buffet? Great service and great ambiance for a family or group of friends. So many tasty options! They definitely have something for everyone! Daily happy hour specials. Dont skip dessert, they have plenty! Do you like Buffets? #MinatoJapaneseBuffet #AYCE #HappyHour LetsDrinkz #EatzWithSweetz #LetsEatz

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    Tina Y.

    I'm not sure what's happening, but the food quality has significantly declined. Our last visit was disappointing, so we decided to give them another chance for nostalgia's sake. We arrived around 8:30 p.m., and most of the hot food items were nearly empty, despite the decent number of customers. The steak, calamari, and eel roll were all gone. Even the rolls were smaller than before. The ribs were just bones and they wouldn't even refill anything. The desert section was also horribly empty. We won't be returning to this establishment anymore

    Michelle T.

    Absolutely amazing buffet. Tons of sushi, crab legs, oysters, ginger scallion fish, etc. The snow crab legs were so delicious. They didn't have the freezer taste that sometimes comes with frozen seafood. I like how they provided hot butter as well. Service was great! Super friendly staff. Restaurant is clean.

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    Melissa M.

    Had a good experience at this buffet. They had a variety of foods- both fresh and cooked, from sushi to fried rice to chicken teriyaki and more. Even crab legs. The variety was definitely there. Our server came by often but never refilled out water, which I wish they wouls have done. We were also sat in a small room to the back even though there were tables closer to the buffet, which would have been nicer to sit at.

    Jennifer J.

    I've been to plenty of buffets and this might be one of the best, however, kinda pricy compared to others. They have plenty of options from seafood to fried stuff to sushi and their desserts. I try to get a little of everything until I'm full and maybe repeats of my favorites. I did enjoy their bao custard buns and went back for more. I didn't get to take a picture of all my plates, but here are some of the food they have. The waiter was also nice and accommodating, so that was good. Overall, it's a place to check out, especially if you're hungry.

    CeCe M.

    This is a solid buffet with similar choices whether you're there for lunch or dinner. That said, for the dinner price, I think the dessert selection and meat for hibachi could be better. Overall, the food is quite good--especially the sushi section, which is my favorite. I can't recommend the crab legs, they were saggy and not very tasty. This place is my go-to when I'm really hungry.

    Idsia R.

    I love this sushi and Asian seafood buffet, they have a vast ocean of choices. It's a wonderful paradise for seafood lovers, with a spread of oysters, crabs, and a fresh layout of sashimi and sushi that exceeds any sushi lovers' expectations. This place understands its purpose to provide a vast variety of seafood that caters to the tastes of any type of culinary clientele, all without compromising the freshness of the seafood. Besides these food treasures, the buffet spreads its wings to embrace flavors. From savory Asian cuisine to the comfort of good American favorites, and not forgetting the sushi corner that draws diners in mass, there's a plate for every taste. The buffet is heaven where affordability meets so many choices, ensuring that every visit is a pleasure. Service is friendly and the vibe is a lively one with occasional happy birthday songs for the ones who are celebrating birthdays. In all is a very nice place to delight in all cuisines.

    Shockingly empty for lunchtime on a Friday around 2ish
    Chris P.

    Not sure what happened to this place. It USED to be real good. However fast forward to today, I came here with my 8 year old son and my parents around 1pm give or take. We were puzzled to see just how empty the parking lot was at this time. Because usually a Chinese buffet would be packed around lunchtime hours. As you walked into the building you get hit with a heavy fish smell which obviously isn't too inviting. we were then seated. as we began to start grabbing our food. We noticed that they no longer put out the real crab salad like they used to put out. Only the cheap imitation one now. as we grabbed sushi, the sushi has less fish on and in the rolls then prior experiences, crab ragoons had little to no cream cheese or crab in them. they were just doughy. They used to put out a tray of cooked shrimp with veggies out in the hot food area. That was no longer there either.... Then the burbon chicken didn't even taste like it. Seemed like something they just made quickly and put out. My mom noticed they don't even put out knives for the diners. She asked the waitress why? The lady claimed because people were supposedly stealing them. So they stopped. This time around the quality has went down immensely and it shows by how empty the place was.... Then as we get the check to leave, they increased the pricing from $7 to $10 bucks more than it used to be for 3 adults and a child. If you read my review this far then in the basically I'll end it with the food quality has dropped immensely yet they raised the prices up. Check the pics to see how empty the place was around 2ish We won't be back....

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    Not thrilled over buffets in general. This one is pretty good and fresh. The variety is quite extensive and nice sushi variety.

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    Good for an easy afternoon out. Fancy cafeteria.food was good staff friendly. Place was clean.

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    Te best buffet in broward. Excellent service very friendly and alots of options of food.

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    This a Formal Complaint: Unacceptable Employee Conduct and Cursing at Chew Time Grill & Buffet…read morethat's at the Pembroke Pines Location. I am writing to report a severe customer service failure at your 12375 Pembroke RD, Pembroke Pines FL 33025 restaurant on this day, June 13, 2026 at approximately 3:11-3:25pm. My server, Reymen, tall Karen, Asian or Chinese maybe was extremely hostile and explicitly cursed at me before my family and I before leaving the restaurant. As a paying customer, being subjected to vulgar language and verbal abuse from your staff is completely unacceptable. This behavior violates basic workplace standards and hospitality rules. I request that corporate management investigates this incident, reviews the store camera footage if necessary, and takes disciplinary action. I expect a response detailing how this is being handled. Receipt/Transaction ID# 506141378223635, total amount adding up to $68.42 with NO Tip (of which I wrote on the Merchant's Receipt. As I approached the counter to pay, Reymen rudely told me to hurry up. I told him that I was sorry. I didn't know that he was waiting on me. He asked me if I had already given him my credit card? I quickly told him that I really don't like his tone. He quickly said, "I don't care!" I asked him what did he meant by saying he didn't care... I asked him for his manger, said he was the manager, went on and on saying he didn't care. The lady at the counter said there is no manager, when I asked her for his higher up. I asked few workers about his higher up manager. The frontline person behind me asked me to explain the situation. He smiled and looked at Reymen several times as I was explaining. On my way leaving he kept cursing at me profusely. At one point, he advised me that there are cameras everywhere because I was looking up at the cloud ceiling design my son was admiring. I told Reymen that I hope the cameras could hear the filthy words he was saying to me. Other people around and his co-workers heard him including customers. My son left asking him why was he cursing at me. We went to celebrate my mom's 75th birthday and it was not a good experience at all. She was shocked on the way Reymen was speaking to me. Because I didn't curse back at him, I hope Reymen don't think I would just let that go.

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