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    Ombu Buffet

    3.3 (104 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 3:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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    OMBU BUFFET ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Jey R.

    This buffet was worth the drive. I think we had tunnel vision when we got there so I can only speak for the sushi. We really enjoyed the rolls we had along with the sashimi. The fish was very fresh and I'm sure we ate our money's worth a few times over. We plan to come back and I'll add my thoughts on the other foods then.

    Seafood Assortment + a few dim sum options
    Julia V.

    Hands-down the best buffet that I've ever been to with premium seafood items, delicious rice and pasta dishes, and all the sauces you could ask for! The price is also not bad at all for the amount of seafood that you're allowed to have. And even the non-seafood items--like the chicken tenders and beef teriyaki--are delicious. The staff is also super courteous and attentive and the aesthetic of the restaurant make you feel like you're in Vegas or somewhere bougie..... 9/10 I can't wait to go back and try more of the sushi items!

    Sushi and sashimi were good!
    Mina H.

    Let me preface this review by saying that I would absolutely recommend this buffet if you're just going for all-you-can-eat sushi and sashimi! I know I'm giving this review only 3-stars, but if you're solely interested in sushi and sashimi, for $26, you can eat all the sushi and sashimi you want; that's a good deal! The sushi and sashimi were good. The quality was at the level of any other restaurant that serves Japanese. I can attest that I ate a TON and had zero stomach issues afterwards hahaha Their pricing is as follows: *$14 for lunch during the weekdays (no seafood included) *$26 for dinner every day (seafood served) *$26 all day on weekends (seafood served) The restaurant was pretty empty for a Saturday afternoon. However, I went on lunar new year. Maybe it wasn't crowded because everyone was with their families at home? It's a clean, beautiful and spacious restaurant, so it could have seemed emptier than it really was too. I was excited to try the boiled seafood, but I was disappointed. Everything was bland and overcooked. The crab legs were dried out inside. The boiled shrimp looked flavorful, but it wasn't seasoned well at all. The shrimp disintegrated as you peeled them because they were overcooked. Maybe it sat out too long on the buffet warmers since there were less customers? I hope if I try this place again, it's a different experience. They had the usual buffet items for American and Chinese (ex. pizza, steak, lomein, orange chicken, stir-fried veggies, etc.) as well. They were okay. They weren't good enough to make me want to back for seconds. I really wanted to love this place. We don't have a lot of all-you-can-eat buffets in our area. I hope I just happened to go on an "off" day

    Clockwise: doughnut, fried rice, mushrooms and onions, sticky mango rice, steamed Halibut, shrimp dumpling and seafood dumpling
    LaToya A.

    This buffet has the best selection of food around! From General Tsao chicken to streamed halibut and sushi, I was impressed. The decor was nice and the food aisles were wide so people weren't bumping into each other. I wish I took more pictures of the selection. We will be back!

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    Peyton C.

    I love a good buffet, and Ombu was definitely a winner! The ambiance was lovely, and the decor made it feel like an upscale Vegas restaurant. The food was plentiful, and everything was good that I tried! I liked the mussels the best. I loved that they had crab legs, and don't forget to grab some of that Cajun butter to dip it in. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and they made sure that we had everything we needed to pig out. The price was $25 per person, and I feel like that's fair. I would visit again for sure!

    Chris P.

    Nice selection of food great service nice location with lots of parking also, next to a food market and a Korean barbecue hot pot off to the left. Inside looks really nice, especially on the right side has some really cool ceiling lights.

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    Alexandra E.

    $25.99 all you can eat for dinner. You pay first and then head to your table. They have all sorts of food from noodles to chicken to sushi as well as desserts. I genuinely enjoyed everything I had. Only thing I didn't like was the garlic bread because it was hard as a rock. I wish they had a bigger selection of food but good overall. It's very chill and quiet in there. I liked the decorations. Staff were very friendly. I would come back if I'm in the area.

    Shrimp , sushi and some pork
    Ramez W.

    This place is a solid deal at lunch. It's $17 with tip and there are some good options. The salt & pepper crab and the shrimp were by far and away the best highlights for me. You can tell the cooked seafood was super fresh and they probably go through a lot of that. The sushi is ok. It's not great and it's not terrible. You can tell they definitely reuse some stuff. That wasabi been out there since last week. If they cleaned up the quality a bit it would be a home run. The restaurant is big and clean with tvs and the service was friendly. I'd give it a 3.6

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    Teira R.

    I was definitely shocked at the food here. Lots of delicious and flavorful choices. The kids said they enjoyed the seafood here better than fiery crab! I typically don't do buffets because the mediocre food, but this spot definitely did its thing. I hope they keep it up and don't fall off. My only con is the dessert options. There was absolutely NO good dessert options.

    Panda shaped ice cream
    Phuong N.

    Came here with some friends to check this newly opened buffet. The place looks very nice and clean when I walk in. I asked for a table for 6 and was informed that they charge a 15% tip to our group which was fine with us. I forgot to mention the 10% off promotion they were having and he automatically gave it to my group. The food seems to come out as fast as an empty tray goes low so that's good. I came in with a plan, not to eat anything except the snow crabs , shrimp and crawfish. If I still have room in my stomach I'll eat some sashimi and ice cream. So based on what I ate, I prefer the cold snow crab to the boil one because the cold ones were more meaty. They also have regular full crabs that they boil or stir fry half crabs to choose from. I like the stir fried ones better because it has more flavor. The shrimp boil was a little disappointing. To each their own but I felt it was slightly over cooked but my friends loved it. I'm surprised since I usually don't care too much for buffet crawfish. Their crawfish was plump and delicious with the sauce they boil with. Now let's talk about their dipping sauce. They have either just regular butter, Cajun or garlic butter for your seafood. I tried both the Cajun and garlic separately and I loved both flavors so I mixed them together and it was Fire! I don't know what the ingredients are to make the Cajun sauce but it was so good with all my seafood. I got a few pieces of salmon and tuna sashimi and a piece of eel roll. The salmon was delicious and melts in my mouth but the tuna has an off taste. The eel roll rice was way too much and slightly hard like it had been laying out too long. For dessert, I grab two different kinds and split with a friend. We both agree that the panda shaped ice cream was cute but we both like the blue box ice cream much better. It's square shaped vanilla ice cream. Service was great. The staff were very efficient in grabbing our use dishes. I'll definitely come back but not anytime soon since I'm on a King cake diet...

    Crab legs, shrimp, Cajun butter
    Laura B.

    My husband and I were so excited to see a new restaurant open up in our area. We decided to stop by on a Sunday for lunch. The place is new so it is very clean. The food ranges from sushi, to orange chicken, dumplings, and crab legs. There is a lot of variety so bring your appetite. The food quality is on par with what you'd expect a buffet to have. The chow mein was mushy, the fried rice had cubed ham, the sushi had a lot of rice, the dessert table was disappointing. But make the best out of it and enjoy the crab legs and shrimp. They had lots of dipping sauces and butter to go along with all the dishes. Also, they charge dinner prices no matter what time you go on the weekend.

    Chuong L.

    Good food for a buffet. $25.99 a person for all you can eat with seafood? Sign me up. I've been there 3 times already and truly do enjoy going. They have all you can eat snow crab legs, blue crab etc. the sushi and sashimi there is really good as well. The most recent time I went, they also had dungeness crab.

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    Food taste good just need a few more entrees service was good as well food stayed stocked

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    The food is great, the service is awesome and the place is clean. Love it! My boyfriend and I go just about every Sunday.

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    Found the food to be good, service was a little above average, ambiance is wonderful.

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    Beautiful upscale restaurant with fabulous ownership. Definitely worth a stop when on the west bank!

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    Snow crabs were not good. Buffet food was basic. Was trapped by the all you can eat snow crabs.

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    Their price ridiculously high! When the 3 of us arrived they asked us to pay over $80 for 3 buffets. We walked out.

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    Sushi is fantastic! Crab legs- not so much. Lunch is really good for the price!! Dinner is really nice as well.

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