Over all is one of the greatest sushi buffet in VA area. Variety of selection, both hot and cold food. We had visited here twice since changed the name. Staffs were also very nice. Very enjoy!! Will definitely come back. read more

Food is ok. Service ridiculously bad and I have never seen anything like it. They really try very hard to make sure people don't eat much of the "hot" items, such as raw oysters, snowcrab legs and lobsters. They bring out the oyster 5-10 at a time, every 15 minutes (at least feels that long) or so. So most of the time, the oyster tray is empty and I suspect most people don't even know they exist. Lobsters are even worse. They are brought out once every hour, and nobody gets more than one each night. My mom tried to get an extra one for my dad who is handicapped and couldn''t stand in line himself. Her extra plate was taken away and she was given instead of an extra lobster, a dozen dirty looks, even after we repeatedly explained that my dad is disabled. We talked to the manager, Tony a short Korean guy. He was even worse. Instead of apologizing, he said the lobster guy did nothing wrong and too many people lie to get extra lobsters and he couldn't trust us. This was all while my disabled dad was sitting 5 feet from him (by the way, he never got his lobster). It appeared that Tony was paid to piss off customers (or guard the lobsters with his life?). And by the way, the lobsters were tiny and didn't taste that good anyways. For $30 a person, you would expect much more civilized service. My 70 year old dad was humiliated and my mom was almost in tears. She was essentially accused of lying about my dad's disability to get one extra lobster. I couldn't even believe this whole experience if it didn't happen to ourselves. I would have punched Tony in the face if my kids weren't around. This is one place we will never go back to. You can count on it. read more

For AYCE Korean/Asian this place is solid. Service when it comes drink refill and plate clearling is overall good. Favorites are Hibachi steak, clam soup, and smoked salmon sushi. read more

This place is way over priced. They have a lot of options, but the food wasn't great. They have a sushi and a hot food buffet which adds some nice variety. The one thing I did like was the tiny desserts. I'd just say it's not worth the price. read more

Really good variety of sushi and Asian food. Nice and organized place. No problem with parking because it's located at the mall. It's not super cheap, but for lunch price it's ok, dinner time is expensive to me though. We have been there twice already, and we are going back for sure. Too bad they don't offer any discounts for birthdays, not even 10%, what's super silly since most places give something. I hope they rethink that. Overall a good place to eat sushi read more

Great buffet with lots of choices especially when it comes to sushi. The place is clean and perfect for families. We always get great customer service. read more

I went thinking it was todai. I guess now it is sushi on. They charged about 30 per person but the food quality sucked!!! I mean it was horrible. The meats were dry and food selection got smaller i guess. Everything was dryy. My husband and i came out so upset because we felt like we got ripped off. I miss todai food! read more

I heard about this place so much. I finally made it last saturday dinner time. It was crowded and I feel like "wow this place must be so good!" The staffs at the front was very kind and answered all the questions that I had. They seated me near the buffet so I liked my table. As soon as I sat, the wait staff came to me asked me for the drink, very attentive and professional. I started with Sushi parts. I am Asian, and I know sushi. This place has a great selections of Sushi. wow I can't believe that they serve Uni and Unagi as a buffet item. Those are soooo expensive item in other sushi restaurants. I tried some other rolls and those are so yammy as well. The only issues I had was they have too many selections and I couldn't try all of them. Salad was fresh and looked so healthy. I have never seen this variety of salad in other restaurant. They also serve Udon, which is Japanese hot soup, and it was my favorite. I wanted to have it again, but I feel like I had to try hot items as well. Hot items was so great, especially Korean BBQ (They called this Galbi). Love it and Love it. I was so full and couldn't move, but had to try desserts because I heard it was the best desserts ever, and it was right. The small portion of desserts was just what I need and I get to try each one of them. My friend told me that they give you free Americano during weekdays, so I will definitely come back for that or whenever. Overall, I love this place, and will come back! Totally worth the money! read more

Used to be a todai buffet and now has changed name. They kept a lot of things the same for the most part but more of a Korean touch to it. Hot food was decent with some pork belly and teriyaki beef. They also had udon, ramen noodles. It was subpar. I'm not big on sushi so couldn't tell ya too much detail but tasted decent to me. They had snow crab legs which wasn't salty like before with todai so that was a plus. Desert was good especially the green tea ice cream. I would give it a 3.5 stars if I could. Maybe a four if price was better. read more

Todai is the place to go when you're craving a sushi binge. While I'll concede that their prices aren't cheap, the quality of the food makes up for it! Unlike sooooo many other buffets, the food area is well lit and you can really see the food - and see that it's fresh and delicious! If you're not into sushi or Asian food, stay home, but if you are, give it a try! read more

First of all, I hate buffets. Second of all, I love sushi. Sushi+buffet = ew. Todai is overpriced, their sushi or "sushi" is terrible. Even their non-sushi dishes were bland and very average. Their tiny desserts were the only plus. That's it. never going there again!! read more

I am not so much not well cooked meat or fish person.I love my food well cooked. But sushi in todai was good enough for me. It has many different types i have never heard or seen before. Also salad bar and ice cream are good. You eat as much as you want and pay a fixed.So go there hungery. :) it is crowded and noisy with too many families and kids.So as others mentioned , no date but good with friends(its what i do) or family. Its clean and neat So give it a try. read more

if I could give zero stars they would get it luke warm food chilled crab legs overcooked salmon and flan and cookies and pie not enough workers replenishing the sushi flavorless food TOTALLY OVERPRICED totally ruined christmas dinner read more

I've actually been a returning customer for quite some time, probably ever since they first opened. I was waiting on writing this review in hopes of the corporate or fairfax offices contacting me about my most recent dining experience. I had contacted both the corporate and Fairfax via email stating that both my wife and her cousin both were ill after dining at their establishment. I don't think it was a coincidence that they were sick the rest of the night into the next morning. I usually don't make complaints to restaurants personally because I figure I'll just stop giving them my business. However, in this case, I felt compelled to contact them. It's funny, I was delaying in writing this review because I wanted to believe they would do the right thing and contact me to say at least "sorry", but unfortunately, I got my hopes up for nothing. This was taken directly from my email, "I'm sure as a restaurant of Todai's size, my feedback may be overlooked, but I wanted to inform you of my dining experience whether it mattered or not." IT DIDN'T MATTER!! From my experiences, I've felt that asian owned establishments are usually not good when it comes to customer service, but this takes it up to another notch. Regardless, if you have a craving for sushi and really really HUNGRY, (and want to take the risk of food poisoning) then you should go. Honestly though, you really don't come to these establishments for quality anyways, but I didn't think you can get sick from it either. I'll stick to the other local buffets from now on, one not as big in size where the feedback from customers actually matter. read more

If for no other reason, everyone should go to Todai just once for the experience. Sure, we've all been to the local Chinese buffet or Golden Corral, we know how it can be crowded, how people camp out for more of their favorite menu items, etc. You'll certainly see all of that at Todai, but with an unparalleled sense of urgency and purpose that can be intimidating to those who are n00bs to Todai, are not very familiar with a large range of Asian cuisine, or simply don't like crowds. Put my wife in the third category. All of the hustle and bustle of Todai, combined with poor labeling at the buffet, turned her off after her first experience. I, on the other hand, kinda dug it and had always wanted to go back. I recently found myself at Fair Oaks on a Saturday, by myself, and super hungry, so I decided to make a return visit to Todai for mass quantities of Asian cuisine. Unfortunately, it didn't occur to me until I walked into a 25 minute wait at 2PM that it was also Valentine's Day. They told everyone that they planned to stay open and stock the buffet for 20 extra minutes, and I figured that was enough time to raid the buffet a few times, so I put my name in. The wait turned out to be closer to 15 minutes, and I was seated by 2:15. Although it really goes without saying, I'll say it again: Todai, like any buffet, is all about quantity over quality. However, the one thing that most people come for - sushi - has been the weak point of the buffet for me. Since this was lunch, the options were even more limited - and there wasn't much that I wanted in the way of nigiri left that I wanted. I did grab a few pieces of tuna and tilapia. The nigiri wasn't formed well and fell apart. I'm sure the constant picking over played a role. I'm no stranger to AYCE sushi - that's how I was introduced to sushi - and this is middle-level at best. Better than your local pan-Asian buffet joint, but nowhere near as good as, say, a sushi place that specializes in an AYCE buffet, or a sushi place that offers a lunch buffet. The rolls were decidedly better, and I do like how they put all of the cooked rolls into one spot for those who don't like it raw. (Cue ODB) And once you go past the sushi "comfort zone" there's a whole array of other Asian dishes to try. I love the variety of salads, with some really creative options like the "Bulgogi Salad". The galbi here is pretty good ... not the best, but I'll take "pretty good" AYCE short ribs any day of the week. The real pro-tip for Todai, however, is to make sure you leave room for dessert. It's arguably the best part of the buffet. There's plenty of mini-desserts to give you just the right amount of sweet treat you need, or you can gorge yourself like a boss. It was understandably picked over by the time I made it there - favorites like the Oreo Cake and Tiramisu were gone - but they still had the surprisingly yummy Tofu Cheesecake, a Blueberry Dream like dessert, and the crepe station was still open. That's right - made to order, fresh crepes, with your selection of toppings. What's that you say? Nutella? Why yes, they have Nutella for your crepes too! There are some understandable complaints about the dinner buffet price - but I can totally see a couple of ladies who work nearby stop in after a crappy morning and camp out at the lunch buffet eating dozens of crepes with strawberries and cream. Like any mass quantity buffet, Todai is what you make of it. (See what I did there? +20 points, Clever Achievement Unlocked). I agree that the dinner price is way expensive - but if you come here for lunch and focus on the handful of good items, and that awesome dessert bar, you'll enjoy your visit. read more

Every time I go to Todai, I always leave wondering why I gave it another chance. All of their food, from the sushi to the cooked foods to the chilled seafood, is downright mediocre. Nothing stands out as tasting especially good. Instead, I always wonder why I paid so much money at a buffet when I could have gone to a good sushi restaurant and left much more satisfied. Perhaps next time I get talked into going to Todai, I'll open my Yelp app and re-read this review. read more

I use to be a big fan of Todai, everything was great until I came back recently. The food were old and never refill, some were burnt as well. Not to mention that I pay almost $30 for a buffet when I get only old food? The sushi bar is limited and not as of options compare to other buffet I went to. The sushi were not pack tightly. When I lift the sushi, everything fell down. The dessert bar is okay. The only thin I like there is the crepe. As goes for the night special, they'll only have it by the hour, so if it's all gone, it's gone, they don't make anymore till the next hour by their time destination. The food quality gone down compare to the past times I visited. read more

Definitely will not be coming here again. The food wasn't that great, but it's a buffet so I don't expect great food. But the sushi was just plain inedible. What's the point of putting stuff like this out there for your customers to eat? read more

Sushi On - This is supposedly spicy tuna and spicy salmon. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

Lots of variety of food. Crab legs, fresh oysters, noodles, sushi, sashimi, and rolls! It's a buffet and you shouldn't expect the highest quality but I think it was very good, enough to satisfy my craving for fresh fish. I would say it was worth it for the 30 bucks. Great service by our server Kim, too. He was quick to refill our drinks and we didn't have to ask once for additional napkins or to pick up our used dishes. Awesome service. Thank you. read more

They have a very large selection of very low quality food. For $20 a person, this is not a good place to eat. Go elsewhere.

Extremely slow drink service. $30 per person. Which isnt advertised anywhere. The seafood they had was no good, and I love seafood. It was either bad, over cooked, or a combination of the two. They used to be todai apparently, looks like they changed their name to try and get a few more suckers with that $30 unadvertised price as their merchant account still shows up as todai. Edit 3/7/2016 Came down with blowout diarrhea. read more

Not so good. We were definitely biased from the beginning since we were comparing it to the one in Honolulu. It doesn't even come close. The dishes looked like they had been sitting out a while and the buffet was weak. If you are ever in Hawaii check it out - off the main strip in Waikiki. Fresh and plentiful unfortunately not here. read more

I have been coming here for years. The other reviews are pretty accurate and the lunch price / menu is the best deal. Dinner is pricey although you get crab and other items not on the lunch menu. Coffee is free via a machine as of a year ago or so. Bottom line, pretty good and you'll find items that strike your fancy. Production line sushi and at times, the fish falls off the rice ball. Beef, soup, other items are pretty good. read more

is it normal to do somersaults of joy when mumsie suggests todai for dinner? not quite the monster buffet of hee been -- but todai's smaller selection is actually friendlier to my tummy. me? i start with sushi and salads, break with dessert, then go back for the rest. okay, for the hee been fanatics, be forewarned -- there are no raw oysters, crab legs, or korean food at todai. read more

This is the place you go to when you want to stuff yourself full of sushi for cheap. sure the quality isn't the best, but let's be honest, the sushi here is no worse than any of the other local sushi joint. vancouver BC this is not! I give it a solid 3 stars. some of the other todais are definitely 4 stars, but this one doesn't have some of my favorite todai staples... or rather this one has a different twist on some of my faves. for instance, poke served in a cup on top of rice? what happened to the poke that is in a big bowl and you can just get as much as you want? well, most people here don't know what poke is anyway. in cali, they sell this stuff at costco by the pound! read more

The food is good but the service suck. They open at 5:30 and they wouldn't let me use the rest room at 5:24. They made me waited.

Worthy for first try if you want to eat sushi. The food is ok not that bad but not that good either. A lot of selections, but I hope the snow crab was steam not cold. read more

I wanted to like Todai...but, unfortunately, I'm not a fan. 2.5 stars. Probably would be better at dinner, but I dunno that I'll come back. I came today for lunch and found a few things to be enjoyable: the spicy tuna maki, mini mushroom rice bowl, and the adorable variety of miniature desserts. The tofu salad, green bean salad, and mushroom salads were also pretty solid. Nigiri was decent (red snapper, tuna, salmon) but some of the maki were offputting. There were lots of tempura-fried varieties (one called "lasagna" which made me a little ill and contained cooked fish, mayonnaise, and some other stuff). The mussels and other seafood looked, and tasted, kinda tired under the heat lamps, and the ultra-fried varieties didn't really appeal to me. I had a couple pieces of the fried calamari which were nice and super-crunchy but the little popcorn shrimp were kinda soft and naasty. Maybe seafood buffets just aren't my cuppa tea. I didn't see anything like crab claws or steamed shrimp (both which would've been a welcome, non-fried addition to the buffet). And I think I'm becoming a bit of a purist in my sushi and may have to lay off the sushi-buffets. I think it's more satisfying to go to a place like Kotobuki and order a nice mixture of maki/nigiri instead of being overwhelmed by semi-decent, semi-nasty buffet sushi that I feel compelled to try, and eat too much of. Oh well. But the mini desserts were sooo cyut! The tiramisu and pumpkin pie were really yummy too! Didn't see any crepes. read more

Sushi On - mini mushroom rice bowl + spicy tuna maki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Fairfax, Virginia

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This place is a total rip off. 68$ for 2 people dinner buffet. Food is just as mediocre if not worse than a normal teppanyaki buffet, and atmosphere is like a high school cafeteria. Service was shit, overall one of the worst restaurant experiences of my life. What a rip off. read more

Todai is an awesome sushi buffet restaurant. I have eaten here during lunch and dinner. The sushi selections for lunch is not as plentiful as dinner, yet the food experience is still great. The sushi is replenished very quickly as the plates are emptied. The servers perform an excellent job ensuring the drinks are refilled and the plates are cleared. My only minor observation is that the men restroom was in need of maintenance. read more

We love this place. My boyfriend and I always love every experience we have here. The food is great! Sometimes they serve jumbo shrimps at a certain time of day every 30 minutes?. (I don't recall the time) Everyone just rushes up to the far right side with their plates. Anyways, love the sushi and the udon soup. All you can eat! If you love what you're eating, that's exactly what you're paying for. You get what you pay for. Great service. The only thing is, it gets pretty crowded. The seats are too close together. I'd rather sit in the booths. They should expand it more and put it somewhere else rather than the mall. It'll be better off at it's own spot. The deserts are extremely delicious. The crepes that they make, chocolate, strawberry, etc. etc. TRY THEM! The food is FRESHHH. For your birthday, they give you a complimentary meal certificate for equal value of the buffet price as a gift to use on your next visit! If you're trying to go for a special occasion or with a group, make a reservation first. Seats aren't always guaranteed there. I been there, done that. (I had to wait half and hour) Other than that, this is a highly recommended buffet! read more

A cute place in Fair Oaks Mall. A nice change from the typical food court/mall food. Decent quality sushi and buffet- nothing amazing, though. Lots of selection, the first time I went I was a little overwhelmed- there was a lot to choose from- but hey, it's a buffet, look around a little and pick and choose- you can try a lot of things. If you're in the mood for just some good sushi- looking outside the mall would probably be a better bet... But in terms of options at the mall, this is a good one. read more

Overpriced beyond belief. For a place that has sushi in its title it was pretty horrid quality; even for a buffet place. The other food they offer is unremarkable. For better sushi pay for quality not quantity. You can spend the same amount of money and get a really good sushi platter somewhere else in the area. read more

it's probably the best buffet in this area. but with that price tag, i do expect more from it. but that is because i was at a similar-type buffet before and it was much better (i.e. minado). do a google search and you'll see what i mean. it's supposed to be a buffet, and yet, some dish, such as the jumbo stuff shrimps, are only brought out every hour or every two hours. and when they are brought out, they have limited qty. read more

While Todai offers a wide variety of food, the prices have crept up to $75 for dinner for two, with sodas and tip. I just can't see paying that kind of money for a buffet. The food isn't bad, it's just gotten out of my price range. For the same money, I could be over at Clyde's or M&S Grille. read more

This is a great place to visit for anyone who loves sushi but especially if you are NEW to sushi. You can try whatever you want and not feel bad about having to eat 6 pieces from the roll. They have plain pieces of fish, fish over rice, and rolls that are different every time that you go there. They have lots of cooked Japanese/Chinese style food. Huge small desserts. Fresh Fruit. Tempura Udon Noodle Soup. Every half hour they have either Crab or Lobster that is cooked really well and people wait in line to get them. Lunch and Dinner are a bit servings. read more

I"m not really a buffet person because I'm really slow and get full pretty quickly...but I think for the lunch buffet Todai is a solid option. If you come here for the sushi, they have a large variety and they keep up with the crowds for the most part. Of course it's not going to be the same quality sushi you get in a sit-down sushi restaurant, but if you take into account the variety + quantity you can get, along with their other salads (my favorite thing to get is actually their sashimi salads), it's a good place to eat if you happen to be in Fair oaks! I don't think it's worth the dinner price though, way too expensive. read more

Nothing special...but if you want mass amounts of sushi without paying too much..its alright. I like their udon but their ramen seems a bit too salty (I'm guessing a lot of MSG in their soupbase). However, it beats going to an actual sushi place and paying tons of money for a few pieces of sushi..so might be worth it if you really just want to pig out on sushi without feeling like you have to pay too much. read more

My family has been here several times. It is my father's favorite birthday spot. We went again last week to celebrate his birthday as usual. The good was the same as usual. I would normally give this place 3-4 stars. However, towards the end of our lunch my husband noticed something white kept falling on his shirt. He brushed it off a few times, before looking up at the ceiling. THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE CEILING AND THERE WAS SOMETHING MOVING UP THERE DIGGING THE HOLE! As you can imagine we were HORRIFIED. The hole was right over our table! We were well into our meal and realized we may have eaten whatever was falling from the ceiling. To add to this mess - I AM 8 MONTHS pregnant. As disgusted as we were, the staff simply put tape over the hole and went about their business. NO APOLOGY NO DISCOUNT NO NOTHING. My sister, husband and I approached the manager. All he said was "I don't know what is up there." And that was that. Needless to say - we will be contacting his management and will never return again. read more

Way overpriced. Fewer choices compared to the same one in Hawaii, which has far more choices and better taste. This Fair Oaks one is a rip off. I don't understand why the same brand name restaurants have so much differences in good quality and selections. read more