It is totally true that this buffet offers very good and cheap food! But until I caught more then 5 times, twice the OWNER of the buffet DID NOT WASH HANDS after using the bathroom! I need to call the Mpls Health Dept. These people are extremely mean and pretend they don't speak English out of a sudden when being confronted. read more

The best buffet I have eaten at yet! Everything tastes fresh and they even have hard shell crabs for the crab lovers! Absolutely delicious with friendly and attentive staff! Very reasonably priced! What more could you ask for?????? read more

My dad and mom invited me and my family to lunch today (Saturday). When we arrived at the restaurant, I noticed the lovely koi pond and fountains that they have right at the entrance. There was somewhat of a line , but that didn't matter because they were making sure the line was moving fast. I tried a lot of items on the buffet, probably about 8-9 plates between beginning to end. I really enjoyed the sweet potato balls. Crispy on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside. For a party of 3 adults and 3 children our total bill was $33.00 ( we drank water with our meals). You can't beat that. Nowadays a value meal at Burger King or Checkers is about $7, but at least you get a wide variety of items to choose from at the buffet. The food was great. Fresh and there's something for everyone- sushi, general tsos chicken, different desserts, 8 different types of ice cream, kimchi, prime rib, pizza, and of course the Teppanyaki Grill food. The waitresses kept the table clean and the service was good. I will definitely be back with my family. read more

I used to frequent this restaurant several times a week and I had the best service from the Manager by the name of Tiffany. Now the customer service has gone down all g with the quality of the food on the buffet. If you look at the sign outside it reads that the place closes at 9 or 9:30 but when you enter you find out that it actually closes 30 minutes earlier. I recommend the Japanese restaurant in Crofton in the K Mart Shopping center read more

This is the Americanized Chinese Buffet I have been looking for! The food is fine, occasionally delicious, usually acceptable. I liked the veggies, mushrooms, and lo mein, along with various fried and stir-fried items. It was also nice to have a decent fresh salad and dessert selection. The selection is large, including non-Asian options, and it's a good deal (about $10 for dinner). Another nice plus is that the restaurant is well kept and generally clean, and the wait staff are friendly. read more

My husband and I love the chinese food buffett. We have been known to go around trying the different ones to find one with the best selection and best taste for the lowest amount of price. We both undertsand that a buffett is not the creme de la creme of Chinese food but we still search. Well at this point, our search is over. Teppanyaki is one for the history books. This place is HUGE and the food is actually really good. We went for my husband's birthday brunch and we walked in to find the place pretty busy but not packed. It had very tasty fresh food. Yes some of the food was fried and they had a lot of american food too (not just chinese). They had a Sushi section where someone was actually making it fresh so it was not the "store bought" style. They also had a grill to cook noodles/meat to your liking. There was so much food we only got too medium plates and then desert. The cost was very good. With the coupon that came in the mail it was only 25 with tip for two of us. It was excellent and i am very much lookard forward to going again. read more

WORST EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Picture this.... All day Sunday you trying to balance out church, grocery errands and just getting your life together for the week coming then your tummy growls :(. What will be the best place to get everything you might be craving? Why not, a buffet? I went to TEPPANYAKI. I was treated like my money was good but I'm not entitled to good customer service. I spent over 70 dollars because it was my family and I. When we were seated the server was more interested in cleaning the surrounding areas then attending to us. If a business says they close at 10 then it closes at ten. I got there 8:45. I didn't expect everything to be there but at least the food to still be warm and good customer service. It was neither. The food was COLD, AND DRY. Server took a long time to get out drinks and didn't leave any straws and we have to ask several times before she gave it to us. I felt it should be known we didn't enjoy our dining experience and plus no one could of ate their food cause it was so cold and dry. I spoke to the manager and his exact words were "I CAN HEAT IT IN MICROWAVE OR YOU JUST NEED TO COME EARLY". It was very rude and inappropriate. It was terrible CUSTOMER SERVICE. This manager believes since he is maybe not in a particular "location" it doesn't matter if the customer is satisfied. I personally boycott this place and hope you do too. Cheap Price doesn't mean GOOD FOOD. Especially how I was treated. I will NEVER GO THERE AGAIN. I work entirely too hard for my $$$ and it should not be wasted on such BAD SERVICE. THINK TWICE . read more

The price was the only thing good about this place. I think the food was mediocre at best! I will not be back here!

Bad service from short haired waitress. She believe she deserve 15% for taking plates away after client leave. i give 7% tip she gave me attitude and gave back my tip. If you believe you deserve more than make your case to me why, give bad service it end up on yelp. read more

So apparently at this location your not allowed to use the 2$ coupon. Not that its a big deal but according to them yelp did not ask permission to promote 2$ off your next visit. read more

I always go here with family and friends if you looking for a nice buffet try it out friendly staff wait wasn't that long even when they're crowded my sister's loves the crab legs they have they also got a party room for large groups it's nice I would give this place 6 stars if I could. read more

Pretty good selection. Only negatives were that we were seated near the employee area, it was very humid and the floors were slippery, low selection of deserts, and the sushi rice was mush. Really enjoyed the grill part and the wanton soup. They also had fresh watermelon and other fruits that were good. Good for the price. read more

I went to this restaurant a year ago and the food was horrible. I decided to give it another try a few weeks ago and I was greeted by Tiffany who gave me the best customer service. I tried the food and I couldn't believe the taste it was great. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is interested in a nice meal alone or in a group. read more

My experience at Teppanyaki didn't even include the food. I was in a large group, so we set a reservation. The person on the phone told us that we would not need a deposit to ensure our reservation. When we got to the restaurant, the manager told us that our room was not available yet (evidently people were still eating). We paid, and then played the waiting game. We were then told that we should have made a deposit to ensure the reservation. About 40 minutes later, they tried to seat us at a bunch of tables scattered about a section of the restaurant, but still did not have enough space. We got our money back, and left to another buffet. read more

Pretty good, once the manager realizes that not everyone is out to get him. I was there Saturday, 2 large groups came in, on both occasions, he accused them of not paying for all of the party, which proved to be not true. Get a grip, food decent, fairly decent place to visit, but keep this up, you will be dining alone. read more

I have been to this place on several occasions and each time was not pleased with the manager or the owner, who ever he may be. As you know in many Restaurants you are free to seat anywhere you please, just as long as its not the party area. Well a couple of times my family and I have gone to Teppanyaki in Lanham and requested to be seated in the 1st section on the left when you come through the door, and every time we would come the Manager/Owner tells us NO (while clearly other guest are in there dinning) so I finally asked him why is it that EVERY TIME we come you tell us NO we cant sit in that section. He replied this is my rules and that when he go's in a restaurant and cant sit in a certain place that he doesn't ask why; he just doesn't sit there. I told him that (a) we are two different people and (b) you have people sitting in the section so whats the problem. He said because it was closed.... as I was talking to him it occurred to me that I have been coming here along with my family totaling about $100.00 each time we come; and get treated poorly. Granted you get what you pay for; but I refuse to pay to be treated poorly with my children seeing it, unable to request a section, and bad dessert (LOL) Point is the food isn't half bad neither the prices but that Manager/Owner has caused me NEVER to go back! I have spoken with a few others who said that the guy is really rude....... sorry dude not on my dime! Point is BEWARE of the Manager/Owner!! read more

I love this place! The teppanyaki grill is the spot! It gets a little crowded on Friday and Saturday. The food is fresh and the bars are kept clean! Me and the bf hit this place at least once a week! read more

I visited this establishment on Friday at lunch time. I enjoy coming her because I can get a nice hibachi plate for a reasonable price. My colleagues and I come here for lunch and have even had parties here. Friday was my last visit to this establishment. Service has never been great but was never a big deal until Friday. I fixed my plate at the hibachi grill as I usually do and waited for it to be prepared. I thought it unusual to have only one cook at lunch time because there are usually two, therefore our wait was a little longer. After sitting down to eat and then realizing that our time was up, I asked for a carryout box, which the waiter gladly brought to me. At this time two of the people I was with had gotten plates but saw we were leaving and asked for carry out boxes. They were given the boxes and as we started to leave the waiter said we would have to pay an additional $3.99 for the boxes. I refused to because I had only eaten half of my original plate. The other guests put their 's down on the table and we proceeded to the front to explain that I had nothing on my plate but my left overs. They quickly told me that was my problem and I would have to pay. I refused and headed for the door because I felt if that was the case I should have been told that before he gave me the box. I would have had more time had I not been delayed at the hibachi bar with the one cook. As I reached the door one of their wait staff jumps in front of me and proceeds to try and take the box from me. Now I thought that was a little extreme. You would rather loose not just one customer but 15-20 customers over a meal that had already been paid for. Not only that the waiter cursed me as I walked out the door-- or maybe that was because I shoved the box he wanted so desperately, in his chest. This confrontation was a little traumatic for one of the ladies with me, who had to calm herself once we left. I have never seen anything like this in my life and I have been in the foodservice business for 30 years of my life. Management did absolutely nothing and he was at the front when I explained the situation. I left with a very bad taste in my mouth. read more

it is incredible how they can manage hundreds of customers a day without sacrificing the quality of the food. I have been there quiet a few times and each time the food tasted delicious. read more

I love seafood. There are lots of choices and it is all you can eat. What have got to lose.

The place is nice and the food is OK except for the male manager who is rude, arrogant and insensitive to his fellow Asian customers. This male manager was so arrogant in dealing with customers when he told his customers that what he said is the rule without considering that "the customers is always right." He should be fired and be replaced by someone who cares for the customers. read more

Ditto to the post from Glenarden, MD. I had the same aweful experience as they had. Stay away.....The food is aweful even for a buffet and the customer service sucks. You get what you pay for. Plan to contact the Health Department on this place. read more

Worst place ever. They include tip in group luncheons; this is a buffet. The service is not any better than a single person eating at this restaurant. The food is terrible and this is the last time I will go there. read more

no doubt this is a nice place to enjoy, good food and drinks at affordable prices. my main concern is that the customer service relations is horrible and annoying. i was there in the company of other six friends of mine on 01/24/2012 around 4.00pm to dine, after a movie filming in maryland before we headed back to our diff. places in georgia and texas . we were so amazed at the level of rudeness by the attendant and her manager, just for asking them to explain the extra charges on our bill. the manager even told us to leave and would give us our money back. any way, that will be our first and last time of going there. like i said, you will enjoy yourself there if you don't need answer to any question. dave read more

My wife, who recently arrived from Peru told me most "american" restaurants suck; However, one of her girl-friends introduced her to this place. She said it was a fantastic all -you -can- eat place in Lanham. Later, we went, and I must say it was fantastic!!! I've been to buffets before...but this is excellent and I enjoy every time we go there. I like the stuffed clams on scallop shells!!!! read more

First just let me say...this food is always great!! I go here at least 4 times a month and di have no complaints. They had a variety of food you can choose from and it is kids freindly as well. I will reccommend everyone to try this place out. read more

Be Aware, the food is not up to correct serving temperature. You never see anyone checking the temperature. I have observed people requesting to use the microwave. With heath inspection being called in maybe they will be under radar. read more

ok i have been going here for sometime now and decided to go with friends after church, boy after waiting for all most an hour to be seated the customer service was horrible, some guy called Eric i guess he is the manager, who in this world gave this guy a manager because he was yelling in my face about seating and after that he ordered the waiters not to attend to us, they ignored us and wouldn't give us drinks that we paid for, no straws for water, we called on the waiter and she ignored us like 10 times, even other customers were dismayed. This experience was one of my worst customer service everrrrrrr. read more

My family and I come here to eat often, but on Monday, October 10, 2011 we were very unhappy with the way the manager Shaun treated us. We saw some friends who were already there and asked to sit with them. There was plenty of room and other people were already seated in the area. The manager came over and rudely told us we could not sit in that section and to move. When we inquired as to why, he was very unprofessional about the situation. He even went as far as to walk away while my sister and I were talking to him. A few minutes later, we saw another patron who was having the same problem we had with Shaun. He didn't walk away from her because she had two male relatives with her. When we asked her what happened, she stated that the manager was rude and that was the first time she was visiting this buffet and she would not patronize the restaurant again. And to top it off, another patron was sitting next to us and heard what was going on and said that he was rude to her as well. My family has been coming here since they opened, but we will not be returning until the rude and unprofessional manager Shaun is no longer there. We tried to resolve the problem, but not one person working there could tell us who the owner was, a phone number to call in a complaint, and they don't have a complaint box. My Mom and her senior friends come there regularly, but now she refuses to go to an upcoming function there beause of Shaun's nasty attitude. It is a shame when the person who is hired to ensure a pleasurable dining experience says he doesn't care about who we call to complain to, and that he didn't have time to talk to us and he basically did not care. Not going back to this resturant, we are taking our business and tips elsewhere. read more

Someone needs to give these people a tip or two on cleaning. The place smells and I caught one of the workers picking his bloody nose and he had the nerve to walk out to where people were eating with the napkin dug up his nose. What made it bad is that the manager/owner says "oh, that's because his nose is bleeding". The smell was so bad I asked if I could move to a different section. What did I do that for...the smell only got worst, and then a little boy threw up all over the place at the table directly across from mine. I was waiting on my husband to get the restaurant, and the first thing that he said to me was "why did you get the stinky table?". That confirmed that the lack of cleanliness of this place was not all in my head. I told the manager that I was not eating there and that I wanted a refund, so the manager/owner goes on to say "we can't let everybody go". I guess he noticed my facial expression and decided that he would give me refund. They were apologetic but who knows what he was saying when he was speaking his language to another manager while I was still standing there. I will not be visiting this place again. I'm actually curious as to how people give this place good reviews. I mean everywhere in the restaurant smells. Overall, this place is just not clean. You never know what you're going to get when you eat out, but when you see with your own two eyes how unsanitary the place is it makes you lose your appetite and not want to eat out ever again. read more

we went again over the memorial holiday. they got rid of the 2 hour time limit which was good. we had to pay for the dinner price as it was sunday. the food selection wasn't all that great and we didn't see much difference between the lunch vs the dinner. dinner had a couple more shrimp entrees and 1 crawfish entree. Everyone overloaded their plates everytime they put out the new fried shrimp serving. other than that the food was the same. the quality of the food was about the same as it was the last time i went. i wasn't really impressed and its ok as a buffet. the ice cream is now tiny measured serving cups instead of serve yourself scoops and they offer to go cups for an extra 50 cents. I gave it 3 stars because they removed the 2 hour time limit. the quality of the food isn't great. its a buffet so its buffet quality. the best item i liked was the almond cookies which were a bit stale. i don't eat chocolate, by choice, but the others in my party said the chocolate cake was good. read more

I am surprised that this place receives so many positive ratings because my experience there was horrible. On 10/5, I met a group of friends with our kids at Teppanyaki Grill for dinner. This would have been my first time dining there, but I immediately noticed the long line, loud and crowded environment. In total, our party numbered 20 people. Due to the size of our party, one of us called ONE WEEK AHEAD to reserve tables and was assured that Teppanyaki could accommodate our party. A few people were running late, so we asked to be seated as they were all on they way. Those later comers did call the group to confirm that they were still coming. The manager on duty took us to an area in the back dinning area, removed the "Reserved" signs off of 2 tables set aside of us and seated the present 15 members of our party at one large table. When we asked about keeping the second table for those en route, we were told that we'd have to pay to reserve the second table as it was their policy not to hold tables. But you reserved tables for us already based on a phone call, and now we have to pay first? We explained that the remaining members in our party were on their way, so we'd need the second table. The manager replied, "I hope that you follow our policy. If not, I will process refunds for you". What doesn't come through in my review is the sheer and utter rudeness of the manager. No one in my party wanted to spend money with an establishment that reserves tables over the phone, but then rudely demands that patrons pay to reserve seats for people who are en route. Needless to say, we all got refunds (Oh, and the remaining members of our party arrived before they had processed all of our refunds) and left. So, Teppanyaki Grill & Buffet, you not only missed out on a hefty tab, but you also earned a one star rating on Yelp, and a declaration that I will NEVER dine at any of your locations and will encourage others to avoid your restaurants, too. Related Note: i am not convinced by any of the positive reviews that the sushi is good. This place is to crowded, loud and dirty to produce good sushi. IJS. read more

Well folks, I just left this place being here for the first time. Even tho the price is right, the attitude is not. First of all, the manager "Sean" who takes your receipt at the front desk has a very nasty attitude. The manager 'Sean" wanted to seat my family (party of 4) way in the back of the restaurant when there was clearly empty seats near the front. I'm sorry but some of us black folks don't do the back of the bus anymore when there are seats near the front. When I expressed that to him and asked to be moved to another table near the front, he treated me like I was a child and raised his voice at me. Why the f**k he do that? After telling him off and about himself, I guess he thought that my family had threaten him because he called the police on us. I gathered he thought that we were going to start a riot because it was brought to our attention by another party of 4 had experience the same rude treatment. Like we explained to the police that showed up, we're not patronizing no buisness with a f**kup attitude. So to the manager "Sean" at Teppanyaki Grill, you just lost 4 good customers who like to eat out. read more

I just came from Teppanyaki Tonight. They were advertising crab legs as a special at no extra charge. There were good points and bad points that I noticed tonight. The good points are that you can't beat the price of the food. The food at the hibachi grill is great. The sushi is very good, and there are a lot of Asian and American dishes on the buffet. The inside was decorated nicely and the staff was pleasant. Teppanyaki is not stingy on the food like some buffets that wait a long time to bring out fresh food. Teppanyaki is always restocking the trays to my delight. The bad news is that the crab legs were a disappointment. They did not even look like crab legs. They were the smallest crab legs that I have ever seen. Then it seemed the staff did not try to address the fact the some parents with kids let the kids walk all over the food area playing with the utensils. I say one kid dip his hand in the jello and pulled out a jello cube. Another kid was picking up the serving spoons with their hands from the opposite end ....not the handle. The parents were nowhere to be found in the vicinity of the kids. Then an adult came in to take carry out and was getting and eating (and dropping )food over the stations. There was a lot of this going on tonight. It was ashamed since I really like this place. It seems that they are not paying attention to how the guest respects their restaurant which will inevitably run the business down. read more

had a welcoming party of new baby...... reservation was put in wrong they never researched so they gave us the section. they need a better system for groups and charges I was over charged with 4 people and had to dispute the charges they charged by how many sodas they wrote down it finally was resolved manager had an attitude but besides that atmosphere, decor and food was great read more