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| - I came here for the buffet and this place is good but.... I have my reservations.
The GOOD: endless sashimi, a wide variety of sushi, oysters on the half shell, crab legs, shrimp cocktail and edamame. They are probably the freshest you can find in Champaign. They have deep-fried sushi, spicy tuna and ones with sweet potato and imitation crab. The crab legs are well-stocked and quickly replaced. The presentation is pretty with drizzled teriyaki sauce and vegetable garnishes. The place is clean and they offer long plates of pickled ginger, sliced melon, pineapple, mushrooms and fruit salad. They have three types of mousse cake, strawberry, tangerine and coconut which they replace every 10 minutes.
The HUGE "BUT":....
I called the day before I came and they said the price was $15.95 for the weekend buffet and they serve dinner all-day. However when we got there they changed the price "just that morning" to $17.95. I fell for the bait-and-switch. It's only a few bucks but still.... tricky, tricky. They tended to run out of oysters and drinks are not included.
Conclusions: The food was of decent quality and the best was the sashimi. But their price-changing tactics off-set me and you need a little patience as you wait for the chefs to crank out more sushi. This might be a good option if you LOVE sushi and want to stuff your face. It's a head above compared to other asian buffets in the area. Only if they offered free soft drinks, miso soup or some seaweed salad to go along with the buffet, I would feel like I could come back again. In any case I'd order from the menu because it will be less expensive and they won't suddenly change the price on you.
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