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First off, I didn't get sick by anything I ate, one star for that!
When we went here, we went for novelty. We wanted to try it all & see if it was all we hoped & dreamed it would be. I'll break it down.
You walk in to a river rock & antler'd interior because it's the old Claim Jumper, they seat you, ask your drink order & give you place settings. Then you go foraging.
We started at the sushi. There were traditional rolls, sashimi, and sushi. All of it was fresh. Then there's non-traditional; french fried onions on the rolls, some mayo, some spicy sauces. It's all tasty, but I'm sure the quality of french fried onions and mayo are not the quality of the fish. There's no "natural" here. But again, we were in it for the novelty.
Next we moved on to oysters (raw & cooked), crab legs, soups & appetizers. All tasty. Boiled snails, NOT tasty, chewy & without flavor even with the sauce. There was a yummy seaweed salad, each piece was tied in a knot & tossed in a spicy vinaigrette, very good. Then there was jellyfish salad, gelatinous & crunchy at the same time...not a great texture for me personally.
After that we tried the meats. Everything I had was good & seemed quite traditional. There was hair on my pig feet but...I didn't plan on eating the skin so all was good. The duck was more work than I bargained for, bones to work around. The clams were not very good as they were in a thick yellow chicken bouillon. There was a shrimp salad too.
One thing that worries me is people with allergies. I don't know if there's cross contamination with shrimp or peanut oils & I'm unsure the employees know either. If you have allergies, proceed with caution.
Desserts were sub-par but, eh, you're full anyway so who cares??
Here's the facts:
The sushi is good, and can be fun.
The salads and soups are well prepared.
The roasted (BBQ pork for one) meat was great.
If you go in JUST for these items, it's worth the $21.99 (and if you can find a 20% off coupon online, even better). If you venture into the unknown (jellyfish, snails & clams) it's not.
Also, we arrived at 5:30 & it was empty. Upon leaving at 6:40 it was PACKED & mainly with Japanese tourists from two tour buses. Go early!
So our waitress was our cashier, kids are $1.20 per year of age until they hit 12. And the wait staff was helpful & cleared plates fast & filled drinks quick.
This is a japanese buffet, it's not perfect, but it's worth going to. I enjoyed myself & definitely over ate, always a good sign.
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