This buffet just opened Friday in the spot were Hibachi Grill used to be and it looks the same with the really funny resteroom sign that I tried to photo but couldn't. Sadly I left hungry with an upset stomach over the foods I tried. I started with some sushi that sort of looked dried out and when I tried a piece the rice wasn't seasoned and was just gooey and fell apart.I was hoping for some tasty seafood since this is a seafood buffet. I"m not sure I did SEE FOOD but I saw cod and what they called salmon that was a white flesh fish here. I really like fish and I wasn't able to eat either of them the taste was too offensive. I put some vegetables on my plate but the broccoli was mushy and had a strange taste to it.
Since I still didn't eat almost anything I decided to try the Mongolian stir fry. I picked some vegetables that looked good and some chicken. The stir fry guy asked me if I wanted teriyaki or soy sauce so I picked soy sauce. He chopped, he slopped sauced it up a bit and he twirled the spatula around a bit for show. It looked OK to me but it tasted awful like an 8 year old made it. The chicken was extremely dry I couldn't eat it but the way it tasted was just awful like all just soy sauce.
They had one salad that wasn't completely awful but it tasted like old fish, it was the seaweed with cucumbers and radish. I was able to pull out the radishes and eat the radishes but the rest tasted very fishy.
The chicken on a stick was sweet and weird tasting. (YUK)
My husband tried to eat an octopus and he said it was just like rubber.
They didn't have much in the way of prepared stir fry dishes.
I tried a piece of battered chicken that was OK and a couple of cold french fried that were edible.
I did like the bean paste stuffed bun that looked like a peach.
The fresh grapes were very good.
I saw loquats so I took some. I popped one in my mouth and had to spit it out because it tasted like something meaty was on it.
They just opened maybe they will get better and just don't have it together yet?
I also note I didn't try everything so MAYBE they had some good dishes? I didn't try?
However I will never return.
As only a slight update This Buffet was featured on 5-16-13 on Dirty Dining with 11 major health code violations. (no wonder why stuff just didn't taste right) So you should check the Maricopa Co. Health Inspections before you dine here.
ANOTHER slight update Aug-22-13 6 major health code violations according to Dirty Dining on KPHO