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| - Hubs and I were leaving Best Buy one Saturday about lunch time when what do my eyes see? A Tokyo BUFFET sign in the same parking lot!
Hubs and I have tried a few buffet places around Pittsburgh since we'd moved here about 3 years ago so we decided to try this one too.
So glad we did! On the day we arrived for lunch, there seemed like a Japanese women's convention was going on with about 40 Japanese women going thru the buffet line. I felt at home as it seemed like my mother and all of her friends were gathering to eat lunch. As a matter of fact, one of the ladies bumped in to me and said in Japanese, "Shitsurei shimasu" (excuse me) and then in English "oh, I'm sorry" to which I replied, "iie, ii desuyo" (no, it's allright), which was met with laughter between the 3 ladies standing with her. They laughed about it and invited me to the private dining room where there were 50 or so Japanese women having lunch. They informed me that they meet twice a year for fellowship and they just happened to make reservations at Tokyo Sushi Buffet.
It's always a good sign to see Asian's eating in an Asian restaurant because the food is more authentic and tastes great. The restaurant has 3 dedicated sushi makers who make anything from rolls to hand-rolls to sashimi. They do take special orders although some of the sushi selections are not on the sashimi ice block. The sushi portion of the buffet line is the largest we've seen in Pittsburgh. YAY!
There are other selections on the buffet line: 6 different types of soup, a chef cooking Mongolian grill-styled stir fry, dessert bar and Chinese and American selections. Hubs and I liked that their buffet line had dedicated people working each section instead of one guy making sushi AND cooking on the grill. This makes for great customer service.
What would make it a 10:
- dining room needs a makeover
- more lighting
- another waiter or waitress or two -- we've been twice in the last few months and the waitress seems to be rushing to tables because it seems she had too many tables and customers to deal with.
- Leave a pitcher of ice water on the tables for self service
Overall, hubs and I were satisfied customers and have returned several times. We'll be making Tokyo Sushi Buffet our regular weekend buffet place because we like it better than the other one we've been going to.
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