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    East Bay Buffet

    4.0 (547 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 9:30 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Good for groups

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    Kathleen W.

    We had east Bay Buffet for a friend's bachelor party and this place has so kuch variety of food, soups, drinks, malaxiangguo, hot pot, a chocolate fountain, so many fruits and more! The variety was extensive and the food quality was pretty decent for a buffet. Overall, highly recommend as the place is very affordable comparatively for the food and extensive choices.

    Kai L.

    The food is very starchy, but tastes pretty good. They also have bone broth udon and all you can drink milk tea! This place is popular, the parking was packed on a Saturday. The wait to go in was 30 mins for 3 people. They pre-charge tips, which was like 8%, amazing deal. There were tv's playing sports. There were a lot of families with kids running around, can get hectic. The buffet walkway was too narrow, there's often traffic filled with people old and young trying to get at the food. I'd say their dim sum is their specialty. The sushi is like the bare minimum, nothing special; you can find better at costco or a gas station. I would come again, since i have a better idea of what to get. They also offer a lobster or steak option for a few bucks extra.

    Katelynn V.

    Pretty solid buffet and all you can eat for 90 minutes! Family enjoyed eating here :) Didn't need to make reservations or wait long on a Sunday around 4pm. 4pm until closing is dinner time (40 a person) and I think that's when they have all that seafood out! If you want a lobster tail it's an additional 6 bucks per person. Senior citizens 65+ get 10% off and you can eat for free if it's your birthday. I like that they also allow a range of 2 days before and 2 days after your birthday to give a window time to come eat for free. They got a good variety of food ranging from sushi, Chinese food, seafood, malatang and desserts! Sushi was decent for buffet sushi and I like that they serve rolls, nigiri and even sashimi. You can see the workers slicing them up live. The seafood was good and was often replenished since everyone and their mamas be grabbing half the tray. Decent Chinese food like noodles, fried rice, dim sum, meat, etc.. I didn't try their malatang but I'm curious how the broth and flavor are. For dessert they have a chocolate fountain you can dip your marshmallow in. I will say the chocolate is a bit bitter. They also have other sweets and fruits. Their little cup desserts were mid. I also like how you can get free drinks from their machine and to the right of it is free refrigerated water bottles and this half cup Asian drink with white fungus. They have another refrigerator with other bottled drinks but you have to pay 2 bucks each for that. They also have icecream! Overall, the service was good and I liked how they came to clear out plates where there were leftover seafood shells. The inside also looks clean and nice! I would definitely come back here again!

    Daniel M.

    I got to enjoy lunch with my family here for my birthday today and I was extremely happy. Did you know birthday people get to eat for free? That pleased me. But even if I were to pay for myself, I thought the value (for lunch anyway) was very good. This is so much better than the Chinese buffets on my side of the East Bay which encompasses the far east side of Contra Costa County. For one, sashimi being offered as part of the lunch spread is very welcome. Would've been nice if they were a little thicker but it's all you can eat so it's not a huge deal. I like that there was a nice selection of bottled drinks included with the meal and not just the typical fountain. That's rare for me to see. I LOVED the build your own malatang station. I've found that it's starting to be a popular thing with some buffets lately but this is the first time I've had one at a reasonably priced buffet. I love having malatang that I don't have to be conscious of the price by the pound for a change. Desserts were probably the weakest part of the buffet. The ice cream especially was rock hard. Not a huge fan of the tiny ice cream cups that are provided. I much prefer having the option to self scoop ice cream, especially if there's more flavors than just vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. Overall, I had a wonderful experience and my picky family also liked it so that's pretty high praise. I hope we can come back here for our next birthday.

    Jen-Jen B.

    Came here for dinner last Friday. Busy as usual. I did notice they had a lot more selections then when they first opened. And you can add lobster for an additional cost. They didn't have any Thai iced tea tho like last time. They seem to have more staff and they continuously comes around to clear dishes. Left feeling full. Would come back.

    My personal Mala Tang bowl (Tom yum broth delicious)
    Theresa P.

    We decided to give it another try hoping they improved some processes. If anything, the one thing I would come back here for is the service. How quickly they clear your used plates, how quickly they refill food stations and clean the areas where people are making messes when dripping food everything. The hot seafood book section is a hot commodity! I will say, in the 90 minutes I was there, as soon as it was refilled, it was empty within 5 minutes! But luckily it was refilled again within 5-10 minutes. Unfortunately, they have still not improved the process of order stations for lobster/Wagyu and mala tang/teppanyaki. It causes a lot of congestion and no one is able to get by. People were literally shoulder to shoulder scooting by each other if they could. It just gets too crowded. And to be honest, where are you suppose to stand when waiting for your food to be prepared? Many people walked away and came back to be confused if it was their food or someone else's. Communication wasn't great either. Overall, for the price (slight increase from opening week), I would go back just for the mala tang station and hot seafood! If I could, 3.5 would be a more accurate rating.

    Manda N.

    Everything here was absolutely amazing!! Everything I ate here was all super good. Quality and freshness was all there. I've never had tiger prawns in any buffet but this place sure had it. The way it was done and cooked was so mouth watering. I can totally appreciate the freshness and how the quality of food tasted. Although the lobster was $6 more it was worth it for dinner. They had cooked it better than I will cook a lobster The place was beautiful inside and outside. It was super clean and very well kept, stations were always clean and organized. I think this is by far try e most cleanest upscale buffets I've ever been to. Their service was impeccable! Superb if you will. Staff was all genuine nice and very friendly... I can feel the sincerity from all of them. Everyone who worked there look extremely happy and that's how you know management keeps their team in the form they are. The energy of the staff were all so inviting that it felt welcoming. Overall I love this buffet, it tops the best buffet place I've ever been to. Like I'd choose this over Tomi which is located in San Jose eastridge mall and the Milpitas Buffet... The staffs are what wants me to continue going and the food was a real win. Thank you East Bay Buffet and your amazing team!

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    Harvey K.

    East Bay Buffet is located across the street from Casa Orozco, near the corner of San Ramon Rd and Amador Valley Blvd. They occupy the space left vacant by McNamara's Steak and Seafood. I came here for dinner with a group of friends on Monday 10/20/2025. The place was surprisingly busy when we walked in at around 6:30pm. We were immediately by a gentleman who's either the owner or the manager. He was friendly and courteous, and gave us the lowdown about the dinner service. For weeknights, the price was $39.99 per person. After we paid, he led us to a table near the back. The redesigned interior was charming, and cleanliness was excellent. The dinner buffet consisted of several categories: chilled seafood and appetizers, sushi and sashimi, cooked seafood and Chinese dishes, dim sum, malatang, and dessert. I sampled a good variety of items, and the quality ranged from so‑so to good. On the pro side, I especially enjoyed the steamed abalone, the Cantonese beef stew and offal, and the malatang. They also offered bottled and canned drinks from China, along with milk tea, which was a big plus. On the con side, the sushi and sashimi selection was somewhat limited, and the Chinese dishes were mediocre. Service we received was good. Staff members were polite and helpful. Overall, I enjoyed my first experience here. Will return.

    Father's Day line
    Joe P.

    It was my second time here and I do enjoy this place. Some items I'm not fond off but most items I do enjoy. I like seafood and they do have an array of seafood. Come and check them out.

    Christy T.

    There is a lot of selection of food. Even a build your own Malatang. And order to make beef ribs. You can also pick any bottled drinks you like. Parking was very hard to find. Even on a weeknight. Service was quick to clean up empty plates and clean tables. Ambiance was clean, cleaner than most buffet places. I would prefer the common ladles to be cleaned and tidied up more frequently.

    The drinks we tried with our dinner tonight.
    Lelan Q.

    5/5 stars for a clean, beautiful, fully functional, and fully loaded buffet that has lots of good delicious food ingredients. At this buffet, they got sushi, Fruit Salad bar, cakes and cookies bar, chocolate fountain for strawberries and marshmallows on wooden skewers to be dipped into the chocolate fountain, they also got beautiful acrylics of fruit jellos and mouse cakes in many different plastic shapes, a variety of appetizer ham bar, all the expensive fried food choices, and all the expensive hot steamed dim sum choices, along with cold food choices such as the cocktail shrimps, cold sashimi salads, and lemon wedges. Also, they got seven different huge rice cookers that holds seven different kinds of soups and rice dishes. They got BBQ pork spare ribs, fried pepper pork chops, fried fish cods, fried colossal shrimps, cha-suey ham, veggie stir fry, beef stir fry, and a huge variety of steamed fishes. Perfect thin stir fry rice noodles, fried egg noodles, fried rice, and all kinds of fried tempuras. There's hot pot noodle soup here with 4 different soup broths to choose from: (1.) Masala (2.) Tom Yum (3.) Tomatoes (4.) Beef Bone Broth. For noodle toppings or main dishes stir fry station, they have more than 27 ingredients to choose from. There's thinly sliced pork, thinly sliced beef, thinly sliced lamb, thinly sliced beef tripes, thinly sliced tilapias, thinly sliced chicken, quail eggs, lobster balls, pho beef balls, fish ball with brown sweet fillings, fish cakes, fried tofus, raw shrimps, and imitation crab chunks. red bell pepper slices, onion slices, thinly sliced mushrooms, fresh bean sprouts , yellow egg ramen noodles, clear vermicelli noodles, Korean yam potatoes noodles, thin pho rice noodles, green spinach, Chinese broccoli, cabbage, diced cilantro, and diced green onions. To the right side of the noodles station is the stir fry chow mein noodles and fried rice station. Here, they got lots of good brand bottled drinks to try and to choose. I like this place. I have returned to eat at this place many times, five times so far, and love the consistency of the delicious foods and drinks here. The price for lunch at $29.99 and the price for dinner at $39.99 is very reasonable for the varieties of the very delicious tasty good foods served hot and cleaned here. For dinner, u get extra 6 ingredients (1.) Oysters (2.) Steak (3.) Snow king crab legs (4.) Korean short ribs (5.) Sashimi (6.) extra $6 for the lobster tail.

    Dim sum and kids favorites (fries, chicken nuggets)
    Debbie W.

    Came here for lunch on a Saturday for the first time. People were already lining outside the door before they opened at 11am. Additional parking in back behind the restaurant. You pay first, then go eat. Various seating areas 1) Lots of variety - sushi and sashimi section, hot chinese food, dim sum and children's favorites, separate seafood variety, custom hot soup where you grab your toppings and select your soup base, dessert section 2) Sometimes the line at the station doesn't move and you're waiting for it to move. This happens during prime time such as at 12 3) A dish does not always get refilled right away during prime time so you need to go back and try again, it's timing and luck 4) Lots of drink variety - bottled drinks, lemonades, bobas 5) Dessert section - small cakes, cookies, fruit - most popular is the chocolate fountain with strawberries or marshallmallow. Strawberries go fast. 6) Soups - 3 types to pick from including jook 7) Ice cream cups: 3 flavors to pick from - vanilla, strawberry and chocolate There's so much variety that there's bound to be something you like. Pace yourself so you can try as much as you can. There is a time limit and if it's busy you might get a warning like we did since we were part of a large party and people were waiting outside. Bon Appetit!

    Daniel L.

    One of Dublin's best value and variety places to grab a bite. Whether you're looking for seafood, shellfish, meat, noodles, soups, dim sum, sushi, dessert, salad, drinks. This buffet has it all! Plenty of seating and parking in the front and rear, easy access on and off the freeway!

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    What seafood is offered at the lunch menu?

    Tiger prawns / shrimp/ seafood boil/ mussels

    How many free birthday meal can we have if we have group of 6 since I have two ppl has the same birthday?

    Unless they changed their rules, it'll be only 1 free birthday meal with your current setup. As a previous poster mentioned the birthday meal is when you have 4 paying adults in the group. So unless you can get 4 more adults in another group to… 

    Do they have free meal for your birthday?

    Yes, but as a previous poster mentioned you'll also need 4 adult paying customers in the group unless they changed their rules.

    Is the free birthday meal only valid for the day of? Or is it valid for a couple days before/after?

    We've gone a couple days before/after and they've honored the free birthday meal. You have to have a group of at least 4 adults though.

    What kind of cooking oil is used for fried items? If "vegetable" oil does it have soy in the oil?

    Do we need a reservation for dinner on a Wednesday night?

    If you were going as a large party like 4+ then I would consider calling to getting a reservation as a precaution imo, but maybe more towards the weekend I would definitely call to make sure.

    Menu show two diff prices for sat lunch. What is the correct price?

    We have different price for Saturday, $29.99 for lunch, $43.99 for dinner.

    Does it serve any Wild CAUGHT FISH?

    Thank you for your question. At this time, we do not serve wild caught fish. Our seafood selection features high-quality, responsibly sourced options chosen for freshness and consistency.

    What is the cost for lunch?

    26.99 plus tax and they charge an 8% service charge

    Is this one pet Friendly (outdoor dining)?

    No, outdoor eating at this one. The only buffet that has some outdoor eating would be fusion buffet in concord, but I would suggest calling to see if they'll let pets sit in that area.

    Do they offer sashimi for lunch? Update: I JUST CHECKED and they don't serve sashimi for WEEKDAY…

    Yes.

    Is there vegetarian or vegan options besides the dessert?

    Yes there are veg only dishes. The malatang section also has veg based broth.

    Are there differences in the food available during lunch buffet versus dinner buffet?

    Yes. According to the host, the lunch buffet does not include wagyu steaks and they don't have the crab legs, oysters and shellfish which they have at dinner.

    Do they offer a senior discount?

    Yes. 10% off.

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    KoJa Kitchen

    3.8(395 reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    We walked in for dinner, and the restaurant was clean, which was what we liked. We were greeted by…read morethe friendly and inviting staff member, Kira, as we walked through the door. We arrived at 7:40 PM, and the manager, Joseph, told us the restaurant would close in 10 minutes. I said that's OK. We'll order the food and eat as much as we can there until we have to leave, and then we will leave by the time we are asked to leave. My boyfriend, Jeff, thought the restaurant was open until 8 PM, so he checked the website. It said the location was open till 8 PM, so he walked outside to check the time on the door, and it read 8 PM. There were no other signs that said they were closing at 7:50 PM. Jeff called somebody to complain about the time discrepancy while we were waiting for our order to arrive. When our order arrived, Kira brought our food to the table in a really cute to-go bag, and I like that she listened to us that we would eat as much food as we could while we were at the restaurant and then take the rest to eat at home when it came closer to 8 PM. Our food was ready pretty quickly; we had plenty of time to finish our food before 8 PM. However, I think Jeff just wanted the manager to be upfront with him and say that the store was closing at 8 PM, so it's better to take your food to go or something like that, not make up an arbitrary time to say what time the restaurant was closed. I'm rating this Koja kitchen location four stars mainly because of the outstanding customer service provided by Kira. She was incredibly friendly and approachable, making the experience very pleasant. I wish more customer service representatives could be as kind and easy to talk to as she is.

    It's been a while since I've been to koja kitchen. Sadly, today's experience was not as good as…read moreprevious ones. The restaurant was virtually empty when we came in for a late lunch. We both ordered the original koja. Although the flavor was good, the meat was extremely tough and grizzly. The man behind the counter who took our order was pleasant. Although I didn't notice it, my friend thought the woman who brought out our order seemed to be in a bad mood.

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    Blossom Bee

    Blossom Bee

    4.1(870 reviews)
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    Such a sweet little hole-in-the-wall spot! The prices are very reasonable! My pregnant wife has…read morebeen very particular and she was a happy camper. I get the feeling the servers are a couple, and they were both incredibly attentive and welcoming throughout the meal. The khao soi was flavorful and comforting, taste very much like authentic khao sou I've had from Thailand. It came with 2 very tender drum sticks. The spicy eggplant rice plate was tasty, though a little on the oily side. I really liked that it came in a separate dish from the rice--such a small detail, but it was well thought out and kept the rice from getting soggy. The mango sticky rice crepe was just okay for me. The crepe was a bit thick, and the sticky rice was somewhat mushy. Overall, I think I prefer classic mango sticky rice on its own rather than wrapped in a crepe. Wonder how other crepes would taste like... Overall, a cozy spot with attentive service, good prices, and some solid dishes. Small restaurant probably not ideal for large groups. I'd happily come back to try more of the menu!

    Very cute family restaurant with a relaxing Thai ambiance!…read moreThe service was great, attentive and efficient! But the food was delicious! We came for breakfast.. My friend had the "Tres Bees" and I had the Mango Crepes which had "Sticky Mango rice" inside! So yummy!! Took To Go: Roti with yellow curry, Thai chicken fried rice and Chicken Pad Thai! So very tasty! Hope to go again soon!!

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    Blossom Bee - Forgot to take the full photo before I started to eat it haha strawberry banana Nutella crepe.. still half left after eating half!

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    Forgot to take the full photo before I started to eat it haha strawberry banana Nutella crepe.. still half left after eating half!

    East Bay Buffet - buffets - Updated October 2026

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