Flaming Buffet I love their all-day buffet on Saturdays and Sundays! They serve CRAB LEGS, FRESH OYSTERS, and ROASTED DUCK. They also offer a variety of seafood spreads. They have a grilling station with beef, pork, squid, oysters, scallops, BBQ on sticks, and many more! The restaurant is very spacious; no need for a long wait. They also have a spacious room for private events. The servers are well-experienced. Come and experience it for yourself at a very reasonable cost. read more

See all

I hate writing 1 star reviews, but I couldn't bring myself to be completely generous here. The expression "you get what you pay for" proved true, unfortunately. This place legitimately deserves at least 1 star for the good customer service and plethora of food and dessert items. Our table was cleared of plates often, and our drinks were always replenished. That aside, however, my experience here was less than suitable. The quality of the food was mostly poor-not the way it was cooked or prepared, but in the general temperature of each item I sampled. Oddly, all the hot items had steam coming out from them. But that seemed to be merely for looks and was probably from the boiling water below each food counter, amplified by heat lamps. Even the freshest items coming out were room temperature at best. Some items obviously need to be kept cool, like the sushi, oysters, and other types of raw fish they served, so I understand it can be hard to entertain the needs of all entrees. Nevertheless, there is still major room for improvement. Additionally, the restaurant was cold and the AC was blasting, so this might've contributed to the lack of acceptable food temperature. I sampled their sushi, crawfish, oysters, tilapia, chow mein, their cheesy crab casserole, chicken drumsticks, multiple types of shrimp, multiple types of mussels, fried octopus, and clams to name a few. The items meant to be kept cold were okay. But even some cold items like the sushi were not fresh and tasted overly fishy. I went during a busy Saturday night, leading to a parking lot that was packed. And there ISN'T plenty of parking like another review mentioned. I was fortunate enough to snag 1 open parking spot semi near the entrance, but multiple vehicles behind me were circling the lot endlessly. What's more, the restaurant had a B rating. This is not your typical decent grade on an exam paper. Simple research shows this is indicative of potentially several things. "Common Reasons for a B Rating Pest issues: Finding signs of mice, rats, or insects. Temperature control: Failing to keep hot food hot or cold food cold. Sanitation habits: Poor handwashing or improper food handling. Maintenance lapses: Broken equipment, dirty surfaces, or missing ceiling tiles." I can note that other reviewers witnessed roaches in the bathroom, and while I didn't see anything like that I did experience dish temperature issues. I took several photos of the items they serve, and while they might look appealing in pictures, well... consumer beware. Eat at your own risk. I hate to say it, but the fast food I had earlier in the week tasted better than my meal here. read more

See all

Yes it is $18 for lunch, yes you get what you pay for. No I won't be coming back. I tried it and it wasn't bad, but it definitely was not good. You can just get a better meal for that price somewhere else. Overall decent service, nothing to write home about, they have everything pretty organized. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

The good: Friendly servers Big selection of food Clean The bad: Food has gone stale If you're gonna check this place out go when it's busy. I'm sure they refresh the trays more often when more people are there. We went around 2pm mid week and there weren't that many people so the food stays out longer. Some of the dumplings were hard on the bottom. read more

I just got back to my crew I left at the hotel to do work while I was gone for most of the day doing a quick trip to Bakersfield. I get back and they all wanna know where we're going for dinner! OK, all I had to eat today was an On N Out in Bakersfield, so I said I heard of this Chinese buffet called Flaming Seafood Buffet. Kinda a weird name if you think about it .... seafood on fire flaming. The place is in Norwalk, just off the 5. Take Rosecrans Ave west and turn right on Pioneer Blvd. It's on the left with plenty of parking. We go in and get seated just fine. Drinks orders taken and off we go to look at all the food. The inside is actually quite large compared to a lot of buffets. Lots of steam tables and the food looked fresh. There were all the usual suspects, hot and sour soup, sweet and sour deep fried meat nuggets, fried rice, egg rolls, ribs, whole prawns with the shell on and a few more authentic looking things I didn't know what they were. All my crew are experienced buffet eaters, so they just grab plates and start piling on the food. One guy even got a piece of pizza and so French fries along with fried chicken wings! I had the ribs which were very good. There was a selection of sushi rolls, but I passed on those. The service was very fast and efficient in the usual Asian kinda way. Price was around $25 per person, inc tax and some tip. I'd come back here again for sure. read more

See all

On a Sunday at 11am in early June, my family and I came here for lunch $25. There was a big party ahead of us. So we briefly waited and got a table. Inside look clean with tables on one side and food stations on other end, They serve crab legs, shrimps, fried rice, chicken wings, beef and broccoli. Sushi, fruit, galbi, Mongolian bar, ice cream cups, chicken wings, spare pork ribs, orange chicken, and roast duck in the buffet. Roast duck appeared when I got halfway full. Service was kinda slow on cleaning plates and water refills for first 20min during we were there. Nice staff only 1 server in my section hence she was busy with big tables. Disappointing: beef in the broccoli wasn't fully cooked and no flavor, no dim sum items-only seen buns, chicken wings wasn't crispy enough, no beef at Mongolian bar Good-orange chicken, rice, watermelon pieces, ice cream cups read more

See all

This is disgusting lobster had brown eggs. This will be the last time I'll be coming to eat here 0 stars read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Lobster had some brown little eggs this is disgusting. This is the last time I'll be coming here to eat. - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

This buffet had a nice chandelier set-up with labeled areas of where to get certain foods, such as the sushi bar, the grill/bbq area, and the desserts. Service was prompt and able to seat our party quickly. Pretty fast at providing the drinks and clearing our dirty dishes from our table, as well. The food itself is like any other buffet with a standard lunch variety. I'm glad they had crabs and shrimps plus the Mongolian noodles, which is what I ended up liking the most. In the beginning, there was not as much sushi variety but more started to come after 30 minutes. The dim sum were also so cute-- loved the designs on them. Out of the 4 dim sums, I liked the green colored one the most with coconut shavings on the outside and a sago-like filling on the inside. For $17.99 lunch price, I can't complain much. If I were to come back, I might come back for weekend lunch to see if there's a different variety of foods offered. read more

See all

Eh. Came to this place because of a TikTok. Was expecting something super nice since the TikTok had seafood and duck. I guess that's only on the weekend because we went at 2pm on a Wednesday. The food was okay. You could tell it had been sitting there a while. There are lots of options. The place is pretty clean. It was like pulling teeth to get our water refilled. Probably won't be back, even for the duck. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

I was in the LBC with my Homies!! We were in Town for the Spring Fling Festival!!! So we went to the Flaming Seafood Buffet for Dinner!! It was a Great Buffet!!! It had a Ton of Choices!!! Sushi Mongolian Bbq Chinese food Seafood Dim Sum!!! Restaurant Was Brightly Lit And Clean!!! Our Server Was a Beautiful and Bubbly Chinese Lady and She Was Fast , Friendly and Efficient!!! This is Baller On A Budget Approved Establishment!!! I keep my Pimp Hand Strong!!! Number 34 on the list of the top 50 most prolific Yelp Elites of 2025 !!! read more

See all

Avengers Assemble! I give it 2.75 stars, but wife gives it 2 stars. We went there on a weekend. The service was prompt and we were seated quickly with no issue and place were cleared on a regular basis. They were really fast and on it, kind of like Quicksilver zooming around the room. Almost all of the dishes, however, were either lukewarm or definitely not at a good temperature with we have seen other buffets keep them. It honestly felt like a Frost Giant from Asgard was hanging out near the food trays and cooling everything down. LOL. Where's the Human Torch when you need him?!?!? The food quality is very mediocre/meh/so so, so take your pick of platitudes.... There are definitely better Asian buffets in the local area. Well, I guess we are comparing it to more contemporary Asian buffets. If we did a Dr Strange and used the Time Stone to travel back to the early 2000s, this would get an extra star. But we are in 2026... We tried more than half of the dishes and sampled a little bit of almost everything, and nothing stuck out. It was a bit of a letdown,, basically like finding out the Infinity Stones are just desk paperweights at the TVA. The only two items that were good, were the seafood and tofu soup, which had white mushroom, which we have never seen put in a buffet. Kudos on that. The muscles were pretty good. They actually had some solid flavor and were mighty enough to lift Thor's hammer. Other than that, every single other dish fell short (shorter than the actual 5'3" Wolverine, not the comic inaccurate Hugh Jackman height portrayal). Most of it was too greasy, lukewarm in temperature/cold, over salted or not salted enough, but not really bounced. It definitely lacked that perfect balance Thanos is always obsessed with. 2.375 stars. read more

Flaming Buffet in Norwalk really is the MVP of all Flaming Buffets we've tried. Yes, it was packed (Saturday night in December chaos), and yes, we waited about 20 minutes, but honestly, worth it!!! The variety was impressive!!! Everything tasted fresh and hot, not sad and sitting there buffet vibes. The beef selection was stacked: beef back ribs, short ribs (at the grill), roast beef..... a carnivore's dream!!!! The short ribs were a bit chewy (could've used a little Asian pear or kiwi bromelain magic), but the chicken wings were an absolute smoke show!! Massive, crispy, and dangerous!!! Lots of seafood for the ocean lovers. Head's up: They automatically add 10% gratuity for parties of 8 or more!!! Our whole crew left happy...especially the sushi lovers and the grill station fans. Shoutout to my husband, who treated the cup ice cream station like a Pokémon collection and caught all six flavors!! Service was on point too: friendly attentive staff, nonstop plate clearing, drinks always topped off. Overall, this place is a ridiculous bang for your buck. Perfect for big groups, big appetites, and people who believe buffets should not mess around!!! read more

See all

January 2026 -I'm not sure I want to leave a review but this place is the bomb. It takes over an hour to drive to get to this amazing place and it's so worth it. Why ambivalent leave a review because this place may get too crowded in the future and we're not gonna wait another hour in line on top of hour plus commute. I'm not leaving pictures of the steamed Rock-crabs,. Crawfish or clams I had. You also won't see pictures of the fried calamari, Blue crab or Sole fish. I did not leave pictures on purpose Yes, it's crowded they placed our party of 20 packed in a table like a bunch of sardines but we didn't care cause the seafood was totally worth it. Service could be better but they are understaffed. But who cares as long as the food is awesome. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Penelope loves Flamming Seafood Buffet. - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

I look for the mango jelly but don't see it at the dessert station. Sad. What's surprising is seeing soft shell crabs being served during a weekday lunch. I think there are 4 different varieties of hot wings here. More than at any other buffets I've been to. Sushi station actually looks really good but I have no space left in my tummy for more food. Service is friendly and quick. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Menu - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

First of all it's $17 for entrance at the buffet at lunchtime, I knew the food was going to be questionable but I didn't mind it since I knew what I was getting myself into, my gf on the other hand hated it. Service was not great, unfriendly staff and I don't think they even spoke to me once after I was seated even after getting the check. The place is pretty big with many options which I liked, and they had a sushi station, the place is not the prettiest but I'm going to a cheap buffet I don't care about anything except stuffing my face. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

Wow! Another good buffet. The options were great for $22.99 per adult. All day weekend price!! Stone crabs only avail on weekends. Weekdays lunch price $16.99 only. They had the sushi bar, salad bar, dessert & fruits sections, dim sum section, teppanyaki, and the hot foods. They have seafoods like crawfish, shrimps, fish, clams, green mussels w/cheese, oysters, and crabs. The best seafoods were the stone crabs and the deep fried baby crabs. If you're lucky, there will be some good size stone claws. Very tasty. Missing hot butter tho. The only thing they need were the crab legs. It would be the best buffet in town lol I didn't try the sushi. It didnt look that fresh, imo. However, keep in mind that it's a buffet that cost only $22.99 dinner/weekend price. We went on a Sunday at around 515pm. It wasn't busy. Service was ok Drinks not included in price Senior discounts avail Will return read more

See all

This buffet is so delicious! Love the food selection and they even had cute rabbit buns! The staff were awesome and very attentive. Overall great vibes and great food! read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

See all

It was me and mom day. I try to take my mom to try new Chinese buffets. I found this place through Yelp. Before we entered the restaurant we encountered some racism. Some guy spewing racism and hate towards us because we are Asian. Who would have thought this would happen in Norwalk? Anyways, back to the review of this place. It's a decent place. Mom really enjoyed everything. The place was clean. Service was good. Food options were great, even for a week day. What I enjoyed: Fried flounder with white rice Salted duck egg bao Green beans Potatoes Soft shell crab with salt and pepper Sweet potato A green dim sum bao with coconut on the outside and some sort of cream on the inside Cream cheese wontons with sweet and sour sauce Mango jello Cherry jello Eggplant Pan fried octopus Shrimp read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

See all

I've visited other local ayce Asian buffets and will say by far this is one of the best ones. Plenty of choices for seafood, sushi, and more considering the affordable price point ($23.99 for the weekend). Loved how the ice cream also were in individual containers and not the ones where you scoop it out yourself like at other buffets-- much more sanitary. Service was efficient and restaurant clean overall. Definitely will be back, perhaps on a weekday as the lunch price is even cheaper! read more

See all

So no joke, this may have been one of the best buffets I've ever been to. Plenty of parking, plenty of seating. They offer a variety of sushi, seafood, simple dim sum, Mongolian bbq, classic American-style Chinese, and more. I tried mostly the sushi, dimsum, and made a fresh Mongolian bbq plate and it all felt well worth the cost. The Mongolian bbq is definitely where it's at. Piping hot and lots of options for fresh veggies to complement the meats (which were fresh rather than the frozen rolled kind, much to our surprise). The sushi was mostly fresh, though the fried rolls weren't. I tried one and it was chewy stale. Quality of the maki rolls was pleasantly solid. They had four basic options for dimsum (wontons with meat and veggies, vegetarian bao, har gow, and one that I'm just going to describe mystery mochi). The har gow was actually pretty good, but all the dimsum seemed pretty clearly large batch and steamed from frozen (but it's a buffet, so). Service was prompt, friendly, and frequently checking up on us. Overall, this was one of the best buffet experiences I can remember having locally. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Mongolian bbq - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

See all

not gonna lie, the food wasn't bad. it's the REGULAR food you'd usually find at any buffet, cooked correctly, how it should taste. for the price, it's decent. also there weren't a lot of good dessert options, if that's also what you look for. Though i did notice they go against safe food handling with certain items, since i work in the industry, I ALWAYS AVOID IT. also felt a little unwelcome there, staff came off a little rude. which ruined the mood because it was my birthday. we weren't greeted at the door, the woman just pointed with a straight face and walked to a table. thats okay because i considered maybe a language barrier, which i understand but i dont want to assume. other than that, its spacious. didn't really notice it being too dirty, other than the restroom. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - fruit and salad next to oysters - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

Really disappointed. Food was great but then I went to the bathroom and found many roaches. I have reported this to the health department. read more

See all

Flaming Seafood Buffet was pretty decent overall. The food was average for a seafood buffet, with a good amount of options to choose from. One thing I really liked was the fruit selection! They had a nice variety, including longan, which I don't see offered at many buffets. Overall, it was a decent experience if you're looking for a casual buffet with plenty of choices. read more

Great selection, especially the different shrimp dishes. I also enjoyed the fried flounder. Sushi was fresh and was good. I also enjoyed the hot and sour soup. Lots of parking. Dishes were frequently picked up by servers. Even the popsicle was nice. For the price, I would certainly go back. read more

Came here for lunch on a Saturday. Like other reviews, it's in a shopping center with lots of parking. It's on the Pioneer street side next to Yogurland and a Chinese restaurant. We came a few minutes after they opened so there was just another couple dining when we walked in. We were greeted and brought to our table after the host wrote down the number of people in our party. He took our drink orders once we arrived at the table. Inside was spacious and super clean. Food looked fresh and plentiful. Pictures on yelp are most items available. Most of the items were hits and very little were misses. The misses were the fries and the pizza. Only because they had orange seasoning on the fries and my picky child wouldn't eat it. She only eats regular fries. The pizza available was cheese and she only eats pepperoni. So she ended up eating white rice and canteloupe. $15 for 2 items. Oh well, hopefully next time there will be pepperoni available. Regardless of it, we still enjoyed ourselves. I enjoyed the crunchy mini crabs, crawfish, shrimps, mussels, sesame balls, chow mein, ice cream, bbq beef ribs, sushi rolls, fried shrimp, and cheese wontons. Will definitely be back soon!!! read more

Very impressed with the selection of food they offer for lunch! Best items I put in my plate were: Jalapeño Chicken, Glass Noodles, Salmon Bakes on a Shell, Mushrooms, and the Green Beans. Service was great, very welcoming and the staff were attentive for refills. Some items like the Orange Chicken, were somewhat cold and the temperature was off, so I didn't get seconds on that; other than that everything else was fine. They offer Ice Cream Cups only for DINE-IN. They were deliciously sweet! I tasted Strawberry & Chocolate with Vanilla, 10/10. Lastly, the ambience felt spacious and modern with all the wall art and digital screens. A cool place to check out with friends or family. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Red Bean Dim Sum - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

Great oriental/American/sushi buffet with senior discount. Many selections for entire family . Sitting areas are plenty. I like the parking, too . It's at the Norwalk Town Center near St. John's Church. read more

There are better options out there!!! The food appeared to be steaming hot but then was ice cold when you bit into it. Don't believe the social media hype; this place sucks. It's super low quality. read more

I took advantage of the lunch deal $16.99 and wanted to take my mom out to eat without having to cook at home. In today's economy, that's same price as a meal, so why not have the option to try all sorts of food? I am actually quite impressed at the selection and food you get here. There's lots of seafood options including crabs, clams, mussels, and sushi. I was more impressed with the dessert selections. They had authentic Chinese buns as well as egg tarts and ice cream. Service was good here. The staff clear our used plates often. The place is spacious and clean. It's also just nice not having to figure out what to eat sometimes. I would come back again. read more

See all

Decent selection including Chinese food staples, Mongolian BBQ, sushi, sausages, chicken, beef, fries, pizza, seafood and desserts. Our favorites were the imitation crab bakes, pizza and the fried shrimp. The pizza wasn't amazing, but I thought it was pretty good compared to the pizzas at many other buffets. Desserts were a bit of a letdown. The staff was very friendly, professional and worked hard to keep everything clean. It was fun to try a bunch of different things. I wouldn't mind coming back, but also not very eager to return. Definitely worth a visit though! Thank you staff for a good memory! Tip: I would advise against coming at "happy hour" times as everything was cold at first. When it got busier the food temperature improved. I'd advise to come at a busy time. read more

They actually had crab legs as advertised. The selection was good quality was fine and the price was excellent.

This is my first time post bad review in restaurant. I feel like they cheat on me. The restaurant close at 9 o'clock and I be there at 8:20 before I go get the food I asked them Do you guys still put some more crab? they are say yes and when I want some more crab leg they said no more crabs ‍ the kitchen already close. they don't care how you feel they only want your money. read more

The food is really good and the food is amazing and the best thing they have some to go something they to have in other buffet the owner and the staff here is super nice read more

See all

Everything was super cold. Average buffet, with OK selection of food. Fried shrimp, chow mein, fried rice, mushrooms, garlic bread (always super random, always my favorite), french fries, sushi... and lots more. Nothing really stood out for me except the price - fairly low priced for a buffet. After tax it came out to $26 per person. Definitely one of the lower priced buffets I've been to for more or less the same quality. The biggest issue with this buffet was the fact that every single thing we all tried was super cold. I understand food will get cold left sitting but that's kind of the whole premise of a buffet. Service was pretty nonexistent, got one refill and was left alone majority of the time. One cool thing is you pay after you eat, which isn't super common with buffets but that may be a plus for some people. We don't really care either way, before or after makes no difference. Dessert is lacking, as is the case for most of these seafood buffets. Golden Corral stays on top of the dessert game, although their food selection has less variety/options. One thing to note is the bathrooms were pretty gross. Did not seem to be cleaned very often which was a bit of a turn off as we went at a dead hour so staff had ample time to do a quick sweep of the restrooms... Food was also very slowly changed out. Only saw one change in the entire hour we were there. The time we went was pretty dead so that's probably why things weren't being quickly changed but we paid the same price as people coming in at a later time and had to eat everything super cold. Wasn't even warm. Overall, this was an OK experience. I would not advise anyone against eating here, 3 of us had a vast selection of food and none of us left with food poisoning so that's a plus for me! Would probably not go out of my way to come back or recommend to anyone because of the temperature issues and overall lack of quality in the food. Mediocre, but I've had worse. read more

The restaurant is pretty clean, food selection is good. The fried foods are actually pretty crispy. The value of the buffet is great for the food selection I will say. The one thing I was kinda "woah" about was when the waitress came to refill my tables drinks, she put her fingers in the cups (to hold 3 in one hand for efficiency - i get it, ok but idk that was a little gnarly). And then one of my friends got queasy after the buffet, maybe it was a specific food item he ate. Good food for the value, food safety practice could be a little better, but overall I'm content with this place :) I hope next time is better! read more

We were seated right away upon arrival. Everyone was super friendly! The food was just as expected (according to previous reviews) delicious! Although I came a bit late so the food wasn't as fresh as it would've been earlier. Overall I would definitely return! read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

See all

Don't believe the hype is the sequel. The pictures of the food are fake and don't match what you actually get. They advertise crab legs but don't have them. Alot of what they claim isn't true. It's about 25 per person and you get what you pay for. The food isn't great or horrible. I personally am not coming back given the false advertising. You can get much better value at other buffets with better quality food and without the false advertising. read more

For a Buffet style restaurant, it was actually good, everything was fresh. The service was prompt, our server was attentive and always picked up our empty plates. It's a busy place and the price was right per person. The place inside was clean and kept, as I mentioned before this place is busy and I wish they would keep up with the bathroom cleanliness a little more, maybe a cleaning schedule would help. read more

See all

I just finished eating here today, and man....the food is a hit or miss. Today it was a more so a miss than a hit. I've been here since before the rebrand when it was just "Hibachi Buffet" the food just tastes different but like still looks the same. However I will say the renovation looks nice while still keeping the same layout as the old version. The food unfortunately is inconsistent if you regularly eat here or come as much as I used to. It's good if it's like your first time, but yeah today my rice and coconut shrimp were a bit hard, the Galbi meat off the grill seemed tough. Service was okay though, maybe that's because everyone were all seated in the back area and there was like 4-5 staff members walking around that area. read more

Flaming Seafood Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norwalk, California

I haven't been to a buffet in a long time but I saw an ad for this place on the 105 freeway and thought "heck I'll give it a shot." It's located in a retail center and parking is kind of a pain. That being said, the interior is pretty nice. Clean, lit, and quiet. Service staff was blunt. I wouldn't call them rude per se. They were just fast and moving around. Food was pretty good for a buffet. Nothing felt like it was left out for extremely long periods of time. The sushi bar was surprisingly fresh and pretty delicious. Cuts of salmon had excellent marbling. Overall pretty good for the price. At least for lunch, it was a can't miss. read more

See all