I actually come here more than any other Asian restaurant in Florence. I'm not a fan of buffets but this one is decent. It's typical of a mid grade Chinese restaurant with a large fish tank and Chinese themed art. Most of the seating is booths with a few tables around the restaurant. In addition to the buffet, they also have a grill and a sushi buffet (not actual sushi mostly rolls). My favorites at this restaurant are the Hot & Sour Soup and General Tso's Chicken. The wait staff will take your drink order and remove your plates but nothing more. They are nice though. Decent enough place if you're looking for a buffet in Florence. read more

On Saturday afternoon the food was great! Very fresh. Hot fake crab casserole tasty and done right! Fresh cheesy and herbal flavor. Shrimp on salad bar good size and quality bright pink. All Buffett items pretty good . Honestly potatoes were cold. Thank you for a relaxed no problem meal. Clean floors and restroom ok. So nice and friendly. read more

If I could give a zero I would the food was old dried out and terrible. The only thing that was good was the sweet tea and ice cream. I totally wouldn't recommend this to anyone. read more

Good teriyaki chicken, dumplings, soup, wings, crab rangoon etc, and good service, fresh sushi and hibachi grill also read more

Hibachi Grill - Japanese Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

I always see ppl goin in here as it's right beside Dollar Tree. We gave it a try just to see what's all about. Most Chinese buffets have same food types, this one too, Gen Tau, orange, honey chicken, pork sticks, fried rice, ham, some really poor excuse for pizza. I would say the owner try's w variety but the quality is low grade. There are 4 hot bar, 1 salad, 1 dessert, sushi (I wouldn't take risk raw fish here). There are many choices for this Chinese buffet, the price for dinner $13.99 is not great. There are 6 option of Breyers ice cream, that is a plus. The lunch price of $10 would be best bet, ends at 3:30. read more

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THEIR FOOD IS COLD, I told the waiter she said OK, and walked off. When my husband and I went to go pay, we told the lady at the cashier she didn't offer to do anything for us. She just said "ok I'll check" I didn't expect free however, if I left more than half my food on the plate because it was cold it should have been half off. DEFINITELY DO NOT RECOMMEND!! Never going back. Not to mention the bathrooms had mold on the walls and around the baseboards. Very unclean. I can't imagine what their kitchen looks like. Wish I could leave zero star. read more

Their interior is really cool. They have a triple tier lighting levels/colors in the center of the restaurant. Their sushi isn't bad, although calling the place Japanese is an insult to Japan. It's very basic sushi. You won't find a a real quality Firecracker roll or a dragon roll in a place like this. The buffet was mislabeled and mediocre. The dumplings shells were already so dry and hard they were inedible. The baked crab had zero crab in it. It was all white fish. The plaza might've been nice at one time that the restaurant resides in, but now I would not go there after dark. It's filled with pan handlers and homeless people. read more

The food is dried out and cold. From lunch to 3:30 you will eat leftovers from the day before, then maybe they will start bringing out some fresher food for dinner and then it might be hot because the food early is cold. Not good anymore. read more

Got here on a Sunday (7pm-ish) to grab a quick bite off of I-95 with my kids. We were expecting the typical average Chinese buffet scene, which is a mild expectation but we were severely disappointed. One whole buffet bar was empty and the other ones look depressed and dry. My kids were hungry from the road trip and they just wanted to dive in. I just wanted to leave and grab fast food instead. I assume their business is slower at night and they didn't bother to replenish their bars. I've seen that practice elsewhere and the owners do offer to make some plates for the arriving customers. This place, does not care. Please save your money and go grab some fast food outside, which is what I should have done. Here I am sitting here watching my kids eat and writing a review...don't be like me. :( fml lol read more

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gross. the lady at the front was nice. food was cold. some of the food looked like yesterdays food. The only thing I enjoyed was the ice cream. Nothing was labeled. Food quality very poor. read more

Impresionante variedad de platillos ensaladas, y postres,limpio, amplio y delicioso , uno de mis lugares favoritos

We ate a late lunch here last week. I've been here several times before and just thought it was so- so. What a difference this time!! There seemed to be a change in management. The Hostess in front was very welcoming, the wait staff was attentive all through our meal. The restaurant was clean, the buffet bars were fully stocked and the food was hot, even though it was passed the usual lunch hour and not dinner time yet. The dishes were cooked perfectly, the seasonings were done very well, the Hibachi bar had a big variety & the food was cooked just the way we like it. They only let down was the dessert bar. The food was straight out of a package and tasted like plastic. The ice cream bar was a tree as usual. Even if you have eaten here before and it didn't wow you, do yourself a favor and try it again. It really has risen to a new level of deliciousness! read more

I love this place! The selection that they provide is phenomenal. I love the crabmeat and shrimp dish and I was soooo happy that they have the pineapple custard and muffins back. read more

Hibachi Grill - Pineapple custard, meifeng fruit bar - Japanese Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

The Hibachi Grill has a real hibachi grill, where you can select fresh veggies and meats and have them cooked up for you. Do this part! That is the best part. Rest of the whole place is a huge buffet with over 6 large tables. Even with best attempts to keep it full, the food sits out and loses both heat and taste. I pick out a few things to try, but it all tends to taste the same. There is fresh fruit, and a dessert bar with an ice cream case. But it scares me when so many hands going into it. The staff is polite and very attentive. But you come here for cheap eats. I only like it for the hot food you can get cooked at the grill. Go try it. read more

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I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. I would rather cook food at home, whatever is in the fridge, then come back to eat at this establishment. First thing I noticed were the wet and slippery floors. Second thing was the strong odor of bleach. I dry heaved as I washed my hands from how strong the smell was. My boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat here and I took a chance and said yes. The food tasted like it was cooked days prior and reheated today. All the food we ate was below room temperature. Long story short. Eating here was a gamble and we lost. Not worth the $44.40 we paid. read more

Hibachi Grill - Sushi, fried rice, lomein - Japanese Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

Food wasn't all that good & the service was terrible. Was not impressed, most likely will not return

This is a fast food version of fast food. So the prices are almost half of what they are in the sit down show restaurants. They have all seating spaces out. They have plexiglass in front of the cashiers and the staff is wearing masks. (Not all of them wear it correctly). The cashier we had was so warm and friendly. When your order starts that way, everything looks cleaner. So shout out to her!. But seriously. The tables have been wiped down and the floor is clean. We both got filet mignon bowls. They come with rice and mushrooms for about $15. My son ordered his steak medium with no mushrooms and white sauce. I ordered mine medium well with mushrooms and one ginger sauce. They came out as both medium well. Neither had mushrooms and 4 white sauces. No ginger. Oh well. It was good. Too much soy sauce for my liking. About two days worth of sodium. But it's fast food. Good for fast food. read more

We took a break from car shopping to get lunch. This restaurant is located in a busy shopping plaza. My parents love it. This was my first time here and hopefully it will be my last. It wasn't awful but wasn't great. We were immediately seated. Inside is kinda dark. There's a cute koi fish pond and two fish tanks on the left hand side by the entrance. I didn't notice until we were leaving that a large fish was dead in one of the tanks....poor guy. The buffet contains the typically Chinese buffet options: fried rice, fried chicken, baked fish, veggie, mussels, peel and eat shrimp, noodles, etc. There's also a hibachi grill (hence the name) where you can choose items and get them cooked on the spot. I didn't try it. But my mom loves it! They also have a selection of sushi, salad bar and dessert bar. The service is good. read more

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The food is excellent. The way are so friendly and they're always pro super professional, the managers professional. Everyone is just wonderful there. I recommended this business to anybody who enjoys good Japanese food. read more

The food was inconsistent, some things where decent some things were disgusting! The atmosphere was drab. Not surprisingly this place was garbage. If I could rate it zero stars I would, but it's not possible‍. The waiters didn't even ask how the food was. Because they already knew lol read more

Food was so so. Service terrible. I seriously doubt I will go back. Several years ago service was bad then so...

No cap this place mid. Everything tastes mid, except for the cake, which might as well be a key ingredient in a diabetes speed run. I couldn't even eat one fourth before I started to feel sick. read more

This was my first time at hibachi grill and it was a amazing experience. I came during the lunch time and the food was great. My favorite food was the black pepper chicken and shrimp. The service was also great. They kept my drinks filled and my tables clean and they were really nice. I would recommend this place to anyone. The price was also very good. Sad thing I can only put 5 stars. If I can put more I would. read more

Most of the food tasted old or not fully cooked like the pizza dough. Sushi seemed like gas station sushi French fries were cold and I had to ask for refills for water.. the young lady slapped our bill on the table after grabbing our first plate just literally threw slapped and walked away from the table. But the food didn't make us sick so 3 stars for y'all! .....YET! read more

Host was very disrespectful!!! Came in with 4 adults and 4 kids requested to sit at separate tables to avoid the 12% service charge the front host kept arguing saying he was going to still charge us even if we sat differently... then had the nerve to tell me to use my brain! And the smell was horrible!!!!!!! read more

Horrible. Even the kimchi is too salty. Who does that? I tried the sushi and hoping I won't get sick. The egg rolls... old, like they've been in the freezer for over a year. Just gross read more

We went to Hibachi Grill yesterday for lunch, we got there around 11:30. A lady was stirring the food around and saying that the air conditioner was making the food cold. I said that the food is always cold. I really didn't want to eat there but my mom and sister did. I should've followed my instincts and went somewhere else for lunch of course my instincts were right everything was cold and tasted bland and terrible. My mom and sister felt the same way, we all left the food on our plates and didn't go back for second, even the yeast rolls had unmelted butter on the. The chicken my mom had on her plate looked like it was left over from yesterday and didn't appear to be freshly cooked. The customer service sucks as well. I mentioned that the food was cold and that we didn't enjoy our meal to the staff and their response was no one else had complained, she also started talking in her native language to which I responded with it's just constructive criticism and same to you. I went online to write this review and just like I said before the reviews confirmed my sentiments. Please don't eat at this restaurant it will definitely be a waste of time and money. read more

Over the years this place has been aging frighteningly ungracefully. The staff has always been pleasant every time I come in but everything else has taken a nosedive. The tables and booths are in serious disrepair so you have to be careful when you sit lest you get a spring prodding your sensitive bits. There seems to be a permanent layer of grease on the floors which can make walking on the already slippery tiles more hazardous. If you aren't slipping, you might be tripping on the cracked tiles. So either way, walk with caution. The good news is the food is still edible but only if you hit them during a relatively busy time. If you happen to come in on a weekday for lunch, expect old food on the hot bars. I'd highly recommend going for the hibachi part if you aren't coming in during a busy time. I took my family in for lunch on a weekday and for the hour we were there I saw a guy changing only one item in the bar out, but he still dumped the old, dried food on top of the fresher food. Still, none of us got sick so that's a plus. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place unless you're looking for quantity over quality. Like someone else said, it's basically the Asian Golden Corral now. It's nothing fancy on the inside but the food is usually edible. read more

My husband and I went to the Hibachi Grill buffet and guess who else was there feasting on the food getting fat plump? ROACHES!!!! Yes, the roaches were out eating all they could. I am done with the Hibachi Grill Buffet. I was wondering where all the people were I guess the roaches have taken over. You know you have a roach problem when they come out crawling all over the counter when the lights are on. No more Hibachi Grill Buffet for me. I am DONE!!! read more

This is usually a great place to eat but since covid there's a limited buffet menu. In other words, it kinda sucks now. You don't get your money's worth! Maybe all this will be over soon and things will get back to normal. If so, I'll try it again and update review! read more

Bad customer service and the lady was speaking English to me and my friends at one point when sauce was asked for the lady stated "she does not speak English" I wouldn't recommend going there read more

I had low expectations for a generic Asian restaurant in Florence, South Carolina of all places. This place went way beyond what I expected. Keep in mind, this is all relative. It's "4-star Chinese buffet/hibachi/sushi restaurant off I-95 in South Carolina" good. The food was pretty tasty, didn't in any way sicken me, and it was plentiful and cheap. The hibachi is definitely the way to go here. As for the buffet, there's a good range. Curiously for an Asian restaurant, no tofu. Bottom line, I wouldn't seek this place out, but if you're passing through and want to eat somewhere other than a fast food chain, this is a good option. read more

Food not bad it's not anything to brag about... if it's the only place around I would go back.... service needs a little improvement only ask about drink refills once. read more

Anyone who gets their knickers in a twist over any restaurant with the word "buffet" in the name needs to adjust their meds. This is not fine dining or even dining. It is an opportunity to gorge yourself on whatever offerings are heaped into the troughs for your consumption. It is the Asian Golden Corral. The food was plentiful and unoffensive. The service and staff were both indifferent and invisible and the silverware needed another pass through the dishwasher. The interior of the place is also a little worse for the wear. Many of the tables, chairs and benches need repair. Make no mistake about it, this place is about getting you in and out so they can turn over those tables. You will not be enticed to linger over coffee and dessert here while you discuss your day and the latest round of political debates on CNN or FOX. I have had better food in a buffet setting but not in this area. If the bar is already set quite low then raising it is not often a goal of the competition. If you're expecting quality here, just remind yourself that you are dining in a strip mall restaurant whose neighbors are Dollar Tree and Big Lots. I felt that I ate my money's worth here but then again, I was also up at 3:03 AM writing this review very much in part due to consuming the food. This is what happens when you try to be nice and let someone else pick the restaurant. read more

Ok, so there were multiple fails in my rational for choosing a Japanese restaurant, in a shopping plaza that is anchored by a Big Lots. But it started with ignoring the Yelp reviews and instead taking advice from a redneck whose main concern for choosing this "great" restaurant was obviously portion allowances at the trough known as "buffet extravaganza"(complete with fading echo effect). So, food spread: plenty of American themed Asian fried stuff (and multiple variations of same meats fried different ways), the sushi bar: I'm still shaking my head at the length of time something could sit out b4 the rice hardened, I skipped the dessert bar-o-plenty and pretty much everything else due to concerns for exposure to life threatening health concerns. The service: cordial, The decor: Amurikah's vision of all of Asia So why did I eat here you ask? Because I wanted to believe that I don't judge, and that I'm not (I repeat, not) a food snob. Sadly this experience proved me wrong yet again. I am Judgemental (isn't every yelper), and I am a food snob...so there I said it... read more

Ne and my family went in there for lunch as we were celebrating my sisters birthday. I got sushi and the crabmeat tasted rotten which then made me sick due to the taste. My sibilings and mother said that they're only complaint was that some of the food was tough. read more

This restaurant was dirty and disgusting. Bathrooms, floors, and buffet was gross. Never coming back. Server and hostess were nice though.

Came back here again and was seated at the same table as last time, funny. Still as good, if not better, especially when compared to a particularly bad buffet encountered elsewhere last week. Even when busy there's plenty of food out and plenty of room to get around without bumping into other diners, and our server kept our drinks topped off, always a plus. read more

Not great, small selection of food & what was there was flavorless. Don't expect seeing any seafood because there isn't any in there. Would not recommend read more

First ima start by saying I only left one star because I had too. The food was disgusting and didn't even meet standards. I didnt eat any of my foos but still had to pay for the food. They gave us 5 gloves to keep using over and over again. A roach was on my sister plate. The service was horrible and the servers stood and talked about us while we were still there waiting for the bill. I WILL NEVER BE EATING FROM HERE AGAIN. I DO NOY RECOMMEND ANYONE TO GO HERE!!!!!! read more