Service is excellent. A great variety of food. However, food does not appear that fresh to me. Tastes are kind of blend.

Finally made it back to try their lunch & selection is well-worth the value on their price point which most restaurants charge just only for one plateful of a dish nowadays. Panda Express 1 rice/noodles with 3 main dish combo is already at $13.50 so at $16.99 with an added options of salad, sushi, seafood & sweet desserts, is it a better option? If you are not particular about paying $9-10 more per person, then I would say Umi & Shiki Buffet definitely will give you a slightly better selection. But if you have a family, the price difference adds up to a tank full of gas. And frankly, how much can one really eat which on average is most likely around two plateful. So, I do not see the point of paying more. This is especially true when you have members in your party (like children) who will only eat pizza & noodles. Their selection on seafood on lunchtime includes 4-5 different kinds of fish dish, 3-4 kinds of shrimp dish plus the usual orange & teriyaki chicken. The dimsum section offers chicken feet which is an Asian delicacy rarely offered in other places. And their siomai, by far, is the best-tasting of all buffet places including Umi & Shiki. As far as service, they are all similar in cleaning up your used plates quickly. In fact, somehow this place feels less confined because of their spacious dining area. read more

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Stopped by again for the second time on Sunday, 05/10/26 to celebrate mothers day! It was super packed and the wait time was insane! Had to check in and grabbed a number (was #26). Overall waited around 40 minutes before being seated. Adult prices that day increased a bit due to mothers day. Originally $22.99 per adult and it was $24.99 that day. Regardless, still a great deal since this place serves a BUNCH OF SEAFOOD VARIETIES (ESPECIALLY SNOW CRAB, FRIED CRAB, MUSSELS, CLAMS, SHRIMP, ETC). 5/5!!!! read more

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05/07/2026 Came here for a pre Mothers Day dinner. I really hate crowds and traffic. My mom said the buffet is excellent she really enjoyed the food. My wife loves this buffet too. They love the seafood hahaha I'm not much of a seafood guy I like meat. If you're a meat eater then don't come here you'll be sadly disappointed!!! Well since my mom and wife loved it it's going to get 5 Stars. read more

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I had a very delightful experience at Ichiban Buffet (Covina). It's POPULAR and extremely AFFORDABLE! Woah! I had the Saturday Dinner Buffet ($22.99). Surprisingly, the food is cooked/prepared very well for a buffet. I hope those exemplary chefs don't leave anytime soon. (Quick Note: All Seniors 65+ get $1 off. And Kids 3 to 6 are $9.99 for dinner. Also, Saturday & Sunday is All-Day Dinner unlike the weekdays.) I arrived at Ichiban Buffet (Covina) on Saturday (around 11:55AM). I was seated immediately; however, I noticed that the location got very crowded near 1:40PM. Parking is extremely easy; the lot is HUGE. If you're a Covina resident, you'll notice that this buffet is located where the old Hometown Buffet (near the AMC) used to be. Staff is very friendly by the counter. However, Staff becomes very busy and businesslike when doing their responsibilities. Currently, the location felt very efficient and machinelike. Food is regularly refilled. If I were to nitpick, although the plates are fairly clean, it feels like one or two sticky plates scrape through. Fortunately, this buffet does feel relatively clean and comfortable. As mentioned, I had the Saturday Dinner Buffet ($22.99). There's a surprisingly large variety of tasty options! There's sashimi, sushi rolls, crab legs, beef ribs, fish, shrimp, mussels, sho mai, soup, salad, and more. The ice cream station looks a bit rundown, but I can't complain. The food tasted fairly fresh and flavorful for a buffet. It's TASTY and crazy affordable. On ambiance, Ichiban Buffet (Covina) is clean, spacious, and busy. There's so many customers!! There's many, many tables. It's also family friendly with the high-chairs for young kids. Overall, I found unexpected joy at Ichiban Buffet (Covina). This is the most popular buffet destination in Covina!! If searching for very affordable food and well-prepared, flavorful dishes, this is a wonderful choice!! I happily recommend. 4.8 out of 5! read more

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My family and I visited this restaurant for the third time and brought friends with us. I am so glad that this restaurant appears to be going to survive, as word of mouth has definitely spread about the value and great food it offers. The restaurant was CROWDED!! Despite the numerous tables in the huge redo, it was no challenge to find a large enough table for our party of nine. During our first two visits, we observed only a handful of customers at the restaurant. Naturally, we were concerned that this restaurant would not survive without support. I am so Glad we were wrong. This restaurant offers such GREAT, fresh, and tasty food. The variety of sushi available is impressive. Each piece of sushi is well-made and tasty, unlike other buffet restaurants. There are so many types of fish, shrimp, crab legs, and other seafood, which is truly impressive. Chicken options are also numerous, including fried, BBQ, and black pepper. There are beef options and many other delicious food options, including but not limited to fruits, veggies, ice Cream and desserts. The employees are all hard workers, clearing tables every 10 to 15 seconds, and the price is UNBELIEVABLE! My party of nine ate like kings and queens. The total cost for our group was $254.00, including tax and a $40.00 tip--an incredible value for a great, fun, and positive dining experience. We are HUGE fans of this restaurant, and we will Continue to visit as often as possible. read more

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Ichiban Buffet is a new Asian buffet to the city of Covina. This used to be the old Home Town Buffet when i was younger. This location has easy parking since the lots is huge. The location for this buffet is also enormous. They have so many table and booths and even a separate area that could probably be for private parties. The staff greeted and seated us the moment we walk in. We came in on a weekday right before 5PM. They were already starting their dinner by this time. The restaurant was not crowded at all. In terms of selection, they offer many traditional items you would fine at any Asian Buffet. They offer a teppanyaki station, sushi bar, fried food, Chinese food options, some dim sum and soups. They do have crab, crawfish, seafood boil, and cold crab legs too. The value of the buffet per person is definitely worth it. As the time went on the restaurant started to get packed. Overall, I think Ichiban is a great addition and great option for family looking for solid buffet. I'd come back again with my family for sure. ( ^_^)b read more

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I felt like it was your average chinese all-you-can-eat buffet; nothing was amazing or stood out. A couple of the trays were empty; they didn't really keep up with keeps everything stocked. Including the ice cream; one if the flavor was all out. There were some items that I normally don't see at other buffets, so that was cool. The waitress tried to carry too much while cleaning our table and dropped the plates, and some of the food got on my cousin's back. She didn't apologize, and left some of the foos garbage, including a crab leg on the floor behind our chairs. read more

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Hmm.. where do I start? First things first, please make sure you ask about pricing and time changes before you get embarrassed eating out with your family. It was our first time there so we didn't know the lunch and dinner times. As soon as we entered we were greeted and were asked to follow the hostess to our seat. We started getting our food and towards the end I seen there where putting our crab legs so I asked my husband to get me a plate of 3 not many. He brought it over to our table then a lady approached us asking if we could not get the sea food. I was so confused being it was a buffet, I told her okay. Her English wasn't so good so another lady came by later and said you need to pay more to get seafood. She clarified that they started to serve dinner now and it included the seafood. She asked if I wanted to pay for dinner, which it wasn't much more but I just wanted those three since I was about full and leaving soon. I told her no, she persisted for me to pay. I told her no we are about to leave if she wanted to take the plate she could. I was surprised to see that the girl where bunched up and looking at me to see if I got up to get anymore food. it was uncomfortable. There's a pic of them glancing here and there. They found out I caught them and took off after. I got to say the food was good and the other people eating their food were very chatty with us because of our baby looking over. There was good variety of foods and dessert options. The cake ice cream flavor was my fav! Another thing I didn't like was that there weren't no diaper changing area in the restroom. Will I come back, yes... it's not that expensive. I posted the sign we didn't see coming in. Hopefully it avoids a few embarrassing moments and you get to enjoy your time with your family. Enjoy the dinner pics. (I couldn't get lunch pics) read more

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My family saw this place just opened and we decided to come for a Sunday lunch. The price is the same all day for weekends. They had an adorable Shin Chan statue in the front with a beautiful waterfall display. The table we sat at was near the back next to the Mongolian grill. I definitely enjoyed their crab and short ribs, very good and I had several helpings. I do like they had a lot of fried food options for the kids and their dessert and fruit section was larger than other buffets I tried. I didn't eat any sushi because I dipped up on their seafood, fried foods, baked mussels, and steamed options. Unfortunately, some foods were too tough to eat such as roast beef, teriyaki chicken, chicken skewers, and some of the beef dishes. I had to stop eating them as I couldn't chew them. The servers were not around much, I think there was only a few and as it got busy, they made only a few trips to our table. We didn't need much attention, but I can tell when it's busy they are running everywhere. The ice cream options were nice, hand scooped and 8 flavors! I think this was a nice buffet, since it was new, I learned to not keep expectations high. read more

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Ichiban Buffet's atmosphere was amazing. The food stations were very clean and full with a large variety of protein. I had sushi, baked salmon, shrimp, clams, steamed rice, and kimchi. Let me just say, ALL of the food was fresh!! The salad bar was filled with a large variety of fruits, jello, and cookies. They also had ice cream in 4 or 5 different flavors. Making it very easy for one to over indulge. The employees were constantly filling up each station with fresh hot/cold food. And the servers were attentive, and making sure drinks were filled at all times. This was my first visit because they have been open about a week but it won't be my last. I was very impressed by the service and cleanliness of this establishment. They have my vote. read more

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this is a new place in Azusa, the place offers variety of food and the place is very clean, the sushi area is good for the price that we paid. The also have Mongolian noodles area and dimsum. Plenty of parking. Service is good as well and friendly read more

Lots of food selection!! Food being refilled constantly . Very good price as well. This used to be the Hometown Buffet spot. Glad Ichiban Buffet took over. The shopping area will be busy again. They also have Tepenyaki option and lots of ice cream selection. Lots of parking. Friendly servers. Check out Ichiban in the City of Covina. read more

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Good food. Amazing service. Reasonable price. My go-to place for seafood buffet. Their crab leg is a must! Just bring your own house / seafood sauce for that extra kick. read more

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The food was great. We liked it and will definitely come back! Yea, and the customer service was nice. read more

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The food is pretty good and server is good as well. A lot food variety. The restaurant is clean and nice. read more

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A basic Chinese runned ayce buffet. They have all your basic food you typically see a a Chinese buffet. I stopped by on a Saturday and decided to check this new place out. There were plenty of tables so there was no wait. No complaints on the service. For the price, you get what you paid for. The only con would be some of the dishes were dirty. A few dishes still had food residue on them. ;( read more

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Good buffet place near me. Worth it for the money. Lots of food choices. I get full after 2 plates so price wise its good. Def would come back again. read more

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Great price. Spacious and the staff are very friendly. Food choices were good too! So much variety and the quality is good. read more

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They finally opened and was very pleased with the service, cleanliness and the variety of food offerings. Walking in we were greeted and lead to our table. Drink order was taken. We proceed to wander around the buffet area scoping out the offerings; too many great selections. They had a sushi/sashimi section, flat-top grill section, then the soups, extensive seafood offerings, salad bar, beef, pork, duck, and deserts including mini cakes, cookies and self-scoop ice cream. Being in the Lowe's Shopping center, there is ample free parking. Was very pleased and will return. read more

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It's always a pleasure coming here! Everything is always fresh and made to order with the hibachi grill.

I'm impressed ! The restaurant is huge, CLEAN, the design & food set up is inviting & attractive . The entire restaurant gives an upbeat bright happy vibe. The service is excellent .The seafood is fresh & I enjoyed the sushi bar. Most of all the dishes served are delicious. The salad bar & dessert bar is great & 8 kinds of icecream. Lastly, thank you Ichiban buffet for the senior citizen discount & I wish Ichiban buffet success. read more

The food was fresh and delicious with so many choices to try. The staff were friendly and kept everything clean and organized. I especially liked the seafood and desserts. Great atmosphere and definitely worth the price. I will come back again with my family! read more

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My fiancée and I got there around 7 price is decent of course but I thought this place just had a grand opening? Bathrooms were not clean food was not hot lots of stuff empty food quality not so great ! The crab was greasy just over all not impressed ! 45 min before closing girls giving receipt oh and speaking of that pay attention to your total I only tip on subtotal because I'm already paying taxes to eat there they add the tip on the total! Some people don't care but we do. Will say they are a little better than Hibachi grill by Haven city read more

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Went to have lunch with hubby during the week. We got seated pretty quick and got our food. Some of the food looked good but you can tell that some of it was leftovers from the day before. My husband had the shrimp and the calamari. The shrimp was way overcooked and the calamari was very chewy. I had the duck and string beans and some of the red bean balls for dessert. The duck and the red bean balls were leftovers bcuz they were not fresh, they were kinda hard to eat. The staff was nice though. My husband hot the hot and sour soup but says it was just ok. read more

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Came here twice back-to-back (yesterday and today), once for lunch and once for dinner, so I feel like I got a pretty fair sense of what they offer. Pricing: * Lunch: $16.99 * Dinner & weekends: $22.99 * My dinner total for 2 with drinks came out to about $56.97 after tax. Honestly... that's a goddamn steal for a buffet these days. Food: The highlight that everyone comes for is definitely the crab legs, which they start serving at dinner around 3:30 PM. They keep bringing them out and people swarm them pretty quickly, but if you're patient you'll get your share. Besides the crab legs, they also had: * Shrimp * Mussels * Various hot bar items * Salad bar and cold items * Fruits and desserts Is this going to compete with places like Shiki Seafood Buffet or Umi Seafood Buffet? No. Those spots are on another level in terms of variety and quality. But for the price point, Ichiban absolutely gets the job done. The seafood was decent, the crab legs were what most people were loading up on, and everything was stocked fairly well. Ambience: Pretty standard buffet environment. Nothing fancy, but it's clean, spacious enough, and good for a casual meal with friends or family. Overall: If you're expecting premium buffet quality, go to Shiki or Umi. But if you want a budget-friendly seafood buffet where you can still crush some crab legs, this place is totally worth it. Great value for the price. I'd come back again. read more

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Very clean restaurant! Large selection of food. Very tasty and fresh. Servers for drinks and picking up dirty dishes very polite and friendly. read more

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Came on a Sunday night for dinner and it was quite busy but no wait. For the price, you can't beat the variety and quality of the food. The standouts were the crab legs and the ample amount of seafood. They were often replenishing the food so most of the items were fresh. I also appreciated that the servers were attentive and very good about removing empty dishes from our table. Overall, i would definitely come back if I was craving a quick and casual buffet meal! read more

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I stood in line about 10 minutes trying to buy a gift card , there was a long line of people walking in and people trying to check out and pay, super disorganized, when it was my turn the employees ignored me and called ahead a man who was behind me to close his bill. There were 2 kids under 10 yrs old at the front desk, I asked them if they had gift cards bc the employees ignored me, they said they didn't know, I was not acknowledged at all even when it was my turn, so I walked out and won't be returning read more

It's honestly mid food. I feel like they have lots of options and lots of different types of food but it all tastes cheap. Especially the sushi I love sushi but it was disappointing here. If you come here for the sushi bar I would pass and save my money to go somewhere else. Overall I probably wouldn't come back here because it also has a B RATING. I can tell why. read more

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The food was great the service was excellent and the restaurant and staff where clean and very friendly

Food was plenty full and fresh selection varied from lunch/dinner prices reasonable wait staff on the spot quickly cleaned tables and greeted guests Quite ambiance so you don't have to yell at your guests just to be able to talk read more

This is the second time in Month that we have gone to this place , food is great , very tasty and good quality, all food including the dessert have flavor and great seasoning, the service is on point and all servers are attentive and always smiling, it is a little crowded but is understandable since is a weekend The place looks clean and in order even on the peak hours , keep up the good work with the food and quality and this will become a favorite for many people including my family read more

For the price, you can't beat it, I went for dinner and they had roast duck, snow crab legs, crab, craw fish, and so much more. Service was not bad, and I hope people give it a try before the price goes up. read more

Came here after seeing it on Tiktok, and it turned out to be much better than expected. For $22.99 per person on a Sunday evening, the variety was surprisingly extensive and the food quality was quite good. The papaya was incredibly sweet--definitely a highlight! Service was solid, and we were able to walk in without any wait. Will definitely be coming back. read more

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Wonderful first time experience and excellent customer service ! Will be back, highly recommend read more

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The seafood fresh + Mongolian barbecue have steak and shrimps. service is good too. https://fb.watch/GixXz0K784/?mibextid=wwXIfr read more

Love this placeeeeee so many options and their food comes out fast (besides crab legs) but for the price who wouldn't come here?

This buffet honestly exceeded my expectations. There was a huge variety of food, everything stayed fresh and was refilled quickly, and the place was clean and comfortable. The teppanyaki chow mein was definitely the highlight for me. The noodles had a perfect wok flavor, great texture, and weren't too greasy. I'd honestly come back just for that dish alone. read more

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One of the most affordable and tasty buffet in town, the quality of the food is very good!