I take my stepson out for dinner occasionally, and tonight we tried Ichiban Buffet for the first time. From where we were seated, which was near the door and seating host and very busy with people traffic to the quality of the food I won't be back. The cost is high, and the staff members mouth the correct "polite" words but seem unpleasant and disingenuous. read more

The waitress, buffet worker and cashier were not friendly. The buffet is mediocre. We're not going back.

So so food, hot waiting area & poor to respond upon entering. The tables were a bit too crowded, but the real disappointment was the nickel & diming of additional food items after you pay for the buffet. Certain foods were available only for an extra fee but it was unclear how to keep track of them. Would not go again, as there are about 6 other Chinese & Japanese restaurants within a couple miles. read more

The worst Chinese buffet i have been too. Food is cold and flavorless and made me feel sick while eatting it... I tried multiple items and all were terrible. To top it off my "fortune cookie" was empty. Will not be going back. read more

Fresh sushi, great variety one the buffets, and very accommodating for our party of 15. We all loved it.

I have been going to this buffet place before they changed the owner. They are starting to make nice variety of sushi. My favorite food at this place is crawfish in Chinese seasoning. My fiancé loves the coconut shrimp here. They have crab leg dinners buffet on Friday and Saturday. Recently, they add stir fried Lobster in their menu; however it's only the part that doesn't have lots of meat thought. The price is reasonable. There are also couple discount flyers you can find. read more

This is my favorite weekend spot. I love the crab legs and the staff was super nice even picked up my baby and took him to get his very own fortune cookie. read more

Not the best but not the worst. Good place if you love seafood they had a great selection of crab and shrimp. My family loves the seafood off the buffet i just go for the more traditional Chinese food and its fairly alright. Nothing special read more

This is by far the best Chinese buffet in the Springfield area. Wide variety of foods to pick from on a large buffet. The restaurant that was located here before was the worst but the new owners have really shaped things up. read more

A typical asian buffet with sushi, mongolian, and various hot entrees; quality is better than others in the west st. louis area. service is attentive. For the lunch weekend price of less than $10, this is a very good deal. read more

Love coming here! So many options and always delicious! Sushi is good, and we love the coconut shrimp!! Great hot & sour soup as well.

wasn't the best. we waited for crab legs for over an hour and just left. none of the food was that good

Came here with a few friends and have never had a worse buffet experience in my life. They didn't have a lot of food as many of their trays were empty, but lunch had just passed so we didn't want to really blame them too much. In the hour and a half we were there, we only got one refill without asking, and that was when she brought us our fortune cookies and bill and didn't really need one. The food they did have was mediocre at best, and then they charged us $13 for dinner even though it was 2pm and they had barely any food to choose from. Plus $3 for drinks. It was really a ripoff. The only reason I'm giving them two stars is because their eggrolls were good. I personally wouldn't waste my time or money here again. read more

Save your money, don't waste your time. This place stinks. never eating here again. Food was luke warm, my stomach was unsettled the rest of the day after eating lunch here. Go to hong kong or lil tokyo, it's way better than this place. read more

This is my 2nd favorite Chinese buffet in springfield. I really enjoy the green beans and simple sushi, crab and cream cheese roll. Also, the waiters/waitresses are extremely nice. read more

As far as chinese buffets in springfield go this one is the best. But be careful because they offer way to much and cannot keep constant track of the food on the steam tables. And I have encoutered the sushi being out so long the rice dried up too many times. Best times to eat here are when you get off work round 5. Thats the only peak this resturante seems to offer in quality. Oh and avoid the squid on the havachi bar. It never ends well I can promise you that read more

I love getting catcalled by the staff when grabbing my food.... Food was good, but the staff wasn't. Waitress was nice, but a great way to ruin your dinning experience by being sexually objective. read more

Have eaten here many times, but it appears to have changed hands as the food and service have gone down hill and prices have increased. I also noticed that they round up the total on the bill to the next whole $. Our total with 3 adults one 3 and one 7 yr old and 5 drinks should have been $53.47 with tax bit the bill showed $54.00. Nearly everything was sweet when some should really be savory. Almost all the chicken in sauce dishes tasted alike. Wait staff not real pleasent and looked more satisfied playing on his phone than taking care of paying customers. Used to be our favorite place for "Chinese". But we plan to drive to the south side Asian King and enjoy better food at cheaper prices in the future. read more

Best Cashew Chicken, Egg Rolls and I have eaten many in town! Can't believe it because I'm not one for reviews but this place warranted one!!!! Awesome EATS!!! read more

Great food and kind friendly people. Buffet is good size and food is good. Drinks are $1.50 and it's nice to not get gouged buying a drink like most restaurants do. read more

For the price, it can't be beat! Food was fresh, service was good, and clean. If someone thinks they can go to a buffet for top notch lobster for $12 bucks and are disappointed by a very good "Asian Lobster Boil", they shouldn't be writing a Yelp review! Lobster claws and chunks of lobster tail are boiled in a tasty vegetable and fish broth. Their Mongolian grill is a nice addition, to the vast array of fusion dishes. If you take someone that isn't keen on Asian, they can feast on steak, shrimp, chicken, potatoes, salad and dessert! They keep the buffet line immaculately clean and mark the dishes, clearly. One thing they could do, is to offer wet-naps. The inexpensive napkins they use are terrible because all they do is stick to your hands. Eating crab, sushi and the many other finger foods they offer is messy so that would be nice. read more

I LOVE this place! The food is AMAZING & the owners are so friendly and are always there doing an AWESOME job.

To start with my husband and I rarely eat at any restaurant that is north of Sunshine and we are debating going even that far north. We had seen coupons for this buffet for a long time so after a ball practice he had at cooper sports complex we figured we would use one of the buy one get one 50%off on the buffet. Not knowing the buffet was almost 18$. The place was packed, we had a hard time finding a place to park. Once inside and seeing the kind of people it attracted, screaming kids in high chairs, dirty napkins all over the floor, and a lot of dirty tables we should have just turned around and left. The hostess was there immediately ( I think to keep people from running out like we wanted to) and seared us quickly, between two families with screaming babies and fighting children(my husband and I raised 3 boys and are Grandparents to3). I Never stayed in a restaurant or Walmart if my children were screaming and carrying on. I would walk out, I did not feel I had the right to ruin other people's meals or shopping or misc because I chose to have children. The people in this restaurant didn't care. The buffet was horrible. I had some bananas drowned in strawberry sauce and white rice. My husband got a variety of items and basically took one bite of each item then spit it in his napkin. The food that was supposed to be hot were cold and the items that were supposed to be cold where warm to hot. I couldn't stand the filth, noise and chaos so as soon as he realized there was not going to be anything decent to eat off the buffet we left as quick as we could. I would not recommend this dump to anyone. My biggest surprise is that they were open and had not been shut down by the health department. I would have happily paid full price on 2 dinners that had been fresh, clean and did not look like it had been sitting out in those pans for a week or two. Diner's beware, this is just a place where salmonella or ecoli are waiting to find their next victim. read more

The new owners here have experience with a few other restaurants in Springfield. This is by far their best business. My wife and I have been here maybe three times since they opened and each time is better than the last. My wife is Chinese, and very particular. She loves this place. Give it a try, I think it is the best buffet in Springfield. read more

First off, I want to say that this place has changed its name 3 times. that being said I went to this restaurant with an open mind for a friend's birthday party. As soon as we started to go eat at the buffet we saw food that looked interesting in the way you don't normally see sweet & sour chicken and general chicken. the chicken was chewy and felt cold and uncooked and all of the dessert looked like it had sat there for longer than 6 hours. whip cream started to get waxy. Me and my wife left there with sick stomachs and felt we had been poisoned. The place is clearly unsanitary and not to mention the women's bathroom sign having a sign to put all toilet paper in the trash.. I can't believe people actually enjoy this place in my opinion. read more

Typical cheap buffet food. Only good things they had was the cheese mussles and the ice cream (which wasn't even soft serve). Came here cuz it was the best bang for ur money for a 8+ ppl. Wouldn't come back if it was just me. Service is very slow as well for a 1:30 pm lunch. read more

Decided to try this place for lunch. It was packed but I can't understand why. The food was absolutely terrible. I wasted $20, didn't even eat half of what was on my plate. Whatever they're serving as "rice" tastes foul, the bourbon chicken was dry and flavorless. Some of the other chicken did not even appear to be fully cooked. The noodles had the same nasty old grease taste as the rice did. I would not come here again. read more

Definitely not one of the best buffets in town. I was hoping for calamari that was cooked right but instead bit into a cold tough piece. The sushi was OK but most dishes were nothing short of disappointing. Ingestion ensued for the entire family following the meal. We will definitely not be back. There are too many other options in Springfield. read more

The place absolutely sucks. The food. Was not prepared at room tempature. The. Employee took a sip off the diet Pepsi. And then put. It back on the table. Also the employees. Were completly rude. Never going to this place again. read more