I kept seeing this place all over tiktok, so I had to give it a chance. The food was pretty good; I loved the assortment of items they had. I was pleasantly surprising to see the amount of seafood they had: shrimp, seafood boil, mussels, squid, octopus, etc. The star of the show was definitely the habachi since you can build your own plate, and they cook it fresh for you! I just wish the quality was a little better for some dishes. The walnut shrimp was very tasty as well! The service was nice; the cashier was very friendly, and you pay first before eating. The price is very affordable for what you get, and you get 2 hours of unlimited food. The ambiance was very clean and had a more modern take to it than most Asian buffets. I did like how there's a soda machine and that the food was always refilled very quickly. read more

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We decided to visit after seeing a lot of Instagram ads--my kids were really excited to check it out. The concept is fun and definitely appealing for families, which I appreciated. We went around 8pm (weekend), and it was very crowded. Because of the volume of guests, the food trays were emptied quickly and not always replenished fast enough, which made it difficult to fully enjoy the experience. During one refill, the tongs were placed onto the trays somewhat abruptly, which startled my kids. With so many families dining, a little more care in those moments would go a long way. On a positive note, the table servers were attentive and efficient at clearing dishes. I'd recommend visiting during non-peak hours for a better experience. With improved crowd management and more consistent attention during busy times, this place has strong potential. read more

Fairly new buffet in the area, so we decided to try it out--and it did not disappoint. There are plenty of options, from sushi and stir-fry to a wide variety of Asian-style dishes. The restaurant was very clean, the service was attentive, and the ambience was comfortable and inviting. For around $20, the all-you-can-eat option is a great value. The food was good and the pricing felt very fair. If you're looking for an inclusive, Asian-style all-you-can-eat spot, this new location is definitely worth checking out. read more

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I would say this place has such a great variety. We waited a little while before anyone came to let us pay but there's so many food options. I felt like there fruits are fresh and such plenty of dessert options. Inside it's nice and clean and well lit which was my favorite part. The also have press on nails for sale and it's so cute read more

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I had to come back and check this place out when I had more time. I stopped in around 7pm on a Friday night. Considering that I live in Rogers Park and have to pass at least 4 other Chinese Buffet to get to Okini Buffet. I've read the previous reviews and I can say when I went all the bathroom issue has been resolved. At least in the men's room. I asked a nice lady "How was the ladies room?" After looking at me crazy she responded "Good." The hibachi line had about 3 people waiting, I didn't try it but what was coming off the hibachi looked good. I returned to my favorites, honey chicken, shrimp fried rice, lo mein noodles and the black pepper chicken. I also discovered the fried shrimp, crab stuff shrimp, sushi, chicken with mushrooms and broccoli. Everything I had was delicious. Too bad I don't have a second stomach. The atmosphere was chill that night I had a great on and off conversation with the couple at the next table. A variety of dishes, the awesome staff and a great value is why this is now my favorite Chinese buffet spots. One of my favorite tips I can offer is stir the food in the pan. The food on top will always be cooler than the food on the bottom. My biggest smallest complaint is I couldn't find any hot mustard and I still haven't learned how to do a perfect swirl for my ice cream. read more

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Very disappointed some food taste funky, they don't have good variety, the sushi area is a joke .. it's clean and roomy..

Love the buffet its very clean and decent. My kids enjoyed being there. Definitely recommend the place people has big family. read more

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It's your typical Asian buffet. Nothing spectacular or different other than the fruit. They had fresh cherries. Food was tasty and piping hot. Kids are on a sliding scale. Under 3 is like $5 but older kids are more I don't remember exactly. Week nights are about $20 a person. Not bad. Hibachi line was a bit too long so I skipped it. Had some of the sushi and small octopi. Seemed mostly Chinese style cooking from what I sampled not much other styles. Still decent and worth a try. We'll be back. read more

My fiancé and I heard about this new grand opening and had to check it out. The place was aesthetically nice but in terms of food, there can be a lot of improvements. I noticed the food was cold and I think it's important to keep the food warm especially at a buffet, the fountain drink machine also ran out of ice quickly. I think I expected more food options and better quality. Food needs to be filled up more because it runs out fast. I enjoyed the noodles but I wasn't a fan of the eggrolls because it had this reddish pink filling like the cabbage inside the eggrolls turned bad and it was such a turn off. There needs to be more options and like I said the food was cold and not enjoyable at all. I felt like the advertisement on social media was overly hyped and didn't meet our expectations. We were excited to try it and left super disappointed. As a paying customer, here are some key tips: Have a lot of options because it's a buffet and people like a lot of food options. Find a way to keep all the hot food warm because everything served was very cold and tasted stale. Make sure the fountain drink machine always has clean cups and the ice is filled because it ran out very quick. If you're going to do big advertisements on social media, make sure the food quality and options are up to par. Tell customers to stop taking the Siracha bottles to their tables and using it as their personal sauce. Have a note printed to give people instructions on serving themselves the sauce in the sauce container and not being greedy because other customers need the sauce too. read more

Place is new, the environment is clean and beautifully remodeled. The food was really good one of the best buffets with really quality food & I MEAN all food was authentic if its own (Orange chicken, sushi)! The service was friendly. Priced very affordable with the variety and quality and cleanliness they offer. 10/10 Will be back again. P.S they also have Mexican ceviche, and guac !!!! read more

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The restaurant was very clean and bright. The food was fresh and delicious and lots of seafood.

I will begin here, I have been waiting for a new spot to open where once was Old County. From the start, greeted immediately as soon we walked up. Very friendly staff, very spacious, clean location with plenty of space. The okino bunny is nice touch. The food started off slightly cold but it was a because something happened and they were planning on closing, but the food was hot after a little bit. Plenty to choice from the salad bar, soup and hot foods including the hibachi bar. Okini Buffet welcome to Belmont Craign and to Bricktown Square, see you soon. read more

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Very disappointed- heard of this new buffet and we were excited to try it out. Multiple empty food containers, options were limited & options lacked flavor. The worst part was the bathroom. This place just opened last week and the cleanliness is already questionable. Broken toilet led to piss & overflowed toilet water. This lead into the main floor since people were walking all on top of it. I told the workers, didn't seem to care & no one cleaned it up. I would not return. read more

Fairly good price for two peoples lunch, it looks like recently opening buffet everything looks clean and organized. This place offer variety typical Chinese food buffet. Service was good too. read more

Food was mid,will come back after a while to see if food has gotten better. Service is fast and clean. read more

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Pros - clean , everything is new and they use real plates and silverware. Been to a buffet that uses disposable plates and only plastic forks. Cons - not much of a selection, not even on build your own hibachi side. Shrimps were big but over cooked . They were mushy. So basically they were fried mushy shrimp. The green beens were raw when they are supposed to be fried, They also lacked the seasoning. The lo main noodles were also just not right. This 3 things are usually staples of all Chinese buffets and if everything else is wrong these are usually good but not here. read more

one of my favorite buffets in Illinois and Chicago. They have veggie options and the food is fresh

Let me tell you about this place! We found this newly opened buffet when we were looking for a restaurant to take our mother out for her 93rd birthday dinner with a number of family members. I called a few days ahead to find out if they had a private room. Diego, the manager, set me up with the room and we had to make a deposit refundable after we arrived. It could have also been put toward our bill if we were paying for the group. Because we only had 20 people, we shared the room with another small party of about 20 people too. We arrived on our reserved date and time and were seated promptly. The staff were so attentive with taking away used plates, preparing ordered food at the Hibachi Grill, and keeping the buffet refreshed with food. A member of our party saw a small child touch food on the buffet with their bare hand and told an attendant. The attendant alerted the family member and promptly took away the food. The staff provided a small personalized birthday cake for our mom and sang Happy Birthday to her while holding an illuminated Happy Birthday Sign. We enjoyed ourselves and took a family photo near the entrance after our two hour time was reached. In short, the food and service were tops. Diego went out of his way to ensure we had a good time and enjoyed the moment. WE WILL BE BACK! read more

Great selection of food. A little more varied than the asian buffets ive been to in Chicago. I ate a good amount for the entrance fee too and it was all good. Good environment and clean. If you want to go out to eat with a few friends, I totally recommend it. read more

I also heard online about the grand opening and brought some friends to check it out. Filthy. The bathrooms are as bad as people are saying. The food was neither fresh nor being restocked. Some items smelled funky. Very hot inside overall and the cold trays were barely maintaining temp. $19.99 dinner sounds good (cheaper than most in the area), but you'll walk out hoping you hadn't gone. The ice cream is thick in a good way, very creamy. Sodas are Pepsi products (typical for buffets) I had hibachi steak with veggies. Steak smelled/tasted a bit off, I assume it was just low quality beef, will update if i get sick. I also had steamed veggies, sushi, and plantains. FYI: Most trays of stir fry had crumbs of meat, mostly just veggies left over. They did not replenish the whole time I was there. Few other issues also came up, but those are personal preferences (sauces, flavors, etc). I will not return and I think after this grand opening the place will just die out since everybody is seeing the same constant issues with building hygiene and food quality. Sorry guys read more

Salmon is not real salmon. No clam as shown in pictures. Cake is hard. The table is clean Because newly open. Compared to normal Chinese buffet, the food variety is below the average. read more

It was decent food for the price. I took my family on the weekend and it was pretty full. Wasn't able to get Hibaci mad a bummer

Food was good. Wide range of assortment. Desserts great and good coffee! I'll be back.

I went there today, and was pleased overall. They had a good selection of hot entrees, and everything I tried was very good. The price was very reasonable, and the fact that it included a drink was great. One recommendation for improvement would be a bigger selection of desserts. I shall return. read more

This place is semi worth the price the food is decent basically what you can expect from a buffet. read more

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Food= (note I tried about 50% of the buffet) based on what I tried, overall good. most dishes had good flavor, not too salty, good quality/quantity of meat. few dishes missed the mark (too salty, poor after-taste, not well seasoned). I did not try any sushi but I typically only eat sushi at restaurants which solely specialize in Japanese cuisine. many of the dishes reminded me of my parents' restaurants. dessert-- fair (this could be better); but typically not a strength of asian buffets. Service= good. nice greeting at front, attentive at cleaning dishes. ambiance= good. the place is very clean (but again it just opened). but it is basic set up... table/chairs and buffet.... but this is what i expected to find. price is great for the quality/quantity of food. I will be coming back! read more

AMAZING service, very friendly and the restaurant was very organized and clean. Food was great and the ice cream was delicious. Kids loved the place and the food was amazing. Loved the sushi and noodles here. Will come back with more family members read more

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I gotta say this is just another regular buffet the looks of it inside just fools people. I also wanted to check it out due to social media but it did not look as good as the place did. Bathrooms are dirty and smell dirty , I seen there was a failed inspection on June 25' from this place also involving food contamination during preparation of food . me and my partner could taste some of the contamination in the food. Some shrimp I had were so oily and I couldn't ever remove the shell out it was so stuck to the shrimp all of them .. mussels over cooked and rubbery u can taste some food has been sitting for a while if you go to other buffets u see a lot of the same dishes from other places . We both had a bad feeling , by the time we left we only had two small plates of serving because of how the food looked and tasted . we ended up sick after coming here , nauseous , throwing up and bad stomach ache ,Mind you we went there at 6pm so we definitely expected good food . This is not the place for quality food , sure they have other stuff but nothing special it's typical Asian fushion place with old food sitting out and not even as hot either ..very warm food . read more

Yummy food! Everyone loved it. The sushi wasn't the best. But food and service was great

Very clean. Just what you would expect from a buffet. A mix of Asian food and the standards.

I'm sometimes hesitant with buffets because I worry about it being sanitary and clean, but there were no worries here! All of the food sections were clean, no crumbs, spills, etc. It was also very packed when I went, lunch on Labor Day. There were several workers consistently going around sweeping and making sure everything was well stocked, as well as taking our plates when we were finished. I was pleasantly surprised at all the food they had, especially since a lot of it was seafood. I highly recommend the crunchy fried shrimp (shown in photo), it was my favorite. The sushi is decent but there wasn't much variety! Only a couple different kinds, but it tasted good. The hibachi stir fry was delicious and I appreciated the fresh ingredients. They have lots of seafood (shrimp, octopus, clams, etc...) as well as lots of common Pan-Asian dishes and a small selection of American food. I would suggest maybe a little more variety in the dessert; they have fruit, jello, soft serve, and some small cakes, but I'd love to see some other East Asian desserts like mochi (or mochi ice cream!) or ice cream flavors like taro and matcha. Pleasant environment and decent food for the price. I will definitely be back!!! read more

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Everything was clean and food was great. Only thing I didn't like was hibachi. Staffs were so fast and friendly even though restaurant was little bit crowded. read more

Good food and plenty! Very clean always picking up the empty dishes from the table. Fresh food comes out quickly

Super China Buffet is 3+ miles North of Okini & their main competition. Super China has nothing to worry about. I'm not returning. Sure ... Okini is brand spankin' new, has real plates,bowls, & utensils. Super China is rundown, styrofoam plates, plastic utensils, & disposable cups ... but it comes down to food quality & variety. Super China is PACKED for a reason... the food read more

I tried a little bit of everything to see what was good and what wasn't. You can tell that some of the items are premade or prepackaged like the onion rings and chicken nuggets. The sushi was ok but nothing exciting. The hibachi was good though, but there should be a more efficient way of handing the food back to the customers because other people are in the way. The place was clean but the floors were sticky. I did eat the seafood, the mussels tasted fishy (not safe to eat). I also experienced stomach pains and diarrhea for the past two days which are signs of food poisoning. I know it was caused from eating here because I didn't and couldn't eat anything for the rest of the day. Please do something about the quality of the food you're serving! read more

First of all the food wasn't all that fresh but at least it was somewhat hot but the hibachi was pretty good but the one thing that really bothered me was the bathroom situation there was water all over the floor and feces as well which just basically ruined everything I don't think I will come back here to be honest read more

I went for lunch on a Friday about 1pm. Food was very good & nicely prepared. Hibachi freshly cooked was awesome! I will definitely be back!! I would like them to provide a senior discount! read more

they were definitely busy, and food ran out quickly at times, but the staff restocked everything fast. The only thing was the hibachi line was a bit long read more

For the price it was Excellent for only open one week the food was very good the only thing is have more option's on the sushi but me and my two Friend's went to try it out today and it was Not bad at all. the customer service was very nice. to me I been to other seafood buffet's and this place has it hands down very Good and the place was clean read more

alllriiight, to start this off I haven't been to many buffets but man did this taste good. I went today and the service was great, their was a nice worker outside tending to the people that were sitting in the heat waiting to go inside the new spot in Belmont cragin; the worker gave all of us waiting some ice cold water and made sure we were okay in the sun. I would recommend to anybody that is looking for some good oriental food. if I had to say something, their mini hibachi and food tasted better than New Star down north ave... read more