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    Pan Asia Buffet

    3.3 (797 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Essie K.

    Pan Asia Buffet is your typical asian buffet with lots of food options but at the end of the day, it's quantity over quality. Despite having so many options, the food was average at best. There is no shortage of options from the hibachi grill where you can make your own noodles, a grill station that has various cooked meats, the long display of various hot Chinese inspired entrees, a salad bar, a dessert bar, an ice cream station, a sushi section, and on Friday and Saturday nights you get extra seafood such as crab legs. Service is blunt and uninviting but at the end of the day, you get your own food so it didn't bother me as much. I wish they came by the tables more to ask about drink refills or to remove plates faster. They should clean their ice cream machine and topping stations which was pretty dirty. I felt the prices were a bit high given the quality at $26 for dinner (drink not included) and $2/year for kids. Not sure if I'd return again...

    Some bacon, chicken breast and some tilapia
    Oleg B.

    Pan Asia Grill Sushi Buffet in San Marcos... listen carefully, because I don't hype places unless they earn it. I walked in, paid $19 for lunch, and immediately thought, "okay, let's see if this is another average buffet pretending to be something special." I'm extremely picky. If it's trash, I'll say it straight. No mercy. First impression -- solid. Clean, organized, no chaos. Salad section? Surprisingly fresh. Not the sad, tired lettuce you see in most buffets. Real crisp greens, good toppings, fresh fruit, and desserts that actually look edible, not like they survived since 2007. Now sushi at lunch... let's be honest. It's decent, but nothing that will change your life. It's buffet sushi -- acceptable, clean, but I'm not flying to Tokyo over it. HOWEVER... I already see the potential. I heard dinner brings out the heavy artillery -- lobster, crab legs -- so that's the real battlefield, and I'll be back to test that. But here's where Pan Asia becomes dangerous. The Hawaiian BBQ / hibachi grill station. This is the crown jewel. You pick your meat, pick your vegetables, hand it to the chef, and he cooks it fresh right in front of you like a professional assassin. I went with hibachi steak, and my God... absolutely incredible. Perfectly cooked, juicy, flavorful, fresh -- not buffet quality, restaurant quality. This alone destroys the $19 price. Completely unfair value. Bottom line -- for lunch, this place already punches above its weight. Fresh food, huge selection, and that hibachi grill makes it worth the trip by itself. Sushi is decent at lunch, but I can already tell dinner is where they go full boss mode. I don't praise easily. But Pan Asia Grill earned respect. I'll be back for dinner to see if they reach full domination. Amen!!! Good job fellas

    Faye A.

    Pan Asia Buffet is located on Center Dr in San Marcos. We have been coming here for many years now w the in laws. Got here at 8pm on a Saturday and the place was super packed!! We were seated at the only vacant table. The food lines were crazy long, but I think the issue is the layout. This buffet is old and probably needs remodeling to accommodate the amount of people when it's a full house like last Saturday. Food was good. I love that they had pre-grilled steak. I actually enjoyed the soft and tender steak and had so much of it. They also had grilled chicken breast, and the mushroom chicken was also made w white meat. They have a hibachi grill which i did not get to try since the line to that was also ridiculously long!! Desserts were good. We really liked the mango mousse cake and the mini bundt cake. Pineapple and strawberries were fresh and sweet. Service was extremely slow. I get that they were a full house so the servers were running around, but we had to go up to the front counter to have them call someone to refill our drinks. Overall, good buffet. It just gets crazy packed in there, but is an indicator of how good the food is.

    Cookies were hard and dry.
    Phung V.

    Took mom to the Carlsbad Flower Fields and afterwards Yelped a Chinese buffet because that what mom likes. This place came up. Reviews seem decent and I always give a benefit of the doubt when it comes to buffets. It was noon on a Saturday and the price was $20. That should have been a red flag. $20 for a Saturday? There was a decent amount of people though. However, the food was bad and the variety of food sucked. No corn. No baos. No warm crawfish (they had cold ones). No sesame balls. Whatever they did have was rubbery, fishy and old tasting. Desserts were dry and stale tasting. What was good? Orange jello and cream cheese wontons. They were good about clearing the plates.

    Seafood and so much more!!!                YUMMMMM!!!
    John B.

    Food? Well there's more than you can imagine, including a Korean barbeque! Everything from the soup and salad bar to the Asian delights, and the home cooking items you might expect. Finish with the ice cream dispenser and dessert bar, and you are satisfied nummro uno!!! The service is right on and the place is clean and spacious. It's a monthly destination for me!!!

    Karen H.

    I am the worst person to take to a buffet I will not get my moneys worth. But when your friends want to go you must join! We were seated right away and drinks order taken. Then we were off to the races. There is hibachi style grill station you just choose all your items. And the chef will cook it for you. Grilled foods station, sushi, soups, hot foods, salads, and then desserts. Including a chocolate fountain and soft serve ice cream. The selection was a good mix of different cuisines. Don't think the food was kid friendly. No French fries or nuggets. The sushi was a ok don't expect omikase level sushi. Salt and pepper shrimp was really good. Orange chicken and chow mein was good. It was $20 per person on a Saturday afternoon no crab legs until later. Overall for a buffet it was not bad at all. The servers were very attentive and kept track of tabs. Probably won't be running back anytime soon.

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    Kira C.

    Great food options, lots of different things! Seated very quickly and easily, they took drink orders and cleared plates very promptly. It was a little noisy and chaotic as any buffet place was, but they had great fresh seafood and sushi options!

    The foods are not bad but the lady who manage it and most of the servants are rude, they don't appreciate the customers. The atmosphere comparing to the other asian buffet in El Northe is not good.

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    really don't recommend it. The buffet carpet is dirty. The bathrooms are disgusting. The food made me so sick.

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    How much per person for dinner?

    Dinner may be more than lunch and it may depend if you are a senior. If nothing is found under menu on their website, I suggest calling them to find out. Regardless, you will be happy, I've been there at least five times for lunch, and invited folks… 

    There was a bread that I really like, it looked like Hawaiian bread, what kind of bread is it or name of it?

    Challah

    How much is dinner here?

    25.00 and if you want a drink it's 3 dollars more

    How much is the lunch today?

    Idk

    Do they take to go order?

    Yes they used to pre-pandemic at least. Just call them to find out...Usually the seafood items are much more expensive by weight than non seafood... Just get two separate to go containers for seafood and non-seafoods to keep your price down. 8)

    What are the weekday and weekend rates?

    $12.99 all you can eat lunch

    Hello, What is your lunch price on Saturday?…

    Hello, Lunch price on Saturday is $14.99 per adult, $1.99 for drinks. Vegetarian options: Lo Mien,… 

    When will you re-open?

    We are now open !

    Is the Buffet still open now 11/4/2020?

    Yes they are!

    Is the buffet open?

    They just opened today

    Is this restaurant open yet?

    No still closed.

    Are u. Now open for dine in?

    Hello! Due to the pandemic, we are are still closed for the time being. Stay safe and healthy!

    Is your restaurant dine in open now? What are the days and hours of operations? Thanks!

    Sorry for the late response, we are hoping to be open sometime in July but there is no exact date. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for supporting Pan Asia!

    What are the ages of seniors and children? Do they charge more on New Year's eve?

    Seniors 60 and over Children 1 to 11… 

    Do they have shrimp tempura sushi?

    Nope, they have salty fried shrimp and fried crab during dinner

    What is the current senior price go lunch?

    Its around $11 dollars

    Do kids eat free or how does it work for a three year old?

    They charge a dollar per year of age. Three year old would be $3

    What's the price for dinner?

    Dinner price $15.99. Price went up since the last time I went there

    When do they serve crab legs?

    Hey Anthony. Crab legs are served during dinner hours.

    What days do they serve crab legs?

    I know they do at dinner on weekdays and weekends.

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    Umami Japanese

    Umami Japanese

    4.4
    (883 reviews)
    2.1 mi
    $$

    On previous visit(s) experience(s): Food always fresh,…read morevisually pleasing, great tasting, served by attending and great staff. Pleasant atmosphere and vibe. Outdoor seating. My favorites, Kama, Sashimi, Steamed Veggies. Friday nights can be busy because there's a weekly farmers market venue that includes outdoor vendors, and music. (4pm - 8pm). Wish the restaurant operators would put grilled Tako on the menu.

    Decided to stop by on a whim while we were in the city. They are located within apartment complex's…read moreright on the street where the San Marcos Farmer market takes place. Our party of two waited about 20 minutes on a Friday night with no reservation. It was quite busy that day with many other tables waiting to be sat. There are a lot of options on the menu, ranging from cooked items to sushi and rolls. After placing our order, it took only about 10 minutes before we received the first dish and everything else followed. We ordered a roll the sashimi set a hand roll and also a bowl of ramen. Their salmon and engawa was tasty, but I wouldn't say their fish is the freshest or have much flavor to them. Unfortunately, we had an issue with our spicy tuna roll (there was a piece of metal found inside). I'm sure it was just overlooked. But service was very friendly and accommodating. They immediately remade our roll and also provided some complementary dessert. The service here was quick and friendly. I appreciated it given how busy the restaurant was.

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    Sushi Huku

    Sushi Huku

    4.2
    (507 reviews)
    3.3 mi
    $$

    Hello San Marcos!! It looks like to me that you have been…read morehiding this delicious gem. Here was absolutely delicious. I can celebrate a friend's birthday, the first thing I noticed about this restaurant is that it was busy and full of people. That's the first sign that the sushi is delicious. The ambiance was welcoming and friendly. Lots of smiling faces. I found that, what made this restaurant special was the menu. I Found quite a few rolls in this restaurant's menu that I have never even heard of, so of course it made me want to try them. For dinner, we ordered vegetable tempura, a calamari roll, a lemon roll, and a salmon skin roll. We loved everything that we tried on their menu. My favorite, which was a 10 out of 10 was the lemon roll! If you're a first timer at this restaurant, try the lemon roll! It has a balance of delicious flavors. Overall, me and my friend had a great dining experience. The waiter, was very attentive and checked in on us to make sure that the food was delicious. Nothing on the menu, disappointed. I definitely wanna come back again

    First time to get food here. I ordered to go. My 2 coworkers said this place is there go to for…read moresushi. We ordered Tiger roll, Diego roll,Randy Roll,Calamari roll and Baked Salmon roll. It was a disappointment for us. presentation was as awesome. But the taste wasn't. Rice was mushy. The salmon was over cooked so was the lobster. It was hard. The cut was big but no taste. The Tempura shrimp was chewy. The Calamari tempura roll was the highlight for my Son. But he also didn't like the mushy rice. We might go there the second time around. Maybe we just got unlucky today. The price is average.

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    Love Boat Sushi

    Love Boat Sushi

    4.0
    (1.2k reviews)
    4.1 mi
    $$

    The sushi is delicious! My fav is the Shrimp Crunch Sushi Roll with Krab, Avocado and Shrimp…read moreTempura!

    Sushi time! In San Marcos to see a play and saw Sushi off the freeway so we came…read more The ambiance of this place is tranquil and chill. They have music playing in the background but it's not loud. The dining area is a little small so if you have a large crowd you may want to call ahead. They also have a small outside dining area. The service was good. They forgot our well sauce and we had to request it again. Outside of that, they're eager to answer questions and are very friendly and professional. The food was very good. Only a few things were a miss but that could be preference. The gyoza were fried perfectly and not greasy. I loved the crispness. Sadly, they lacked flavor and tasted bland. The vegetable roll was amazing. It was fresh, had crunch, and bursting with freshness. I preferred the eel deluxe roll over the dragon roll. Even though it's the same texture the flavor was nice. The eel was grilled perfectly. The dragon roll was mid. The cucumber chunks in it were too chunky and it's a bit one noted. The highlight for me was the summer roll. If you're like me and prefer sashimi over sushi with rice, you'll love this roll. It's tuna,salmon, albacore, and crab wrapped in cucumber. It's served with ponzu and spicy mayo but I requested no spicy mayo. This was bright, citrusy, and delicious. The cucumber gives it a nice contrast. If in the area, consider trying this place. It was worth trying. I rated it 4 out of 5 because there were a few flies trying to land on our food, the gyoza dumplings lacked flavor, and the dragon roll was a bit one noted.

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    Ahi Sushi & Grill

    Ahi Sushi & Grill

    3.9
    (484 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$

    Not bad not bad. My husband always crave sushi, but it's so expensive and he doesn't want to pay an…read morearm and leg to get his sushi fix most of the time. We needed affordable options. We looked at all the sushi in SM and my husband gave Ahi a chance. We called it in for pick up, they quoted 20 minutes but I had to wait an extra 15 minutes for it when I got there. They were a little busy. I got the chirashi bowl, my husband got 3 rolls, and we ordered a kids meal came with Teri chicken, cali roll and potsticker. Honestly the sushi wasn't bad. It's a notch higher than sushi deli IMO. Their chirashi bowl, for the price was a great deal. The only fish I didn't like was the tuna, it was tasteless, probably previously frozen too. The others weren't bad. We also judge sushi by their California rolls, and they made it right. The best deal is the kids meal. My little boy ate it all! Even the roll. We'll be coming here for our affordable sushi fix. It does the job. Restaurant was extremely warm inside, so was a little worried about the sushi, but everything was fine.

    Like they say, never judge a book by its cover is simply the fact about this place!!…read more While originally wanted to go to the Spaghetti Factory we ended up here and I am glad we did! The food and the service were amazing! The spicy Las Vegas roll was had down one of the best rolls I've had in my life!! It's so flavorful and the spicy mango salsa paired so well with it. I also like the spicy Edamame but found the Philadelphia roll and Spider roll just okay but it wasn't bad. The Yellowtail belly was also just okay but clearly because I made an error while ordering. I can't wait to come back just for the Las Vegas roll itself! Enjoy and Bon Appetit

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    It's Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill

    It's Tabu Sushi Bar & Grill

    4.0
    (604 reviews)
    2.5 mi
    $$

    Best sushi bar in North County Where the ambiance is amiable…read moreThe food comes in bounties And the service incomparable! Come prepared to stay a while Rolls and drinks are alluring; But nothing compares to the smile Of the glowing, beautiful Lauren! Service will never be better When Lauren takes your order; Her presence makes it hard to forget'er The best this side of the border. Come for the Drinks & Food It's all here, waiting for you; Quality and taste are beyond good It's simply the Best... It's Tabu!

    Ever since moving to San Marcos, oh so many years ago, I made it a point to slowly make my way…read morethrough all of the local restaurants. My first trip to Tabu Sushi was during the pandemic, and I don't remember enjoying it that much. But, I also attributed those faults to the take-out experience; nothing survives packaging, travel, and dining 30+ minutes after plating and still maintains its peak level of flavor. So, I vowed to eventually come back and give Tabu another shot. First off, I kind of dig the interior. For some reason, it gives me 80's vibes; Tech Noir, but with a few plants and higher ceilings. Dive bar sushi restaurants have always been a thing I've enjoyed, and Tabu just skirts that line. My son and I came here for dinner and they seated us close to the entrance, sunlight pouring through the windows in the late afternoon, making the atmosphere bright and open. I started with an Oyster Shooter, while not the best of these I've ever had, it still had that freshness to it, the hint of brine and citrus overtones, while not being too oily or fishy. Pretty good. My son did most of the ordering, supplying the table with a Dragon Roll, Baja Roll, and an Atlantic Sea Roll. These were all okay. Sometimes the fish used was mealy. Sometimes the technique was loose, causing the rolls to easily fall apart. But, each was still enjoyable with the tastes being satisfying, if not really overly impressive. The true surprise was the Bubba Gump Roll. The sautéed shrimp on top had a fantastic bite and delicious taste to them. And the mixture of avocado, lemon, cucumber, cilantro, and chili powder, all of it was a excellent blend of crunchy and smooth textures, spicy and cooler flavors, and fatty and acidic notes. After everything else we had sampled, I was not expecting something this good when I ordered it. Still, with as good as that roll was, it was not enough to elevate Tabu Sushi past a strong three stars in my eyes. Above average but only just. With as many other sushi restaurants nearby that I prefer, coming back here may not be in the cards for me. But, I would still say it's very much worth a try if you're nearby and hungry.

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    After Burner Roll with extra jalapeños
    After Burner Roll with extra jalapeños
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    Mikko Sushi

    Mikko Sushi

    4.2
    (841 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    $$

    Best sushi spot in Escondido! I come here at least once a month for sushi dates, and it never…read moredisappoints. Alex is usually our waitress, and she's been working here for a long time. She's always attentive throughout our entire dining experience and makes us feel well taken care of without being overbearing. She has such a warm friendly personality, and it's clear she genuinely enjoys what she does. As for the food, we like to try different rolls each time. Some of our favorites so far are the Escondido roll, Dynamite roll (definitely one of our top picks), Dragon roll, and the asparagus tempura roll. We'll sometimes add a spicy California roll too. On colder days, I love getting their miso soup or spicy tonkatsu ramen, you can even switch out the protein for an extra charge, which is a nice option. My husband usually goes for the chicken katsu curry, and I really enjoy the beef yakisoba or the teriyaki salmon. So if you're in Escondido definitely give them a try!

    If waiting were an Olympic sport, this restaurant would be taking home the gold medal every year…read more I've given this place chance after chance over the last year, hoping each visit would be the one where everything finally clicked. Instead, it's become a masterclass in patience. The employees seem to have discovered the secret to unlimited break time because every visit they're either in the front or the back enjoying conversations while customers stand around wondering if they've accidentally become invisible. When I judge a sushi restaurant, I keep it simple: miso soup and a basic roll. If you can't make the opening act exciting, I'm probably not sticking around for the encore. Unfortunately, the miso tasted like someone waved a seaweed packet over hot water and called it a day, and the basic rolls had all the excitement of eating cardboard with a gym membership. Then there's the outside food policy. Apparently, if your toddler dares to nibble on a chicken nugget from next door while the rest of the family orders sushi, the Food Police are ready for action. You could walk in wearing a tuxedo made of hundred-dollar bills and order the entire menu, but one tiny bite of outside food? That's apparently the culinary equivalent of a federal crime. The strange part is that the restaurant actually has potential. The problem isn't the building... it's the complete lack of urgency. Watching customers wait while staff casually chat feels less like dining out and more like watching a sitcom where everyone forgot they're supposed to be working. After a year of giving this place more second chances than a reality TV contestant, I'm officially done. If you're in Escondido, do yourself a favor: spin around, point in a random direction, Google "sushi near me," and you'll probably find a place where the staff remembers customers exist. I genuinely wanted to like this restaurant. Unfortunately, the service disappeared faster than the flavor in the miso soup.

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