Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Pan Asia Buffet

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

    Pan Asia Buffet Photos

    Business Info

    PAN ASIA BUFFET ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Pan Asia Buffet

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Sushi station
    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.

    Pan Asia Seating area
    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.

    See all

    Photo of Art K.
    121
    300
    1584

    4 months ago

    Helpful 7
    Thanks 2
    Love this 7
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Shay M.
    465
    378
    10084

    29 days ago

    Helpful 10
    Thanks 3
    Love this 5
    Oh no 4
    Photo of Sara C.
    3
    38
    73

    5 months ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    9 months ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Oleg B.
    571
    72
    444

    6 months ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Faye A.
    377
    1090
    8857

    1 year ago

    Helpful 18
    Thanks 6
    Love this 19
    Oh no 2

    2 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 months ago

    Delicious not too bad my first time eating with my family in San Diego . It's cute & not so bad.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 3
    Photo of John B.
    9
    61
    229

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 2

    8 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    8 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Karen H.
    262
    1166
    10325

    1 year ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 3
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Kira C.
    1
    28
    159

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    9 months ago

    Helpful 11
    Thanks 3
    Love this 0
    Oh no 4

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1
    Photo of Irish C.
    0
    67
    133

    9 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 44
    Thanks 4
    Love this 27
    Oh no 11

    1 year ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 3
    Love this 1
    Oh no 4

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 2

    8 months ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 3
    Love this 1
    Oh no 2

    7 months ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 2
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

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

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    3 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 1

    5 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 2
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 3
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 20

    Pan Asia Buffet Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - Pan Asia Buffet

    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.

    View All 30 Questions

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Buffets 6,876 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Lutchi and Mary

    Lutchi and Mary

    4.1
    (573 reviews)
    3.5 mi
    $$

    Lutchi and Mary's is delicious! I work in San Diego now and get to try new restaurants often, and…read morethis place is my favorite meal I've had in the 7 months I've been working here. I am not kidding, it is insane! So delicious that I'm ordering it two days in a row to bring home. I ordered the famous Pork Sisig, which was recommended by the staff, with the garlic rice. It was so delicious. Came out sizzling, such great flavor. I would give this place 6 stars!!! The manager Jane and the atmosphere is great. I'm not surprised they have so many loyal customers because they just gained another one. Best spot to eat in San Marcos! Can't recommend enough

    I'm so disappointed with the Filipino food. The sinigang didn't taste fresh. There's only a few…read morepieces of pork belly and the eggplants were undercooked. It's also weird that they served us rice but we had to wait 15 minutes for the sinigang to come out. The lumpia is not worth it. It's thin, burnt crispy, and barely any filling. It doesn't represent how tasty and popular lumpia is! The wait for the second entree was 30 mins!!! The lady in the front kept telling me that "it's coming out soon" but each time food comes out from the kitchen, it's not for us. By the time we got the canton pancit, it didn't even taste good! It was too salty and the chef overdid it with the celery. It literally tasted like soy sauce celery noodles. I also didn't realize it's not rice noodles... I know the description said "fat noodles" but I thought it'd still be the traditional rice noodles but thicker. I won't return. I'm going to stick to take-out only Filipino restaurants. The quality is better, food is authentic, and way more affordable than here.

    Photos
    Interior
    Interior
    Crispy pork Kare Kare is the bomb. A must to eat here
    Crispy pork Kare Kare is the bomb. A must to eat here
    Halo-Halo and Sago-Gulaman

    See all

    Halo-Halo and Sago-Gulaman
    Flavor of Himalaya

    Flavor of Himalaya

    4.6
    (399 reviews)
    3.3 mi
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Halal

    I have been coming for 4 years and they have stayed so consistent. The food hits so good every…read moretime. Our favorites are the lamb biryani, butter chicken, chana masala, samosas, and vegetable pakora. I also used to love the bindi masala but I'm not sure if they serve it anymore. Their grilled entrees are really flavorful as well. Their service is always excellent!

    Had a craving for some Indian food and decided to give this a try on the way home. It's very small…read morebut cozy, but was pretty full, but I was able to get a table. It seems to be family run and everyone was very pleasant. I will say it was a bit slow because of how busy they are, but i expected that. The place seems very popular as there were tons of takeout orders coming in. I ordered the chicken tikka masala, garlic naan, and lamb samosa.. the prices were about average, around $16 for the curry and about $8 for 2 pretty good sized samosas that were filled to the brim with lamb. Everything i had was very good, and I was only able to eat about half, so I had plenty of leftovers. The tikka masala was very flavorful and the chicken was tender. The Samosa was crispy on the outside and the lamb inside was seasoned well. I loved the garlic naan, and everything was very fresh (pro tip - I put the naan in an air fryer to reheat it the next day, just for about a minute, and it came out tasting like it had just been made fresh!) I will definitely come back here again, and look forward to trying more items on the menu. You are lucky if this place is near you, so if you have not gone yet, I'd make it a point too.

    Photos
    Masala Chai Tea
    Masala Chai Tea
    72. Lamb Boti Kebab
    72. Lamb Boti Kebab
    67. Fish Tikka Masala 40. Chicken Tikka Masala 14. Garlic Cilantro Naan 104. Basmati Rice

    See all

    67. Fish Tikka Masala 40. Chicken Tikka Masala 14. Garlic Cilantro Naan 104. Basmati Rice
    Shakey's Pizza Parlor

    Shakey's Pizza Parlor

    4.3
    (379 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$
    Large group friendly
    Catering service

    Wow! Our first time here bc our 2 daughters received a free personal pizza from their school. The…read moreservice was top notch! Elijah and Eric hooked us up and let us taste their mojos, which is their version of fried potato chips. And it's very good! Crispy and just a little bit thicker than chips. The pizza had a great doughy crust. The wings were crispy. And the salad bar had great options and was fresh. I was surprisingly delighted by this place. We will definitely be back. It's a laid back, diner type vibe.

    This may have been my first visit to a Shakey's where I wasn't wearing a baseball uniform…read more I think the last time I went to Shakey's (not this location) was after a Little League game--one that I played in. That was [insert ridiculously large number here] years ago. There used to be Shakey's locations everywhere. If you played sports as a kid way back when, your team went to Shakey's to celebrate a win. Or you drowned your sorrows in pitchers of Coke or Root Beer after a loss. The location in Escondido is massive. The main dining room is humongous and they even have a nice video game room. The pizza is about on par with Pizza Hut quality and that's fine with most people, especially if you have young kids. And, of course, what visit to Shakey's is complete without some Mojo Potatoes? Basically, they are well-seasoned thick potato slices. I like them and there's also some added nostalgic value there. On the negative side, our food took forever to make which was a bit of a drag. Also, there were multiple uncleaned tables on a Saturday night that remained uncleaned during our entire visit. My guess is the restaurant was short-staffed (both front and back of house) which doesn't make a lot of sense on a busy Saturday night. They've got beer and a salad bar (now that's a real unicorn these days) and you can even get anchovies on your pizza (save your hate, they're good). They also have TVs everywhere so if there is sports being played somewhere, this is the place to watch it. I probably wouldn't return for the pizza and certainly not for the dirty tables. The Mojos are solid and if you have young children, are looking to catch a game, or if you want some decent nostalgia, it's worth a visit. Bonus points if you come dressed in your old Little League uniform.

    Photos
    Shakey's Pizza Parlor
    Shakey's Pizza Parlor
    Shakey's Pizza Parlor

    See all

    Pan Asia Buffet - buffets - Updated August 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...