Came here for dinner with family. It was good to try this ayce sushi again. I dont think I can handle it. We ordered everything. The quality was okay, nothing special. Service was good but odd. They kept giving us hot water. There was only 5 of us but at one point there were 12 cups of hot water on the table. Friendly staff and very attentive. Appetizers were okay. I like the miso soup and snow mountain roll. Next time i think Ill stick with ordering individual menu items rather than ayce. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Sashimi - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

I've been ordering take out from them twice now. The first time I was taken away by how fresh their fish tasted and the presentation. I ordered out again yesterday and it was just as good! I also ordered their chicken teriyaki but we were too hungry to take the pic! Their portions are fair but the taste is what really gets me! Our courier respected our delivery requests as well so that's the place. I'm going to have to go visit them in person because if delivery tastes this good I can't imagine how beautiful the place is in person. read more

Really good sushi! Staff is always kind, and they have a really good lunch menu with 2 rolls and a soup or salad for $12. Always very fast service. read more

This is a good spot to go to for ayce sushi and kitchen items as well. The sashimi was fresh and good quality. From the kitchen items include soup, cheese wontons, spring rolls and more. They also have dessert options of fried Oreos, fried banana, and ice cream. The service was quick and friendly. It's more of a casual dining place. read more

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Uber eats delivery was pricey but definitely worth it. Ordered from here twice and twice it was great. Order was delivered timely. The Salmon Don as pictured was fresh and amazing! Directions for my Shrimp Pad thai with minimal veggies were followed. Great quality packaging with awesome art print for the delivery bags was much appreciated. You cannot go wrong ordering from here. Lots of ginger and soy sauce is provided if ordering their sushi. Good quality salmon sushi! Will definitely order again and might pay a visit to the restaurant as well. read more

The sushi and sashimi are fresh and delicious. The service is fast and friendly. The all you can eat menu has a great variety and it's a good spot for groups. The baked cheese mussels are my favorite, and the spicy tuna pizza is a must-try. Definitely worth coming back for! read more

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Another day, another visit to River Sushi in the Bayside/Oakland Gardens area. As I mentioned in my previous review, the quality has seriously dipped, but I will still come due to the convenience. Notes from today's visit.. Entered at 5:30 pm sharp on a Monday. There was a table of three seated right as I got in. Rrstaurant was almost empty except for the three guests that jist got seated. Total of three employees on the floor and two behind the sushi bar chefs. All of the staff members see me standing by the door, but nobody approaches or acknowledges me. As I proceed to politely seat myself and a guest at one of the empty tables, a female staffer sees and asks in Mandarin Chinese to the male staffer if it's ok that I'm seated. He appears to acknowledge that it's fine. I'm now seated for approximately five minutes before I politely ask a passing female staffer if I can please order or at least give me a damn menu lol. The female staffer then immediately brings it. I play it safe by ordering my usual nowadays. General sushi rolls, bent boxes, edamame, gyoza, etc. Back in the day, I would order their hot kictehn entrees and all those premium sushi rolls, but everyone knows that their food is a hit or miss in recent years. More miss. The food comes out fairly quick as always, and the staffers were friendly. I also noticed that the three guests that were diining in went with the AYCE buffet option. Their orders came out so slowly that two of the guests were full and appeared uninterested within 30 minutes or so. They left before me. Not worth 120 bucks. Anyways, I will be back for more of this mediocre Japanese cuisine. read more

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I really wanted to like this place. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. The restaurant looks nice and clean; the service is decent, but the food was pretty bad. I got the Japanese curry pork katsu, where the katsu was extremely dry and the curry was more of a mild Chinese curry that tasted very diluted. Although this is a Chinese ran Japanese restaurant, I just didn't expect their Japanese curry to take such a Chinese twist as well. I also got the chicken skin skewer which was extremely disappointing as well; the chicken skin was so mushy and not crispy at all, providing more of a cartilage texture instead, which definitely wasn't great at all. Just a heads up, but they charge 18% tip automatically for dine-in. Thanks for reading and best of luck! (: read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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I am rating this restaurant based on how it compares to other AYCE sushi places and this place was very good. I went with a group of 6 or so friends. The service was quick and attentive. They have dishes not seen on other AYCE menus such as broiled oysters. Everything I got tasted so good. My favorite bite was the spicy tuna pizza. Plenty of topping on top of a crisp pancake/roti type of dough. The sashimi also was quite fresh for an AYCE place. I also appreciated dessert was included. I had fried Oreos, fried bananas and ice cream. I left stuffed and content. read more

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I havent been to this River location for 5+ years and honestly it was better than I remembered! There was plenty of seating and everything came out pretty quickly as we ordered and everything tasted fresh! This location also has parking in the back and some street parking available in the front. My favorite items are the sushi pizza (scallion pancake with spicy tuna, avocado and some spicy mayo drizzle), and the cheese baked mussels (i dont think theres any cheese? Im pretty sure its mussels spicy mayo thats been baked) Definitely will be back soon for the next sushi craving! C: read more

This is a really nice sushi restaurant. I love the all you cane eat option. I also like getting takeout out from here. The dishes mare flavorful and the service is great. read more

I have been on a sushi kick since going on vacation and trying it for the first time. I've never been interested in sushi due to being unaware that they actually had cooked options (besides the California Roll). Now, I know to look for anything tempura. On Uber Eats River Japanese Cuisine was having a BOGO special of the Godzilla Roll and Crazy Dragon Roll. I thoroughly enjoyed both, but favored the Godzilla Roll which was deep fried and reminded me of what I had on vacation. We also had chicken fried rice (good serving, nice and hot) and Rock Shrimp Tempura (they put the sauce on the side so it's no soggy when delivered). All in all indefinitely will order again for the Godzilla Roll. If you're doing pick up on Uber Eats be prepared to wait even after they've hit "ready" on their end. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Crazy Dragon - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Ordered on Uber eats. Yellowtail tartar was the best part because of the ponzu sauce. Fish was ok and there was a little egg in the middle. Nice presentation. Uni don is worth it because of the quantity of the uni, but the quality and freshness was only ok. read more

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This location is leaps and bounds better than their Flushing location. We did AYCE Buffet with three people for lunch ($107.85) and a Sprite ($2.50). You definitely get your moneys worth at Rivers. The value and quality food/service is really hard to beat -- it's as good as your average sushi spot but AYCE. Plus if you're not into raw seafood they have a variety of hot kitchen food so there's something for everyone. Just be sure to arrive in stretchy pants and save room for ice cream with their fried Oreos. read more

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I saw a picture of the potato shrimp appetizer plus a buy one get one Rock'n Roll containing spicy tuna inside the avocado and I just have to order it via Uber Eats. Picture 1: Potato Shrimp appetizer - loved it and it hit the spot. Definitely worth ordering, not a lot of places at least to knowledge has them. Picture 2: Rock'n Roll - this is two orders deceiving filling, I ate half for lunch and half for dinner. Definitely will try more of their rolls and even explore the AYCE option! read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Potato Shrimp - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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STAY AWAY. The food is not great, they triple your order of everything, they drown every roll in spicy mayo, things either taste undercooked or overseasoned to drown out the negatives. Worse, they add a mandatory 18% tip AND add extra charges for no reason. DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU LIKE TO EAT FOOD. You have been warned. Before the bill came this place would have been 3 stars because some of their special rolls are good, but nothing great. read more

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Have not eaten at this place for quite a while until a friend visit and looking for some Japanese around the neighborhood. An option to sit down and chat while eating buffet and food bring to your table while chatting or some buffet place where you can grabbed what you want. We choose this place and we made a perfect choice. Still the same great stuffs except for some cross out and dessert too but from sashimi, sushi, cooked food as we called it like teriyaki, etc and available dessert -- it's absolutely a blast great food and great company chatting because the food is being brought as you speak. Food is good, Service is good, Ambiance is good. read more

I ordered from here before but never again what a waste of money how you mess up gyoza disgusting that's my face and this sh$t nasty. The sushi is so bland how it's topped with spicy mayo and still nasty like WTF PASS!!! read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Yuck - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

Food wasn't really fresh, my daughter ended up getting sick after eating here. I believe it was from the soft shell crab sushi. Servers weren't really as pleasant, one of them Literally passed me the big plate of sushi and said "here" as if telling me to take the plate and put it on the table, and note that this was while I was trying to make room for the large plate since there were a lot of empty plates that was never collected. I don't mind grabbing the plate but the manner on how it was passed was fairly rude. This place used to be good but not really sure what happened, but it seems to be going downhill. Sticky tables. Bad service and mediocre food at best. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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Ordered: All-You-Can-Eat Sushi (~$37 Weekend Dinner) Aya's take: Absolutely disappointing. Over 30 minutes to get basic appetizers and over an hour to get sushi orders. The sushi and sashimi were actually pretty good. The appetizers were mostly subpar. The wait was completely unreasonable considering it wasn't even busy at 6pm when we went. Excessive wait time for AYCE? Come on now. It truly ruined the whole experience. Would not recommend. read more

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Not very good, food soso, long waiting, bad service. I don't think I will come again

Their ayce has a variety of different cooked and raw choices. Their take out menu is the same as their ayce menu so you can see if you would want to sit down to eat. I usually only order takeout from here because it is convenient and it saves a trip to flushing. They also offer free delivery if you call the restaurant directly but only if you are close enough. The Party Tray D feeds four people when we order it and is usually pretty good. I have been ordering from here since they opened and the quality has steadily gone down. Sometimes there is a lot of rice in the rolls or the rice is really bloated and too sticky. The eel used to be really good but the last couple times I have ordered it the eel was really fatty and not pleasant to eat. Also the most recent wasabi they gave with the order was a super unnatural looking play dough green. If you are looking for a sashimi platter, I would recommend going to Northern Sushi instead which unfortunately is a closer to Flushing. read more

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Everyone at the table has to do ayce or no one can. Spicy mayo 1.50! And you can't upgrade the mushroom soup. Waiters are a bit rude. I would not return. read more

A nice sushi restaurant around the corner of my neighborhood. They serve very fresh sashimi, and waiters are very friendly too. Their price has gone up after the pandemic, but is still worth going. They have two locations, the second locations at the heart of flushing. We choose this location in bayside because it's away from the traffic and has parking in the back. there's also a promotion if you pay cash, they give you a 10% discount. read more

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River is a 3 star for me because it isn't the best place for Japanese food. I go for takeout because it's convenient and near my house. For appetizers, I ordered the grilled squid and eel pancake. The squid tasted alright but there was a bit too much sauce. The eel pancake did not have much eel in it. Tasted the avocado more than anything. Because it was takeout, the pancake wrapped around wasn't crispy. For the main, I got two 3 roll combos and a pork katsu dinner box. The rolls are probably the only things that were better than their other food. However, it's still not the freshest and it tastes mushy at times. The pork katsu was flavorless and so thin. The tempuras were alright but not amazing. If you're looking for fresh Japanese food, unfortunately, this isn't the spot for me in terms of quality and food. But I do stil go back for a quick 3 roll combo dinner from time to time. read more

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Have been to this place more than a few times the last couple of years, every time the service and food was amazing! Yesterday was the exception. As we entered there was no acknowledgment from the staff, the girl at the front just mumbled her words and we sort of figured out she said "follow me" so we went behind her and we got seated. Ordered food, which took FOREVER to come out, it wasn't even tasty, it was mid, drinks were mid, waiting VERY long for food and staff just walking around with a "I hope they don't talk to me" attitude. It was a horrible visit. When I got the bill, we were hit with an unexpected and forcibly included "tip". I was not planning on walking out without leaving a tip but for the service we got I feel it was ridiculous to automatically include it with the bill. The service from the staff was EXTREMELY POOR, the food took FOREVER, when I finished paying the bill the hostess just walked away, again no acknowledgment, had to literally ask her if I was done?! As she was walking away.. she just said "yeah" damn, I guess since they know tip is included they don't even want to work or "pretend to work" anymore. This place is in need of some management or the owner to be there and check on everything!!!! I never write reviews but this dinner had my blood boiling after I walked out. Such a shame as I have been there before and I used to love the place, also ordered a few times for delivery in the past months.. I guess not anymore! read more

Such a great sushi deal! They also do AYCE but I've never tried that. I always get the sushi combo, where you get a special roll + regular roll + soup / salad. They also do a BOGO on UberEats but they don't have the Phoenix roll as BOGO so I've never ordered. In person, the shop in long and narrow and I've never been when it's too packed. Salad (5/5): So refreshing and love the sauce it comes with. It's a bit sweet and is a great start to any meal. Miso Soup (5/5): As miso soup usually is - very good. No mushroom there which is how I like it. Phoenix Roll (5/5): So good - they sear the top a bit which gives it a nice flavor and brings out the fat. So tasty. Could eat this everyday. The sauce on top which is believe is some sort of mayo and eel sauce is also amazing with small fish roe to add some variety of texture. Salmon Mango (4.5/5): Not on the menu, but they're so flexible and friendly. Mango is always so juicy and a nice sweet juxtaposition with the soft salmon. Salmon isn't too fishy or anything. Tasty and a solid roll. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Salmon Mango - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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I got takeout. It was ready in twenty minutes. The sign says that they are only taking cash now, but for some reason, they took my credit card. Man, I felt so insulted when I opened up my seaweed salad and saw that it is 90% lettuce. I was so excited for that appetizer. Seaweed salad - 0/5 for shame! Angel roll - 3/5 - the only non-rice roll, so I was curious. It was pretty good, didn't blow my mind, but I recommend it for a solid salmon/tuna mix. Black dragon roll - 4/5 this roll was above average, but I wish there was more eel! They put just a little sliver on top, and I feel like for this price, you should be getting more. Overall, I wouldn't say their sushi is impressive, but it's not subpar, either. I'd come back for the AYCE if they ever do that again. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - "seaweed salad," black dragon roll, angel roll - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

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One of my favourite spots in Queens for sushi. We always do a la carte as the prices are a good bang for your buck and we are always stuffed, but they also have AYCE options. I always get the combo of 1 special roll + 1 regular roll which costs $16.95 and comes with a miso soup/ salad. Such a steal! Both the miso soup and salad are good and I alternate between the two depending on my mood. For the special roll I always get a Phoenix Roll which has a layer of seared salmon on top with an umami sauce on top. This roll is amazing and you can eat many pieces without getting tired of it as it doesn't feel too heavy. For my regular roll, I typically get a salmon + mango roll as I feel like the mango is a palette cleanser and very refreshing (especially as I'm trying everyone else's rolls too!). Would highly recommend as this place gives you a good bang for your buck and also has very fresh fish! read more

Me and my wife have been going to this restaurant for a few years now, I consider this my favorite place when it comes to sushi, rolls, maki or sashimi. We recently came back to this joint to pick-up a platter of 10 rolls that we ordered online. Through our online order, we were able get a discount, either $8 off or get an extra roll if order is more than $50. It was a holiday and I understand that there was a tremendous volume of costumers ordering for pick-up, so they were a few minutes late preparing our order. We got our order and brought it to my daughter's place for a celebration. My daughter and my wife loves a good food presentation or table set-up when we are celebrating. We brought our own personal sushi boat and my daughter carefully arranged our ordered rolls on it. This restaurant has been consistent in making their sushi, maki, rolls, hand rolls and sashimi. What we ordered were so delicious, the subtle sweet, and sour taste of tropical fruit slices balances the light flavors of fish, eel, crab or shrimp. The way how they combine rice/texture, fruits, vegetables, seasonings, fish taste and special sauces merges together into one delectable and coherent entirety. This continues to be my preferred place for Japanese food. read more

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Food poisoning!!! I have a flight tomorrow and it was definitely from the sushi platter I ordered. I ordered 18 piece Sashimi and 6 rolls. My mom doesn't eat raw so she was fine. My sister and brother in law have food poisoning too. I been using the bathroom every 30min to 1 hour a day so you can say I used the bathroom over 24 times in a day. Haven't been able to sleep since Tuesday and have intense pain. The pain is unbearable I had to call out of work even worst I have a flight tomorrow. read more

We ordered probably around 300-400 dollars of sushi and food and paid around 150. This place is so underrated! I definitely recommend the chicken ramen noodle soup, the quail eggs with lined with bacon and the Oreo tempura.. I've been here 3 times already and each time they never disappoint! read more

River Japanese Cuisine - My 5yo baby brother may not know how to use the chopsticks but that doesn't stop him from devouring the Kani Salad. - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York

The price had increased which make it not worth it. The bill came out to $100+ for two person and the bill had added the service fee of 18% already. There is definitely an opportunity in the customer service piece. We had to ask for a refill for the tea that was being charged. We stood with that one napkin that was on the plate when we got seated and the worse part was that we found a bug on the food. When we informed the waitress, the waitress asked if we wanted her to take the whole plate away, I pointed to her the bug that was on the plate. She looked at it and then walked away without apologizing or asking if we wanted a new one. The quality of the sushi and sashimi is was average, definitely would recommend other all you can eat that is more affordable and reasonable than this. read more

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Our family's go to sushi place in Bayside/Fresh Meadows area (after trying sushi you, sushi village, sushi bell, and mr wasabi). The combos/party platters r def a great deal and we usually get a variation of those so i'd def recommend looking out for what combinations u could make with those. Special rolls favorites - Phoenix roll (the seared salmon is chefs kiss gorgeous), Springfield roll Sashimi tastes sooo fresh and the cut on each fish is thick, I wish I got pics. Eating a pickled ginger in between each sashimi is def the move to really enhance the flavor of each fish ur about to eat. We always pay in cash to get that discount btw. Also, if ur debating about whether mango is good in the super star roll, I gave it a try once and it was honestly not bad but idk if I'd go out of the way to order it. read more

This is my all time favorite AYCE sushi. I come here at least once a month (seriously I'm not even joking) and I never get tired of it. I've been here with friends, with family and everyone loves it here. I've been here countless times and have tons of pictures of the food on my phone. They also offer a la carte as well. Starting off, I absolutely love sashimi!! So an AYCE sushi buffet? Why not! The sashimi here is absolutely delicious. My main sashimis are salmon, yellowtail, white tuna, red clam and they're 99.9% fresh whenever I go! They provide a paper for you to check mark what items you want. They have a section for noodles, soups, appetizers, tempura, maki rolls, hand rolls, katsu, salads, dessert, and the list goes on! My main sushi rolls are eel avocado (not on the sheet but I always cross out the cucumber in the eel cucumber and write in avocado heh), spicy tuna and spicy salmon rolls. As for the special rolls, I love to order the Springfield, Salmon lover, Spider, Snow Mountain, and sometimes Dragon roll. ALL SO DELISH. Service isn't always the best and it varies depending on who's working as well as the day of the week. I've also encountered times when some of my items were overlooked. Although, the servers were very attentive with refilling the tea and clearing out the empty plates. Overall, LOVE the sashimi and ice creams! I always end my meal with one green tea ice cream (SO DELISH and with a tad of bitterness) and vanilla ice cream, both topped with an Oreo tempura on top! read more

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I placed an online order on Thanksgiving day at 11:39am to be picked up at 430pm. I called at 2:44pm to confirm the order and pickup time. The person on the phone confirmed my order and pickup time. I arrived at around 530pm due to heavy traffic and the order was not even ready. I was informed there will be an hour wait. The reason I was given was because its a holiday and they have many orders. This is not acceptable. I would have expected a phone call to inform me they are running 2 hours behind. Awful customer service! read more

Two choices: all you can eat one price buffet or order off menu for menu price. We went for buffet ( check off paper list to order). Dinner weekday $27.95. Weekend dinner $29.95. Children under 3 ft is free. Children 3-4 ft half price. Pro: - Free Parking lot in the back shared with Keyfood/ dollar store and another dumpling restaurant. You can get inside Restaurant through back door. - Free WiFi. Ask staff for password. Fast enough to watch YouTube. - sushi dishes and deep fried food ( like tempura) came out fast but not others like noodles. - Dessert impressed me the most. Fruit jello( I was given honey dew melon flavored jello) was refreshing and not too sweet. Red bean icecream ( choice of green tea, vanilla and red bean). has just the right sweetness. Smooth and not frozen with ice chips unlike some other restaurants. Fruit ( we got orange slices). They have Oreo and banana tempura. Wish they have icecream tempura. - Service was good as we dined. Several rounds of refilling tea/ water. Quick to remove dirty dishes off our table. - comfortable seating and ambience Con: -We were seated right away and drink orders were taken. But then nothing happens for the following 5 min. Missing plate settings. No drinks. No ordering paper list. - sashimi tasted ok. Acceptable. Can be better. - we ordered yaki udon ( stir fried udon noodle) but took over an hour. Kids were waiting for that since they dont eat sushi. By the time it was brought to table an hour later, my kids didn't want it anymore. One waiter said the kitchen was busy. No customers was waiting for tables and I saw two empty tables. It seems like the kitchen was unable to handle the 'not too busy' situation. Conclusion: Food overall is ok. Little hiccup on service. Convenient neighborhood restaurant. 2 stars deducted for service and sushi quality. Price is moderate. My 3 yrs old was free. My 6 yrs old definitely not eating up to $15 worth of food, especially his favorite fried noodle arrived an hour later. Will go back but may not be my favorite. read more

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All in all, I have partaken in the River experience enough times to know what to expect. In terms of all you can eat sushi experience, this is pretty average for what one can find in NYC. It shouldn't impress a lot of sushi lovers, but if quantity *really* matters over quality, then this place should do just the sushi trick. While they do have an a la carte menu, most patrons will likely go for the AYCE portion for value's sake but also something to consider: much of the sushi still gets made directly from the counter. While the kitchen portion of the menu is questionable at best, it too is also part of the AYCE experience. So bring a few hungry companions and get a variety of stuff; that's the way to best enjoy what they have to offer. On the sashimi side of things, the standard salmon and tuna tend to work since they're ordered so often. I'm not crazy about their red snapper or "white" tuna and feel the squid is a little on the tough side. I do sometimes wish the handrolls could be combined with a number of fish but they are usually not all that accommodating with honoring modded handrolls. The specialty rolls will really get you, since I feel there is little fish but plenty of rice. 8 pieces of it to be exact. If you have to go with one, then let it be the super star roll, which has snow crab, seaweed salad, with crunchy bits topped with salmon and mango. One thing that should be noted is that the dinner / lunch price don't vary all that much. The difference is about $2 and I think the menu is the same. There are other AYCE sushi spots that charge less and have more variety, however River is a solid neighborhood option for folks not interested in venturing out into the borough. read more

I came here for dinner buffet on a Saturday night and it wasn't busy at all. There were plenty of seats and we got seated quickly. We placed our orders by marking numbers on a menu sheet and the food came out fairly quick. The staff was kind and helped us to take away plates when needed or refilled our water when it was getting low. The quality of the food wasn't that great. The kitchen items came out hot but the food itself didn't taste good, but rather like frozen items just heated up. The quality of the fish didn't taste that fresh. Honestly, the food wasn't anything too special. You can get better sushi elsewhere. They offer dessert which is a bonus. The fried oreos are good as well as green tea and red bean ice cream. Overall, go to a different spot for sushi buffet. The prices are basically the same for others too. read more

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I liked the steak hibachi with rice. Rice could have been better but the meat was tender and juicy. Wasn't too salty and had flavor. I ordered it on Uber eats but the food was still fresh and there was a lot of meat. read more

River Japanese Cuisine - Steak Hibachi with rice - Japanese Near Me - Bayside, New York