The food is amazing! The conveyor belt is very neat, and the employees are extremely kind. The…read moreplace was also nicely decorated.

Just no. Not in this economy. The pictures looked better than the sushi tasted…read more I know I may be comparing it to sushi places outside Bloomington, so I'll say this: for Bloomington, it's okay. But overall, I was really disappointed. The place is cute but that's about it. I had about seven plates, and the total came to nearly $30. The quality just wasn't there. Some of the fish seemed like it had been previously frozen and recently thawed. The fish and meat portions were paper-thin, and the meat was dry. A lot of the rolls were heavy on sauce, which seemed to cover up the flavor rather than add to it. Honestly, I've had better sushi from Jewel-Osco. The iPads were dirty, and mine died about 15 minutes into my visit. Between the food and the price, I didn't feel like it was worth it. I understand the options may be more limited in Bloomington, but this was still too expensive for what you get. Save your money and try somewhere else. Servers were fine. If you go, order from the IPad. A lot of the sushi looked like it had gone ring around the Rosie one too many times around the conveyor belt. The dessert options were pretty crappy. Definitely trying to stretch their food. Not in this economy y'all.

Ordered sushi to-go/pickup while in town for work. The…read moresushi was good and I highly recommend the "white yum yum sauce" I'm not sure what's in it but it's delicious and would be perfect on some fried rice! The reason I didn't give 5 stars was because of portion vs price. I ordered 1 rainbow roll (6 pieces), 2 orders of Salmon Sashimi (2 pieces per order), and a side of edamame and it was almost $30! I eat sushi often so I know it's not the cheapest cuisine but $30 for what was essentially 10 pieces of sushi seemed a little overpriced to me. For that I expected the sushi roll to be much bigger. But aside from that everything I got was good. I probably wouldn't order the salmon Sashimi again through. It was a thick but which was nice but it was a little fishy and had a greasy liquid on it so I'm not confident in how fresh it was.

I just visited the area and found this place. I saw it has a lot of good reviews so I wanted to try…read moreit out. I got the bento box and you can choose the rolls and another appetizer in the bento box. The chicken teriyaki was good and the rolls were big and had a lot of filling inside but it was a little pricey for what I got. My friend got the chicken pad Thai and it was good but also a little pricey for what she got. Also, I wish they turned down the AC in the store. It was way too cold in there

Quaint restaurant. Lots of parking. Quick service. Waitress okay…read more All you can eat is nice. Make sure your eyes arent bigger than your stomach. They will charge for excessive waste.

Adequate all-you-can-oink. This is "sushi" for midwestern white people. Think deep-fried…read morecream-cheese and "krab". They know their audience. You could do worse for $24, but come hungry or it's a bit pricey. Sodas are a BAD idea as they're prohibitively expensive, but beer is reasonable.

Our server had a headphone in the whole time and wasn't rude at all but also wasn't super friendly…read more Our hibachi chef did a great job and was fantastic. Only thing I would say is that the noodles and rice don't have a ton of flavor to them. The rice is simply rice, egg, salt, pepper, and whatever darker sauce (like soy and teriyaki). No other vegetables and the pepper is hardly visible or taste-able. The noodles were just sauce and noodle. I would definitely eat here again. We came for the hibachi lunch special and it is a VERY large amount of food for your money so definitely worth it. Just wish there was a little more flavor in the sides/fillers.

I like coming to Kobe, but I really only like the sushi. It's so good. My partner enjoys the katsu…read morefried chicken. I've tried some things on the rest of the menu, and it's very average/plain food. If you're craving sushi this is the place to go, but personally I'd rather have Hibachi someplace else. The service is very nice, prompt and helpful, and it's typically kept very clean.

What an elegant night I had here for my husband birthday. food was good . A time was had go with…read moregreat people and laughter and you will al have a blasts .

I may have gone into this with too high of expectations because of what I heard about the epiphany…read moregroup and that may have been unfair of me. But that being said there were a lot of GREAT things about this restaurant so I'll start there. The restaurant itself it's so moody and vibey I LOVED it, was such a good place for a date night, our waiter was so attentive, helped with all of our questions and a very patient with us as we worked through the menu. 10/10 service! We got the dumpling and pork bun appetizer and both were AMAZING, seriously the pork bun?? I could have eaten 1000 of them. Next was the sushi, I got the Atlantic hand roll and another member of the table got the rainbow roll, both were very fresh and flavorful, highly recommend. Next was the entree, I got the pork belly ramen, as a huge ramen fanatic I was SO excited, especially following up our appetizers, the bar was set high and unfortunately I was so disappointed. The broth was not very good and everything so extremely salty, I couldn't even eat the mushrooms in the bowl because they soaked up so much of the broth and it was like a salt bomb in my mouth. The pork belly was cooked well and I did really enjoy that, but for a $20 bowl of ramen, it really fell flat for me. I also got the sweet heat cocktail, and it also wasn't for me, cocktails are so personal so it's not that I wouldn't recommend someone try it, it's just that I didn't hit for me, and that was the general consensus of the table. While I had a great night, I would probably try a different restaurant for Asian food before I came back to this one!

Food was good well. Served in a bag. Love crabs. Server…read morewas attentive. Could have been a little cleaner

This time we each got 1lb of snow crab. My wife enjoyed the medium spicy level. They no longer…read moreallow corkage but they do a generous pour of the glass of Pinot Grigio wine.

If you like a multitude of different sushi rolls including some that are a little unusual and you…read moredon't need an 'all-u-can-eat' arrangement nor care to drain your checking account, this is your new spot. Like the many ISU students and wise locals before us, this place we went to in college for (cheap) burritos as big as our head, these days is cranking out seemingly as much sushi as they are TexMex?! And while the set up is a little funky with the separate windows/menus/food crews behind either side of a myriad of plexiglass. the LaBamba value I recall 30 years ago still prevails. We went with the 3 rolls for $18.99 - a spicy tuna, an eel roll and a fancier tuna/cream cheese option for the lady. Given the business they share the space with, we also decided to add a 'Mexican Roll' which was easily the spiciest - all were delicious. That said next time (unless we are already drunk) we will likely be taking our fast food sushi to go because the place gets noisy and isn't the cleanest.

Review Visit: February 23rd, 2016…read more A strange mix of Taco Bell and your traditional Mexican restaurant. When it came to write this post for La Bamba, I had no idea how to tackle it. But, here we go! La Bamba was recommended by my friend Chad. He said he would go out of the way to stop there for some food while out doing family stuff. He said he had a lot of nostalgia for the place from his college days. With his recommendation and his hype, I decided to check it out while exploring Bloomington/Normal. It wasn't too hard to find due to the giant sign on the side of the building. My girlfriend wasn't hyped like I was because I always get excited to try a place that was recommended to me from a close friend. We headed in and were shocked at what La Bamba had inside. First off, the artwork on the walls was hilarious. I hope that was their intent because I couldn't help but chuckle at them as I stood awkwardly in the middle of the restaurant. You can see what I mean below. If they had some cultural or heritage meaning to them and they aren't mean to be funny, I do apologize for my laughing. After I got over that, I noticed there was a sushi bar. Now, of all the things I have been surprised by, this is up there. I'm not a fan of seafood so I was in no way tempted to even try the sushi bar. I am sure the food is good, but just not for me. I was here for some Mexican food. We both ended up ordering one of the combo meals. My choice was the mini burrito with rice, beans and a soda. My girlfriend ordered the cheese quesadilla that came with the same sides. My experience has taught me that a mini portion from a Mexican restaurant is still a massive amount of food and I hoped that La Bamba followed my previous experiences. We snagged a table and waited for our food to come out. So, did La Bamba live up to the hype? No, not in my opinion. The meal ran about $11 after tax and like I expected, the mini burrito was still more than enough to fill me up with the help of the heaping pile of sides. So, for your money, the amount of food is ridiculous. But why didn't it live up to the hype? Everything was dry or tasted like it sat in the warmer for a bit too long. From my experience when that happens, food tends to dry out and lose some of it's flourish, one could say. While it wasn't a struggle to choke down the mediocre food, it wasn't as pleasant as I was hoping. I do acknowledge that maybe we just got some old food as my girlfriend had the same issue with her sides that I had with my entire meal. Perhaps a future visit would yield different results, hopefully tastier than this visit. I could see how some drunk college kids would love this place. It's got some appeal to it that fills that void that being drunk brings with it. From the goofy art on the walls, the random sushi bar, the ability to customize Mexican food in a million combinations, there is some charm to the place. I just think I need to try it again during a busy time so the food is freshly prepared instead of sitting in a warmer all afternoon.

I have to say, I'm a bit disappointed…read more I'm disappointed because in my 46 years on this planet, this was probably the best meal I have ever had. Which means everything else is downhill from here. I started with the Buffalo-style chicken wings. They claimed they were "jumbo and juicy." I've heard that line before, so naturally I was skeptical. Then they came out. They were absolutely true to their name. Huge, ridiculously juicy, and coated in what tasted like some kind of cornflake-style breading before being fried to absolute perfection. Crispy. Crunchy. Juicy. Every bite had that perfect crackle on the outside without sacrificing anything inside. Then came the steak. Now, I cook a mean steak myself, and I'm rarely impressed when I order one at a restaurant. Most of the time I'm sitting there thinking, "Yeah, I could've done this at home." Not this time. This was a 14-ounce New York strip cooked medium rare, and I would have been proud of myself if I had cooked that steak. It was so flavorful that asking for salt would have felt like a sin. But somehow, the steak wasn't even the whole story. The mixed vegetables were seasoned perfectly. I hate okra. I'm not exactly the president of the squash fan club either. I ate every last bite. Then there was the potato. I don't even know exactly what they did to this thing. It was cut in a way that somehow allowed it to get crispy all over, inside, outside, probably spiritually too, and then covered in a sauce that soaked into all those little crispy layers without ruining the texture. For dessert, I had a limoncello and the tableside crème brûlée with blueberries, pineapple, and marshmallows. The chef came right to the table and torched the crème brûlée and marshmallows in front of me. The fresh fruit and toasted marshmallow were perfect with the rich custard, and taking little sips of limoncello between bites gave you that hit of sweet citrus that reset your palate just enough to make you immediately want another bite. The service matched the food. Friendly, fun, attentive without hovering, and they even boxed up my leftovers for me. So, sincerely, thank you to the chef and the entire staff. You gave me one of the best meals I've ever eaten... and an entirely new reason to have a midlife crisis.

I loved everything about this restaurant…read more We ate downstairs and the style and decor was fabulous. Our food was slow to come and our drinks took forever. Luckily ALL of it was worth the wait. One item is a must: SEXY BUTTER I wish our waitress had been a bit more attentive and spent equal time at our table, but that is life.

It has changed hands since I met my siblings and yheir families their for a needed reunion where no…read moreone had to do all the work. Everyone found something they liked to eat as there was as magnitude of choices. There were around 20 of is and they dud an excellent job of giving us room and service. We've eaten there since they changed hands and it is s just as good and just as many choices, maybe more. I Recommend to try for sure and then make your own decision to come back. So many buffets have closed especially with covid but this one had all the clealiness and sanitation in place and did an excellent job. A family memory to never be forgotten made possible by a place that could accomadate us and ourv3 generations of taste choices.

Coming for lunch as soon as the open is absolutely the best time to come. Everything is fresh and…read moreplentiful. Very delicious. Prices are average. The service is great. The place inside is clean and modern. The outside on the other hand has a lot of garbage that has blown over from the grocery store's dumpsters near by. Other than that this place is a great Chinese buffet and worth the money.

We really enjoyed our visit to Seoul Mama in Bloomington! We ordered the beef bulgogi and beef…read morebibimbap, and both were full of flavor and absolutely delicious. You can tell they put care into preparing their food. The customer service was great, and the atmosphere was pleasant and welcoming. Overall, it was a really nice dining experience. If you haven't tried Seoul Mama yet, I highly recommend giving it a try. You won't be disappointed! I forgot to take pictures

This place never lets you down. The food is always phenomenal. The service is always good, the…read morestaff seems to be very friendly and personable every time I come. Even the takeout is amazing! Sometimes takeout can be a let down in comparison to eating at the restaurant. Seoul Mama makes sure to make your dining experience great whether it's in the restaurant or at home. Pricing, ambiance, food, taste, service. All 5/5 stars on my end.