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World Gourmet Buffet

2.2 (961 reviews)
Open • 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed

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Terri R.

I attended a funeral reception here. Our group was 125+ people and we had the banquet room towards the front of the restaurant. It's Asian and American food with a lot of seafood dishes, including sushi. They had the Asian staples such as noodles and rice which were good. American type food was ribs, chicken fingers, and I believe I saw hot dogs. There is definitely a variety to choose from, and they also have a stir fry station. Some of my favorites were the dim sum, fried shrimp, and crab type dish in a shell. They have several fruits and desserts. They had my favorite- almond cookies. Also soft serve ice cream! Service in the room was quick with plates being bussed and refilling drinks. The restaurant is decorated nicely with a small water feature and koi fish. Great place for large events.

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Crystal L.

Come here for tons of food options and friendly service, and you won't be disappointed! Came from San Jose during rush hour traffic and I'm so happy I did.

This place is wonderful!! I can't say enough good things about them as after visiting other buffets this is by far our favorite! The people there are very kind and helpful! They always greet us with a smile when we come in :) It's a big place so we've never had to wait. They also have a great selection of food which is delicious and always flavorful! I just wish I could have more since it is that good! There is something for everyone, so give it a try and decide for yourself! :)

Staff is always super nice, food is always on point, plus kids eat for free. I highly recommend

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Carolen M.

It's been quite some time since I've been to World Gourmet Buffet. This last time I went for my niece's graduation party so I technically didn't pay for the meal and funny enough I didn't really eat much which was my loss I guess. But for a variety of food, it's not a bad spot to try. L O C A T I O N World Gourmet Buffet is located on the corner of Stevenson Blvd. and Albrae St. There's a fairly sizeable parking lot but it is shared by other restaurants and shops in the same plaza. We came before the place opened to help with set up so we easily found a parking spot. When we left, it was pretty full but I think that's also because there were other large groups dining here. I N S I D E They had a tables inside for the main dining area and two larger rooms for larger parties: one in the front and the other in the back closer to the food. There were restrooms also inside. F O O D They basically have 5 separate setup areas for food. And they're pretty good about grouping similar items together. They have an area for sushi, mongolian bbq, chinese, desserts, and other items. They also have crab legs and shrimp if you're a person that likes that stuff. I stuck to the sushi and got some fries and chow mein this last time we went. I wish I got a chance to sample more food but I kind of ended up getting caught up in conversations. Anyways, the sushi wasn't bad at all. If you're into California based rolls. They're fairly sizeable too. The fries were crispy and seasoned. I kind of wish I got more. The chow mein was okay. Nothing to rave about. I did get a chocolate vanilla ice cream cone and although it was icy, I did appreciate they had sugar cones to put the ice cream in which was a treat. I also got a cream cheese wonton which was a little too full of cream cheese to my liking but perhaps other people like that it's filled. I wish the filling wasn't just cream cheese but I understand they want to cater to non meat eating folks. I didn't get any other dessert as they're the typical sheet cake items that I've seen at other buffets and they're not great to be honest. They did have fruit also and soups. I just didn't get a chance to eat any of it or even partake in the made to order mongolian bbq. S E R V I C E I felt like there could've been better refilling of water but I understand they were busy. But overall, folks cleared empty plates pretty quickly which was nice. O V E R A L L Not a bad option for asian style buffet and I believe the prices weren't too bad either. It's not as big as other better known buffets but for the price, it's not too shabby. I think we might come back just for the sushi. Definitely try them out!

Jessica F.

Food wise they have a lot of options to choose from! My personal favorite are the sea shells! The crab legs are pretty good but I do wish there was more seasonings. I would say the fried dumplings or potstickers aren't the best but everything else is pretty much fine! It's just like any other buffet. It's around 26 for dinner time so the price is alright I think most buffets charge around that price frame. The buffet itself is pretty and I love seeing the koi fish!

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Lloyd C.

We went to a friend's Celebration of Life at World Gourmet Buffet. They have a large parking lot so there are plenty of spaces. The decor is asian with a nice fish pond in the restaurant. The place is spacious, so a good place for large parties, receptions, etc. They offer chilled seafood, sushi, sashimi, dim sum, soups, mostly asian cuisines, fresh fruit, jello, and desserts. A good variety of choices to choose from. Overall, 3.5 stars. I was pleasantly surprised.

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Cary T.

The food are actually getting better. And the boss here is very nice to customer and special care for the young ones. Let them feed the fishes and stuff etc..

Allison N.

I got here. The sushi was not fresh. The salmon was hard and dry. The ribs that they had were beef and the pork ribs were nasty Everything was not all up to far like I thought for the price at 2799 a person you would think that it was a taste bitter, but the taste here was not all that great. The clams were good. The crab was OK just was not happy with the food. I asked the person at the front about it and she said we can put fresh food out. Can we open the dinner up at four? We're here at five something and nothing was hot. Second time here I don't remember the first time. I just know it's not good. I do not recommend this place.

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Different dishes different varieties and taste so good. Excellent food choices. Service is okay. Good customer service

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The bread that they make is out of this world I've never ever had been like that before my life but this other great food too

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If you have a big party, usually over like 6 people they usually add on a tip regardless. But if it's just you and a small party, it's not mandatory but personally I think it's not right to tip barring a really bad experience.

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$18.99+tax as of Mar/02/2019.

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3.9(2.8k reviews)
1.4 mi
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Delicious, fresh food and fantastic service. The drinks were good and I love that they have healthy…read morekids menu options like grilled salmon and veggies. Market broiler is a quality place and somewhere I'll continue to go for special occasions. We need at least 1 good sit down restaurant in the area and market broiler is it.

I called to make sure they would have room before I went and invited 13 people to a dinner. Oswaldo…read moreanswered the phone. He's the assistant manager and was incredibly polite and informative and gave me lots of information. I ended up making the reservation and then calling later to confirm and altered a bit. I then changed it to 16 but in the end we were 13. We sat outside which was a pleasure. Loved that they were able to keep us to one table too. Many in our large party were locals and raved about the place. We ordered the two big seafood platters and coconut shrimp for the table to start. The local person who ordered extra shrimp said they are the best he's ever had. They were good!! Everything on the big platters went! I had a salad and then the salmon and was extremely pleased with my meal. We ordered wine for the table and they were great about refilling the glasses and keeping up on ordered drinks and water refills. Two people ordered the mocktail and loved it. My only constructive criticism would be to keep up on clearing dirty plates. The dirty appetizer plates were still there on the table during dessert. Even with my not-so-subtle trying to hand them to the waiter. I would eat here again.

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My go-to seafood boil spot in the South Bay! I remember…read morecoming to this restaurant's grand opening and thinking - this place is going to be insanely popular because the sauce is so good! Thankfully, the masses have not found it yet. My regular order is as follows: - Combo 1 with 2lbs of head on shrimp and 1lb of clams. House special sauce medium - House special sauce spicy on the side - Rice on the side (mandatory) - Strawberry lemonade Some week days, they also have raw oysters for a dollar so check that out! An amazing deal that is hard to find in SJ (more prevalent up in SF from lived experience). I usually get the same staff member. I think his name is Cory and he is super friendly and attentive! Highly recommend checking it out if you like seafood boil as much as I do!

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4.1(136 reviews)
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This is one of the best Taiwanese Teppanyaki sizzling plates that I've had ever…read more First of portions are so generous. I ended up eating my pork chop across two meals. They're also very generous with the sides. They have a buffet style self serve soup, and drinks in the corner where you can also get other seasonings I like that my plate came with a variety of vegetables and the sauces were very flavorful and the pork was pretty juicy. I'll have to come back to try the steak but no notes for the pork Teppanyaki. I like to get the mixed sauce with pepper and mushroom. My coworker got the shrimp steak though, and I do have to warn that those are just full shrimps on a sizzling plate that you have to peel and so I would not recommend that. Seems like a lot of trouble. I'll definitely be back to try other cuts of meat!

Probably the worst experience I've had at a restaurant in a while. My husband was very excited to…read moretry this place so we decided to come in on a Friday evening shortly after open. As soon as we walked in the server who was standing behind the counter, asked us for how many and we said two and a stroller, and she kept on looking confused and then finally asked if we're going to bring the stroller with us or not because we had our baby. I said yes, and she was scrambling to try to find us a table when there was a table in the corner that could fit our stroller perfectly. She was acting as if we were inconveniencing her and making her job too complex because we brought a stroller. The other server had to intervene and basically tell us to sit at that table in the corner because the original server was trying to play tetris and making a bigger issue about a stroller. We then ordered and I ordered a short rib and my husband ordered a ribeye. They were out of pretty much everything. They did not have New York steak on the menu anymore. They also didn't have the T-bone. The server didn't even tell us, we had overheard her telling another customer. The girl misunderstood me and two ribeyes ended up coming out, at that point I was starving so I really didn't care but I was confused and my husband mentioned that I ordered the ribeye and the girls reaction was "what?", no "oh let me go double check" or anything like that. Again, as if we're inconveniencing her when we said it's fine and we're just acknowledging why we're shifting hot plates across the table. She then went to go check on her little machine and did acknowledge she got the order wrong or mixed up. We grabbed cups from the soup station and one cup had a red pepper flake on it still. Soup was good and garlic toast was alright, not too memorable. The bread had a little stale taste to it. The ribeye with pepper sauce was underwhelming. Thin cut steak that was half fat. The noodles were bland despite the overload of pepper sauce smothering it. Two sad pieces of baby corn and broccoli. Not what I was expecting. We ended up taking the food after eating barely half. I was tired of the waitress acting as if we were being an inconvenience and the lack of good food was the cherry on top. I was beyond annoyed to be frank. We asked for Togo boxes and they gave us the literal smallest box possible. The size of a box that would probably fit a appetizer such as popcorn chicken. See photo for reference. My box barely closed because I had so much food left. I didn't enjoy the food as leftovers nonetheless. Definitely won't be back due to the poor service and the food. Not sure what the girls problem was. I understand she's young but there's no need for attitude and the look of annoyance and confusion when you're literally supposed to be helping your customers.

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4.3(817 reviews)
0.1 mi
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apparently I'm obsessed w this place bc I come so often lol…read more dinner menu is omakase set menu only, but brunch menu has your typical menu items (brunch doesn't take reservations but fills up p fast) omakase 100/10 no notes first time omakase had lots of extra items complimentary of the chef, unsure if this was bc I went for an early bday celebration tho second time I went, we mentioned a shrimp allergy when they asked, but the first complimentary had unidentified shrimp paste (nothing life threatening but allergy meds had to be taken bc a throat was starting to close a teeny bit) so they didn't give us any more (understandable) - they were super apologetic abt it tho brunch menu has a lot of options & tbh I was a lil overwhelmed poutine tots - 8/10 wish there was more meat ube pancakes - 6/10 novelty wore off after the first few bites & I kinda wish we went w the waffle instead loco moco eggs benedict - 7/10 p good corn puff pastry - 8/10 good but I burnt my tongue I forgot what dessert we got but it was good

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4.4(110 reviews)
3.9 mi
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I recently moved to Fremont and have been looking for good food spots out here. Grub with Mike just…read moreposted this spot and it's not too far so I figured why not! Upon entry the restaurant it is kind of tight and intimate but thankfully there is a lot of outdoor seating. The menu had a good variety of items including bobas and teas! I was there for the fish sandwich and fries, which took about 30 min to make which I recommend calling ahead if you are in a rush. It took me about 20 minutes to get eat my meal, despite the wait the food was still crispy and hot and full of flavor! For the price of the sandwich being $10 you cannot beat it. I was thoroughly impressed by the flavor and the size I will definitely be back. I also recommend trying the wasabi honey sauce! They pair very well with the sweet potato fries and bring out the flavor.

I had the chance to try out a fish burger and a cheeseburger from Mission Tasty Hut and really…read moreenjoyed both burgers. Between the two, I liked the fish burger a tad more. The cornmeal breading on the fish was super crispy even though I ate the sandwich 30 minutes after it had been prepared. The filet was thick and flakey, and I thought there was just the right amount of sauce and pickles in the sandwich to add a tang and brininess to the sandwich. The cheeseburger was solid, as good as one I would have gotten from In-N-Out, but just at a higher price point. No notes. The fries were the only item that I thought could've been improved. The fries here were on the thicker side, and ended up being quite soggy when I bit in to them. I'm sure a few minutes in an air fryer would crisp them right back up, but the fries also needed to be seasoned with a bit more salt as well. Overall, solid burger spot in Fremont.

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