NY Hibachi Buffet — Restaurant in Hickory

They said third time is a charm right? We'll, not here.

When we got there it was not busy yet. We were seated right away. It took about 10 mins before a server came over to take our drink order. Others that came after us had already got their drinks before us.

There are a variety of food here. But 9/10 the food were not that great. A lot of food were not seasoned, very oily, overcooked vegetables, all the chicken meats looked very soggy. Some food tasted like overdue bad and some tasted very sour and smelled expired.

There is hibachi at this place. All the ingredients were just overloaded and formed like a mountain top and extras were all over the counter table. That to me is just laziness. I understand that when it's peak time they will need to refill the ingredients as needed. But to just load it into a mountain like stack, to me, I feel the food would either go bad and is very unsanitary. Like most reviews, the fruit bar is the only decent part of the buffet. Even the ice cream tasted awful. There were pieces of white particles mixed with the ice cream (vanilla flavor). I'm not sure what it is but I just told myself that maybe the ice cream is not cold enough and it may had melted and caused that. A lot of food were wasted and spat back out.

I give this please 2/10 with cleanliness. The bathrooms were like those the you would use at the gas station. The floor and counters are 3/10. The tables itself 4/10. Drinks 4/10. I'm not sure if it's because of the bad food, but the drinks were flat. Also, if you want a refil, I would reconsider that. The servers have their refil pitchers sitting on top of the flat top of the walls. Servers besides getting our drink order, came by to check on us and to pick up our plates just once.

We will personally never go back to this buffet. Our totaled three visits have been the same experience. If you are not used to eating unsanitary food, your stomach will not hold the food well. If your immune system is built tough then you...

(3-star review) All of ya who review this place with high rating. It is overrated. The food was bland, like the hot and sour soup didn't taste sour like your average buffet. Like the alfredo had almost no alfredo taste. And so on. I came cus of the high review and price was $10-13 when I looked. But it was actually cheaper and taste boring than other buffet. Kinda overrated. But I do like that they have varieties. Alot of sushi choice is awesome but taste okay like any buffet susbi. Dissapointed at the desserts cus it feels like old people hospital dessert. But it's ok for the price so I wouldn't be so upset. Still worth the price. Will still come sometimes, for now going to explore others first ... This one is on bottom of my list. Only thing good was the meat on stick. Dumplibgs were hard also majority of time, even fresh ones. But nice customer service!!!

Edit: (Changed to 4-star) Tried again for dinner. Was impressed that they up'd from last time. Way better for dinner. The food definitely taste better and much fresher compare to last time I had it. Must've been a bad day. That means there are no guarantee consistency on the food. But finally satisfy thay it's good this time. Definitely recommend now, but I prefer dinner if you want decent seafood, ESPECIALLY Fridays & Weekends are the best if you plan to get the best.

Re-Edit: 2023 Spring Ok no more. I got the stomach flu from the sushi, they were rotten on April 1st 2023. I ate here all the time.but that day was diff. The nigiri were rotten and smells and I spat it out but already ate a bit. 2 days later I got a bad stomach ache that killed my appetite for a week. Lost income due to a dang stomach bug.... Called to report about it. Nothing was done. Very dissapointing it felt like a joke was being thrown at us because it was April 1st.... Almost lost my job...

It's not that the food was bad, I ate my fill and could barely move. I leave this low star rating because of how I was addressed when I went to pay for myself and my two guests.

We are in an age where wallets are not always used. We can pay by bumping devices, smart ones against other devices and exchange money. The lady at the register near the exit informed me that their machine was not working. My guests decided to use the bathroom, and I said I would get the money from my vehicle which is in sight from the door. As I walked through the first door, I was not only approached aggressively, but accused of trying to skip on the bill. I explained that I need to get my wallet in my vehicle and pointed to it. I was very close to the entrance. One of the ladies demanded I leave a card, to ensure that I don't leave. I told her I'll leave my mother and girlfriend as collateral. As I walked through the second door, I hear voices screaming that I was attempting to run. I entered my vehicle through the passenger door, got the cash to cover the bill and walked back inside. The workers were dealing with another upset customer who was left unattended and was leaving with her children. I proceeded to pay and asked for the receipt so I could post this. After having erroneous accusations thrown at me, I wanted to make sure it ended there. I asked for the server and specifically thanked her for her service. My cup never went to half and empty plates were whisked away quickly. I didn't appreciate the accusations, nor did anyone within earshot, or my guests. I don't want an apology or anything special from them. I'd rather them not accuse me or anyone else for trying to skip on a meal when one of their payments methods is not working. If their machine was working, I doubt this would have happened. That's where my...