Ginza Buffet of Rock Hill — Restaurant in Rock Hill

Went there on a Saturday with my kids home from college at 5:30pm so would consider this in range of core or active time (only reason I gave it 2 stars was waitress was very nice). Have been there several time pre-covid and it was SO much better. Knew we were a bit early as better with activity that generates food being turned over quickly however there were about 30 people there when we arrived and more started to come so no reason for the absence of fresh food during the time we ate our meal. Some of the general food was not bad like mushrooms, spiced shrimp etc but really did not find much I wanted seconds. Again disappointing many things were dry as they seemed to want to wait till someone took the dried out food before they would replace it so what could have been good I ended up passing on. The sushi bar was the most disappointing part of our experience (unfortunately read several reviews stating same) given it is the main reason we have returned several times. Interesting when you see pics it is always so well stocked however basically it was unfortunately a joke with 4 kinds of rolls that did not taste very fresh and a few salmon sushi. Figured as more people showed they would make some effort to stock sushi bar better but they did not. I always tip sushi chefs but not this time as it seemed that there was basically no effort but to keep the bare minimum in 5 trays. The pictures on web also show so much more like oysters, mussels etc which they did not have and when I asked they said they have not for a while offered these items. I will not be back until I see a major improvement in reviews (if I see that happen my try again). There are other Buffets that are ironically less expensive than Amber (but good last time I went) like Jasmine Buffet that traditionally, in the past MAY NOT? have offered the advertised variety overall that Amber advertises but they always seemed to keep things fresh and stocked. That said specifically after this visit to Amber I see that others like Jasmine Buffet now offer a much better sushi, seafood and general food option than what is being served at Amber for less. FYI. I very rarely review but we were truly disappointed with what I and my kids expected from Amber from past experiences and what they now seem to offer. Sorry - as it used to be a good consistent experience. Hopefully as things get better...

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY EATING HERE!! I will start off by saying this so-called restaurant doesn't even deserve a star. From the moment we walked in the door I knew we should have turned right back around and left. But - we decided to give it a chance as my son in law used to go a couple years ago when he lIved in the area and really liked it. First thing when we walked through the door there was a very strong, off-putting smell of FISH. Maybe all the koi (albeit pretty) in the indoor "pond" or what we also discovered as some of the worst seafood and sushi offerings ever. The "host" basically ran us to our table and rudely, hurriedly asked what drinks we would like. My daughter tried to ask what they offered, and he just said, "you want Coke like them?" The smells really turned me off so it was difficult to even try anything. Most things were stale and dry, the fried rice very salty and dry. The sweet and sour sauce was very watered down. My daughter and son in law love sushi and anything seafood and what they had was first of all warm and not good tasting at all. As mentioned in other comments the shrimp wasn't even deveined, looked dirty and not palatable at all. Our waitress acted like she didn't understand us at all and plain ignored our complaints. The owner told us that, "all high-end" Japanese sushi is served warm." That is NOT true, unsanitary and just plain gross! The table behind us did not like their food either. They offered us a 10% discount which was absolutely nothing when our bill for not eating their unsanitary, awful tasting so-called food still cost us $53! We are reporting them to the Health Dept. and warn anyone not to waste your money at such an awful restaurant that treats customers so rudely. *To the owner's response: I did not say that my son in law liked the food during this recent visit, I said he liked it 2 years ago when he lived in the area which is why we decided to give it a try. I also did not say we didn't like the shrimp cold; we didn't like that it wasn't deveined and looked dirty, not palatable at all. The sushi was "warm" and it was not tempura battered, cooked. Sushi is not served warm. The food we got from the buffet was NOT good and we ate barely anything. You gave us a 10% discount on food we did NOT eat because it was NOT good and terrible service also. We still paid you $50...

I had the worst dining experience at this Chinese buffet. Not only was the food cold and unappetizing, but upon bringing this issue to the attention of the staff, they seemed completely indifferent and made no effort to rectify the situation. To make matters worse, there were no health precautions in place to protect against the spread of COVID-19, including the lack of gloves provided for patrons. I would highly advise against visiting this establishment as they clearly have no regard for their customers' health and safety.

The management were also not wearing any protective gear, which only added to my concerns about their lack of attention to hygiene. I was extremely disappointed with my visit to this buffet and would not recommend it to anyone. The negligence towards health violations is unacceptable and it is clear that the management does not take the safety of their customers seriously. Not only was the food cold and inedible, but they still insisted we pay for the entire meal after only being there for only 15 min and decided it was unfit to eat, the manager charged us $30 for 3 people who clearly just walked in and could not eat cold seafood after pre warning them of the issue. I would advise anyone considering visiting this buffet to think twice and choose a different establishment that values the health and well-being of its customers. They told us all they could do was take off $20 from our bill this was unacceptable for food we could not eat again we was only there for 15 min and could not even eat our first plate extremely poor...