Nippon Grill & Seafood Buffet — Restaurant in West Springfield

The cuisine met my wildest expectations; no, exceeded them. It was everything I ever dreamt of and more. The noodles a perfect amount of sogginess, cooked to absolute perfection. The bread with astonishing crunch. I was especially fond of hibachi as it cut my shopping list down to few items; with few ziploc bags it can do the same for you, I highly suggest it. After devouring an ungodly amount of food, I decided it still had yet to satisfy the hungry beasts within my stomach who kept demanding and demanding. Hobbling over to the jello section, I was greeted by an extremely unexpected guest; MY DEAREST LONG LOST BROTHER! I immediately knelt, thanking the Nippon Grill gods whilst desperately clinging at my brother’s side, tears rapidly streaming down my face. I jumped to my feet as I caught a glimpse of my absolute favorite dessert upon his shining white plate; the perfect balance of jiggle and flavor whilst holding an astonishing shape: JELLO. Using my hands at an extremely fast pace, I began piling those delicious jello squares on my plate because the tongues just were not up to par in the speed department. Rushing back to the table with my jello in one hand and long lost brother in the other, we sat down, immediately bonding over the jiggliness of this delicious treat. Hours were spent pondering just how this impeccable dessert was crafted. We caught up in the years lost, speaking of many varying subjects, one of them regarding our wicked step mothers who never allowed us to eat this magically delicious snack; we believe this is how we, as brothers, developed our passionate love for jello. On our way out, we discussed the extreme convenience of the cokes being right by the door, very easy to grab some free complimentary cokes for the road! My brother and I will most definitely be driving down together from Buffalo, New York every single weekend to enjoy this most...

For the cost, it's overpriced faire with maybe 2 standouts that could make going for you worth it if you enjoy hibachi or seafood.

A party of 4 will go a hundred bucks, so be ready for the bill when it comes due. There will be sticker shock being what it is for what you're getting, so get more than 2 plates and come hungry...

The whole lot is moderately upscaled offerings with lackluster options similar to many other buffets in the area. They do the staples, but nothing I had was worth writing home about or excited me. Get used to disappointment before walking in.

P.s. the crab rangoons honestly need to have crab in it... or just call them cream cheese mouth bombs.

Service is on par with these types of restaurants as the removal of plates was lightning fast or the sense of urgency to get a guy my size out a.s.a.p before eating my weight in any pricey item like the crab they actually put out to the hibachi. The overall feeling was cold, unwelcoming, and let me with a sense of bias.

I ate 2 plates and decided that the food was far from worthy of my going full Godzilla on.

To be very clear, I was hoping to upon my entering, but after the first plate and walking around what was being offered a few times, it was pretty clear that it was not going to happen.

My average being 3 visits with 4 plates being my max wherever I go anywhere that offers all you can eat.

Nice to try some place new, but not ever looking to return anytime soon or ever...

The whole experience left me thankful that I dodged the food poisoning bullet... I rank this place only slightly above a waffle house in that regard.

Try at your own risk if you're hungry and adventurous... in the sense of testing, the 5-second rule is as equally thrilling with much the same consequences.

For the record, I'd advise saving your money and going to some place that truly shines like...

DO NOT EAT HERE! WARNING YOU WILL BE SICK! While getting my food, I chose the sushi. I got an assortment of different rolls and the salmon fish. Once eating it, I didn’t feel anything wrong until I went up to get more and realized what condition the fish was in. While looking the first time, I didn’t realize the sushi fish was old and smelly. When going to sit back down I started getting extremely nauseous and ran to throw up in the bathroom. I threw up all my food. When I got my check and saw I was supposed to be paying $3 for my drink which was fine but then $21 for food that I throw up. I told the manager, respectfully that the sushi made me sick and I was not feeling well and consistently throwing up now. I was told I would have it come off my bill, but when the check came to the table it was only a $5 off on the receipt. I had to go back up to the manager and explain that I refused to pay for food that made me sick. I came in with a group of at least 15 people, which no one else was sick and everyone was fine. The staff then instructed me they would not be able to do so and started talking about me in Chinese. As someone who knows the language, disrespecting me in Chinese and threatening to call the cops was disappointing. After arguing with the manager and feeling extremely disrespected while sick, I was very mad. For the quality of the restaurant and the food you’d think they would be willing to accept their restaurant is not 5 star quality. I found hair in multiple flavors of the ice cream. Please do not go here. The food and staff is not worth it and you will be sick. The food quality is poor, they do not change out the trays when putting new food on the floor. They just dump the new food into the old containers instead of switching them out so it’s not disgusting. WORST CHINESE...