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EcoAffinity t1_iz13kgb wrote

I have been to Ichiban once, and only once, and it was the worst Chinese buffet food I've ever had. It was a busy Saturday night (although that place is always busy, and idk how), so the food was hot and moving fast. But everything tasted awful and my stomach was not happy afterwards.

I consider myself to have some low standards for acceptably good food and a strong stomach. And Ichiban didn't meet them.

I had Asian King Buffet a couple years ago, it was decent. I don't think I had anything remarkable to say about the quality, but we decided to go on a night they had crab legs (which we don't eat), and it was a gruesome sight seeing the swarms on the crab legs as they barely left the catering pan before being fondled onto plates by buttery hands.

Edit to add: Diamond Head in Republic was good once upon a time, but I've not been since pre-pandemic.

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TurtleSoup58 t1_iz1eg80 wrote

It’s odd you say this cause I was about to come here and mention how packed it was when I drove by 🤣 I don’t do Chinese buffets but figured by the vehicle count it was good

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EcoAffinity t1_iz1g5z8 wrote

I went with a group, all who love Springfield Chinese / buffets but hadn't been to Ichiban, and everyone had the same consensus. Maybe it was an off night, but it was bad enough that none of us would give it another chance.

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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_iz1ymt7 wrote

Diamond Head is drive-through only now; doubtful the buffet will ever open up. The pandemic made them realize they could do the drive through without the food waste of the buffet.

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