Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
7 reviews
Yael Soderman
Huge restaurant, smart combo as a hibachi and buffet. Grand selection of food to satisfy your taste buds and silence any growling stomach. I won't embarrass myself by mentioning how many plates I had, but let's just say I was very pleased. I love this place and the price. Friendly staff. Great space for groups with a large parking lot and private rooms.
It's not bad, but it's really nothing special. I've been eating at buffets for most of my adult life, and I would have to say that this one is on the lower end of the scale. They have most of the typical Chinese-American dishes (general tso's chicken, boneless spare ribs, fried rice, wings, fries, cheese sticks, etc.) The food quality is just mediocre. The servers were attentive and friendly. One thing for sure is you can't beat the price (around $7 for lunch). But I would rather pay $3 more and go across the street to Flaming Grill, which I feel has much more variety.
My parents and their friends raved about this place and urged me to come with them… but I certainly don't share their enthusiasm about this buffet. There is a wide selection of seafood, chicken, steak/beef, and cold salads, but the only things I liked were the coconut shrimp (a variation of mayo shrimp) and stuffed clams.
My disappointment set in as several items I tried were cold when they shouldn't have been. The sushi selection was also very sad – no sashimi and the only raw fish they had was paper-thin tuna. There were some raw oysters and clams… but given the quality of the rest of the food I wouldn't have touched these with a 10 foot pole. Hibachi grill was nothing special. Dessert choices could not compare to other buffets I've been to. There were some cookies and dry cakes, and a freezer with ice cream (cookies and cream, butter pecan, and strawberry were ok). I saw kids with half their bodies inside the ice cream tubs trying to scoop some up… so the cleanliness of this situation is questionable.
Long story short, you get what you paid for. Even a dinner on a weekend runs $11pp. This place is awesome if you want to get stuffed for dirt cheap prices but the quality really suffers.
This Chinese buffet used to be Super Grand Buffet. It was closed for renovation and opened last year as Island Buffet and Buffet. The quality of food is good most of the time. Sushi (raw fish with rice) is ok but no sashimi (raw fish without rice). Chinese selections are good especially coconut shrimp. Seafood is good especially oysters and shrimp at the salad bar. Salmon was baked and just OK. Fried chicken is good as are the soups. Pizza not so much but who goes to a Chinese buffet for pizza. Price is $1 cheaper than Flaming Grill. Staff is friendly and helpful. Not over crowded and not as much "glitz" as Flaming Grill and it is less noisy and crowded. Good choice if you are really hungry.
Island Buffet turned out to big one of the biggest surprises for me this year. A friend of mine been busting my chops for 2 months about this place. He kept emphasizing how low their price is and for the quality of food the serve. I refused to believe him until I finally caved in and joined him and his family for dinner at Island Buffet. As it turns out, he was absolutely spot on. Literally, between 4 people for dinner, the bill came out to $45 and change! I was expecting a really typical low grade China buffet but it was far from it.
Food – Most of the chinese plates were pretty solid. Nothing overly salty nor was it loaded with MSG. The fish, crab, coconut shrimp, the steak and lo mein from the hibachi grill was excellent. They also serve shrimp cocktail, fresh raw clams and oysters which really delightful. Where else are you gonna get all you could eat clams and oysters for under 11 bucks per person??
The sushi variety here isn't very large but hey, for the price you pay? I don't mind it at all. They make a pretty bad ass shrimp tempura roll. They also serve several american dishes. BBQ spare ribs, pizza, devilled eggs, mac & cheese, and their fried fish w/ tarter sauce is dynamite! Nice and meaty and not drenched and fried in batter.
As for dessert. They have ice cream but it's not soft serve ice cream with toppings. It's not bad by any means. They offer a few flavors, vanilla, green tea, chocolate, cookies & cream, and some others. They also have a few mini cakes and other sweet treats.
Service – Excellent. The entire buffet looks real sharp. It's nice, clean, and spacious. The parking lot is humongous! There are definitely no shortage of any parking spaces here.
Verdict – Monday – Friday lunch is only $6.99, Monday – Thursday dinner is $9.99, while weekends and holidays are a dollar extra. You could also take out. This buffet has turned out be a real gem in my book. The people of this neighborhood are real lucky to have a buffet this affordable with good quality as well as cleanliness for a Chinese Buffet. What I like most about this buffet, there's absolutely no pressure of stuffing yourself because you wanna get your money's worth. You could eat peacefully without any stress of overloading your stomach. The last Chinese buffet I went to was Harvest Buffet which turned out to be a miserable unworthy and expensive experience. That experience alone made me think twice of ever going to another buffet again until I finally tried Island Buffet. For the price they charge, it's really legit so give them a shot.
Reason for 4 stars and why not 5? They don't refill the raw clams and oysters very fast. They don't have any small sauce dish/plates for the wasabi and sushi, cocktail sauce, tarter sauce. Sushi is good but I wished they were made a little better. Visually, they just don't look very good.
Food is just kind of OK compared to other Chinese buffets. They have a sushi bar but the sushi isn't as good as some of the other places I've been. Their saving grace is that they have a whole freezer of self serve ice cream – many flavors and a habachi section made to order. Staff is friendly and attentive. Very cheap price for what it is. Seemed clean and relatively packed
Formerly called Grand Ave. Buffet , Island Buffet was the new name given after a mild renovation. Flaming Grill up the street is a much better choice. I found the food to not only not taste as good(as Flaming Grill) the selections were scarce mostly fried foods, few veggies to pick from, and some items on the buffet looked straight up nasty. Amazed they're still in business . Expect the doors to close sooner than later. Lousy service didn't help either. Place was better ten years ago. I don't recommend this place.
Huge restaurant, smart combo as a hibachi and buffet. Grand selection of food to satisfy your taste buds and silence any growling stomach. I won't embarrass myself by mentioning how many plates I had, but let's just say I was very pleased. I love this place and the price. Friendly staff. Great space for groups with a large parking lot and private rooms.
It's not bad, but it's really nothing special. I've been eating at buffets for most of my adult life, and I would have to say that this one is on the lower end of the scale. They have most of the typical Chinese-American dishes (general tso's chicken, boneless spare ribs, fried rice, wings, fries, cheese sticks, etc.) The food quality is just mediocre. The servers were attentive and friendly. One thing for sure is you can't beat the price (around $7 for lunch). But I would rather pay $3 more and go across the street to Flaming Grill, which I feel has much more variety.
My parents and their friends raved about this place and urged me to come with them… but I certainly don't share their enthusiasm about this buffet. There is a wide selection of seafood, chicken, steak/beef, and cold salads, but the only things I liked were the coconut shrimp (a variation of mayo shrimp) and stuffed clams.
My disappointment set in as several items I tried were cold when they shouldn't have been. The sushi selection was also very sad – no sashimi and the only raw fish they had was paper-thin tuna. There were some raw oysters and clams… but given the quality of the rest of the food I wouldn't have touched these with a 10 foot pole. Hibachi grill was nothing special. Dessert choices could not compare to other buffets I've been to. There were some cookies and dry cakes, and a freezer with ice cream (cookies and cream, butter pecan, and strawberry were ok). I saw kids with half their bodies inside the ice cream tubs trying to scoop some up… so the cleanliness of this situation is questionable.
Long story short, you get what you paid for. Even a dinner on a weekend runs $11pp. This place is awesome if you want to get stuffed for dirt cheap prices but the quality really suffers.
This Chinese buffet used to be Super Grand Buffet. It was closed for renovation and opened last year as Island Buffet and Buffet.
The quality of food is good most of the time. Sushi (raw fish with rice) is ok but no sashimi (raw fish without rice). Chinese selections are good especially coconut shrimp. Seafood is good especially oysters and shrimp at the salad bar. Salmon was baked and just OK.
Fried chicken is good as are the soups. Pizza not so much but who goes to a Chinese buffet for pizza.
Price is $1 cheaper than Flaming Grill. Staff is friendly and helpful. Not over crowded and not as much "glitz" as Flaming Grill and it is less noisy and crowded. Good choice if you are really hungry.
Island Buffet turned out to big one of the biggest surprises for me this year. A friend of mine been busting my chops for 2 months about this place. He kept emphasizing how low their price is and for the quality of food the serve. I refused to believe him until I finally caved in and joined him and his family for dinner at Island Buffet. As it turns out, he was absolutely spot on. Literally, between 4 people for dinner, the bill came out to $45 and change! I was expecting a really typical low grade China buffet but it was far from it.
Food – Most of the chinese plates were pretty solid. Nothing overly salty nor was it loaded with MSG. The fish, crab, coconut shrimp, the steak and lo mein from the hibachi grill was excellent. They also serve shrimp cocktail, fresh raw clams and oysters which really delightful. Where else are you gonna get all you could eat clams and oysters for under 11 bucks per person??
The sushi variety here isn't very large but hey, for the price you pay? I don't mind it at all. They make a pretty bad ass shrimp tempura roll. They also serve several american dishes. BBQ spare ribs, pizza, devilled eggs, mac & cheese, and their fried fish w/ tarter sauce is dynamite! Nice and meaty and not drenched and fried in batter.
As for dessert. They have ice cream but it's not soft serve ice cream with toppings. It's not bad by any means. They offer a few flavors, vanilla, green tea, chocolate, cookies & cream, and some others. They also have a few mini cakes and other sweet treats.
Service – Excellent. The entire buffet looks real sharp. It's nice, clean, and spacious. The parking lot is humongous! There are definitely no shortage of any parking spaces here.
Verdict – Monday – Friday lunch is only $6.99, Monday – Thursday dinner is $9.99, while weekends and holidays are a dollar extra. You could also take out. This buffet has turned out be a real gem in my book. The people of this neighborhood are real lucky to have a buffet this affordable with good quality as well as cleanliness for a Chinese Buffet. What I like most about this buffet, there's absolutely no pressure of stuffing yourself because you wanna get your money's worth. You could eat peacefully without any stress of overloading your stomach. The last Chinese buffet I went to was Harvest Buffet which turned out to be a miserable unworthy and expensive experience. That experience alone made me think twice of ever going to another buffet again until I finally tried Island Buffet. For the price they charge, it's really legit so give them a shot.
Reason for 4 stars and why not 5? They don't refill the raw clams and oysters very fast. They don't have any small sauce dish/plates for the wasabi and sushi, cocktail sauce, tarter sauce. Sushi is good but I wished they were made a little better. Visually, they just don't look very good.
Food is just kind of OK compared to other Chinese buffets. They have a sushi bar but the sushi isn't as good as some of the other places I've been. Their saving grace is that they have a whole freezer of self serve ice cream – many flavors and a habachi section made to order. Staff is friendly and attentive. Very cheap price for what it is. Seemed clean and relatively packed
Formerly called Grand Ave. Buffet , Island Buffet was the new name given after a mild renovation. Flaming Grill up the street is a much better choice. I found the food to not only not taste as good(as Flaming Grill) the selections were scarce mostly fried foods, few veggies to pick from, and some items on the buffet looked straight up nasty. Amazed they're still in business . Expect the doors to close sooner than later. Lousy service didn't help either. Place was better ten years ago. I don't recommend this place.