mizuki buffet

the epitome of guttony. there's a good reason why there's almost always a wait to get in at mizuki buffet. as large as the establishment is, they can't keep up with the demand of large families flocking through the doors. once inside, the permieter of the dining hall is lined with carefully and tastefully arranged food items. i have been to a few smorgasbords before where the layout is as messy as the word sounds, and the food mediocre as best. this is not your typical "asian buffet."

the bar that churns out freshly prepared sushi of goodqualitymeat is what draws me to mizuki (nigiri, sashimi, poke, various rolls, cones etc.) for others, lobster tails (which i have only seen at dinner time,) crabs, oysters, frog legs, salmon, prime rib and roasts keep them going. the well stocked dessert options include fruits, chocolate fondue, creme brulee and ice cream among other pastries.

dinner is priced more than lunch as expected, but comes with items such as the lobster tails. for the customer with a healthy apetite, the first plate alone should make up for the cost.

04-01-16, had dinner here with my wife.  the place was busy but not crowded.  small groups were seated immediately and large groups had wait times.  the place was clean and our waitress was very attentive.  

the majority of the food we had was good, with only a few items being bland and/or inedible.  the food had good variety, was well stocked, and well managed.  whats also nice is being able to see the food being prepared/cooked in plain view.

we are both seafood lovers and were not disappointed.  the sushi selection andqualityis great for being a buffet.  they also had poke, sashimi, raw oysters in the half shell which were very good.  we skipped a lot of the typical buffet stuff like fried rice, lo mein noodles, fried butterflied shrimp, general tso chicken etc.  what stood out was the sushi, poke, lobster claws, snow crab, raw oysters in the half shell, crayfish, fried shrimp with heads on, greens, and i was actually really impressed by the prime rib.  the prime rib was well done (i prefer bloody) but it was still very tender, well seasoned, kind of fatty, and juicy.

i would eat here again in a heart beat and recommend this place to anyone who loves seafood and prime rib.

really, don't bother. just came back for a friday dinner. they had snow crab legs, steamed lobsters, oysters on half-shell, various sashimis, various sushi rolls, various nigiri sushi, some chinese dishes including sweet and sour pork (labelled as general tsao's chicken), mushroom and cube steak stir-fried, chicken and broccoli, seafood veggie stir-fry, .. just to name a few.

pretty horriblequalityfood. (refer my blog for details)

the service was really friendly as our dishes were properly removed and our water glasses were never empty. my boy friend was at the sashimi station and asked whether one of the items was uni (sea urchin); he was told not but the server offered to ask the sushi chef to make him an order of uni sashimi. unfortunately they did not have any uni today but i thought it was a really nice gesture for the server.

if you are a local and really wish to devour a lot of poorqualityseafood and over the top sweet asian affairs, this is your place. otherwise do yourself a favour and drive up to bellevue to the mandarin buffet (for $14.99; and better quality).