Izumi Japanese Buffet

2301 Birmingham Hwy, Opelika
(334) 539-8666

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April Stephens

They have changed since last review on here. We have been a couple times since. It's no longer your "traditional " walk up buffet. It's still all you can eat sushi, tempura, stir fry, hibachi etc but you order at your table instead. The food is cooked fresh when you order it! Tastes sooo much better than food sitting in a buffet for "x" amount of time or waiting and racing when something comes out.They have many options of sushi rolls and made to order. It's worth the little extra wait.

Ty Brummitt

Absolutely amazing. Everything was cooked fresh to order and bursting with such tremendous flavor. The waiter was extremely friendly and helpful. The food came out rather quickly. This was my first time at a buffet that you order unlimited dishes from a menu rather than getting it yourself from a bar so it was all hot and fresh. Genius idea to operate that way to ensure every guest gets fresh food and food waste is nearly eliminated. Everything was also really clean. I don't know how this place doesn't have a perfect score, because everything I've experienced today was flawless. 10/10. Fantastic. I will be back many many times.

Parking: Super large parking lot, many spaces.

Dukus Mclucus

Pretty good experience. A couple of us went for lunch and I thought this would be a buffet but it is not. You are handed a menu and check off the things you want brought to you. We picked what we wanted and the food came pretty quick and was HOT AND FRESH. The steak and shrimp were awesome and not over cooked, the sushi was good, shrimp tempura was really good. They also has a home made sweet and sour sauce that was amazing. The bar up front has seaweed salad, crab meat, salad, ginger sauce, and some other things. Our server was super friendly and attentive. I would defiantly recommend trying this place out! I will be going back very soon!

Kelsey Vee

I’m not sure why customers are leaving low stars due to the way this restaurant does their buffet style. It’s still a buffet!!! Instead, you order what you want from the menu and they bring it out to you FRESH! You can get as many menu’s as you want and as much food as you want but like any buffet they ask kindly on the paper to try and not be wasteful. This place is amazing compared to how it use to be. The first time I went in March the freshness of the food wasn’t so great because of the food being sat out and people picking in it. But now I have no complaints! They cook the food to orders! Food is so hot and fresh all buffets should work this way! If you’ve worked at a standard buffet before you know how wasteful it can be. 10/10 went yesterday and may be back today! Lunch is only $15 for high quality food. This is my new favorite spot!

Elizabeth Smith

We went in for dinner last night and thought it was great! My twin toddlers loved sampling all the new food and really didn’t turn down anything. The vegetables were fantastic, which can be hard to do with a buffet style. My husband had 3 plates of raw oysters and couldn’t stop talking about how the oysters alone were paying for themselves or whatever… you know, some typical dad talk.The staff was great, too! Overall, dinner out on a Saturday night for a family of 4 = just over $30. In this economy!

pretti pepper

Great selection. Love the variety of the sushi bar. Even my husband, who doesn't care for oriental food, liked it. We will be back.

Nelbe Bradford

I went there with my daughter for lunch and all I can say is it’s worth it! the place was so pretty and clean , The food was amazing specially that calamari and creamy noodles ,so yummy !! . I love this place we will be back again.

Zayden Rei

I had good-decent food (varies on tastes), they have a wide variety of sushi & sashimi. I couldn't figure out how the hibachi worked. And the only other issue I had was getting my water refilled.My Lady has a latex & shell fish allergy: the manager assured me that they don't use latex at all, nor is there an issue with cross-contamination...

Paige Estrada

I had the worse experience here and will never come back. My husband, daughter and I decided to give this restaurant a try. When we got there my 6 year old daughter tells me she doesn't feel well and didn't want to eat. I let our server know that she didn't feel well and that she wouldn't be eating. He said that was fine. I get one plate of food and it taste like old water my fork had rice stuck to it and the plates were dirty. As soon as I started eating the manager came over and told me that since my daughter came in the building we had to pay for her. Had I know that when I told the server we would have left then. Obviously I was upset because I felt like they waited until we started eating to come and tell us. I explained that she didn't feel well but she didn't care and walked away. After about 5 minutes she comes back and says she gave us a 5 dollar discount because she didn't eat. I was good with this until I looked at the receipt and noticed that they charged us the 7-10 year old price which is already 4 dollars more that what we should have been charged because she is 6. When I told our server he said they already gave us a $5.00 Discount that's all they could do. And immediately after this my daughter precedes to vomit all in a napkin at the table. So basically my husband and I both didn't eat left with in 15 minutes of getting there and had to pay over $50 for the experience anyway.From the food that we did get to try. The hibachi grill was a nice touch but every piece of steak I got was all fat and I had to keep spitting it out. My husband got sushi and said it wasn't any better than the sushi you get at Kroger. I also tried their sesame chicken and general tso's chicken. Both taste the same and like I said earlier, like old dirty water.Save your money and go somewhere else. Even if this review was based just on the food alone I would recommend everyone stay clear and spend their money somewhere else.

Mark Estrada

I really wanted to like this place because I love sushi and Asian food, but I had a pretty bad experience. First off, the plates and utensils were pretty gross. Lots of "clean" plates had leftover food still on them and my wife's fork had rice stuck in it. Almost all the plates were soaking wet and had water in them as well. The floors and salt/pepper shakers were very sticky. My daughter went to a birthday party beforehand and she felt sick because she ate a bunch of garlic sauce with her pizza and they wouldn't take her off despite her not eating. They did give us a $5 discount but it was frustrating.As for the food, I didn't think it was that good. I definitely won't be coming back.One good thing is they do have an air hockey table and basketball for the children.

Diki Sheng

Wow~ This is a newly opened shop. I just passed by this shop and stopped by to have a meal. It is very clean and relatively new. Haha, the dishes are also rich in price comparison and it looks very good. I prefer sushi sub-categories, their sushi is delicious and fresh

P CHANG

Dishes were tasty and fresh(especially the oysters) Staffs were friendly as well. Speed of food being prepared was kind of slow but understandable since it is newly opened. Price was decent as well.

Jihui Zheng

Great Price for a Buffet!A wide variety of great foods;Hibachi: Made to order by the hibachi chefSushi: I love how they don't put too much rice like other buffet restaurants, also so many rolls/nigiristhey also have OYSTERS!!!!Chinese: Soups, entrees were so fresh and they offer some authentic Chinese dishes.They also offer some non-Asian foods, desserts, fruits.Overall experience was great, highly recommended!

Melissa Garrett

I attended lunch for the grand opening! Everything was fresh and looked good. I ate a variety of sushi that was fresh and delicious, I tried the hibachi part of the buffet and enjoyed it immensely, and I rounded it all off with their prepared hot dishes which were great familiar flavors. I will definitely be going back just for the sushi alone, but the entire experience was wonderful.

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