Osaka Grill and Sushi Buffet
Knoxville, TN
Likely 4009 Chapman Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37920 (he tagged only Knoxville; we matched the address)
Blackened walls, a mayo-filled mushroom and the toughest chicken of his life, but the Chinese spaghetti was really good; 2.1 stars.
2.1His ratingYelp said 3.5- Rangoons Goonin'
- Pizza NoNo pizza, which he mentions in his verdict.
- Desserts Blue Bell ice cream, Fortune cookie
- Price $13.66/person ($27.31 for 2)
Dishes
- Chinese spaghettiReally good.04:51
- General Tso's chickenThe 'red 40 soup chicken' turned out to be General Tso's: a very good one.03:59
- Crab rangoonCrumpled up, but pure cream cheese (see Rangoons).02:59
- Mayonnaise shrimpHis 'sworn nemesis', but to his relief it doesn't taste like mayonnaise, just like coconut shrimp.04:20
- Chicken wingSo small it might have come off a pigeon. Not terrible.03:17
- SushiThey put ginger in it. Not bad, just unexpected.04:07
- Stuffed mushroomLooked fantastic, Olive Garden style, but the filling he thought was cheese was all mayonnaise.02:20
- Honey chickenExtra sticky, and very tough, with a lot of chewing.04:39
- EggAn egg, in the dish; no verdict.03:57
Halls
What he said
“I'm gonna have to give it 2.1 stars. Some of the food is good, though.”
“The walls are black as if there was a fire. But I couldn't find a record of any fire on online at all, so I don't know why everything is just pitch black.”
“that was all mayonnaise. I'm tired of playing this fucking game.”
“This is the toughest chicken I've ever eaten in my life.”
“That's just pure cream cheese, baby. I can get down with that.”
“I'm so glad It doesn't taste like mayonnaise. Oh, just tastes like coconut shrimp. God bless. I thought I was in danger right there.”
What he didn't love
- Knives: Knives stored on top of the buffet, which he calls kind of crazy. 01:16
Also noticed
- A pretty standard-size buffet. The neon dragon wasn't fully lit, and the koi were a kind he'd never seen. 00:12
- Saran wrap on the host's computer. 00:20
- The smallest chicken wing he's ever seen. 02:17
Cleanliness
What he said about it, in the video:
- The walls and ceiling were blackened everywhere, with scrub marks, as if there had been a fire. He looked and found no record of one. 00:37
- The heat lamp looks like it's been hit with food for generations. 01:51
- A mirror held on with hooks, leaning off the wall. 02:44