Mr. Hibachi Buffet
Bloomington, IN
Likely 4400 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401 (he tagged only Bloomington; we matched the address)
A fancy-looking former 'best buffet in town' where the food now tastes old, he says; two stars and 'what happened?'
2.0His ratingYelp said 3.0- Rangoons Goonin'
- Pizza No
- Desserts Brownie, Graham cracker with chocolate syrup, Fortune cookie
- Price $18.86/person ($37.71 for 2)
Dishes
- Bacon-wrapped shrimpHe couldn't believe they had it ('Are you shitting me?'), and it was actually pretty good. The bacon was fantastic.02:01
- Fried zucchiniHe hadn't seen it 'since the buffet of '74'. Pretty good.01:30
- Frog legOn the plate he was 'actually not mad at'.04:52
- Crab rangoonSuper fried, in a shape he enjoyed (see Rangoons).01:39
- Peanut butter chickenLooked pretty good, but had a lot of weird sauce on it.04:42
- Coconut shrimpThick sauce, a lot of chewing, and tastes exactly how you think it does.05:15
- Stuffed mushroomIts wrinkles made him uncomfortable; it just tastes like mushroom.05:25
- RibsLooked good on the line, but tasted like it had been reheated a minimum of four times.04:15
- Pasta saladLooked classy, like an Olive Garden, but he couldn't get it down.05:48
What he said
“Does Mr. Hibachi Buffet deserve three stars? I'm gonna say no. I'm gonna have to give it, like, A two star.”
“They got voted the best buffet in town. And it's like, what the fuck happened?”
“it tastes like it was reheated at least four times. A minimum of four times.”
“I'm not mad at it. It's actually pretty good. The bacon was fantastic.”
“Well, look at this little goon. Super fried. I'm enjoying this type of shape right here.”
“This is the heaviest fucking door on planet earth.”
What he didn't love
- The food overall: A lot of the food was terrible: old or cold, which Yelp reviewers also say (he read them only afterwards). 06:03
- Water: The water tasted like a fish tank; he couldn't drink it. 04:03
- Restroom: The sink is too close to the urinal for his liking. 02:50
Also noticed
- Plaques all over the wall, including 'best buffet in town' awards from 2014-2016. Fancy, like an Olive Garden. 00:20
- The waitress was shocked there were customers. 00:42
- So much steam off the buffet it looked like the place was on fire. 01:04
- The heaviest door on planet Earth, he says. 00:14
- A wet-floor sign on every corner. 03:23
- Graham crackers smothered in chocolate syrup, and brownies stacked in a crazy display. 03:41
Cleanliness
What he said about it, in the video:
- Really nice inside: no brown spots in the tile, like a fancy restaurant at one point. 00:47