Tokyo Sushi Buffet

We came here after seeing this place at the top of the hill on McKnight for awhile and thought we would give it a try as we found ourselves at this end of highway and were too hungry to keep driving around.
Upon walking into the place and even opening the double doors to the breezeway of the entrance there was a foul smell that hit us hard and was really, really oppressive. It was like a fishy, garbage, sewage type of smell that unfortunately stayed with us throughout the duration of our dinner. The seating area, buffet area, and lobby ALL had this stench that was really unappetizing. I’m not even entirely sure where it was coming from, but I do know that it was gross.
The woman behind the counter at the entrance asked us if we only had two. We told her yes, and she very hurriedly rushed us to be seated even though there were no other patrons waiting to be seated and the restaurant itself wasn’t even half way full with people.
We did not receive a menu or any choice for that matter of what we wanted to eat. There was also no prices listed ANYWHERE as to the price of the buffet or anything else that might be served at this place. The waitress did not ask us what we wanted and did not offer any menus or prices –this was irritating to me as someone who had never been in this place before — I didn’t know what I was getting or even what I was paying to eat at this restaurant.
Fiancé and I, upon being led to our booth table were skeptical of what we were about to eat at this point. The table was somewhat dirty when we sat down. We almost left after we were brought our waters due to the smell and lack of menus/​pricing. Fiancé went up to the buffet to have a look around — he came back to the booth and said it looked good and that we should give it a go.
The variety is not large for what they offer, but the sushi itself was abundant and actually fairly good. It certainly wasn’t the best Ive ever had — but just OK. In comparison to the sushi at the Hokkaido buffet in the Waterfront this was definitely lacking. Hokkaido is definitely 100% better (not to mention cleaner).
Once we were done eating we went back to the front counter to pay for our meals. Fiancé had walked around the restaurant and asked the woman at the front how much the buffet was — he was told it was $ 16.00/person. We were charged $ 46.00 for two buffets and ONE COKE. Apparently a coke at this place is $ 15.00. I was so annoyed that we paid $ 50.00 for a sub-​par dinner in a dirty restaurant. This to me explained why there was no menu or pricing listed anywhere — I did not understand how our bill was so inexplicably high. It should have been around $ 35.00 (with Coke). Needless to say I feel that we had been screwed out of our bill and charged more for things we did not eat nor expect to pay for.
We will not be back here. From now on, a trip to the Waterfront will be in order next time we want a sushi buffet. Sorry, Tokyo, I think I am done giving you my money as you charged me $ 15.00 for a Coke.

They have a lot of authentic Chinese dishes here that you’d find in china town if Pittsburgh had one. The sushi is good, but you’re not going to find the high end stuff here.

Don’t go in the late afternoon and expect fresh food. Even though we were there around 4pm, and they said they changed over for dinner, the food had been sitting out all day. Too expensive dinner prices for not-​fresh food. We won’t be coming back because of this experience.

A lot of selections, service is also great. And dinner only costs 16.99. I will recommend this to any one who eating in the area.

I just treated my son-​in-​law who is a Marine Corps veteran to a Veterans Day lunch at Tokyo Sushi Buffet and we had a terrific meal.
There is a tremendous variety of sushi, hot dishes, salads and desserts. While the quality may not measure up to what he enjoyed while stationed on Okinawa Japan, he and I both thoroughly enjoyed the food, variety, value, care in preparation and attentive service.
$ 10.99 for lunch is truly remarkable.

The 2^nd star is for the service, which was lovely. The food is a near-​zero. We visited Tokyo Sushi Buffet last night on a [birthday] whim since our planned spot (Gaucho) was packed to the max. I was craving crab legs so out to the buffet we went! The sushi chef was very, very nice; and though the hostess was a little gruff, the overall service was solid. But the food? Oy. The sushi was fine, but the rice a little watery tasting. The dessert was awful and the hot items were just ok. The second batch of crab legs were fair, but really bendy (the first were the worst). Both us felt a little sick after our dinner, so I’m sorry TSB — we won’t be back :-(

If I could give this place zero stars I would. So gross, go to Hokkaido this place has gone all the way down hill in the past decade of being a patron. Everything is left in Steam pans waaaay too long it’s either too moist to enjoy, or too dry to enjoy. The sushi is nothing to write home about, basically 6 different California rolls. Save your money go to a place worth the $ 46 dollars for two people.

I thought the sushi here was mostly average although the sashimi seemed really fresh and tasty! One thing I usually like at sushi buffets is the eel and the eel here is lackluster at best. They did have a few cold items to the right of the sashimi like the chicken which was quite tasty and pretty authentic!
At first glance it seems like there are many rolls but there was not a ton of variety on rolls with a hunk of fish inside. The hot items are nothing to write home about although they did have crab legs for dinner on a weekend. They have about 20 items on the dessert bar and the fried pumpkin cake dessert they had was pretty good and the red bean sesame ball was actually still hot and fresh! I grabbed an éclair as well and it was nasty, stale, and left a really bad after taste in my mouth. It wouldn’t be my first choice when looking for sushi but it’s a decent place to eat at.

My all time favorite restaurant. The sushi selection takes up half the buffet!!! You really get you moneys worth.

This place has a wide variety of sushi for a good price.
The sashimi is on point and plentiful.
The crab legs and craw dads were a little old and were lacking in quality. (I am assuming they just sat out a while and I missed the fresh batch.
Overall we will be back and enjoyed our meal!

What a great find here in Pittsburgh. Delicious oysters, steamed crab legs, fresh sushi and creatively made sushi rolls. And if you have room, the hot food is really good too! Great service only solidified the fact that I’ll be returning soon!

Pretty solid sushi buffet for Pittsburgh. Took a long bike ride to get here, which definitely prepared us with a nice hearty appetite. We came here for the weekend lunch buffet, which is a little pricier but not bad (a little over $ 20 including tip).
There was a nice variety of tasty sushi and sashimi, and the freshness seemed good. My boyfriend and I enjoyed the hibachi a lot, and it provides a good break from all that sushi. One complaint my boyfriend has was that the crab legs were really not fresh at all and not worth eating. Oh well. There are a couple of desserts, but I thought the only worthwhile one was the green tea ice cream. Otherwise, save your stomach space for more sushi and hibachi!

The lunch buffet is an amazing value for $ 10. I easily ate $ 30 worth of sushi alone, and they have a great selection of Chinese food and yummy desserts on top of that. I love the green tea and red bean ice cream.
After going once with my SO, I brought a group of 10+ of my friends so we could fuel up before an afternoon of shopping at Ross Park Mall. The dining rooms are huge and they had no problem accommodating our large party. Everyone was very pleased with their food, and especially the value. The waitress who came around to refill our water and tea was kind, and paying the check was seamless. I’ll absolutely be going back!

If you’re a sushi fan, you’ll not go wrong at Tokyo Sushi Buffet. I’m someone who is sensitive to certain fish, and trying to tell someone with a language barrier what kind of fish I can’t have is challenging enough, but when your health depends on it, I find that the sushi buffet is the perfect solution. The only problem with sushi buffets are, with with buffet quality as some places being hit or miss, you can’t run the risk of eating a «miss» when it comes to raw fish.
With that being said, I can’t say I’ve ever had any issues with freshness at Tokyo Sushi Buffet. They serve sashimi at dinner service, and they don’t skimp on the size of the pieces either. I have friends who come down from Youngstown Ohio just to eat their food. It’s a few bucks, but in my opinion, it’s money well spent.

I visited Pittsburgh for the day and saw this buffet on the way. Seeing from pictures it looked amazing.
When I finally made it, the food there was actually better then I expected. My only down side was some of the sushi keeps falling off. The price was a little high, but it was worth it. I would go back again if I’m ever in town again.

Excellent buffet. A hot Asian food section, a large hibachi section, a huge sushi section and a large fruit and desert section. Each of the sections is bigger than the whole buffet at some local places. Food is good, and sushi is made regularly so it hasn’t been sitting around (like you find in many buffets that throw sushi into the mix)

Overall:
Had a very good lunch experience here. They had everything I wanted… decent sushi, typical chinese buffet soups and buffet food, sesame dessert balls, and green tea ice cream. I was very excited when I got the check because it was only like $ 11 per person… nice! I thought it was totally worth it.
Details:
I say «decent» sushi because overall it was not bad and pretty fresh. The nigiri (raw fish slices over rice) had nice, thick slices of fish, which was great. They also had a huge variety of Maki, my only thing is that some were a bit soggy, and flavor was just ok. Not bad, but don’t expect anything super amazing. Love the dessert bar!
But anyways. would definitely come back because of the good price. Good job Tokyo! :)

Tokyo is not my first choice for sushi, but it’s impossible to beat the value. I thought the price was very reasonable and the selection is quite impressive.
Although not a favorite place to eat, the price is right. We had excellent service at our table of 8.

AYCE sushi.
You can’t expect high end for $ 10.99 at lunch. Good enough for the price and convenience. Service is pretty «meh». Not bad not good. Just sorta non existent. But it’s ok because you are helping and serving yourself. Food is ok. Nothing that’ll be earth shattering but good enough.
The hot foods were slightly disappointing as they are sort if flavorless and bland.
BUT. given the price and the variety, worthy of a visit. I won’t crave their food but may or may not drop by for the convenience factor.

No — just no.
I had been wanting to try this place for quite a while, so when my boyfriend suggested we go here for dinner I said let’s go.
I’ll note that it had been a very long time since the last time I dined at a buffet, so perhaps I forgot what the experience is like? I think the biggest turnoff to me was that there was so much (I mean a ton) of food out on display, but the restaurant was barely a quarter full at 7p on a Monday night. I was legitimately nervous to try some of the food, although the sushi looked and tasted fine. There was too many hot and cold items for me to remember, but I can tell you that the oysters on the half shell were a yellowish color. Honest to god, I’ve never seen anything like it. I chalked this dinner up as one me and my partner could laugh about at some point in the future. Service was fine, but I’m truly grossed out over the amount of food on display for such a small crowd and couldn’t help but think how much would reappear the next day for lunch service.