$38.99 All you can eat LOBSTER, snow crab legs, seafood @ Umi Buffet

$38.99 All you can eat LOBSTER, snow crab legs, seafood @ Umi Buffet | Worth it? Houston TX

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3 ай бұрын

Umi recently opened up in Houston and I finally went. This buffet is the only buffet in this area that has lobster & is priced higher than most buffets in the Houston area. Watch the entire video to hear my thoughts.
Umi Buffet Address: 11681 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77077

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@ebutuoyebutouy 3 ай бұрын

Awesome review. Thanks for sharing. 90 minutes one way from my place. I hope to try it soon.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Oh man that's far! I hope you will enjoy it

@KahlaniAlvarez-wp4sn 2 ай бұрын

This is the first time watching you, and you're very honest. Thank you, my husband and I travel a lot and we love dining out, your Expressions said It all

@HongtheFoodie 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I never want to say "Everything's just amazingly delicious!!" Lol that's impossible even at our all time favorite restaurant we won't love everything on the menu! I try to keep it real HAHA, but I also know we all have different tastebuds as well. That's awesome you guys travel a lot. My husband and I were just talking last week and we want to start traveling at least once a year moving forward, can't wait! lol. If you had to pick 1-2 places, where have you been that's been your favorite place to travel to??

@nashnasr6260 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for the video you made and your honest review.

@HongtheFoodie 25 күн бұрын

You're very welcome

@corderodavis6849 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! My wife and I are heading there today!👍🏽

@HongtheFoodie Ай бұрын

You're very welcome, you guys enjoy 🙂

@kia5291 Ай бұрын

Appreciate your honesty. Just saved me time and money 👍

@HongtheFoodie Ай бұрын

No problem! 🤗

@lazarustenebrae 20 күн бұрын

Thank you for your candor.

@HongtheFoodie 19 күн бұрын

@@lazarustenebrae You're very welcome

@chrisjackowski591 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info, when I visit houston, I’ll know where to eat now, lol.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! lol

@ebutuoyebutouy 3 ай бұрын

Even worse than before. Avoid.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

@@ebutuoyebutouy Dang really? You went for lunch or dinner?

@williamyee2294 3 ай бұрын

WOW! The selection of food was almost as big as The Feast! I saw many dishes that are not served at many chinese buffets. I was sorry to hear that you were disappointed. I think that UMI is a nationwide buffet, not locally owned. That could be the reason that it is not as tasty since thaey probably follow company guidelines in preparation of the food. Thanks for your honest opinion and I will think it about it more before trying. I am trying to stay away from buffets since I don't have the will power to limit myself. Keep up the excellent work on your reviews and as always, I look forward to the next one.😀

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Thanks William!! If it was cheaper, I would have been happy hahah, but not worth it for that price! (But you're right they did have a pretty nice selection huh?) I may come back one day for lunch and see if it's worth it then. Could have also just been that day where the food was off, I really don't know. If you go there, let me know if it's any better or what you think :) I am sure you have the willpower for buffets, you can't be worse than me! Haha! I love buffets, I don't have the willpower to stay away 😅

@williamyee2294 22 күн бұрын

Hey Emily, aka Hong, I went there today for lunch with a large group for lunch and was thoroughly impressed with the selection of food. My favorite was the stone crab and fried chicken wings. There was a large selection of sushi. I did not have room for the Korean hot pot. I think lunch is priced more reasonable at $21.99 plus tax and tip. I am not sure what dinner includes over lunch, but you will probably not miss it since there is plenty of crawfish for you (lol). Have a great weekend until my next food adventure. 😂🎉

@NickAbatino 3 ай бұрын

You have a wonderful voice.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@lilianamurillo2652 17 күн бұрын

I know this might be a funny question but can people go in sandals to this type of restaurant or is it a more upscale restaurant where people dress up

@HongtheFoodie 16 күн бұрын

@@lilianamurillo2652 It's not a funny questionn, good to know these types of things before walking in like... 😮, lol. It's not upscale, so you can wear really anything, sandals included. There were lots of people wearing sandals myself included :)

@jadehom8067 3 ай бұрын

You have to get there when they first open so all the seafood isn't sitting there cooking more 😉...or juat wait for the new batch comes out 👍

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@jadehom8067 3 ай бұрын

Yqw, mp...cause you never know how long it's been sitting there, that goes for most fried food...if the lobster was tough, it wasn't moving fast enough for them to replenish it with new ones 😉👍

@HoustonEats 3 ай бұрын

I ate there on Tet, 2/10/2024. I agree with you. I was not impress with the food. I heard people were waiting in long lines for the Lobster, so I thought it was going to be amazing. But it felt like any other Ordinary Chinese Buffet to me. I prefer Sushi Buffets like Sushi Masa or Soma Sushi. So I would rather go to a Sushi Buffet than to go back to Umi Seafood to eat. The Sushi there wasn't all that great also. I think the food was Mediocre overall.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Riightt!!! And for $40...?! They got me messed up LOL. I heard the same things you heard, so I was ecstatic to go try it, especially since we don't have any buffets with all you can eat lobster. And the sushi was not $40 worth at all, other Chinese buffets have better sushi for half the price. Don't get me started on the crawfish and snow crab legs lol

@user-hd1jj9pm2e 18 күн бұрын

Soma sushi is not a buffet

@kaia0821 3 ай бұрын

Grabs my son as we are foodies and runs there. Yum yum yum! Wow wow wow

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Y'all enjoy! I'll have to go back for lunch one day to see if it's a better deal than dinner

@fr.prokloswood5650 3 ай бұрын

@@HongtheFoodie Lunch is just as much a letdown. I was there last month. Maybe a quarter of the buffet was sushi and three-quarters of the "sushi" was rolls. Almost all of the rolls were fish and mayo or cream cheese. There was no shellfish; that must be dinner only. They advertise a sushi and seafood buffet, but it is almost all lackluster American Chinese food, pizza, fries, and chicken nuggets.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

@@fr.prokloswood5650 Aw man, what a shame. I really wanted to like this buffet, but I can't justify the price for the quality of the food, because it's similar to other Chinese buffets and they cost only half the price. I still want to go for lunch one day. Maybe I'll come back for dinner in the future lol and try the other things I didn't try in the video. I just asked somebody else if they serve ramen for lunch, but by any chance do you know if they do?

@cafelate9515 3 ай бұрын

I went to the new spot in NJ. Just opened. I went there as a curiosity and they have the same exact food that you have at that branch. I think the food is ok. Some were good. I liked the sushi. But the bad part is the shrimp and crabs that are not fresh and my the lobster as well. I think they got the worst seafood that no one wants and they grab them all for cheap to make buffet on and no one can tell if they are fresh or not because of all those sauces and stuff. I don’t like the hot pot. The pot is not hot at all it is just lukewarm and when cooking the raw items waited a while and still didn’t come out good and had stomach aches afterwards. My verdict just go once to see the hype and second time if I do go I stick to sushi and possible the ox tail they were good

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Omgosh, I love your review. Thank you for being so thorough and telling me all this. I wanted to go back to try their ramen and hot pot, but then I was thinking maybe I can just go back for lunch one day. I think dinner is way overpriced for the food being just okay. I would be okay to pay $24.99 but $40 is too much for the quality. But I am still glad I went because I literally thought about this place almost everyday LOL, but I'm glad it's out of my system. I don't care for it anymore, woohoo lol

@slivafamily 6 күн бұрын

You seemed to enjoy the 13.49 buffet a lot more.

@HongtheFoodie 5 күн бұрын

@@slivafamily Ooh yes I did enjoy that one more lol :)

@dannysouriyahkam6336 3 ай бұрын

Fried lobster is the best especially the head juice lol

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Ooh that head juice and butter 🤤

@brucewayne2773 3 ай бұрын

That Chinese style fried lobster is always my go to, shame it was too tough. You are smart to always get tiny portions first, then hit it hard if it is good on the next round 😋👍. You are right, too pricey for what they offered. Should have been $19.99.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

I was jumping with joy when I found out they serve Chinese style lobster cause I love that style too lol, but yeah they cooked those lobsters for dayss and possibly overnight, at least a few nights in a row haha. And yep, gotta do a test run first before I go all in 😅. Shooo, for what I experienced they should have paid me, I got PTSD from the lobster and crawfish lol jk, but yeah $19.99 sounds about right. I would have even been okay with $24.99 & that's pushing it, but anything over is just robbery!!

@brucewayne2773 3 ай бұрын

@@HongtheFoodie Anyone to even consider going to this place, should watch your video. They know most come for that lobster too. Crooks are what they are.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

@@brucewayne2773 Riightt, it's all about the lobster when people go there. The inside of the buffet looks so nice, clean, & modern. Food presented nicely. They know what they're doing!!! Lol

@brucewayne2773 3 ай бұрын

@@HongtheFoodie For me it comes down to good food and cleanliness. I can careless about ambiance lol...For $40 you get a pretty restaurant to dine in with subpar food 😩. Some people don't know any better like those ladies you talked too, they thought it was really good😂

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

@@brucewayne2773 Lol 🤣, maybe what they had taste better though haha but of course I know we also all have different taste profiles too. But yes sometimes people do get deceived. They see nice, pretty decor and just hop on the 'omg this place is amazing!! ' band wagon lol. Even if the place was dirty, I would still eat there if the food was bomb 😹

@ddiaz883 5 күн бұрын

I just went with my family and to be honest I was very disappointed. The food seemed to come straight out of a frozen package. I think that they needs to step it up for what they charge

@HongtheFoodie 5 күн бұрын

@@ddiaz883 Right!! Like if it was cheaper, than I wouldn't mind too much, but for the price, oh no thank you lol

@Lipsync-1000songs 3 ай бұрын

Was this the dog funeral food banquet you’ve expected when said you couldn’t make to work lol

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Lmao 😂

@Lawrryful 3 күн бұрын

I live 7 minutes from Umi and have had it on 4 different occasions. Definitely not worth the price. They do offer a pretty good selection but the food is not spectacular by any means.

@HongtheFoodie 3 күн бұрын

@@LawrryfulI sadly have to agree. I really wanted to like it

@pmg-1 Ай бұрын

You don't suck the heads of the crawfish? that's where all the flavor is

@HongtheFoodie Ай бұрын

Oo I do if I'm eating at an actual crawfish restaurant or making it at home. I feel the flavor tastes the best. I don't usually at buffets unless I like the flavor. That's the best part!!

@martyjones5841 3 ай бұрын

Lobster is always a disappointment at Chinese buffets.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Nooo don't tell me this lol. I wonder if the more expensive buffets have 'decent lobster' for a buffet? 🤔

@ashleysspicekitchen1251 3 ай бұрын

Just went today. It was ok, sushi/sashimi /rolls were mediocre. Surprised to see oxtail’s but they were tough. I thoroughly enjoyed the coconut shrimp, best item to me.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Ooh darn really?? I didnt try the coconut shrimp or oxtail when I went. Btw do you know if they serve the ramen for lunch?

@NickAbatino 3 ай бұрын

Liked, subscribed. I need a cigarette.

@HongtheFoodie 3 ай бұрын

Hey, thank you!! 🙂

@zooguy52 3 ай бұрын

with respect...too much talking...not enough food and eating...

@deathbunni5774 Ай бұрын

Umi does not look like a good buffet, especially at the 39 dollars price point.

@HongtheFoodie Ай бұрын

It's the most expensive buffet in Houston that I know of. I hear some people actually do enjoy it. For me I would rather go to a buffet that cost $17, maybe because I'm just cheap also lol. But based on that nights dinner, I couldn't justify paying $40 for the quality. I actually went back this past weekend..not by choice, it was with family, but it was actually better that day to be fair. So based on my two experiences, I would rate the place a 6/10. I wouldn't pick Umi as my top choice to go eat at but if someone asked me to go eat there, then I would go. But of course this is just my opinion so please take what I say with a grain of salt :)