From Roger’s notebook

Chinese / American

Food history

Latest recorded visit2016-01-31
“Lobster on Sundays Oysters Crab legssoft shell crab, full of msg Decent selection of seafood and other typical American Chinese fare”
Roger, Google Maps review (2016-01-31)

Chinese · American

Hibachi Buffet

Rancho Bernardo, San DiegoClosed

Roger rated this 3 stars, noting Sunday lobster, oysters, and crab legs among a decent seafood selection and other typical American Chinese fare, but flagging the soft shell crab as full of MSG.

Closed

Hibachi Buffet is listed as closed. This page keeps Roger's dated review as a record, not as a place to visit.

Yelp — Hibachi Buffet listed as closed (checked 2026-09-20) (2026-09-20) ↗

The call

This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.

What to order

  • Lobster (Sundays)
  • Oysters

Best for

  • Food history

From Roger’s Foursquare

Roger’s tips on Hibachi Buffet

Source-backed notes

Visit history

Checked in 1 time on Swarm, most recently Jan 31, 2016. See the check-in log

2016-01-31day precision · source explicit
★★★☆☆
“Lobster on Sundays Oysters Crab legssoft shell crab, full of msg Decent selection of seafood and other typical American Chinese fare”

Roger called out the Sunday lobster and oysters but flagged the soft shell crab as loaded with MSG, otherwise finding a decent seafood selection and typical American Chinese fare. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)

Source 1 ↗

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From the order notes
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