At Nikushou Sakai Japanese All-you-can-eat Yakiniku, in the vibrant heart of Flushing’s Tangram Mall, indulge in a flavorsome journey centered around traditional tabletop grills. This Japanese restaurant invites you to embark on a unique dining experience, and dive into the diverse selection of top-notch ingredients, tantalize your taste buds, and explore the rich tapestry of Japanese culinary traditions.
Wing Chan
This AYCE wagyu beef buffet is an excellent choice for dinner. Service is superb, food is of highest quality and the atmosphere is of ambience and happy hungry people! We were a party of eight and they made sure our table always had dishes to cook at our table grill despite the place being packed full of hungry people! The steak, the sushi and the tempura were all delish and more importantly fresh. I will definitely be back for more! Don’t forget to make on-line reservations so you don’t have to wait on a long line at the restaurant.
… morePanuvat Parinyavipart
I would give 0 star if I can. I and my wife have been here since they opened for seven times. But this time will be last for us. This restaurant always change the menu most of the time we have visited. But today is the worst. Many meet dishes have been removed and the wagyu shoulder cut is sold out. So we only have meet as picture which is pay with price increased. I have go through menu then see even rice and eggs are extra charge now for all you can eat.
Food quality also drop from before, our favorite appetizers fried rich cake wasn’t crispy anymore. Meet quality also drop from previously.
The servers also have no attention to us. We have to ask for almost everything such as sauce or scissor. I accidentally order egg that I didn’t get and already ask them to remove but still show on my bill.
Before I have recommended this restaurant to my friends but I won’t do that anymore.
This is a disappointing experience we ever had.
Never come back anymore.
… more박애정
I went out for dinner with my mother, my children, and the whole family. From the entrance, the restaurant was very busy with many guests waiting. There were chairs available near the entrance where people could sit while waiting, which showed great thoughtfulness and consideration. Thanks to that, the wait felt comfortable and pleasant.
We ordered several dishes including different cuts of beef, squid, and clams. The meat was very tender and incredibly delicious. The portions were generous—the water and drinks came in very large sizes, and the amount of rice was surprisingly big as well.
There were also salad, cabbage, asparagus, kimchi, and wraps, which made it especially enjoyable for women to eat together and balance the meal.
It would be a perfect place for year-end gatherings with friends or for a Christmas dinner.
At the end, we enjoyed vanilla ice cream and marshmallows. The green tea ice cream was already sold out around 9 p.m.
For parking, it’s best to use the parking lot underneath the shopping plaza.
The restrooms were clean and well maintained too.
Overall, it was a very satisfying and enjoyable dining experience.
… moreJin Liu
I tried Nikushou Sakai in the Tangram Mall in Flushing during Thanksgiving and was impressed by how much variety their Japanese BBQ buffet offers. The weekday price is $55 and weekends/holidays are $59, and the quality is excellent for an all-you-can-eat experience. The meal starts with a refreshing nine-item Japanese appetizer set, and the standout dishes for me were the signature clay-pot short rib, thick-cut wagyu chuck flap, wagyu tongue with yuzu salt, thin-sliced wagyu ribeye, and the seasonal thick-cut wagyu roll. The marinade options such as the sweet soy beef short rib and marinated brisket were also flavorful, while the seafood section included steamed clams with sake, grilled salmon, garlic squid, shrimp, and takoyaki. There are plenty of snacks like tempura shrimp, grilled rice cakes, Nagoya chicken wings, crispy smelt fish, and fried pork bites, plus vegetables and fruit including mushrooms, butter corn, lettuce, and pineapple. Even the staple dishes were surprisingly good, especially the unagi rice bowl, salted beef rice, and bibimbap. Drinks such as iced tea, Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite are included, and I added a yuzu soda for $4.99 which paired perfectly with the grilled meats. Located inside Tangram, this spot is an excellent choice if you want a wide selection of quality meats and sides at a reasonable buffet price.
… moreAndrew Liu
Been multiple times now, and strongly feel Nikushou Sakai is one of the better barbecue spots around. It’s around $70 per person for all you can eat for 70 minutes (be aware of the time). The cuts are exceptional (you cannot go wrong with any of the beef), and the shrimp is so surprisingly fresh. Service was also excellent and accommodating. Definitely a great spot if you’re craving Japanese barbecue!
… moreKin
The restaurant was fairly empty over the weekend, so it was fairly quiet throughout our stay. The service was on the slower side, especially with the sashimi coming 20-30 minutes after the meat selections. We were surprised that they disabled ordering of additional food less than an hour in.
The meat was fairly standard, but the chicken was remarkably poor as it melted into the grill
Sashimi selections were quite limited with only salmon and yellow tail
… moreVeronica Leong
Decent price for good quality of AYCE meats (~$60 on a Saturday pre-tax + tip). Came as a group of 4 at 7pm and there was luckily a table available right away. They give you an iPad to order off of and start the table off with their banchan platter, which was very good! Good amount of meat and soft drink options to order from and the service is pretty attentive. You close your meal out with a nice mochi.
Only downside was that I did have the runs and my stomach was churning after the meal, but that was bc late a ton and the discomfort only lasted that night (so no food poisoning!!) lol Despite that, l’d still return!
… morePatrick Wong
TLDR: Great. Very comfortable restaurant, AYCE yakiniku. Miso pork jowl, jo-tan yuzu shio beef tongue, wagyu chuck thick-cut. Lots of egg yolk sauce. Order sizes are small, so don’t be shy.
Tried this and to be candid, most AYCE places I’m skeptical of. I was surprised at how spacious it was. Design-wise, felt like something you’d see in Asia.
You have 90 minutes to eat, 70 minutes to order. So be weary of the time limit, you will not get a final order warning. Keep an eye on ordering because once you’re at 70, the menu will lock out and no more orders can be placed.
It’s a gas grill with a very thing wire grid. The heat is pretty intense so you can get these wonderful sears. I don’t need to tell you but don’t fill up on the rice and fried goodies.
The thick cut pork jowl is marinated in miso and you get this smoky, salty, just umami-rich bite. Amazing stuff. The beef tongue is quite thin and if you sear it hard enough – it almost reminds you of fatty beef but not quite as fatty. If that makes sense. Of all the steak cuts, the wagyu thick-cut chuck is what we got the most of.
All-in, comes to about $70 pp which is not terrible considering you can get as crazy as you’d like. I’ll be back, I enjoyed it.
… moreFai Yip
They serve all you can eat wagyu. Looks nice, however my experience isn’t really impressive. I didn’t expect the A5 wagyu, but what they serve is too fatty, and the size of the meat is too small. The grill is also small, so it is not really good for a family, it is really for couples, not any party that’s bigger than 4 people. They changed $60 per person for 70 minutes, I really think it is over priced. Our grill fire/gas stopped several times, and they had to change table for us, but they didn’t carry our meat over, and by the time we know, it was all gone, we had to ordered again, and it is waste and timely wait for us. Service time is slow, as expected. We also ordered the sauteed lamb, but it served cold and uncook, I searched online for text in Japanese, English and Chinese, and all three results are hot spicy cooked lamb, so I guess that’s a surprise for me for biting into a cold piece of lamb.
… moreJeannie T.
Excellent AYCE experience. I came with a party of 8 and we were pleasantly surprised by the different proteins available. The beef was very fresh and the Yakiniku was the star of the night. Pork belly comes in as a close second. The service was very attentive and we enjoyed the oversized fountain drinks!
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