"I loved this place!"   My Rating
6 Jan Hicks	Posted on: Sunday, November 29, 2009
	Review: Everything about Obanzai is great, from the entrance way with its curtains, to the friendly staff, even friendlier clientele and amazing value buffet. Nobody was on the till when we arrived, so another customer called for someone to serve us. We paid, and then the feasting began! An amazing choice of vegetarian dishes, of which we sampled as many as we could fit onto the plate. The tea was good, and when we took our plates back to the counter, the staff were friendly, asking if we had enjoyed the food and smiling when we tried our Japanese out on them. We got a big sayonara as we left, as well. It seems to be a place that people from the local area go to (it's located in a residential area), and I can see why. I'd definitely go back there again.   Pros: excellent food * friendly staff * happy customers Cons: * *
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"Great buffet"   My Rating
5 RfromYoko	Posted on: Saturday, October 03, 2009
	Review: The buffet has a large selection of food. Everything tasted good. I left absolutely stuffed. The lunch buffet is cheaper and a better deal than the dinner buffet. But it is still a good choice for dinner, especially if you are staying nearby. ***I wanted to give it 5 cows, but the system will only let me give it 4 because they serve some meat dishes. But, in my opinion, it is deserves 5 for the large selection of veggie food.   Pros: large selection * delicious food * Cons: * *
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"Huge variety of yummy dishes"   My Rating
12 HannahP96	Posted on: Sunday, February 01, 2009
	Review: We told the friendly proprietor that we were vegan and he went over every dish in the buffet with us to point out which ones were vegan (about 80%) and which contained fish or fish sauce. There were many, many wonderful options (at least a dozen) including salads, stir-fries, fried items like potato puffs and gluten chunks (my favorite!), hot and cold tofu dishes, soups (including a really tasty soy cream of potato soup), and fruit desserts. They had brown rice and white rice. We stuffed ourselves and were very pleased with the variety. The only disappointment was that none of the cookies available for purchase were vegan. The atmosphere was very pleasant, and we sat next to a glass window overlooking the back garden. Obanzai now does have an English sign out front, and is about halfway up a sidestreet off Oike-Dori. They open at 5pm for dinner. Highly recommend! I would give them five stars if allowed--they are extremely vegan-friendly.   Pros: Great food * Excellent variety * Friendly staff Cons: * *
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"Friendly, mostly vegan buffet"   My Rating
29 feorag	Posted on: Monday, September 10, 2007
	Review: The restaurant proved to be quite tricky to find, the front being similar to the other buildings on the street, and the restaurant name being only in hiragana (おばんざい), but once inside, we were greeted with the words "Are you vegetarian?" in English. Having confirmed my preferences, I was shown the two dishes which were not suitable - one chicken and one fish dish. These dishes were placed together in a manner clearly separate from the rest. The food was delightful - there was some fake meat, ersatz fish cakes and chicken nuggets, and korokke, plus miso soup (hidden, not to be mistaken for the tea!), Japanese salads, vegetable dishes, many varieties of tofu, pickles and a couple of fruit based desserts. As an added bonus, I discovered my partner likes the ubiquitous hijiki and abura-age salad, which I make for myself, but have never dared offer to him.   Pros: eat as much as you like * friendly * some English spoken Cons: hard to find * loos even harder to find *
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