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Todai Restaurant
2828 Camino Del Rio S
San Diego, CA 92108
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“Todai Seafood Buffet” Wcities.com
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#515 of 1,667 restaurants in San Diego
  • Cuisines: Sushi, Japanese, Seafood
  • Price range*: $1-$22
  • Address: 2828 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
  • Phone:  (619) 299-8996
  • Fax:  619-299-9382
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“hey its a buffet. You...”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Mar 4, 2009

hey its a buffet. You get what you get. No flavor in the nigiri rice. Good place if you want to just eat a lot. more

“Great seafood buffet...”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 16, 2008

Great seafood buffet. Great value. You can eat lobster tails, shark filets, great sushi bar - all for a flat fee of $26. They could do a bette job with the atmosphere and the tables are too colse to each other. more

“Good buffet.”
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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 21, 2008

Good buffet. more

“Great seafood buffet! It...”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 15, 2008

Great seafood buffet! It not only has great variety of sushi, every hour they have lobsters. If you don't like seafood too much, there are hot Japanese/chinese food. I think the price is fair. It is not your everyday restaurant price. But not terribly expensive either. more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jun 19, 2008

All-you-can-eat sushi-serving Japanese chain. Heaven for buffet goers, but sacrilegious for the sushi connoisseur. $$ more

“Don't walk-RUN to todai!”
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5 of 5 stars
TxGrrl 89 contributions
Charleston,SC
Jan 26, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

This restaurant was our favorite when we lived in San Diego. We moved in October 2006 and we cried (yes cried!) when we discovered there are no todai restaurants within 10 hours of charleston, SC!! This place isn't called "the mother of all seafood buffets" for nothing!! The restaurant is set up with three different areas. Cold food, hot food... more

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Todai Restaurant Address

2828 Camino Del Rio S, San Diego, CA 92108
Tel: (619) 299-8996 Fax: 619-299-9382
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.