Warwick’s Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet: A Review

A review of Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet in Warwick, Rhode Island, including the sushi, hibachi, desserts, prices, service, and overall dining experience.

Review

This review is for the Warwick location and was visited on June 19, 2026, and in previous years.

Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet has two locations in Rhode Island, one in East Providence’s Rumford and the other in Warwick. They appear to be the same business, as suggested by their logo, and similar hours and prices, though the overall experience may differ. Their websites (East Providence and Warwick) are also similar, with minor variations in website layout and claims about the size of their food selection (150 vs. 200, respectively).

The buffet prices are fairly low, some of the cheapest buffets in Rhode Island, and rival similar Chinese-American buffets such as Royal Buffet. Further, they offer coupons and discounts on their websites. And lastly, on weekends, both locations close later and charge a small upcharge due to the addition of seafood at the East Providence location and crab at Warwick, according to employees.

Given the low buffet price, how does their food and overall experience compare with their competitors? And how does it compare to their East Providence location?

At its core, Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet offers traditional Chinese-American Buffet fare. It has a salad station, a sushi bar, a hibachi area, desserts, and rows of Asian- and American-based foods. Their website didn’t lie about the amount they offer vs. the East Providence location (150 vs. 200), either, because at this Warwick location, the buffet was noticeably larger, with more selections across all stations.

First, diving in, I do have a personal bias. This was one of the spots I frequented with friends when I was younger. They had a dish I absolutely loved and based an entire recipe off of: cookie (or Oreo) fluff. It’s been my favorite dessert I’ve ever found at a buffet and is a top contender for the best desserts of all time! Unfortunately, it’s been a long time since I last saw it.

Anyway, their dessert selection is no slouch and offers plenty of unique options. They have some of your typical buffet puddings, fruits, macaroons, and palmiers, as well as several standouts. You know those cheap sugary sheet cakes you find at buffets? They have those, but the flavors were different: Black Forest, Chocolate-Chocolate, and Strawberry. Further, milk chocolate mousse cups and these super tasty strawberry cream cups, too. It doesn’t stop there; they had this delectable, thick graham cracker banana pudding alongside regular chocolate and vanilla puddings, and, most of all, in their desserts lineup: actual full-sized cakes.

The cakes included cheesecake, flan, and regular cakes, with chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla flavors. Unfortunately, they weren’t of the best quality. The flan was noticeably eggy and could have been sweeter. The cheesecake also lacked enough sugar and was missing that bold, tangy, cheesy flavor. The regular cakes also lacked sweetness and any meaningful toppings, essentially making them all taste similar. But hey, the diversity and wide selection of unique desserts were still a standout.

The desserts didn’t stop there either; there was also ice cream, which was pretty good. They were small cups of Hershey hard serve with mint, strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla flavors. No toppings came with this, and the ice cream itself felt pretty bland, so mix in other desserts to make them more interesting. Anyway, alongside these, basic ice cream sandwiches and a few different flavors of popsicles.

Overall, while not the most flavorful dessert selection, the uniqueness and wide selection are something not usually seen anywhere else, especially at buffets in Rhode Island.

Next is the hibachi section, and there isn’t much to say. It has a good selection, and nothing critical is missing. A solid amount of meats, fish, vegetables, and oils—pretty typical. The salad bar was really good, definitely enough if you only came for salad, including spring mix and iceberg lettuce as well as olives, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, pickles, broccoli, and more. Another notable highlight was the huge sushi bar, the most expansive one I’ve seen, with around a dozen different rolls and ample toppings included: wasabi, ginger, and spicy mayo.

In terms of the hot food, it followed the standard protocol of Chinese American buffets, without compromise, with a seafood lean. It included Baby octopus and crab, which may explain the small weekend upcharge, and, interestingly, lots of shrimp variations, which I felt were a good part of the restaurant at times, including mini, stuffed, cold, baked, and fried, as well as several other seasoned variations. So much shrimp! Other seafood was available, such as clams, oysters, fish, and calamari.

Of course, this was all on top of typical General Chinese American dishes like a notably tasty creamy coconut shrimp, and standard hot foods like teneral tsos, crab rangoons, meat and vegetable dishes, spring rolls, etc. To my disappointment, though, no egg rolls, one of my favorites! Anyway, lastly, the American foods included meatloaf, stuffed peppers, sweet rolls, pizza, nuggets, fries, stuffed cheesy peppers, mac n’ cheese, garlic bread, and more.

Basically, a wide selection of seafood and no compromise on typical Chinese and American hot foods. Everything was kept hot, fresh, of good quality, and flavorful, and replenished accordingly — there was never a point during dinner when anything was empty. Needless to say, the East Providence location simply isn’t comparable to anything previously mentioned.

In terms of service, it was mixed but excellent if you overlook a few critical factors.

Unlike the East Providence location, it had a reasonably quiet atmosphere despite the many families, but it still got a little noisy at times from rowdy children. Also, the lighting at this location was perfectly well-lit.

The service was very attentive, refilling and cleaning plates before you could put down that half-drunk cup. However, the buffet and cleanup started almost a full hour before close. This included food not being replenished, and employees began consolidation, with much of the food still left over for a reasonable amount of time until around 15-30 minutes before close, when things started to be put away completely.

During cleanup, the cleanup felt like employees initially cared, as it was quiet and they really made it seem like they didn’t want to disturb us — keyword: initially. Because 30 minutes before close, we were told they were closing and handed us a check. We still stayed, and it was apparent they wanted us to leave: employees’ annoyed glances and our server, sitting right near us on their phone and also staring at us, told us everything we needed to know. Finally, a few minutes later, we were escorted out by a manager, who quickly locked the door behind us–wow, they really didn’t want us there!

We called a day later and asked why they kicked us out early. The phone was handed to a manager who said there was a 2-hour limit. We said we were still within the boundary and were explicitly told by our server and even the manager themselves that they were closing, and not because of the limit. We expressed that none of this seemed right. The manager on the phone kept insisting we were there for over two hours, sounded frustrated, and wanted to hang up. In short, they hung up after their continual insistence that we were there past the limit. Notably, there is also no “two-hour limit” posted anywhere.

Overall, this buffet offers a wide selection of foods across all stations. The sushi and salad selection is among the largest around; the desserts were unique; the hibachi was typical; and the hot foods, especially the seafood, were great. Unfortunately, it does suffer from service issues, more specifically, kicking customers out before close. If that was fixed, this buffet would easily be a 10/10 spot, rivaling, if not surpassing, most other buffets around.