New Dimassi’s Mediterranean buffet offers meals unique to San Antonio

Here’s a quick taste.

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The lunch buffet included salads, main dishes, three types of hummus, protein ranging from mustard chicken to kafta skewers, and desserts.

I loaded my plate with a rice base, fatoush, mustard chicken, spicy hummus, hot vegetables like zucchini and potatoes (which were perfect for dipping) and started. I had been waiting for this moment for a week and it did not disappoint. The tender and tangy mustard chicken was outstanding, the rice was flavorful and perfectly spongy, and the garlic dip (which I picked up on my second round) had me itching to come back.

There wasn’t much that I didn’t like. I love a good buffet, but most of the time my plates end up with a few leftover bites of options that I didn’t have room for or that looked better in line than they tasted. This was not the case with Dimassi. Every one of my plates was cleared.

What does it look like?

My lunch time trip was quiet. There were about four other groups during the 11 a.m. to noon period. The space is clean and spacious, but you can definitely tell it was once a Zio.

More to chew

Buffet breakfast is available Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $15.69. Dinner hours are Monday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $16.62. Weekend hours and prices are Friday after 4 p.m. through Sunday for $19.39. Children are $8.99.

The restaurant was recognized as the best buffet in Texas by the American Heart Association in the early 2000s, according to Chron.com.

Dimassi also had a location at 4841 Fredericksburg Road. This restaurant became Demasco’s, another Mediterranean buffet, just before the COVID-19 closures.