text: My wife and I and our oneyear old son decided to finally try out The Journey after driving past it a few times and hearing that the price was fantastic for the expanse of dishes and sushinnI feel the need to preface the review by echoing what many of the other reviewers have pointed out This is four stars for a buffet restaurant judged against all the other buffets I have eaten at in Madison a goodly number of them my belly will attest to nnThe Great The prices are pretty amazing You get an insane selection of entrees a hibachi chef to stir fry a custom meal in the back of the restaurant freshly made sushi with the sushi chefs right behind the counter etc So to be fair this is graded on a bit of a curvennThe Meh The sushi as pointed out in other reviews does tend to be as rice dominant as you would expect at a buffet and with these prices A lot of krab used in this sushi but a few rolls with salmon tuna etc as well I was not really blown away by anything on the sushi line but I happily ate everything on my platennThe deserts were also standard buffet fare nothing shocking I should have gone with ice cream they have a wide assortment in a freezer in little individual cups Pretty coolnnThe The speaker system in the restaurant was tuned to a Christian radio station which was confusing on a few levels Namely that it was not what I would consider cool ambiance for restaurant dining Honestly it was weird with a beardnnThe Not Good The womens room I was told by my wife was nasty I did not visit the mens room so I will assume it was as any bathroom can be a little smelly and maybe a touch datednnThe Conclusion During our meal we discussed all the restaurants which had occupied the space before them Damons east The Tilted Kilt and a few others which were gone before their names could stick I do not know if I will go back to The Journey but for their sake and the sake of the folks who will really appreciate it I hope they stick around They offer an abundance at a remarkable price