Ranking All-You-Can Eat Chain Buffets From Worst To First

[@MashedFood]

Which is the best buffet in your opinion?

[@Vamanos46]

Sizzler's so far. Not tried Golden Corral or Sweet Tomatoes yet

[@real_Pinoy]

All you can eat buffet don't exist

[@real_Pinoy]

@@jkledis they are talking about a Buffet What are you talking about ?

[@phatboi813]

@@real_Pinoy THEY HAD PIZZA RANCH IN IT

[@carcamclips]

None of the aforementioned!

[@stevenfarnesi9126]

Golden Corral is hit or miss depending on the location. It’s either great or terrible but nothing in the middle

[@jamesTBurke]

@michael perry i grew upnin new Hampshire. There was a ponderosa in fitchburg mass it was the only location near us and they were really good

[@jackson5116]

@michael perry different suppliers probably. Even if they're in the same city, they can have different suppliers! Since they depend on fresh ingredients to make it (unlike McDonald's who sends their stuff in pre-made frozen), they have to have suppliers bring the food, and no two are the same because of that.

[@daddio7249]

A few years ago I went to the Golden Corral in Tifton, Ga. on a Sunday. The line was out the door and most were African Americans coming from church. With all of them there I knew the food had to be good. OMG, I liked to have killed myself with food. I have never had better food anywhere. Now my hometown Golden Corral has stepped up their game and the food there is just about as good. The prices have gone up there but my town is growing and most places charge $15 or more for a meal.

[@robertsimpson5136]

Golden Corral is a highly successful restaurant concept. Lots of folks seem to know something YOU don't know.

[@Europa1749]

@@robertsimpson5136 We always go back to Golden Corral. It's all good.

[@Serevarno]

You don’t go to Shoney’s for lunch/dinner buffet. Shoney’s is for the breakfast buffet.

[@MakupNluvMusic]

Facts!!!

[@christopherxgordon]

True facts

[@jimp6542]

Not anymore.

[@Serevarno]

jim p we still have one here that is open and still does the breakfast buffet and it is still a magnificent beast.

[@blendedtonesable]

Food is overly processed with salt as flavor.

[@kdavidnelson9969]

My senior aged Parents and I regularly dine at the Golden Corral in Goodyear Az, an upscale Western suburb of Phoenix. The price is affordable and the food is delicious ! The chicken breasts are huge and hot with the perfect amount of crispness. The mash potatoes and gravy taste home made. The seafood is consistently good. Too bad so many unlucky people had bad dining experiences in their local GC. Ours is Fantastic, come to sunny Arizona and try it for yourself !

[@jamesTBurke]

When Arizona has snow and the temperatures stays under 70 i will

[@nojunkwork5735]

@@jamesTBurke Showlow AZ.

[@jongoldey3842]

upscale suburb? really.

[@jackb348]

That one is a good one. I would go there for breakfast on the weekends. The one in N Phoenix is pretty good too.

[@jimshoemaker1258]

When I was a kid we had a buffet call (I'm pretty sure) Duff's. It had a big carousel you stood in one spot and the food went past slowly. As a kid I loved that!

[@starladodge]

I remember Duff's here in Colorado!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Went to it all of the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are all gone now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My dad was so sad and mad when they went out of business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bigogarland7325]

Duff's was the bomb!!!!!

[@mswhite1004]

Lucky it sounds so cool

[@carmencollazo-edwards4939]

Duff's was the best. Miss it a lot!

[@joea67]

It's the nostalgia of these places bringing us back to simple times as kids still having parents healthy or alive. Nice to see people still appreciate how it was.

[@johnnyb1554]

Holy Cow! That was the longest Golden Corral commercial I've ever seen.

[@scottreal7787]

That was biased.

[@thatbee3585]

Lol

[@leinad543211]

Golden Corral is the Worst Ever

[@og-greenmachine8623]

@@leinad543211 Not while I was there. BURY ME IN GOLDEN CORRAL🙏🏽

[@ogtaper6386]

😴

[@fatjohnson6404]

If you're constipated go to Golden Corral they'll clean everything out inside of 30 minutes

[@jackson5116]

Cockroaches are even included in the price! Serious, there were cockroaches over a local one, crawling all over the food! They offered refunds, but the place is still in business!

[@gerald4027]

I go there for that reason.

[@PanamaBob1942]

@@gerald4027 Good comment, dude! LMAO!

[@D2Kprime]

@@jackson5116 Real talk, that's probably going on at the majority of restaurants. Most are good at hiding it.

[@bigaesswangmane7804]

Stir-fried roaches? yum Yum Dim Sum!

[@Yongkuzi]

You will love Golden Corral if you find the right one, some I have been to we’re not very good but if you find the right one, you will be in heaven

[@robertsimpson5136]

Running a Buffet....keeping everything stocked and clean is a BIG job. Some units do a better job than others on certain days. But.....one helluva deal.

[@ronzrelics]

GoldenCorral in Rogers Ar. is one of the best anywhere !

[@robertsimpson5136]

Going at the right times is also very important for Buffets. Buffet foods will be placed on the steam lines slightly undercooked....because they will continue to cook under hot enough temperatures to satisfy the health department. If its a slow day or if one item just doesn't appeal....those pans of food will soon be OVER COOKED. Any buffet will be geared for "perfection" at the peak of meal times. You go early or late...."It is what it is".

[@jmar5156]

Ive worked in 2 golden corrals.. will ever eat there again...

[@emmastriker4133]

Sweet Tomatoes is the best. Their food always tasted great and I have a lot of good memories there. Sad that the one local to me closed down :(

[@bobbob9594]

sweet tomatoes was amazing but went out of business but god help me that awful home town buffet is some how still kicking!

[@gingerdurbin2726]

My all time fav

[@childfree83]

Souplantation hands down was the best on the list. When I worked there in highschool I could eat there as an employee for only 2 dollars even with a drink.

[@isabelbarroso3381]

I loved Sweet Tomatoes, but sadly the one near me closed.

[@caleb12naruto]

Me: CiCi’s is at the bottom?? Also me: GoLDeN cOrAL iS aT tHE tOP?! Also Also me: hasn’t heard of 95% of these

[@robertsimpson5136]

Sanitation usually follows "check average". CiCi's has a very low check average and LOTS of children......and.....a mostly unskilled staff (would YOU want to work there?). CiCi's is BARGAIN BASEMENT KID's PIZZA Buffet. It is the only Kid's Night Out event MANY people can afford.....and so I'm glad it's out there for them. I have 7 grandchildren....and they'll never go there if I have a say about it. I do take them to good Golden Corral restaurants....but never at PEAK hours.

[@robertbrawley5048]

I like cici and not for the pizza alone

[@robertbrawley5048]

I dont like golden coral at $14 I like country buffet as a senior citizen special $15 for two people with a $5 tip . Total $20

[@hihaveagoodday2148]

I like cicis there's a desert pizza that is so good

[@Andrux0821]

Cicis is that place where you can somehow pull off eating 25 slices of pizza, but when you order a pizza, you only actually eat 2-6 slices

[@Playwithdeutschland]

Old Country buffet was so good i remember in 06 i Used to eat There all the time

[@mattybearvids]

Really miss having a Shakeys around. Great pizza and yes those mojo potatoes

[@darlahouston4670]

2 years into Covid there’s a lot that I miss that’s gone out of business

[@jchapman8248]

After the two HomeTown Buffet locations near us closed up, we tried the Golden Corral. The first time we went to the Golden Corral the food was good but not as good as the HomeTown Buffet. The next visit the food was average. The third trip the food there was horrible! We refuse to eat at the Golden Corral ever again. The nearest Home TownBuffet is over an hour away. Before closing its doors, the nearest location was only 10-15 minutes away. And I don't understand why they closed it because it was always busy. Boy do we miss the HomeTown Buffet!

[@mastertuck]

Absolutely no way Golden Corral beats Sweet Tomatoes - you've lost your minds

[@Darkedge361]

their steak is better.

[@jasonmcdaniel345]

The food quality is higher at Sweet Tomatoes, though Golden Corral has a lot more variety.

[@Geno2733]

@@jasonmcdaniel345 no, they don't. Their options have gotten smaller.

[@cwb0051]

Never heard of Sweet Tomatoes..

[@westcoast_johnny]

Travis Tucker For sure! Golden Corral should be dead last.

[@stevencaldwell838]

Being somewhat of a “foodie” I was highly impressed with Golden Coral! I’ve only eaten there once but still crave it years later. Unfortunately, the closest GC near me is an hours drive away 😔

[@jonathandavimes8981]

If you consider yourself a "foodie", you would never even consider frequenting a fast food buffet.

[@stevencaldwell838]

Jonathan Davimes I ate at Golden Corral once and for being what it is, I was impressed. It definitely wasn’t Chinois, Spago, Strand House or Arthur J. Again, for what GC is, I enjoyed it…

[@EXOD3str0y3r]

U should do a roadtrip

[@meurumtrain4747]

I enjoy their breakfast

[@willhopkins678]

The best place to eat at is home!

[@liluzivertzy8351]

Trueee

[@tonipope3164]

Agree!

[@ahmadsuleman9045]

Yos

[@renegaderebel2223]

True

[@hobbesb9597]

This man spitting straight facts

[@Shawnsrobloxworld]

Golden Corral used to be good but they suck now days.The food quaility has went way down and price up.No more for me.

[@willowsverge3046]

Our golden corral is awesome! Great food and its clean. The employees are really nice too. Maybe your just in a crappy area?? There are towns around here we dont go to based on the folks who work there. Some towns have zero work ethic and dont care about any part of their jobs. Sad but true.

[@lapplandkun9273]

it ultimately depends. Golden corral is a hit or miss

[@zesovietonion4783]

Willow Sverge same!

[@black666dahlia]

I am sorry but u r insane. Golden carrol is a crazy disappointment. I've ate at a few different locations too.

[@promedio2933]

Es que ese man vive en el ghetto Goldin Corral

[@earthorigins3509]

I live in historical Punta Gorda, Florida, the second oldest city in Florida. The Golden Corral here is really awful to say the least! Either the food is over-cooked or under-cooked and over priced! If you are visiting Punta Gorda, Florida, I would highly suggest that you save your money and do not consider this inferior eatery.

[@cbmike6244]

I was at a Shoney's in Newport News, VA a few years ago before a flight to Atlanta. The manager was telling the wait staff to stir the gravy every few hours so it didn't get a "skin" on top of it. They were incredibly kind there but the food made me nervous

[@rbisme113]

That location became a car wash shortly after your visit. IDK when they went out of business, but I never ate there.

[@FanOfVacuums2]

The Newport News Shoney's used to do a fairly decent breakfast buffet in the 2000s, although we still frequented the Golden Corral in Williamsburg for breakfast because it was closer and just better overall back then. The Shoney's closed in 2015.

[@grumpy19742003]

Hey, I happen to like Cici's. And Shoney's. And Pizza Hut. And Golden Corral.

[@arnoldzontini5304]

How all you can eat restaurants make money

[@petewiltfang]

I'll eat anything that doesn't eat me first. Except Brussel sprouts!

[@ksedo]

The Mac and cheese pizza is legit the only reason I eat at cicis as I am a Mac and cheese addict

[@raysillence4760]

Tuxedo cici’s the worst in any aspect of dining. Pizza, really ! I’m from ny and the closest they get to pizza is a cardboard box with garbage splatter in a dumpster.

[@liraloo]

Cici's is right up there with Little Caesar's. Yuck.

[@Ralphinsc]

Worked in the kitchens at our local Golden Corral, Shoney's, and Ryan's in my youth. Wife worked at CiCi's. Of the four, Golden Corral had the least amount of pre-processed food and was the cleanest/best maintained. You actually learned recipes for making all the buffet items. I liked when they finally went with their open kitchen concept. You can view most of the food prep and kitchen from the dining area if you so choose. (I guess CiCi's has that too, lol) The Ryan's I worked at was almost 100's pre-processed frozen food. Almost everything came off a truck frozen. Shoney's was for breakfast or to order off the grill. Their lunch/dinner buffet was an add-on to an entree at best unless it was seafood night. Breakfast was good though, at least until the local Golden Corral started their breakfast buffet up. Of the four restaraunts, only one is still open twenty years later. It's the Golden Corral. And I still eat there on occasion.

[@davidgriego549]

Golden Corral's bourbon chicken is pretty good too, i get 2 serving of it with white rice everytime i go there

[@lightdragoon88]

I miss Ryan's Buffet in my arena. Best fried chicken I ever had.

[@richardbidinger2577]

My area had a Homestyle Buffet that was always packed. People came to work one day and it had been boarded up during the night, no warning to anyone, and they they refused to give refunds to anyone that had bought gift cards.

[@lightdragoon88]

@@richardbidinger2577 happen to me. I worked at the Ryan's. Came in at noon sunday for my shift only to see trucks loading up everything. Manager was there telling us all that we shut down and even they didn't know till an hour before.

[@beverlydavid581]

@@lightdragoon88 now that is really bad. LOL

[@robertsimpson5136]

Ryans was really great in their hay-day.

[@lightdragoon88]

@floyd rothacre oh god...those honey buns too.

[@cwb0051]

Yes, I Like Golden Corral...,we here in Ohio, Dont hae many of the others..

[@jimmyjamedwards5967]

We used to have Hometown Buffet but they all closed

[@ronnycarney4719]

Thanks to Golden corral a lot of elderly people get to eat a good meal and they help a lot of military so on that note thanks golden corral keeping your practice low and helping the elderly people in the community👍

[@robertsimpson5136]

Folks on a budget who have the brains to choose whole, healthy foods.....can eat like Kings there.

[@itscringecat]

Old Country Buffet moved out a couple years ago in 2015, and their next closest location I liked closed just a month ago. I liked them years ago but I guess their issues were too much. Luckily a Golden Corral opened nearby. However, I luckily live in Southeast Pennsylvania, home of Shady Maple, the biggest buffet in the country... If you havent been to Shady Maple Smorgasbord in New Holland, get there. It's amazing.

[@Tdizzy_]

All I want is an all day breakfast buffet 😭

[@BigWallyFilms]

@Oh No - I, too, want all-day breakfast buffet. And I would love to be in Vegas right now.

[@Exeter1705]

I really like Golden Corral ……. The one in Fort Gratiot Michigan has always been pretty good …….. breakfast menu is a real bargain on a Sunday

[@robertsimpson5136]

Best deal you'll ever find on a breakfast buffet....IF.....you are on a budget. Shoney's is the gold standard for budget breakfast buffets. Golden Corrals is not bad. Both are a very good deal......if you care about price.

[@madilovesfashion]

Michigan gang!!!!

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

You're talking about the one near Port Huron, Michigan, haven't been able to get back there, but used to go every time I worked in the Port Huron area.

[@astoldby]

Shoney's breakfast buffet is wonderful!

[@johnlawfourtyfyve]

This could be more dependant on local management. The last time I was at Golden Corral, I went to the meat station and asked for rare. The non english speaking cook dropped a tiny piece of charcoal on my plate then stood there smiling at me. The way back to my table was blocked by a gang of kids crawling all over the desert table under the sneeze shield. Of course the parents all thought it was cute.

[@robertsimpson5136]

How many restaurants that you like to go to.....have a value concept that encourages poor and illiterate people.....and puts YOUR potential food within reach of poorly behaved children......and had all the food ready to eat while you are parking your car? Now....what could go wrong with that? The problem is not with management.....the problem is with the behavior of the people in your town. The concept works GREAT some places......total disaster in other places. Rather than single out a very good "concept" for a negative review.....why not a short diatribe about modern parenting. You hinted at it....but that really is the problem, don't you think?

[@anonymike8280]

@@robertsimpson5136 I used to go to the Golden Corral in Marysville, Washington. Always a good experience there. A lot of it depends on the people in the community.

[@Angelwolfs9]

I miss the old school buffets that were actually good! Through the 90's they were everywhere! Ryan's, Shoney's, Duffy's, Pancho's, Pizza Hutt, Pizza Inn.....etc. The food was on a completely other level!

[@jackb348]

I miss Pizza Inn and Panchos was pretty good too.

[@asimhusain8087]

@@jackb348 yeah I loved pizza inn, do you remember or ever eaten at ponderosa, bonanza

[@aunteggmaniac]

pizza hut opened their buffet.

[@SouthCalifas619]

This whole time i thought Shoneys was a made up resturaunt for Rick and Morty. I had no idea it existed

[@valeriegoddard8693]

We have it in the mall an its very good

[@christopherxgordon]

It was my favorite breakfast buffet as a kid. My family would go before church on Sundays and I would put away plates and plates of bacon. 😂 Unfortunately, they're a little harder to find these days. Many of their locations have closed down.

[@SouthCalifas619]

No wonder i havent seen them, they closed their California locations back in the 90s, i wanted to try it but oh well

[@cooperedwards9055]

SouthCalifas619 I thought the exact same thing 😂💀

[@NeitherSparky]

I first heard about it on King of the Hill

[@CJWJR]

Eating at Golden Corral is like eating with the people of Walmart...or at least it is at the ones here in the Upstate of SC.

[@justyouraveragefluff2298]

It's the same here in south Texas, nobody likes Walmart

[@gerald4027]

@@justyouraveragefluff2298.TX to.

[@cassianandor4103]

Snobs lol

[@ciberkid22]

There's this local pizza buffet called Gatti-Land(now known as Gatti-Town) that also doubles as an arcade. I remember the pizzas there being good and their salads being alright. I fondly remember them serving chocolate pizzas around night they were so good

[@brayallen7290]

Cicis pizza is slept on. I go with my co worker on lunch at least once a week. For 8 dollars I get a drink and a buffet of any pizza you can imagine, a salad bar, and pasta bar. One of my favorites for sure.

[@Custerd1]

When I was in Tokyo I used to splurge on Sizzler every once in a while because they had piles of pineapple slices at the salad bar. Pineapple used to be hideously expensive in Japan and I always got my money's worth....

[@sharonayers5650]

Glad to see Golden Corral in 1st place !!! That is the only buffet I have eaten at in years !!!!

[@deborahscott8013]

To get the feeling this is a compensated recommendation. Contradictory on a matter of in a few videos

[@Geno2733]

They don't have to be logical, they just need to go VIRAL for that AdSense money.

[@johndouglas7787]

The Sizzler in Murrieta, California is 5 Star every time you go. I know the owner and she works hard to keep it that way.

[@xXRabidGrannyXx]

This was sponsored by Golden Corral right? Cause Golden Corral isn’t even as good as Cici’s and y’all put them at #1 😂

[@robertkennedy6397]

At each of this places someone goes to bathroom, doesn't wash their hands and then goes out and touches the serving spoons, I've seen it happen and that's the reason why I haven't been to a buffet in at least 20 years.

[@LamthegodTv]

I remember having like 6 or7 plates 😂😂😂 going to Golden Corral when I was a kid

[@seranadesongs]

We call it heave and leave, or scarf and barf😩🤣

[@LamthegodTv]

seranadesongs lmaooooo halarious

[@GbrJose]

Oh please, when I was a kid to middle school, I smuggled a napkin filled with desserts before leaving

[@shawbros]

@@GbrJose I'm calling the FBI.

[@GbrJose]

@@shawbros Enough with the "I'm calling the FBI" jokes, its getting real annoying

[@monas.6839]

The last time I was at Golden Corral, the carpet was so filthy it was sticky, most of the salad dressings were empty, the ice cream machine never stopped beeping, and there was a full diaper in the parking lot. 🤮

[@turbosoggy8505]

Dude stop making fake accounts we know it’s you so stop making these fake bullshit comments

[@turbosoggy8505]

Mona S. Well it’s because it’s in a different area when I went there it was sweet!! The quality of the food was good it wasn’t dirty it was like it got cleaned a lot of times even when I went to the restroom it was clean there was no crap or piss on the floor it was nice and smooth and the parking lot didn’t have anything wrong so you must be high

[@nmbmemphisbeast3690]

Shoneys is much better than most places on this list

[@nomadicfenceman509]

Our Golden Corral makes some damn good food..... but my go to buffets are ALWAYS Chinese joints... the OWNER is always doing his best to produce good food.... and it is good... and cheap!

[@SJ-ni6iy]

Any Chinese buffet i have ever ate at is a million times better than Golden Corral.

[@ElmwoodParkHulk]

Royal Hibachi Buffet , Saddle Brook N.J. , privately owned by a chef with 40 + experience ...uses real olive oil and everything is always fresh ....always changing things up and making new dishes ....he took over 2 years ago , prior to that it wasn't that good .....ask for Mo the owner and say Brian sent you . He's really friendly and a good host , they love my mom over there ....the staff always gives her a hug .

[@boisegameshowguy]

I miss Souplantation, they were amazing. It’s so sad that they were unable to reopen after the 2020 lockdowns.

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Ponderosa is the best POINT BLANK PERIOD

[@ColtonEide]

PERIOD!!

[@wiibaron]

Bonanza!!

[@staciejones4059]

I miss Ponderosa

[@keithburchart6419]

Yuck are you kidding? Ponderosa steaks are a joke...both size and quality. Their buffet is mainly frozen food heated up. I know someone who worked there. Mostly overly salty sodium overload frozen heated up food. A few decent things like their chili and chicken noodle soup.

[@Saidakine]

I have not been in Wilmington Ohio in years, but they had an excellent Golden Corral there that was very reasonable. I went there several times a week

[@tedszweb5268]

The best chain buffet I ever went to was a combined Pizza Hut & Kentucky Fried Chicken. I wonder if they have any around anymore ?

[@Matzah1982]

Ever since corona Golden Corral sucks. After they reopened it just ain’t been the same. I do miss shoneys a lot. I used to love getting their biscuits and grits with sausage gravy on them with their breakfast potatoes. After the 2000s they started breaking bad which was so sad

[@oldred9122]

It's good to see that Pizza Ranch's infamy has reached a national level. lol

[@Anurania]

Two of my favorite chains here in Texas are Dimassi's, which is Middle Eastern food, about $15 for lunch, and Chama Gaucha, which is a Brazilian steakhouse with a dozen high quality grilled meats, about $40 for lunch.

[@MsEliteForever]

Whoo 40 and 15😱

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

$40 for lunch is a bit steep.

[@jonvelas4344]

Stfu mate u sound dumb spending $40 on lunch

[@sxyinc69]

Chama Gaucha is legit!

[@jhon44mat]

Jon Velas well. It’s a high end steakhouse. Premium quality food and they have a number of wines to choose from. You get what you pay for. High quality ain’t cheap 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@lisaharrington6488]

Shoney's breakfast buffet is wonderful! Love Sweet Tomatoes...was sorry our local ones closed for good during Covid.

[@tonycagle6258]

They are all good to me all the one known restaurant chains in the area I live around the state of North Carolina. They need to bring back Shoney's and Ci Ci's and Popeye's and a few more that left like Jack and The Box!

[@masonianjar6231]

Kind of a crime to not have chuck-a-Rama on this list

[@BeyondDaX]

What is Chuck-a-rama?

[@jeichristian2914]

Last time I had Golden Corral outside of the south, I didn't know what end to put over the toilet... Breakfast on the weekends is really good. Love the breakfast.

[@robertsimpson5136]

You probably BINGED on processed crap and sweets.....THAT is what wrecked your gut for few days. Had you stuck to meat, bread, salad and vegetables....none of that would have happened.

[@jeichristian2914]

@@robertsimpson5136 Nope. I ate meat, veggies and a little fruit. As far as my "BINGE", went I had 1 plate and a half. I would hardly call that a binge, but whatever. I find it funny you have no idea what I ate yet YOU are going to TRY and SPECULATE what I ATE. Trust me, I know Golden Corral up in my more northern state doesn't have the best food. I could eat Golden Corral in the south no problem, but not here.

[@stanleyhape8427]

You can ask to have any kind of pizza made during the buffet at Pizza Hut .

[@jstephens2758]

You can ask, but. . .

[@mysticloverfairy1]

The hometown buffet I used to go to closed down and they’re putting a Korean bbq in it’s place .

[@gerald4027]

Keep a eye on the cat and dog population around town.I at some small ribs before and they was not from a cow or goat.Tured out to be dog ribs from a animal clinic across the street.

[@mysticloverfairy1]

Gerald Nordahl I’m sure a place that served dog ribs would shut down. Anyway there’s no animal clinics,the restaurant is in a shopping plaza so I think it will be fine .

[@cassianandor4103]

Um. . .Okayyy?

[@markcarey8426]

I liked Pizza Hut when you could buy a lunchtime pizza and have a salad buffet. It was such a good deal that I think that's why they stopped it.

[@samah713]

If a girl tells you her uncle invites the family to Golden Corral once a year for the holidays...block her and burn your phone.

[@steveskouson9620]

If you want to go to the Sizzler, in Mesa Az, all the food is WELL DONE! Place burned down, about 6 weeks ago. Golden Corral, (Golden Hog trough) has breakfast here, from 7 AM to 10:30 AM. If you get in at about 10:00, or a bit earlier, the menu switches from breakfast to lunch, and you don't have to pay again. (Breakfast comes with free drinks and refills, after that, you have to pay. But, if you have an empty glass, refills are STILL free.) steve

[@samuelvelasquez4833]

I wasnt born when Golden Corral was in long Island But one day we went to North Carolina and we went there It was amazing and now I want it

[@chipjones7609]

OMG there's a real Shakey's Pizza? God I love South Park LOL

[@amb2745]

Shakey's Pizza were pizza restaurants mostly, with some of their menu all you can eat. The last time I was in a Shakey's was in the early '80's after a high school football game. I was in the marching band, and the band director took us all out to Shakey's for pizza.

[@frankdenardo8261]

@@amb2745 I remember that restaurant when I was young. Besides pizza, they also showed old movies of Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, The Little Rascals, Charlie Chaplin, The Keystone Kops.

[@xocaitlinnpattz]

Listen people don’t go to these chain buffets for the quality. You go for a ton of food for ten dollars

[@Lady_Chalk]

If I wanted to go to a buffet, I’d have to go alone. It freaks my husband out.

[@rae1957tn]

Don’t go to the Golden Corral in Chattanoga Tn , it’s dirty the food is cold and the help has no idea how to help.

[@lukelawson1887]

rae1957tn yes

[@dragonrana88]

Shoney's makes me immediately think of Scott Steiner

[@darkashtar]

lol me too, never been to Shoney's dinner buffet but I always enjoyed their breakfast buffet. But man there is no shortage of buffets here, I mean we got most of the standards but we also have a lot of local family owned buffets, love those kinda places.

[@spcfl1461]

Makes me think of Rick and Morty lol

[@jamisonlamkin5576]

Big Poppa Pump!

[@darkashtar]

Either way, Shoney's has a great breakfast buffet. My second thought was Rick and Morty.

[@matttheradartechnician4308]

@@spcfl1461 yeah me too

[@Coryo61827]

Omg I was so excited to see Huhot on here! My grandparents and most of my family lives in Appleton WI and they have a Huhot there and I tried it my first time when I was there about a year ago and it was AMAZING. I would pay so much money per visit if they opened up some places in Maryland. They also had a pizza ranch there so my family and I tried that as well. It should be higher on the list. I was kinda shocked how good the pizza was there! It was awesome! Why does Wisconsin get all the great places?

[@steveschindler2802]

Have you seen us? Maybe its not such a good thing.

[@Magnum3000]

Golden corral was absolutely filthy the past few times I've been and they got rid of the honey butter rolls. Pizza ranch is the best place on this list.

[@robertsimpson5136]

There is operational messy.....and there is unsanitary. PEOPLE are PIGS and will trash ANY buffet line...anywhere in ten minutes when full. I consider a "filthy" place one that doesn't get spotlessly cleaned several times daily. HUGE difference between the "people mess" and being "unsanitary".

[@5610winston]

I suppose it may vary by location, but I took a friend to one for Christmas and the experience was very nice.

[@soulassassin0g]

"Did you catch the game last night?" "Is it still hot out there?" "Have you tried the lasagna? It's my favorite." "Alriiiight."

[@toyman9642]

Thinking of ordering Chinese take out? Think again. I drove taxi in Toronto on Friday and Saturday nights while attending college. Received a radio call to pick up at take out order at a Chinese restaurant on Danforth Avenue. While waiting at the side kitchen door for the order, I saw two kitchen workers using a pail, situated right beside a crate of vegetable, as a urinal. Lot's of "splashing" onto the crate of vegetables. When done, they just "gave it a couple of shakes," zipped up and went back to cooking without hand washing. I left without the order and contacted my dispatcher who called the customer. I found out the following week that she was grateful that I did not get the order. True story.

[@PinkyBear]

I haven't heard of most of these places.

[@thattimestampguy]

0:15 Cici’s 0:45 Super Salad 1:06 Shoney’s 2:14 Pizza Ranch 2:57 Western Sizzlin 3:15 Pizza Hut 3:42 Souplantation 4:16 Sirloin Stockade 4:44 Shakey’s Pizza 5:16 Sizzlers 5:54 Huhot Mongolian Grill 6:20 Golden Coral

[@MonarchPoolPlaster]

LUL Shakey's not Sharkey's.

[@jhollie8196]

Thank you for taking the time to list the stores and times

[@jennzz1of545]

My hubby and 3 daughters have traveled all over USA on family trips since the beginning of our marriage till today, as 2 daughters are grownups and our baby is now in high school, we sometimes would theme our dinner stops, and one trip between Indiana and Florida we stopped at 4 golden corrals, one location in either Tennessee or Georgia, was THE BEST EVER, it had so many good options for meat, and i tasted each one, or tried too, lol 14 different kinds, and it had good southern sides. It was very clean, huge, well managed and we had so many good foods there, it was like A 5 star, compared to at best a 1.5 to 2 stars at all the others, its been a good 10 years since that trip but i never forget how wonderful it was,

[@Oginaka]

How do you manage to forget Ryan's and not put it at the top of the list.. Golden Corral is literally hit or miss.

[@Fools_Requiem]

Ryan's is on there. Hometown/Old Country/Ryan's are all the same company.

[@morganlivingston8077]

Sh!t or miss.

[@ivancerda8349]

I must admit, Golden Corral is pretty good. Food is good but restaurant smells funny. I recommend you go about an hour before lunch. You get to eat breakfast and lunch for the price of one.👍👍👍

[@robertsimpson5136]

If it smells funny...it's probably old. Restaurants don't age well.

[@haroonabassi1821]

Dude the Hometown buffet one hits me right in the feels. I remember a really good one when I was a kid. I went to one now on that breakfast to lunch time and I can't complain about the experience but yeah I really hope they do something to stay in the game.

[@reyhanrahem4337]

For real I used to go there so often as a kid and now they are all closing down

[@lindaschettino6548]

Hometown Buffet excellent 👌

[@dread8219]

Same, I remember going there, sadly they closed it down and replaced it with Golden Corral

[@DancingBugBoi]

it was the only american style buffet where i lived, they didn't replace it with anything and is now abandoned. We only have Asian buffets now, which are good but its not always the buffet food wanted.

[@nitetrane98]

A new GC opened here a few years ago and was fantastic. They are slipping fast now. Their fried chicken is still my favorite anywhere.

[@lynnanderson4106]

I had to go to the hospital for a week a few weeks ago ..they don't clean the dishes and you can watch them take dirty dishes out the stack of so called clean dishes ..hope you have better luck ..

[@junk5354]

Golden Corral in Delaware has awesome dinner rolls! You're probably thinking who cares about dinner rolls? Well for me I love them so much I treat them as dessert!!

[@xo7717]

Has this lady even tried any of the places on this list ??

[@dmlockwood]

Golden Corral #1?..... Barf, Hurl! Gag!

[@deadpoolmain3787]

Golden coral was so good cuz they rolls were so fluffy and buttery

[@robertsimpson5136]

The Yeast Rolls are awesome and are there to fill you up and to keep you away from taking higher food-cost items. But hey.....you can take all you want of everything in sight if you want.

[@franks6135]

Where the hell is Pancho's? We used to eat there twice a week. I can't find one. I look everywhere I Go.... I love that you just raised the little flag and the waitress would come by and say. What do you want? Two enchiladas three tacos. Some refried beans and sopapillas thank you

[@raidernation7427]

I like Pizza Ranch. Their pizza is decent & they make whatever kind you want & bring it to ur table so you have 1st pick. The chicken is good. I wish there was a Golden Corral closer to me. Closest one is 3 1/2 hrs away. But I really like their selection. There r times a lot of different things sound good to eat.

[@steveschindler2802]

Location is Key. The one in Elkhorn WI is bad unless you get there at teh busiest time of the day but then you have to wait. The one in Wisconsin Dells is great. They are building one in Burlington (where I work) but its the same owners as the Elkhorn one so I'm not holding out much hope for it. Maybe that's a good thing. I go for their chicken. The pizza is OK but nothing special. (better than Cicis and certainly better than Pizza Hut but then Totinos frozen is better than Pizza Hut)

[@sydmannachuk7941]

Quality of the video is questionable with the person doing the analysis.

[@thelegendsofthefalls2529]

As someone from Montana, I’m really glad they included HuHot! I know the family that started it personally(amazing people!) and I hope that they start opening more nationwide! Or at least in Houston since I moved here. #MontanaRestaurants

[@SanskarWagley]

The Legends of The Falls has HuHot for the first time recently, hope it spreads nationwide

[@thelegendsofthefalls2529]

Sanskar Wagley What all did you get in your bowl?

[@darkashtar]

No Huhot around here but Mongolian Bbq is always great.

[@_apsis]

I love their shrimp + chinese noodles

[@SneedyKetler]

Montana Mike’s was a buffet

[@ghusaghusa2135]

I like eating at the Y

[@savagen7gamer807]

One thing you have to understand when people go at a buffet they are not looking for five star quality food they are looking to get full for the cheap

[@robertsimpson5136]

Budget yes.....but it is very much a Family "Reward/Celebration" night for many of their customers. Other restaurants only DREAM of becoming a family "nostalgia" destination like GC is for many Americans.

[@BudTheDrummer]

Here in the Catskills in NY, there was one Golden Corral, 35 miles away in Middletown. It opened just before the Pandemic and never recovered. The quality of their steaks deteriorated, there's no carving station and even sauteed mushrooms disappeared. Price went up, quality went down and they closed for renovations over a year ago, never reopened. They were the only Buffet Restaurant anywhere in a 50+ mile radius near all the major stores. I keep asking about the Restaurant reopening but nobody responds.

[@leomesa4929]

I can't trust a source that says yummy one thousand times when describing food

[@antonybrown432]

I have not been in Shoney's in over 20 years those eggs are horrible

[@redcar9949]

I miss Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes...

[@dirt7763]

I went there with my family when I was six or 7 that was like 5 years ago and it was amazing

[@ronaldtipton6035]

There hasn't been a Souper Salad in my town in 20+ years, but back when there was, it was awesome! They had the best fresh baked bread & rolls, and their Sausage & Rice soup, Beef Stew, and Gumbo were all excellent. Maybe I just got lucky with the location I went to, but I do miss it!

[@robertsimpson5136]

They were the Leader in that concept in some parts of the country. Unlike then....EVERY restaurant chain now has a variety of BIG SALADS that are reasonably well done at about the same price point of Souper Salad's buffet concept. Salad Eaters are not Gluttens. Bisquit and Gravy Eaters are Gluttens. Jason't Deli is sort of an evolution of the Super Salad thing, bringing in many items that appeal to more people.

[@jrnamida5470]

@@robertsimpson5136 Sweet Tomato is still outstanding...

[@yourdaddyonceler1239]

My mom told me, that buffets were all better 20, 30 years ago...

[@davidmuth4571]

There are certainly fewer of them. 35 years ago we went to Pipers in Walnut Creek, Ca. That place was really good with a large selection of baked goods, breads and muffins mostly. Closed now. An hour wait was not uncommon.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Yes, they certainly were better.

[@281cobracar7]

Your mom was right. I remember a place called Horn and Horn, great food.

[@CSLee-yu6ht]

Golden Corral is the worst restaurant on the planet. I was going to maybe try some of the other places until you said Golden Corral was good.

[@jackgreentheweirdonce-ler969]

Try CiCis or Shoneys or even Pizza Hut

[@rgbar-g780]

Golden Puke is how we refer to this restaurant. It's simply awful.

[@CSLee-yu6ht]

tandirtyzen Eden I agree....

[@robertsimpson5136]

Yeah...I guess thats why they are full every meal period and make millions......

[@CSLee-yu6ht]

Robert Simpson I agree, parking lots always full and the food is terrible, amazing.......

[@COMPFUNK2]

Unlike the naysayers, I actually agree with Golden Corral claiming the top spot. That being said, there are two issues I have with that chain: 1) The desserts look like someone bought them at the store. 2) Their restrooms are _disgusting_ .

[@kenb1376]

Golden Corral by me in Port St. Lucie, Fla. is great. Food is very good and the price is right.

[@declanmcleod9025]

I like the one in my area too! Great food, great choices, and clean!

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

I have a GC where I am in Michigan that used to be a Old Country,GC took over, better food, better service, little pricey, but I like the variety the GC has. In fact the best food I like here is the meatloaf and the Spanish/Mexican rice, just got the right spice to it.

[@hjames78]

All the Hometowns I know of closed down already. They are done!

[@BigRiceEnergy]

I googled and they went out of business permanently back in March