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

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  • @MashedFood
    @MashedFood  5 років тому +140

    Which is the best buffet in your opinion?

    • @Vamanos46
      @Vamanos46 5 років тому +9

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

    • @real_Pinoy
      @real_Pinoy 5 років тому +9

      All you can eat buffet don't exist

    • @real_Pinoy
      @real_Pinoy 5 років тому +11

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

    • @phatboi813
      @phatboi813 5 років тому +4

      @@real_Pinoy THEY HAD PIZZA RANCH IN IT

    • @carcamclips
      @carcamclips 5 років тому +5

      None of the aforementioned!

  • @stevenfarnesi9126
    @stevenfarnesi9126 5 років тому +420

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

    • @jamesTBurke
      @jamesTBurke 5 років тому +3

      @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
      @jackson5116 5 років тому +3

      @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
      @daddio7249 5 років тому +8

      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
      @robertsimpson5136 5 років тому +4

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

    • @Europa1749
      @Europa1749 5 років тому +5

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

  • @Serevarno
    @Serevarno 5 років тому +239

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

    • @MakupNluvMusic
      @MakupNluvMusic 5 років тому +7

      Facts!!!

    • @christopherxgordon
      @christopherxgordon 5 років тому +2

      True facts

    • @jimp6542
      @jimp6542 5 років тому

      Not anymore.

    • @Serevarno
      @Serevarno 5 років тому +7

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

    • @blendedtonesable
      @blendedtonesable 5 років тому +1

      Food is overly processed with salt as flavor.

  • @fatjohnson6404
    @fatjohnson6404 5 років тому +351

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

    • @jackson5116
      @jackson5116 5 років тому +16

      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
      @gerald4027 5 років тому +11

      I go there for that reason.

    • @PanamaBob1942
      @PanamaBob1942 5 років тому +6

      @@gerald4027 Good comment, dude! LMAO!

    • @D2Kprime
      @D2Kprime 4 роки тому

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

    • @bigaesswangmane7804
      @bigaesswangmane7804 4 роки тому +2

      Stir-fried roaches? yum Yum Dim Sum!

  • @jimshoemaker1258
    @jimshoemaker1258 4 роки тому +37

    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
      @starladodge 3 роки тому +2

      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
      @bigogarland7325 2 роки тому

      Duff's was the bomb!!!!!

    • @mswhite1004
      @mswhite1004 2 роки тому +1

      Lucky it sounds so cool

    • @carmencollazo-edwards4939
      @carmencollazo-edwards4939 2 роки тому

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

    • @joea67
      @joea67 2 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @caleb12naruto
    @caleb12naruto 5 років тому +191

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +2

      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
      @robertbrawley5048 4 роки тому

      I like cici and not for the pizza alone

    • @robertbrawley5048
      @robertbrawley5048 4 роки тому

      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
      @hihaveagoodday2148 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @Andrux0821
      @Andrux0821 4 роки тому +3

      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

  • @kdavidnelson9969
    @kdavidnelson9969 5 років тому +42

    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
      @jamesTBurke 5 років тому +6

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

    • @nojunkwork5735
      @nojunkwork5735 2 роки тому +1

      @@jamesTBurke Showlow AZ.

    • @jongoldey3842
      @jongoldey3842 2 роки тому +1

      upscale suburb? really.

    • @jackb348
      @jackb348 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Yongkuzi
    @Yongkuzi 5 років тому +43

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 5 років тому +1

      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
      @ronzrelics 4 роки тому

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

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому

      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
      @jmar5156 4 роки тому

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

  • @johnnyb1554
    @johnnyb1554 5 років тому +72

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

  • @jchapman8248
    @jchapman8248 5 років тому +7

    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!

  • @cbmike6244
    @cbmike6244 2 роки тому +7

    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
      @rbisme113 Рік тому

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

    • @FanOfVacuums2
      @FanOfVacuums2 Рік тому

      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.

  • @mastertuck
    @mastertuck 5 років тому +223

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

    • @Darkedge361
      @Darkedge361 5 років тому +3

      their steak is better.

    • @jasonmcdaniel345
      @jasonmcdaniel345 5 років тому +16

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

    • @Geno2733
      @Geno2733 5 років тому +3

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

    • @cwb0051
      @cwb0051 4 роки тому +4

      Never heard of Sweet Tomatoes..

    • @westcoast_johnny
      @westcoast_johnny 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @mattybearvids
    @mattybearvids 5 років тому +18

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

    • @darlahouston4670
      @darlahouston4670 2 роки тому

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

  • @emmastriker4133
    @emmastriker4133 4 роки тому +23

    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
      @bobbob9594 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @gingerdurbin2726
      @gingerdurbin2726 2 роки тому +2

      My all time fav

    • @childfree83
      @childfree83 2 роки тому +2

      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
      @isabelbarroso3381 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Duneuniverse
    @Duneuniverse 4 роки тому +14

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

  • @Ralphinsc
    @Ralphinsc 4 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @willowsverge3046
    @willowsverge3046 5 років тому +42

    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
      @lapplandkun9273 4 роки тому +3

      it ultimately depends. Golden corral is a hit or miss

    • @zesovietonion4783
      @zesovietonion4783 4 роки тому +2

      Willow Sverge same!

    • @black666dahlia
      @black666dahlia 3 роки тому

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

    • @muchacho0821
      @muchacho0821 3 роки тому

      Es que ese man vive en el ghetto Goldin Corral

    • @earthorigins3509
      @earthorigins3509 3 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @nmbmemphisbeast3690
    @nmbmemphisbeast3690 5 років тому +12

    Shoneys is much better than most places on this list

  • @davidgriego549
    @davidgriego549 5 років тому +11

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

  • @stevencaldwell838
    @stevencaldwell838 2 роки тому +11

    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
      @jonathandavimes8981 2 роки тому

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

    • @stevencaldwell838
      @stevencaldwell838 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @EXOD3str0y3r 2 роки тому +2

      U should do a roadtrip

    • @meurumtrain4747
      @meurumtrain4747 2 роки тому +3

      I enjoy their breakfast

  • @numtot2172
    @numtot2172 4 роки тому +117

    I’d go to Cici’s over Golden Coral

    • @lalataz1745
      @lalataz1745 4 роки тому

      00⁹

    • @jimmyjamedwards5967
      @jimmyjamedwards5967 4 роки тому +1

      Cici's all went out here in Columbus Ohio.

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому

      Both make lots of money serving millions of people....without you.

    • @Silent-ci3ug
      @Silent-ci3ug 4 роки тому

      Lmao

    • @nightwingmix1
      @nightwingmix1 4 роки тому

      At least in Texas, Cici’s had this really cool play area with air hockey, and I loved going there for their buffalo chicken pizza, none of which I’d ever seen at golden corral

  • @infinityplayz-i9m
    @infinityplayz-i9m 5 років тому +22

    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.

  • @SouthCalifas619
    @SouthCalifas619 5 років тому +66

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

    • @valeriegoddard8693
      @valeriegoddard8693 5 років тому

      We have it in the mall an its very good

    • @christopherxgordon
      @christopherxgordon 5 років тому +6

      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
      @SouthCalifas619 5 років тому +1

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

    • @cooperedwards9055
      @cooperedwards9055 5 років тому

      SouthCalifas619 I thought the exact same thing 😂💀

    • @NeitherSparky
      @NeitherSparky 5 років тому

      I first heard about it on King of the Hill

  • @curtistinemiller4646
    @curtistinemiller4646 4 роки тому +37

    Back in the day Sizzlers was a good choice,now they are very hard to find...

    • @curtistinemiller4646
      @curtistinemiller4646 3 роки тому

      @Steve Guard LOL,I heard there are some in Milwaukee..
      .

    • @aliciamack9323
      @aliciamack9323 3 роки тому +1

      I grew up on sizzlers in Brooklyn ny

    • @curtistinemiller4646
      @curtistinemiller4646 3 роки тому

      @@aliciamack9323 Heyyy,i loved the salad bar....

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 3 роки тому

      @@aliciamack9323 harlem is... And will always be better than brooklyn. Everyone knows this. Manhattan forever. Amen. Your little jay z is from brooklyn and he is an occultist.

  • @grumpy19742003
    @grumpy19742003 4 роки тому +44

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

    • @arnoldzontini5304
      @arnoldzontini5304 4 роки тому

      How all you can eat restaurants make money

    • @petewiltfang
      @petewiltfang 4 роки тому

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

    • @ksedo
      @ksedo 4 роки тому

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

    • @raysillence4760
      @raysillence4760 4 роки тому

      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
      @liraloo 3 роки тому

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

  • @ciberkid22
    @ciberkid22 4 роки тому +3

    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

  • @Anurania
    @Anurania 5 років тому +29

    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
      @MsEliteForever 5 років тому +4

      Whoo 40 and 15😱

    • @DesertScorpionKSA
      @DesertScorpionKSA 5 років тому +2

      $40 for lunch is a bit steep.

    • @jonvelas4344
      @jonvelas4344 5 років тому +2

      Stfu mate u sound dumb spending $40 on lunch

    • @sxyinc69
      @sxyinc69 5 років тому

      Chama Gaucha is legit!

    • @jhon44mat
      @jhon44mat 5 років тому +3

      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 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @Exeter1705
    @Exeter1705 5 років тому +18

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +3

      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
      @madilovesfashion 4 роки тому

      Michigan gang!!!!

    • @jamesarmstrong1811
      @jamesarmstrong1811 2 роки тому

      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.

  • @cwb0051
    @cwb0051 5 років тому +15

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

  • @boisegameshowguy
    @boisegameshowguy 3 роки тому +4

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

  • @Saidakine
    @Saidakine 3 роки тому +3

    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

  • @deborahscott8013
    @deborahscott8013 5 років тому +7

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

    • @Geno2733
      @Geno2733 5 років тому

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

  • @Magnum3000
    @Magnum3000 5 років тому +21

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +1

      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
      @5610winston 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @johndouglas7787
    @johndouglas7787 5 років тому +9

    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.

  • @Yomomma45738
    @Yomomma45738 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @Matzah1982
    @Matzah1982 3 роки тому +1

    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

  • @lightdragoon88
    @lightdragoon88 5 років тому +46

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

    • @richardbidinger2577
      @richardbidinger2577 5 років тому

      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
      @lightdragoon88 5 років тому +1

      @@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
      @beverlydavid581 5 років тому

      @@lightdragoon88 now that is really bad. LOL

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +1

      Ryans was really great in their hay-day.

    • @lightdragoon88
      @lightdragoon88 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @californiahiker9616
    @californiahiker9616 4 роки тому +7

    All “Sweet Tomatoes“ are closed and won’t reopen.

  • @EB1878
    @EB1878 4 роки тому +3

    My worst buffets are these;
    Golden Corral
    Wyatt's Cafeteria (this location in my town closed down literally overnight without prior warning to the restaurant staff) back in early 1993.
    Chinese Buffet- again like the rest this closed down pretty much after having been in business for only 3 months due to multiple health code violations and the fact that employees were chopping vegetables on the floor in the kitchen area and the restaurant itself wasn't clean at all.
    KFC had a buffet in a town where I used to live out of state years ago. The buffet was standard re-heated leftovers and the employees frowned on people going thru a second time. It was quickly taken out and the location went under in 2012.
    The best buffets I ever dined at in the 80's were Western Sizzlin and Bonanza, both of which are long since defunct.

    • @SupermarketSweep777
      @SupermarketSweep777 4 роки тому

      Actually there are a few Bonanza's/Ponderosa's around the eastern US.

  • @itscringecat
    @itscringecat 4 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @johnlawfourtyfyve
    @johnlawfourtyfyve 5 років тому +25

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +5

      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
      @anonymike8280 2 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @stanleyhape8427
    @stanleyhape8427 5 років тому +4

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

  • @Angelwolfs9
    @Angelwolfs9 3 роки тому +5

    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
      @jackb348 2 роки тому +1

      I miss Pizza Inn and Panchos was pretty good too.

    • @asimhusain8087
      @asimhusain8087 Рік тому

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

    • @aunteggmaniac
      @aunteggmaniac 10 місяців тому

      pizza hut opened their buffet.

  • @sharonayers5650
    @sharonayers5650 5 років тому +5

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

  • @Lady_Chalk
    @Lady_Chalk 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132
    @oldgloryhillfarmturtlewoma9132 2 роки тому +1

    This comment and opinion is two years on, and the Golden Corral in Conway, Arkansas is not fit to treat a dog. Before covid it was fair but a bit pricey considering the food offers. Post covid, I will never eat there again.

  • @LamthegodTv
    @LamthegodTv 5 років тому +47

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

    • @seranadesongs
      @seranadesongs 5 років тому +6

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

    • @LamthegodTv
      @LamthegodTv 5 років тому +1

      seranadesongs lmaooooo halarious

    • @GbrJose
      @GbrJose 5 років тому +1

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

    • @shawbros
      @shawbros 5 років тому

      @@GbrJose
      I'm calling the FBI.

    • @GbrJose
      @GbrJose 5 років тому +1

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

  • @willhopkins678
    @willhopkins678 5 років тому +72

    The best place to eat at is home!

  • @thattimestampguy
    @thattimestampguy 4 роки тому +15

    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
      @MonarchPoolPlaster 4 роки тому

      LUL Shakey's not Sharkey's.

    • @jhollie8196
      @jhollie8196 3 роки тому

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

  • @Custerd1
    @Custerd1 3 роки тому +2

    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....

  • @haroonabassi1821
    @haroonabassi1821 4 роки тому +15

    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
      @reyhanrahem4337 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @lindaschettino6548
      @lindaschettino6548 3 роки тому +1

      Hometown Buffet excellent 👌

    • @dread8219
      @dread8219 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @DancingBugBoi
      @DancingBugBoi Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @Coryo61827
    @Coryo61827 4 роки тому +4

    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?

  • @Tdizzy_
    @Tdizzy_ 5 років тому +12

    All I want is an all day breakfast buffet 😭

    • @BigWallyFilms
      @BigWallyFilms 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @jeichristian2914
    @jeichristian2914 4 роки тому +2

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому

      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
      @jeichristian2914 4 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @jennzz1of545
    @jennzz1of545 5 років тому

    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,

  • @nitetrane98
    @nitetrane98 4 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @lisaharrington6488
    @lisaharrington6488 3 роки тому +8

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

    • @tonycagle6258
      @tonycagle6258 2 роки тому +1

      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!

  • @dragonrana88
    @dragonrana88 5 років тому +19

    Shoney's makes me immediately think of Scott Steiner

    • @darkashtar
      @darkashtar 5 років тому +1

      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
      @spcfl1461 5 років тому +3

      Makes me think of Rick and Morty lol

    • @jamisonlamkin5576
      @jamisonlamkin5576 5 років тому +3

      Big Poppa Pump!

    • @darkashtar
      @darkashtar 5 років тому

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

    • @matttheradartechnician4308
      @matttheradartechnician4308 5 років тому

      @@spcfl1461 yeah me too

  • @ronaldtipton6035
    @ronaldtipton6035 5 років тому +2

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому

      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
      @jrnamida5470 Рік тому

      @@robertsimpson5136 Sweet Tomato is still outstanding...

  • @Iriea09
    @Iriea09 2 роки тому +1

    I remember when the first Golden Corral open in Minnesota. The line was 2 block long. I finally tried it 3 months after. I can say it put all of the Old Country Buffet to shame.

  • @Racinrasslinfan36
    @Racinrasslinfan36 5 років тому +8

    Ponderosa is the best POINT BLANK PERIOD

    • @ColtonEide
      @ColtonEide 5 років тому

      PERIOD!!

    • @wiibaron
      @wiibaron 5 років тому

      Bonanza!!

    • @staciejones4059
      @staciejones4059 5 років тому +1

      I miss Ponderosa

    • @keithburchart6419
      @keithburchart6419 5 років тому

      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.

  • @astoldby
    @astoldby 5 років тому +4

    Shoney's breakfast buffet is wonderful!

  • @cindybubbles
    @cindybubbles 5 років тому +4

    You should consider doing a Canadian version of this video! I'd love to see how you would rank Mandarin and Frankie Tomatto's!

    • @Jigglysaint
      @Jigglysaint 5 років тому +1

      I have to agree. Sadly it looks like Canada isn't in Mashed's wheelhouse. Also the Mandarin is kind of overrated.

    • @cindybubbles
      @cindybubbles 5 років тому

      @@Jigglysaint They were ranking buffets from worst to first.

  • @ronnycarney4719
    @ronnycarney4719 5 років тому +2

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому

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

  • @281cobracar7
    @281cobracar7 4 роки тому +1

    I went to a place in Harrisonburg, VA called the Woodgrill Buffet. Excellent all you can eat food. I hope that's the right name. It has been a few years since I been there.

  • @skyengeh
    @skyengeh 5 років тому +37

    To tourists who don't know, how to put weight on while in America...

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +2

      Everyone on earth knows what Carbs and Sugar are. You choose what you eat. No place ANYWHERE shoves carbs and sugar down your throat.

  • @markcarey8426
    @markcarey8426 4 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @mysticloverfairy1
    @mysticloverfairy1 5 років тому +4

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

    • @gerald4027
      @gerald4027 5 років тому

      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
      @mysticloverfairy1 5 років тому

      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
      @cassianandor4103 5 років тому

      Um. . .Okayyy?

  • @steveskouson9620
    @steveskouson9620 4 роки тому

    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

  • @robertkennedy6397
    @robertkennedy6397 3 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @monas.6839
    @monas.6839 5 років тому +5

    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
      @turbosoggy8505 4 роки тому

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

    • @turbosoggy8505
      @turbosoggy8505 4 роки тому +1

      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

  • @CJWJR
    @CJWJR 5 років тому +4

    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.

  • @johnadams9044
    @johnadams9044 2 роки тому +3

    I sure miss Sweet Tomatoes. The pandemic caused its demise.

  • @jamesarmstrong1811
    @jamesarmstrong1811 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @og-greenmachine8623
    @og-greenmachine8623 3 роки тому

    I’m a Californian🤙🏽
    I’ve been to Golden corral “once”.
    on the beach now,
    I gather the kids around
    and
    tell tales, of the Golden Corral.
    around the bonfire!

  • @dmlockwood
    @dmlockwood 5 років тому +40

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

  • @chipjones7609
    @chipjones7609 5 років тому +8

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

    • @amb2745
      @amb2745 4 роки тому +1

      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
      @frankdenardo8261 4 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @ecclestonsangel
    @ecclestonsangel 4 роки тому +3

    Golden Corral is fantastic! I just wish we didn't have to drive 2 hours just to get to one.☹

  • @FanOfVacuums2
    @FanOfVacuums2 Рік тому

    The Western Sizzlin in Hagerstown, Maryland is wonderful. My family used to love Western Sizzlin back in the day, but all the ones near where I live closed.

  • @BudTheDrummer
    @BudTheDrummer Рік тому

    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.

  • @samuelvelasquez4833
    @samuelvelasquez4833 5 років тому +8

    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

  • @PinkyBear
    @PinkyBear 4 роки тому +6

    I haven't heard of most of these places.

  • @thelegendsofthefalls2529
    @thelegendsofthefalls2529 5 років тому +12

    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
      @SanskarWagley 5 років тому +1

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

    • @thelegendsofthefalls2529
      @thelegendsofthefalls2529 5 років тому

      Sanskar Wagley What all did you get in your bowl?

    • @darkashtar
      @darkashtar 5 років тому

      No Huhot around here but Mongolian Bbq is always great.

    • @_apsis
      @_apsis 5 років тому

      I love their shrimp + chinese noodles

    • @SneedyKetler
      @SneedyKetler 5 років тому

      Montana Mike’s was a buffet

  • @rae1957tn
    @rae1957tn 4 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @Diana-wg1tm
    @Diana-wg1tm 4 роки тому

    My dad owned two of The Golden Corral steak houses one in Orlando Florida and one in Winter Garden Florida. I love Golden Corral . At dinner time nobody wanted to eat the same thing so going to Golden Corral was easier to satisfy each person at least one day a week. I think the prices are a little high then what they should be. I remember that all you can eat was $9.99 at the Golden Corral . It has gotten expensive for an average family of four.

  • @ivancerda8349
    @ivancerda8349 5 років тому +9

    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
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @giom4732
    @giom4732 5 років тому +4

    I live in IL and am I the only one who has a good Golden Corral.

  • @greggd2027
    @greggd2027 5 років тому +4

    "They got them sneeze guards over the buffet for our health. If they cared about our health, there'd be a daggum electric fence around it" - Larry The Cable Guy

  • @toyman9642
    @toyman9642 5 років тому +1

    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.

  • @bigtravis6159
    @bigtravis6159 4 роки тому

    The Golden Corral on central ave in Colonie NY , went there once for breakfast , waffle and plates of bacon ❤️ ⚡️, when it 1st opened and it was good , kept failing county inspections after they were opened for years , finally they were closed down in the middle of the day and forced to throw everything away , clean the place top to bottom, I still won’t temp fate and return although the parking lot does seem pretty full most nights

  • @xocaitlinnpattz
    @xocaitlinnpattz 5 років тому +5

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

  • @rohanlady4
    @rohanlady4 5 років тому +26

    Golden Corral is simply GROSS!! I have tried them several times over the past few years before calling it quits entirely as they got worse and worse.

    • @fabsnaggle730
      @fabsnaggle730 5 років тому +2

      Yep,same here,the one here in Lakeland is awful and disgusting,people get sick after eating there.

    • @alexiscanty8423
      @alexiscanty8423 5 років тому +1

      I gotten sick after eating there. I was once in the restroom stall when my mom ringed my phone. I swear a heard a woman come in and used the restroom and left without washing her hands after that I was sick even more.

    • @steveburtonomaha
      @steveburtonomaha 5 років тому +1

      Here in Omaha, they serve the best steak I have had in a restaurant, to my surprise. Our location is fantastic.

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 5 років тому +1

      And what did you expect for All You Can Eat for $12? Seriously.

    • @ozzyhoang3499
      @ozzyhoang3499 5 років тому

      @@alexiscanty8423 why are you ruining my lunch?

  • @deadpoolmain3787
    @deadpoolmain3787 5 років тому +4

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

    • @robertsimpson5136
      @robertsimpson5136 4 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @geraldmartin7703
    @geraldmartin7703 2 роки тому

    Sadly the Old Country Buffet in Westland, Michigan ceased operations some years ago. Besides decent food and attentive staff, dear would come up to windows and feed. And this was in downtown.

  • @getlost3346
    @getlost3346 2 роки тому

    I really like Arthur's back in the 80s. We had on in our local Mall, and it was great. Turkey or Roast Beef hot plate with mass and vegetables was my favorite.

  • @oldred9122
    @oldred9122 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @hjames78
    @hjames78 5 років тому +8

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

    • @BigRiceEnergy
      @BigRiceEnergy 3 роки тому

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

  • @heatherarmstrong6862
    @heatherarmstrong6862 5 років тому +7

    You guys forgot about Ruby Tuesday They were awesome before they left the Chicago area

    • @cassianandor4103
      @cassianandor4103 5 років тому

      That's not really a buffet though, that's just a salad bar.

    • @RobHoffman83
      @RobHoffman83 4 роки тому

      I found one over the summer. Made a trip there to eat. I was disappointed. The salad bar was nothing like it used to be and they didn't even serve bread with your meal.

  • @sharonpittman3980
    @sharonpittman3980 2 роки тому

    We don't have one here loved to go to Western sizzlin. Wish they would build one here or a clock love there food so much

  • @laylow8648
    @laylow8648 4 роки тому

    When Traveling to The Florida Panhandle we stop for Breakfast at the Shoney’s in Clanton, Alabama. This place is Awesome. The Restaurant Staff, Customers and Food are Great. Clean, Friendly, & Good Tasting Buffet. This Restaurant is Managed Well.