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said_aouita

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Jun 3, 2013 6:01 AM
What do you think of buffets?
Jun 3, 2013 6:01am
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pmoney25

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Jun 3, 2013 6:16 AM
Not a huge fan. I probably go couple times a year.


Now Pizza Buffets I will tear it up.
Jun 3, 2013 6:16am
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Jun 3, 2013 8:20 AM
used to go every year when my baseball team went to florida. thankfully, i'm graduated now.
Jun 3, 2013 8:20am
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Jun 3, 2013 8:27 AM
I don't think that I would go to Golden Corral if you paid me $7.99.
Jun 3, 2013 8:27am
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Jun 3, 2013 8:36 AM
hasbeen;1451807 wrote:used to go every year when my baseball team went to florida. thankfully, i'm graduated now.
Our track coach in college had a booklet which showed where all the buffets were on a map. It wasn't bad back then but maybe that's why I'm grossed out now by the idea of all you can eat feeding troughs.
Jun 3, 2013 8:36am
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Jun 3, 2013 9:23 AM
The only buffets I will hit up is a breakfast buffet, pizza buffet, or a Chinese buffet.
Jun 3, 2013 9:23am
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Jun 3, 2013 11:45 AM
justincredible;1451831 wrote:The only buffets I will hit up is a breakfast buffet, pizza buffet, or a Chinese buffet.
Agree. We have a local Chinese that has a hibachi, so you can eat healthy there with nothing deep fried.
Jun 3, 2013 11:45am
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 3, 2013 12:02 PM
Sonofanump;1451898 wrote:Agree. We have a local Chinese that has a hibachi, so you can eat healthy there with nothing deep fried.
sounds pointless
Jun 3, 2013 12:02pm
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Jun 3, 2013 12:07 PM
Not a fan.
Jun 3, 2013 12:07pm
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Sonofanump

Jun 3, 2013 12:42 PM
dlazz;1451907 wrote:sounds pointless
Yeah, all you can eat shrimp, chicken, steak, green peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms prepared in garlic on a grill is pointless.
Jun 3, 2013 12:42pm
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Jun 3, 2013 12:44 PM
Sonofanump;1451917 wrote:Yeah, all you can eat shrimp, chicken, steak, green peppers, onions, zucchini, mushrooms prepared in garlic on a grill is pointless.
Jun 3, 2013 12:44pm
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Jun 3, 2013 12:50 PM
1) Chinese
2) Breakfast
3) Pizza



4) Golden Corral/Ryans/Ponderosa and any others out there. I used to love them when I was in high school/college but now I think they are pretty terrible.
Jun 3, 2013 12:50pm
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Jun 3, 2013 4:57 PM
justincredible;1451831 wrote:The only buffets I will hit up is a breakfast buffet, pizza buffet, or a Chinese buffet.

This.
Jun 3, 2013 4:57pm
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Jun 3, 2013 5:06 PM
Don't know whether they exist back east, but out here we have Sweet Tomatoes/SoupPlantation that are awesome buffets. Great salad bar, a good selection of fresh homemade soups, plus some desert and Italian food options (a few pastas, some pizza bread).

I generally don't eat at buffets anymore but I'll make an exception for there.
Jun 3, 2013 5:06pm
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Jun 3, 2013 5:52 PM
My father-in-law LOVES Golden Corral. I think it's gross as shit.

Also, I came really close to shitting my pants after eating at a Chinese buffet...so I am not too keen on those either anymore.
Jun 3, 2013 5:52pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jun 3, 2013 5:53 PM
ccrunner609;1452075 wrote:Used to blow up Duffs up in Piqua.
Duffs sucked.

Hope this helps.
Jun 3, 2013 5:53pm
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Jun 3, 2013 7:06 PM
While I haven't been to a buffet in probably a decade, I would totally eat at a Chinese or Pizza buffet if the mood struck.

That being said, Golden Corral is simply the grossest food establishment in these United States. I remember being repulsed by the obese customers fighting over scraps like pigs at a trough. If Golden Corral was my only option for my final meal on Earth, go ahead and kill my ass before dinner.
Jun 3, 2013 7:06pm
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Jun 3, 2013 7:13 PM
I don't do buffets anymore, but I always loved ponderosa's wings
Jun 3, 2013 7:13pm
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Jun 3, 2013 9:07 PM
justincredible;1451831 wrote:The only buffets I will hit up is a breakfast buffet, pizza buffet, or a Chinese buffet.
Pretty good assessment on buffets. I'll concur. I'll add a blow-job buffet. Receiving, not giving.
Jun 3, 2013 9:07pm
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Jun 3, 2013 9:39 PM
lhslep134;1452070 wrote:Don't know whether they exist back east, but out here we have Sweet Tomatoes/SoupPlantation that are awesome buffets. Great salad bar, a good selection of fresh homemade soups, plus some desert and Italian food options (a few pastas, some pizza bread).

I generally don't eat at buffets anymore but I'll make an exception for there.
There is no way in hell I'm going near that place!:D
Jun 3, 2013 9:39pm
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Jun 3, 2013 9:41 PM
Where's the option for: Meh. It's a buffet, I don't expect the best quality food but I'll eat it anyway.
Jun 3, 2013 9:41pm
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Jun 3, 2013 10:18 PM
Never been to a GC except in the Carolinas in the Eighties and Nineties - they weren't buffets down there at the time. They weren't bad - better than Ponderosa, but a long way from, say, Ruth's Chris.

Chinese buffets scare the crap out of me - while some are very clean, quite a few have serious sanitation problems, particularly the small family-run places. There's a place called the Sunshine Wok here in Hilliard that was closed down for three days last year - the owner was using ice to cool down raw chicken, then dumped the ice into the soda fountain ice dispenser. This happened --during-- the inspection.

Some of these guys come from places without any real concept of sanitation.

Interesting reading link - the Columbus Health Department's website with years of inspection reports.
http://www.decadeonline.com/main.phtml?agency=col
Jun 3, 2013 10:18pm
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Jun 3, 2013 10:34 PM
justincredible;1451831 wrote:The only buffets I will hit up is a breakfast buffet, pizza buffet, or a Chinese buffet.
This, plus the Myrtle Beach seafood buffets are GOOD
Jun 3, 2013 10:34pm
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Jun 3, 2013 11:37 PM
The week-long casino buffets in Vegas seemed to be a pretty good deal while I was there. $40 and you got your choice of 10 places, unlimited visits.
Jun 3, 2013 11:37pm
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Jun 4, 2013 1:06 AM
If you eat at Golden Corral, then you are a white trash doucher.

Old Country Buffet is fine though.
Jun 4, 2013 1:06am