With the cost of dining out reaching $100 a couple in many places, diners are returning to a tried and true dinner option: buffets.
Instead of spending $20 or $30 for a regular-sized meal at a restaurant, a growing number of people are now returning to an old way of piling on the savings— visiting buffets.Many buffet-style restaurants did not survive the pandemic. But those that did are now doing brisk business, thanks to their affordable prices and their menu as American as apple pie.
When a decent sit-down dinner can cost $100 for two people, buffet restaurants like the Golden Corral, Cici's Pizza and the Pizza Ranch have managed to roll back time. Tim Branham visits the Golden Corral, one of the nation's biggest buffet chains, several times a week."I like the variety. Anything you want, you got it on the counter here," he said."The variety of food that you are able to get, for the price you are able to get it for, is really good," he said.Dr.
They also outperformed comparable"fast-casual" and"full-service restaurants" during the same time period."You can make that your meal of the day depending on the time of day you go," he said. Frequent diner James Barnard says if you long for the"good old days" of delicious desserts and home cooking, you can find it at a buffet.If you long for those older, simpler times with affordable prices, those days are still around at your local buffet, a little slice of Americana that hasn't disappeared."Don't Waste Your Money" is a registered trademark of Scripps Media, Inc. .
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