All you can eat?

[Slayer]

Quoth dendawg

This...good lord this. I was at a Golden Corral once and saw a lady (for lack of a better term ) go up to a tray of food....as it was put out (crab legs i think it was) and in a matter of seconds the tray was emptied.

Oooo! Those are yummy. She should have taken some and gone back later for more. That way other people don't have to wait. Geesh.

Those legs take up so much room on a plate, yet you get a small bowlful of meat to eat after the work XD

[Food Lady]

I never get my money's worth at buffets. I don't eat meat, so I'm left with salad and starches and canned vegetables at places like Golden Corral, and chinese buffets are meat-laden, including creepy eye-still-attached crawfish. And I can't eat more than 2 platefuls.

[Racket_Man]

well we know what happened to Dilbert's Father

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[El Pollo Guerrera]

Years ago, on Saturday Night Live, they used to do a recurring Twilight Zone-esque segment called "The Limits of the Imagination".

The best one was a young couple having a meal at an "all you can eat" establishment. When they try to leave, they are stopped and told "It's all you CAN eat, not all you WANT TO eat!" The lights turn up and there's waitresses force-feeding screaming people who are tied to their chairs...

[tropicsgoddess]

Quoth Food Lady

I never get my money's worth at buffets. I don't eat meat, so I'm left with salad and starches and canned vegetables at places like Golden Corral, and chinese buffets are meat-laden, including creepy eye-still-attached crawfish. And I can't eat more than 2 platefuls.

Ugh...Golden Corral. Tried it once....never ever ever ever again. The food was utter shit. I love the Asian Buffets...especially the ones that have sushi!

The guy was a total glutton....TWELVE fish and then some to the point of the food running out?!! That's ridiculous. To top that the staff said he was a problem customer and he has yet to pay the tab he has with the restaurant. They ought to make him pay for it and ban his ass.

[wolfie]

Regarding questions about the size of the pieces of fish, I'd guess (based on what I've seen at truck stop buffets) that if you were sampling a number of protein items, 1 piece would be a normal serving. If the fish were the only protein item, 2 pieces (3 if you're a pig) would be a reasonable number for one person. 12 pieces is outrageous.

Quoth dendawg

This...good lord this. I was at a Golden Corral once and saw a lady (for lack of a better term ) go up to a tray of food....as it was put out (crab legs i think it was) and in a matter of seconds the tray was emptied.

Quoth Slayer

Oooo! Those are yummy. She should have taken some and gone back later for more. That way other people don't have to wait.

But you're forgetting - she's the only customer who MATTERS, so it's no big deal if others have to wait (and just watch - when the next tray comes out, she'll take it all too) so long as SHE gets what she wants WHEN she wants it.

When there's a "high value treat" (dog training term, but then again most dogs are better behaved than SCs) on the buffet, there should be a posted and ENFORCED policy of how many pieces can be taken at once (let's say no more than 4 crab legs at a time), and anyone caught with more than that is ejected IMMEDIATELY.

[blas]

Friday night fish fry is like, the Bible tradition around here in Wi. Except for people like me, I don't care for fish much (except lobster and shrimp at Red Lobster). I tend to not go to all you can eat fish buffets or restaurants with super fish deals on Fridays.

Now, Jade Garden, Pizza Ranch, I just might arrested one of these times for having too much.

[MoonCat]

My sister told me about this guy. This is what she heard: They were small pieces of fish, similar to chicken nugget-size. He was entitled to side dishes but didn't eat any. And he split the fish with his buddy, who he claimed ate more than he did, so he wanted more fish, which he got, but apparently not enough. Claimed he went home and was still hungry and "had to open a couple cans of soup."

So my take: He shouldn't have shared with his friend if he was that hungry, and anybody with a brain knows there is a limit to "all you can eat." It's all you can eat within reason, really.

[Kristev]

The Golden Corral is my favorite place. I miss it terribly.