Best Buffet Chain
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You've got to see it to believe it: the award-winning America's Incredible Pizza Company is a family-friendly paradise of pizza, games and rides. You might need an extra arm to carry everything you want from the all-you-can-eat buffet, which has over a hundred items. After you've finished eating in one of the adorable 1950s-themed dining rooms, head to the indoor go-kart track for a battle royale with your little racers.
Captain George's Seafood Restaurant
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Who wouldn't want an endless buffet of crab legs, shrimp and salmon? At Captain George's, located in select Atlantic coastal cities, you'll get just that—all the seafood you care to eat for one flat price. If your child doesn't dig clams or fish, don't worry; there's a kid-friendly à la carte menu. Save room for dessert, because the cherry cobbler and strawberry shortcake are homemade.
Chuck-A-Rama
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For homestyle, made-from-scratch dishes that taste as if they're fresh from the chuckwagon, rustle up your group for supper at Chuck-A-Rama. Each day features a special buffet, from Wednesday BBQ and Friday Seafood to Sunday Family Dinner. Plus, a huge daily buffet with soup, salad, desserts (you have to try the bread pudding!) and some of Utah's best fried chicken will give you plenty of grub to enjoy.
CiCis Pizza
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The ultimate buffet bang for your buck, CiCis has been putting its wild and tasty creations on waiting plates since 1985. When you step up to the all-you-can-eat buffet, you never know what you might find: pizza with mac 'n' cheese, spinach alfredo, Buffalo chicken or barbecue alongside classic cheese and pepperoni. It's a great place to fill up your perpetually hungry kids, who especially love the endless dessert bar.
Fogo de Chão
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You'll taste the kiss of fire from every churrasco-grilled steak and pork chop at Fogo de Chão, a Brazilian steakhouse that brings delicious fire-roasted meat to your table. If you want to balance your bacon-wrapped chicken with other flavors, head to the restaurant's endless Market Table for imported cheeses, fresh greens and fruit salads, a side of garlic mashed potatoes or the popular black bean stew.
Golden Corral
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Golden Corral became so popular in North Carolina in the 1970s that it decided to share its almost 200 buffet items and affordable prices with the entire nation. It's now one of America's top buffet chains, dishing up ribs smoked on site, melt-in-your-mouth yeast rolls and fried chicken everyone adores. And Golden Corral delivers, so that slice of carrot cake you've been craving can magically appear at your door anytime.
HuHot Mongolian Grill
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Bottomless bowls of noodles and veggies stir-fried to perfection await at HuHot Mongolian Grill. Build your meal exactly how you want, whether you're in the mood for chicken and green peppers on rice or something more adventurous, like sausage, pineapple and pad Thai noodles. Then it's grilled right in front of you—the amazing smell and sizzle will have you wolfing down your first bowl and heading back for more.
Ole Times Country Buffet
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If you don't have a Southern grandma to cook for you, then Ole Times Country Buffet is the next best thing. Fried catfish, butter beans, sweet potatoes, gumbo—you won't leave hungry at this all-you-care-to-eat country feast. Your meal really gets cookin' at the end, when it's time for homemade banana pudding and peach cobbler. Want to host a party at this down-home buffet? Special group rates will sweeten your day.
Pizza Inn
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Pioneers of dessert pizza and perfectors of thin, crispy crust made daily, Pizza Inn has been making diners say "Mmm" (and wallets say "Ahh" for its budget friendliness) for almost 70 years. Pile your plate high with creative pies like bacon cheeseburger and taco, or ask for your own creation. You'll definitely want to indulge in a slice of chocolate chip Pizzert; one bite and you'll know why it's famous.
Pizza Ranch
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You'll get a warm howdy every time you walk into Pizza Ranch, one of the Midwest's most popular pizza buffets. Once you've had your fill of Tuscan Roma with spinach and alfredo sauce or the Roundup, a beefy favorite, grab some fried chicken—it's so good you may forget you're at a pizza restaurant! Don't see the perfect pizza? The restaurant will bake one just for you, including allergen-sensitive versions.
Ponderosa/Bonanza Steakhouse
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It's the classic roadside American steakhouse: Ponderosa and Bonanza blend cooked-to-order meats with an all-you-can-eat buffet. While you wait for your sirloin or salmon to be grilled, head to the buffet for a salad, bowl of mashed potatoes or plate of fried chicken with gravy (who says you can't have an entrée before your entrée?). And nothing tastes more like Americana than the restaurant's apple cobbler with ice cream.
Shoney's
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Since 1947, Shoney's Southern comfort food and family-friendly vibe have made this icon of American buffets the ideal place for weeknight gatherings with friends or fun breakfasts on vacation. The restaurant features juicy burgers and fan-favorite Slim Jim sandwiches, but the real star is the Fresh Food Bar with its daily dinner themes (Flavor Fiesta Tuesday might become your favorite day) and morning breakfast spread that's developed a cult following.
Sirloin Stockade
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Round up your family's appetites and take them to Sirloin Stockade for T-bones, New York strips and ribeyes. If you don't want to be a total carnivore, you can check out the rest of the all-you-can-eat buffet for soup and salad or fresh rolls and baked potatoes. Thanks to unlimited cake and soft-serve ice cream, every lunch and dinner can have a sweet finish.
Sizzler
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In 1958, a couple in Culver City, California, asked themselves, "Can steak get out of fancy restaurants and into casual, affordable ones?" The answer they came up with was Sizzler. Beautifully seared hand-cut steaks alongside an unlimited buffet of pasta, wings and salad are a winning combination. It's a West Coast classic that'll hit all the right nostalgia notes as you help yourself to another piece of cheese toast.
Western Sizzlin
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Western Sizzlin's rich culinary history (it was one of the first steakhouse buffets in the Southeast) is seared into every one of its famous FlameKist steaks. But there's way more than carving stations full of beef; you can chow down on seafood and Cajun chicken or load a plate at the buffet with salad, sweet potato casserole and mac 'n' cheese. It's a feast fit for the whole family!
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