Golden Corral

   / Golden Corral #21  
I have eaten at Golden Corrals in Hammond and Ryans in Baton Rouge and they have been great. I couldn't wait for them to open locations in our area. I was thrilled when they finally did but my thrill didn't last long.

My area on the West Bank of the Mississippi is well known as Cajun country and the Cajuns are known as big eaters for a reason. I believe that at least 90% of the people in our area are overweight because they love to eat and they can be a nightmare to an all-you-can-eat restaurant when they walk in the door.

Establishments around here quickly learn that they are more satisfied with quantity than quality and concentrate on making cheaper dishes to stay in business. :(

Our Golden Corral has now closed and Ryans probably won't last much longer now that their quality has been lowered. Practically all buffets around here are Chinese now.

I think the only way a good buffet could last around here is if they could charge people by the pound. Not by the pounds of food that you get, but by how many pounds that you weigh. :eek:
 
   / Golden Corral #22  
My understanding of the food biz is that the food is not a big expense. The big expense is labor.

Our work cafeteria has been loosing people for years. They are in a death spiral. The number of workers they serve has fallen by at least 1/3 if not 1/2. The cafe raises prices to cover expenses so people go out to eat so the cafe have less people to serve. The cafe raises prices again which stops another set of people from buying lunch and the cycle continues.

They used to have five cashiers. There are now two. The number of kitchen staff is falling fast as well. Lots of turn over in the last six months. And this was a very stable group of people who I have known for almost two decades.

I still get a monster omlette for $3. :thumbsup:

There was a Golden Corral that went out of business near work. I think it was because so many of the local companies went under that the Golden Corral lost the lunch crowd. I was shocked when I heard it went under.

Later,
Dan
 
   / Golden Corral #23  
I found my first Hometown Buffet in Ca. and really liked them, they finally built one close to the wife's workplace and we ate there several times. Ryan's used to be a good choice around here then it really went down hill and a lot of them closed. Golden Corral was and is great in Elizabethtown, the one on Dixie Hwy wasn't much till a couple of years ago and now is a good place to pig out. All those places put something in the food that makes my stomach hurt and I get real sleepy.:licking:
Another place that I REALLY liked in Ca. was The Golden Camel, Mongolian Barbecue. Got one in Lou. now, not quite as good as the ones in Ca. but I love the food.
 
   / Golden Corral #24  
I use to know a few guys on the USS Carl Vinson who drove over 100 miles to work each day. Lived in Mondesto Ca. They looked forword to their duty day in which they had to stay aboard for 24 hours and not drive home.

mark

That sounds like it would be tough.... drive a little bit, come of for air... drive a little bit, come up for air....
 
   / Golden Corral #25  
My wife has a cousin who is a manager of a Golden Corral. I've never eaten at his restaurant, but I'm told he is a manager who always improves business at any restaurant he manages. He lives over 50 miles from his restaurant (with his girlfriend) and drives the 1 hr+ time to the restaurant each day. He says he does mental planning on the way in for each days work and uses the drive home to unwind and calm down from any problems that may have occurred. It works for him, but I'd think a 10 minute drive both ways would simplify my life a bunch. Oh well, everyone to their own. . . .

I've known quite a few people who drove 50-60 miles or more, one way, to work and back every day, but when I had 20 miles one way, I thought that was too far.

I enjoy my 7 minute drive in to work. 11 if I stop at Mickey D's for breakfast! :licking:
 
   / Golden Corral #26  
I enjoy my 7 minute drive in to work. 11 if I stop at Mickey D's for breakfast! :licking:

I used to travel 2 hours 1 way to work, and was 75 miles, 4 hours on road 8 hours at work when days end had put in 12 hours, had to pay crew 1 way which was 2 hours pay each day.... the kicker was that I could drive this distance in only 1 hour the other hour would be sitting in traffic, we did grab our breakfast on the way before hitting the expressway but by the time we got to the job we work 2 hours then take lunch, I did this drive for 3 months and decided I was backing up instead of going forward with my work schedule and was spending more :2cents: than I could make, so I started working for less more local, Now I have a 3 minute walk to work, ( to my shop ):thumbsup:
this is how I can chime in all times of the day :D taken a break every 1 hour;)
 
   / Golden Corral #27  
I have firefighter buddies who work out of the area. They work 24 hour shifts though. And, they will shift rade so they can work a few days in a row. Then, the commute is not so bad.

I use to know a few guys on the USS Carl Vinson who drove over 100 miles to work each day. Lived in Mondesto Ca. They looked forword to their duty day in which they had to stay aboard for 24 hours and not drive home.

mark
 
   / Golden Corral #28  
Ate at Golden Corral once...never again. Their food triggers instant bowel movements.
 
   / Golden Corral #29  
I have firefighter buddies who work out of the area. They work 24 hour shifts though.

Traditionally, in Dallas at least, firefighters worked 24 on, 48 off, so nearly all had other occupations on their days off, and some drove long distances to work.
 
   / Golden Corral #30  
It works for him, but I'd think a 10 minute drive both ways would simplify my life a bunch. Oh well, everyone to their own. . . .

Says the man who drove 70 miles one-way to work for how many years? :p
 

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