Golden Corral

[jinman]

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

Got me!:laughing: Of course I did it because I love my place in the country and I could see my retirement day fast approaching. I also had a drive that was one hour long with only 15 or 20 minutes of heavy traffic. Most of my drive was in the country. This fellow lives in an apartment in Lewisville, Tx and drives to Benbrook, Tx every day. His whole drive is a traffic nightmare. You'd think his girlfriend would be willing to move, but she has a couple of children in Lewisville schools and they like it. Hey! It works for him just like my commute worked for me. We all have some level of justification for what we do.

 

[jayste]

Oh yes! Golden Corral-or around here we call it the Golden Feed Trough!:laughing: I'm not really an "all-you-can-eat" kind of guy because I don't eat enough to feel like I'm getting my money's worth. If it works for you though, go for it! I have to say though, it seems that the AYCE mentality seems to contribute to the "all-you-can-weigh" situation! Sorry, some folks just don't know when to say whoa!

 

[Bird]

I'm not really an "all-you-can-eat" kind of guy because I don't eat enough to feel like I'm getting my money's worth.

So you can go to the "all you can eat" place for $10 (and you don't have to eat a lot if you don't want to) or you can go to a place that only serves a little bit for $15 or $20 (or more).:laughing::laughing: I know which one I prefer.

Actually, the higher priced places do usually bring more than I need.

 

[jayste]

So you can go to the "all you can eat" place for $10 (and you don't have to eat a lot if you don't want to) or you can go to a place that only serves a little bit for $15 or $20 (or more).:laughing::laughing: I know which one I prefer.

Yes sir, you are correct. I will say I do like the variety.:thumbsup: And $10 is hard to beat for most sit down meals.

 

[Uncle Doug]

Our local Ryan's closed about 5 years ago. It was in a good location but I think the service declined so the customers declined also. The building is now an Asian buffet.

The local Golden Corral is on the busiest road in town and surounded by plenty of fast food places. This location was build about 10 years ago and seems to be doing good with the parking lot full.

In Texas eating should be a sport, it is certainly a favorite past time.

I try to avoid the all you can eat places now days. I know you don't HAVE to eat so much but I have very little will power when it comes to serve yourself food. I did the same thing when I stopped drinking. Stopped going to bars and my booze consumption went way down.

 

[deepNdirt]

Our local Ryan's closed about 5 years ago. It was in a good location but I think the service declined so the customers declined also. The building is now an Asian buffet.

same here! about 2 years ago, and from what I read quite a lot of these shut down " Ryan's" have been re-opened by Asian's, I tried it out on the Grand opening under " Grand Dragon Buffet " or some name like that...
all they served was weired cooked shrimp & fish, and mostly seafoods of sort.
I tried some soup I could not pronounce but once I had a taste of it I think the name must have been stinkysocksoup, Yuuuck! never again :thumbdown:
But my point is that the Ryan's must be either selling out to the Dragons,
or simply closing down and the Dragons are leasing the buildings, I just think its coincidence that all of Ryan's are being re-opened by Asian food restaurants,

 

[Bird]

As I said, the only Ryan's we've eaten in was Waco, TX, and that was over 8 years ago. When visiting my wife's family, I noticed one in Princeton, WV, but haven't been in it. However, their "locator" shows none in either the Waco, TX, or Princeton, WV, areas. And the last time we were in Princeton, we noticed the CiCi's Pizza place that was always so busy was also gone.

 

[RoyJackson]

Haven't tried Golden Corral yet...but I know there's one locally (with 25-30 miles). Based upon y'all's recommendations, we'll give it a try.
I'm a sucker for Cracker Barrel though...great breakfasts and one of the few places that make good hash brown potatoes.

 

[Bird]

Roy, I think the first time we ever saw a Cracker Barrel was in eastern Tennessee (Harriman, I believe) in the Fall of 1989 when we stopped there for breakfast. And then it seems they just sprung up everywhere. We have one less than 10 miles south of us and another about 10 miles north of us. And yes, they're good for any meal, but especially breakfast.

Of course, I rarely go there because I'm already overweight and can't turn down those biscuits and sawmill gravy.

 

[RoyJackson]

Of course, I rarely go there because I'm already overweight and can't turn down those biscuits and sawmill gravy.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat very little meat or egg products...mostly veggies.

Just lost the taste for meat several years ago...long before the heart attack. I'm about 5'9" and weigh about 165-170, so it's not like I'm on any kind of diet. But when I do eat a steak, or breakfast at Cracker Barrel,it's a real treat!