Originally Posted by zitsky

I've never met a buffet I didn't like.

That's not entirely true, but mostly. I remember being a kid when my family was relatively poor. We thought a trip to the local steakhouse was a treat. Having an all you can eat salad bar was my first introduction to buffet style eating. Buffets don't seem to be very big item in northern California where I used to live, but there are some here in North Carolina where I am now. Like some other posters have mentioned, I love a good Indian buffet. I like the variety. There is also a good southern food buffet restaurant that is a solid 45 min to 1 hour away. When I was unemployed I'd actually drive the 45-60 minutes it took just to have lunch their. I wouldn't pig out but I'd get a little bit of everything.