In Slovakia, there are a couple Chinese places, with a higher/ lower price that includes sushi / or not.

But trying to lose a little weight means a lot less eating, and even then very little loss. My wife doesn’t think it’s worth it for her, and she’s not so keen on most of the selections. My older sons like it — the better, more expensive Shanghai has become a frequent birthday gift destination.

I don’t know of any places with prime rib here; neither buffet nor fancy restaurants. Few lobsters, too.

Or, maybe, Golden Corral.

I’m not picky.

Except for Hampton Inns on vacation, I haven’t set foot in one in 25 years. Last one was a top notch hotel in Atlanta for Sunday brunch. It was excellent and the Bloody Mary bar offered a meal in a beverage.

Admittedly, only the restaurants with “high priority” violations are listed, so there may be some out there that are fine but whose names never or only rarely appear. But the buffets are represented well enough that I won’t take any chances.

On Sunday, we would not eat all day and go there for dinner. They served prime rib, slicing off the servings and I’m sure they hated to see us. They never said anything, though.

More or less confirms my own impressions. Wish I could get to Chicago for the “old”-fashioned Polish buffet! Miss Anna is right and deserves my custom. Good for her! :>)))

When John’s Old-Country Buffets started up, I thought they weren’t bad at all; but quality declined over the years. (And they got to looking bedraggled, I thought.)

I could usually find something to like at the bigger Oriental buffets, even if it was only the sugared biscuits fried like doughnuts. Otherwise, unimpressive. There used to be some good (not great) Chinese buffets in some of the small mom’n’pop restaurants, though. :>)

Haven’t had Indian buffets more than once or twice. But I really like Indian food (except, VERY easy pepper); blast & durn, I can’t get out to try the local Indian buffet.

The one that Frances McDormand frequented in Fargo looked super, I must say.

Personally, I take one small spoonful of what looks most interesting. Lather, rinse, repeat. Usually about three trips does it, but I stress again: SMALL spoonfuls. (I’m a little ethically allergic to taking more than I want or can eat. Although in the rare case where there are cocktail shrimp….)

Which prompts me to wonder whether New Orleans still has great buffets. And the Four Seasons in Chicago at Christmas was quite good, if you were going on Mr. Gates’s dime. :>)))