# All You Can Eat **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2013, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077 "2013-08-24T19:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/81 "2013-08-26T17:49:44Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I like Indian restaurant buffets, but they can be pricey. There’s one in the next town that charges fourteen bucks for the buffet and that doesn’t even include sodas. Most entrees on the regular menu aren’t that much. It seems to me that if you go with a group, you can order several different entrees to share and end up paying less per person. I love Indian buffets too, but the very nice on here where I live is $9 for lunch with drinks, including tea, included in the price. Man, that place is good. Too bad it’s on the other side of town, I’d go much more often. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/82 "2013-08-26T17:50:04Z")
Mexican food bores me. I’m an Italian food snob so I cannot imagine any Italian food buffet that could live up to my expectations. I would have to go with Chinese for my buffet style selection because asian food (in general) lends itself well to a large variety of small bites (eg. dim sum). ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/83 "2013-08-26T21:08:43Z")
I voted for Italian, but I’ve never actually seen an Italian buffet joint (well, buffet PIZZA joints, yes, but that’s not the same thing). I like the concept- but there are infinitely more Chinese buffet joints (and considerably more Indian joints) than Italian. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/84 "2013-08-26T23:21:10Z")
San Francisco sea food and steak. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/85 "2013-08-27T03:51:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > He should really book them at a decent buffet instead of the Hilton, which, BTW, doesn’t exist anymore. It’s now the LVH hotel, and it sux. If that buffet sent her soaring, Bacchanal at Caesar’s or Wicked Spoon at Aria will kill her. My personal favorites are still the Buffet at Wynn and Studio B Buffet at M Resort. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Hmmm. I’m not sure they know it’s not a Hilton anymore. I’ll mention the other buffets, but I know she had her heart set on that one. My friend says thanks. I passed along your suggestions, and it just so happened he’d been researching Vegas buffets lately. They’ll be there in late October or early November. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/86 "2013-08-27T04:39:51Z")
> [@the\_diego](#): > > San Francisco sea food and steak. Do you want to add “all you can receive” blowjobs into the mix? ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/87 "2013-08-27T09:53:52Z")
My favorite buffet was a Vietnamese and Chinese combo place that was only open on weekends. Normally, I’m not a big eater, but I used to embarrass myself there. How I miss it. Something else I miss around here are Souplantation type places, with massive salad bars. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/88 "2013-08-27T11:51:29Z")
Indian whenever I can. I’ve been lucky in that I’ve only been to two or three bad Indian places. When I was living in DC I went to an absolutely phenomenal vegetarian South Indian place in Virginia one time when my mom and my uncle were visiting me. It was so good, we went back the next day, which happened to be Mother’s Day. They had a special AYCE buffet that was one of the best meals I’ve ever had. My uncle, who lives in south England, loves Indian food, and makes a pretty mean curry himself, still talks about it. Lots of people say Mexican’s a poor choice for buffet, and generally I agree, but when I lived in southern Colorado there was an awesome Mexican AYCE buffet called Calvillo’s. Started off as a tiny little place in a run down building outside town, and moved to a big new building on the main drag about seven or eight years ago. They do a good job keeping everything fresh, which is key, and it’s pretty authentic New Mexico-style Mexican. Great chile rellenos! ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/89 "2013-08-27T12:54:13Z")
Indian! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/90 "2013-08-27T13:50:59Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > My friend says thanks. I passed along your suggestions, and it just so happened he’d been researching Vegas buffets lately. They’ll be there in late October or early November. De nada. Just drop me a line if they need any additional info or recs. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/91 "2013-08-27T16:38:30Z")
I don’t do AYCE. I’ve done it, but not in many years. I don’t really understand the idea of eating so much that I feel ill and how that’s a good thing because it only cost me $24.95. I prefer to seek quality over quantity. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/92 "2013-08-27T17:10:48Z")
Other. Although it’s not technically a buffet, we have the Salt Lick BBQ is just down the road. All you can eat meat for a pretty reasonable price. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/93 "2013-08-27T17:42:48Z")
Everyone, stop GLOATING about Indian buffets. In NWHouston, I can barely find one Indian restaurant, much less a buffet! They never last. Whyyyyyyy!???!!! I scream to the heavens! I’d pick a Sweet Tomatoes type thing in general. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/94 "2013-08-28T01:09:29Z")
Not so impressed with Indian, except that I like their curries better than Thai. Here in the Philippines, you hardly see pure Chinese or Japanese buffets (too tedious.) 5-star restaurants always offer an eclectic mix. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/95 "2013-08-28T02:42:31Z")
Portuguese Rodizio. [Here](http://www.churrasqueira.com/). [Some reviews](http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/201/1040923/restaurant/Long-Island/Churrasqueira-Bairrada-Mineola) I don’t generally eat the way I used to eat when I was 19. But I’m still capable of making a rare exception. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/96 "2013-08-28T02:43:21Z")
I’d probably go with Indian, since so many Indian foods do well on buffets. But there are other options. [The Monument Inn](http://www.monumentinn.com/houston-seafood-restaurant-menu.html) has a large menu but offers a non-buffet option in which they just keep bringing food until you say "stop. Just simple Gulf Coast seafood. > [@](#): > > Cold boiled shrimp, oysters on the half shell, fried catfish, shrimp, oysters, stuffed crab, french fries, dinner rolls, cinnamon rolls. I love good Tex-Mex but it’s mostly cheap & filling enough that a buffet is unnecessary. (Many years ago, my Mom got her money’s worth taking 3 hungry teenagers to Pancho’s.) Hugo’s sells Mex-Mex & their [Sunday buffet](http://blog.chron.com/cookstour/2008/10/the-b-word-sunday-brunch-at-hugos/) is famous. And I remember a sushi buffet that was really over the top. The city now has a bunch of pan-Asian buffets–need to get up a group to test one out. Now I’m hungry & not sure that Triscuits & hummus will do the trick… ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/97 "2013-08-28T04:42:38Z")
How about a chocolate ayce buffet? There’s one in Boston. Unfortunately, despite how heavenly it sounds, chocolate turns cloying pretty fast. Long before you get your $38 worth. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/98 "2013-08-30T20:01:27Z")
I was going to say I’ve never seen an Italian buffet, but then I realized that’s kind of what an Italian dinner is, but instead of getting up to get the food you pass it around and take what you want. I like all 3 and would be happy at them all so I voted other… ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/99 "2013-08-30T21:15:29Z")
I voted for Mexican. I’ve never seen a Mexican buffet, and I love Mexican food. On the other hand, where I live there’s a Chinese buffet practically every two miles, and I’m bored with them. I ate at an Indian buffet only once. I didn’t like it, but that’s mainly because nothing was labeled in English, and the staff was too busy to translate. I loathe lamb and goat, and ended up sampling several dishes that made me feel ill. However, a new Indian vegetarian restaurant opened not far from my office, and I’m looking forward to giving it a try soon. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077/100 "2013-09-01T15:26:44Z")
I’d prefer Chinese but it needs to be freshly cooked, so I wouldn’t care for a Chinese buffet. I’d tried a few and none have been all that inspiring (even those in China). Italian seems to be a waste of eating because of so much pasta and dough. I went for Mexican; out of the three it seemed the most appealing but after reading this thread should have voted ‘other’. Indian wins, hands down, for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077.md?page=6)