"All you can EAT!" A regional/state thing?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I am in New England, and I have to say that there are few buffet style restaurants in my area. Chinese restaurants aside, I have only seen one Old Country Buffet, and maybe years ago, a Ponderosa. As far as eating at Crapplebees...ick.

I admit to an annual hankering for a Chili's fajita and Molten Chocolate Cake, but usually go the mom and pop places if we eat out. Of course, that's much less often than it used to be, thanks to the economy. If I am famished and at the mall, I usually get chicken teryaki with white rice from Sarku. If I am on the road, Subway or fast-food chicken sandwiches are my choices.

When I visit my inlaws in Arkansas, there are buffets everywhere. This one place I went to, Monteney (sp) Chicken, had what I think was all-you-can-eat. Although I love (LOVE) fried chicken, my health situation now dictates what I can eat, so my admission price was kind of wasted. When I was younger, I was always able to eat in large quantities, in fact due to my health, I HAD to eat a lot of food to keep me going. Nowadays, I can't even get through half my meal. Thank goodness doggy bags are acceptable!

This has been my experience as well. There are a few nicer restaurants that do lunch buffets (a couple of Indian restaurants, and a Brazilian place), but other than that, all-you-can-eats are rare. They were much rarer in the Boston area than in CT, where you see one in almost every town.