'Hearty' eater says buffet banned him

honeychile · #1 01-02-2008, 11:50 PM

I've heard of this happening twice:

1) Two rock climber friends of my brothers went to an "all you can eat" buffet after a major climb. If you know serious rock climbers, then you know that they're practically anorexic prior to a climb, then go hog wild afterwards. Anyhow, they went into the restaurant and were asked to leave after their 17th trip to the buffet. They weren't even getting the high ticket items - it was the lettuce & other things they wouldn't have eaten prior to a climb. The last I heard, they settled out of court.

2) Two extremely obese men I know (friends of friends) went to a Chinese "all you can eat" buffet. The owner kept looking at his watch, then looking at these two guys. Finally, he stormed over and yelled, "Four hours! You go NOW!" They laugh about it now, but I'm sure that they were humiliated.

Correction which I should have made before about #2: I was told that it happened to my two friends, but they were taking advantage of my naivety. If you saw these two men, you would have believed it happened, too. I only found out that it had happened after the abuse heaped on me at the last post - with apologies from those who did it.

My own take: "All you can eat" is NOT a dare, it's an option, and you need to keep that in mind. I have been out in a group with the two big men (both weigh over 300#) and have said those exact words. It's a great place to try things you don't recognize, to see if you like them - but take a taste, not a full portion of each. If you like one, go back for more, but not four hours worth! And if the food's tepid, think real hard before eating thereat all.

As for restaurant owners, if they advertise "all you can eat" without specific clarification (I'm thinking of a place in Baltimore that states "$2.00 extra for crab legs"), then they should be prepared to serve it up. No double standards. No one forced them to advertise "all you can eat" - which is how the first example I gave ended settled out of court!

carnation · #2 01-03-2008, 12:02 AM

I read on CNN about a year ago that a woman and her kids were banned from a buffet restaurant because every time they came in, they'd all pile food onto plate after plate, which they would them throw away.

RushLeader08 · #3 01-03-2008, 12:03 AM

why doesnt someone tell these men to stop eating instead of charging extra?

just send them out the door straight to their own doctors office! and they should make them walk there!! maybe the could work off those extra pounds.

cuteASAbug · #4 01-03-2008, 12:06 AM

so then they could all be beautiful like you?

icelandelf · #5 01-03-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RushLeader08

why doesnt someone tell these men to stop eating instead of charging extra?

just send them out the door straight to their own doctors office! and they should make them walk there!! maybe the could work off those extra pounds.

sageofages · #6 01-03-2008, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by carnation

I read on CNN about a year ago that a woman and her kids were banned from a buffet restaurant because every time they came in, they'd all pile food onto plate after plate, which they would them throw away.

that restaurant is here in Des Moines. I go there often, the food is decent, the place is SPOTLESS!

The family that was banned was a disaster on feet! The owners finally had enough of them wasting so much food and make a huge mess. I really don't blame them for banning the family at all.

Kevlar281 · #7 01-03-2008, 03:14 AM

$3.99 all you can eat? I'm gonna stuff my face to a funky beat.

PeppyGPhiB · #8 01-03-2008, 03:38 AM

I don't like most buffets, but there is a restaurant in Seattle called Salty's that has the most kick-ass weekend brunch buffet. A whole wall lined with tables of crab legs, salmon, shrimp, etc., plus all kinds and varieties of traditional breakfast foods (egg dishes, french toast, bacon/sausage, etc.), plus a whole corner of dessert stuff. Additionally they have meat carving stations and custom-made crepes and omelettes. It's an insane amount of food, but it's really, really good. When my boyfriend's parents came into town this summer we took them there and my bf and his dad each had FIVE plates of food. They just wanted to try everything!

Oh, and when you sit down, they have a small bag of homemade tiny doughnuts waiting on the table.

SWTXBelle · #9 01-03-2008, 08:26 AM

I really only eat at buffets at Disney - where I am their profit margin. I just can't (and won't) eat all that much.

SWTXBelle · #10 01-06-2008, 08:20 PM

AKA_Monet · #11 01-03-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

2) Finally, he stormed over and yelled, "Four hours! You go NOW!"

LOL... Isn't that a Richard Pryor skit?

Lil' Hannah · #12 01-03-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Finally, he stormed over and yelled, "Four hours! You go NOW!"

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

LOL... Isn't that a Richard Pryor skit?

It's a John Pinette bit. Chinese Buffet

KSig RC · #13 01-03-2008, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil' Hannah

It's a John Pinette bit. Chinese Buffet

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Whoops! How totally humiliating . . . for the guys in the restaurant . . .

DaemonSeid · #14 01-03-2008, 02:41 PM

"He didn't eat til he got full, he ate til he got tired" - Robin Harris

and for any rap heads from the 80's how about the song All You Can Eat by the Fat Boyz?

UGAalum94 · #15 01-03-2008, 08:14 PM

The only thing that bothers me about the restaurant's behavior is that they didn't tell the guys first. If they had been regular customers they were aware of price of the buffet; it doesn't seem right to change the cost of the food after the fact when they gave them the bill. If nothing else, it seems like false advertising.

If the owner want to set any limits, I think it's fine as long as they post them.