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

[Dionysus]

I think this is worth mentioning. I'm no food snob, and i'm quite a glutton. Probably 1 out of 6 or 7 of my posts are about food.

I like large amounts of food, and I prefer to have it for cheap...but I wouldn't compromise quality for quantity or price.

I agree with MysticCat, you'll find good food at most type of places. I'm just weirded out by people who ONLY stick to chains and buffets, which seem to be the trend in Missouri, Illinois (except chicago), and some parts of the south. There's so much more out there.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

I'm just weirded out by people who ONLY stick to chains and buffets, which seem to be the trend in Missouri, Illinois (except chicago), and some parts of the south. There's so much more out there.

And I'd completely agree on that.

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I think the last time I went to a Ryan's/Golden Corral/Western Sizzler type place was 20 years ago in Milledgeville, GA. I went to lunch with two of my grad school professors. After witnessing one of my professors wiping her soup bowl clean so she could fill up the same bowl with dessert....I had had enough. Oh, but there was more. She asked me if I was going to eat any of the dinner rolls. I said, "no," and she proceeded to stuff the rolls in the plastic bag which had been wrapped around her silverware!

Interesting. I never thought to judge a restaurant, much less a whole catagory of restaurants, by the bad manners or boorish behaviors of my dining companions.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Interesting. I never thought to judge a restaurant, much less a whole catagory of restaurants, by the bad manners or boorish behaviors of my dining companions.

Oh, don't analyze it too much -- I was just sharing a funny story.

My dislike of buffet-type restaurants is much more deep-seeded than from just this situation.