Missing The Buffet Lunches

@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
August 30, 2020 5:03pm CST
Usually I eat light meals, as most of you know. Was looking back through my old photos and found this one. A fish meal that was so good. Last year the buffet was visited often. It was the $5.00 lunch buffet with all homemade food. I talked about it fairly often. Due to COVID, the doors are closed. I hope they can open again soon. It is sad for many small businesses these days. Some will come back others maybe not. This fish dinner was a favorite. They usually had it on Friday's. If I can't have it, I can eat least look at the photo I guess. Not sure what I will have for dinner.
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@AmbiePam (92501)
• United States
30 Aug 20
I feel sorry for the restaurants that are solely buffets. I noticed them closed, and who knows when they will reopen.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Aug 20
Yes I do as well. Many have closed the doors.
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• Jamaica
31 Aug 20
I share the same sentiments with you. They do have families to feed too. I hope that things will get better very soon.
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• Santiago, Chile
31 Aug 20
It looks really healthy. I love the beans that are part of the dish!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes and the fish. It was all so good. I hope they are able to open the business again one day.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
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• Santiago, Chile
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM I hope it happens sooner than later m!
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@jstory07 (139579)
• Roseburg, Oregon
31 Aug 20
Sizzler closed here temporary. Their buffet is really good.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Most of them closed as far as I know.
@Juliaacv (51119)
• Canada
30 Aug 20
We have a large buffet in our city which can only do delivery or take out orders since March. I feel sorry for them because they have a huge new building which I am sure will be difficult for them to sell and they cannot be using more then a fraction of the building as they had so many different rooms for dining, all of which are empty now. I wonder if we will be telling future generations of these great places we used to have to go and eat at called buffets, and then we had covid and they all closed.
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@Juliaacv (51119)
• Canada
30 Aug 20
@CarolDM I want to say that here they will be for the foreseeable future. There are about 5 buffets in that chain, and their website allows you to order small portions, almost like a la carte, but less prices, like buying items from a buffet. Time will tell if that idea takes off.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Aug 20
I have wondered the same, if they are a thing of the past now.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@Juliaacv That is great to hear. Gives us all hope.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
30 Aug 20
$5 is surely not a bad price... Very true small business actually most business are greatly affected...
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM Hopefully they can recover their losses or have some savings to continue...
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@simplfred I certainly hope so.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
I used to write about it a lot, I hope it can return.
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@Janet357 (75646)
31 Aug 20
Oh yes, the $5 buffet. I wish they did not close down for good.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
So far they have, we will see what happens.
@rebelann (112785)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Aug 20
I think many restaurants have pretty much gone out of business. I used to love going to the Golden Corral once in a while for breakfast but they're closed now.
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@rebelann (112785)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Aug 20
Hopefully those restaurants that do come back will offer much healthier foods @CarolDM
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@rebelann Hope so.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes they have. Hoping for a come back.
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@FourWalls (67802)
• United States
31 Aug 20
Some of the Golden Corrals here are closed, others are open on the weekend. The ones in Pigeon Forge have staff serve you instead of you serving yourself.
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@FourWalls (67802)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM — there are some things that this has improved, to me. The idea of eliminating “self-serve” food (especially kids at the dessert area) is one of them.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@FourWalls Yes, that, along with my appetite, is why I stopped going to buffets. This one I found is local and homemade foods, so good.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
That is a good idea to have staff serve you. Even when this lockdown is over.
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Aug 20
We have two buffets in town that are always so good. I haven't driven by them in awhile. I wonder if they are open now.
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM it really is sad
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Nothing is open here like that for now.
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@LadyDuck (471356)
• Switzerland
31 Aug 20
I remember you talked about that wonderful buffet and for what I see I would have loved to try.
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@LadyDuck (471356)
• Switzerland
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM This is something we miss due to this horrible virus.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes I did talk about it often, a favorite.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@LadyDuck Yes and the businesses have lost everything.
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@sallypup (61009)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Aug 20
Look at all those fattening carbs. Sigh. You need to eat the photo.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes I know, it was so good. All homemade.
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Aug 20
We have one here, I think it's open. I haven't been to it for a long time.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM I don't like the one that's close to me. Besides, I prefer eating at home, though won't turn down an invite.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@just4him This one was the $5. buffet I visited maybe once a month, all homemade food.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
I wouldn't go now, but hope soon things will be better.
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@porwest (90233)
• United States
31 Aug 20
Buffets are one of those types of restaurants REALLY feeling the pain right now. And unfortunately for no good reason. You are right, many will not survive and it's a shame.
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@porwest (90233)
• United States
1 Sep 20
@CarolDM It is. I really feel for them, and the workers impacted as well.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Sep 20
@porwest Yes, this place was operated by one big family.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
It is too bad for many small businesses.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
31 Aug 20
The food in photo contains 6 different dishes. Are you going to eat them all?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
@Nakitakona No problem.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
As I said, this was taken last year and I ate most of this, yes. I did not count the foods at this buffet.
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@Nakitakona (56486)
• Philippines
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM Sorry I miss it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
31 Aug 20
I feel badly for all the great restaurants that had to close in my area. They may be gone for good.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
31 Aug 20
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
I am hoping for a come back.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM Yes, small businesses are really suffering. That is too bad for the places that have buffet meals to close. it is very sad.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Sep 20
@CarolDM It is very hard on them.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes they are sadly.
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@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
31 Aug 20
I also like a lunch buffet but buffets are closed here too.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Everywhere I am sure.
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@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
1 Sep 20
@CarolDM Yes, I think they are.
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@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
30 Aug 20
Challenge yourself! Maybe you can make the dish too!
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@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM Ok...
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Aug 20
Oh I could but it would not be all homemade. And it is too much food to cook for only two.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 20
i miss buffets also, the one near us not only closed, but closed completely.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
This was my favorite one. All homemade.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM that sounds wonderful -
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@dilleo (1004)
• Canada
31 Aug 20
Wow, that does look very good! And $5? Nice deal. Yeah, Covid has closed many a shop, very unfortunate Hope you ended up having a good dinner!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Aug 20
Yes it was a favorite place, all homemade. It was good, last year.
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@dilleo (1004)
• Canada
31 Aug 20
@CarolDM No doubt!
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