Going on vacation- Golden Corral

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  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,626 Member
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    OP, please bookmark this thread and update it after you come back. Let us know how you and the kiddos liked the GC. :)
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    callsitlikeiseeit wrote: »
    you could not pay me to eat at golden corral.

    but then, i have about 500 food rules, and buffets of any kind violate about 90% of them.....

    so you eat bread and water, I assume?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,139 Member
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    OP - I am not a fan of golden coral but since you have kids and what not, I can see how that would be appealing for them.

    They have all kinds of options that you can pick from grilled chicken, vegetables, sirloin, etc....I would just not expect it to be "good" food....and by good, I mean taste...

    but that is just my .02
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
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    Love the commercials too! Can I ask why you would not be able to walk straight?
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
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    I think people are missing the point she has a 7yo who just wants cotton candy and chocolate fountain of course she's going to Golden Corral. Besides you cant get much more of the American experience that ol' GC. I suggest topping it off with a shopping trip to Wal-Mart.

    Anyways, if I was you I'd just splurge and eat the dessert. Nothing wrong with having a meal of dessert. Or you can go superior mode and make the biggest salad of your life piled with all the raw veggies.
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
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    Someone mentioned you might be near a Casino. Maybe you can head to the casino for the free buffet?
  • xKoalaBearx
    xKoalaBearx Posts: 181 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Our four kids, my wife and I love Golden Corral. We think the food is good and affordable. MFP has most, if not all, the foods listed, so you can keep track of what you want to eat. Our kids love it because of the selection of foods and dessert.

    Please don't let all the nay sayers dissuade you and your family from an enjoyable time. Not every restaurant we eat at has to serve the most flavorful, most presentable, most intricate foods. You're on vacation, so enjoy life. You can enjoy it there as much as you can enjoy it at a 5 star restaurant. It's just a family friendly place with a variety of affordable food.

    My advice would be to just log what you eat and be accountable. Since finding MFP and logging, I can pretty much eat anywhere now that I understand eating within my calories.

    Enjoy!

    KB
  • maillemaker
    maillemaker Posts: 1,253 Member
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    I like Golden Coral, though we have not been in years, but one just opened up in our town!

    No, it's not top-quality food. It's a massive buffet. I love it for kids because there will be *something* they will eat. I love their yeast rolls.
  • moondrake
    moondrake Posts: 37 Member
    edited July 2015
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    I agree with all the above posters on just skipping the Corral and eating someplace nicer for your vacation. But somehow Chico's Tacos won best local Mexican restaurant in our city with hundreds of awesome family owned Mexican places, and I don't consider Chicos to even be food, much less good food. So different strokes for different folks. It's been at least a decade since I last ate at Golden Corral and it was on the Mexican border rather than the Canadian border, but the item I liked best was the corn nuggets. They are creamed corn breaded in bite size nuggets and deep fried. They are super delicious dipped in brown mustard.
  • chubbywolfe
    chubbywolfe Posts: 13 Member
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    The chocolate fountain will be a fun experience for your kiddo and who doesn't love cotton candy. GC isn't great but it's not gross...the salad bar is great, the main dishes are hit and miss (I typically eat most of the main dishes your don't eat so I don't have a good suggestion), and the bread pudding or chocolate chess pie are my desserts of choice. Make sure you try one of their rolls with honey butter, my son could live on their rolls.
  • hamptontom
    hamptontom Posts: 536 Member
    edited July 2015
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    i don't think anyone came to this thread with unrealistic expectations regarding a chain buffet restaurant. the OP asked a simple question, and all the hipster foodie folks piled on to make sure we all knew how disgusting they thought GC was. message received. we get it. there's something in the world that causes you distress.

    as some of the more level-headed folks pointed out, almost all the GC food is in the database and easily logged.

    i travel...a lot. and i have to eat on the road...a lot. and often, i'm faced with the choice of whether to stop at GC or settle for a baconator/big mac/whopper/etc., and if i get to make that choice, i'll choose GC every time. same thing with Cracker Barrel. it's road food. there's not gonna be a Zagat rating on Yelp, and if you choose wisely, you can leave relatively satisfied without overdosing on crappy calories.

    maybe, in the grand scheme of things, it's a choice akin to deciding which one of the ladies at the nursing home you invite to the prom, but it's not the worst possible choice you could make.

    and...she has kids. and her kids want to go to GC. cut her a break.

  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    It's definitely the place to go to experience 'Murica
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,874 Member
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    misterwendy wrote: »
    i don't think anyone came to this thread with unrealistic expectations regarding a chain buffet restaurant. the OP asked a simple question, and all the hipster foodie folks piled on to make sure we all knew how disgusting they thought GC was. message received. we get it. there's something in the world that causes you distress.

    as some of the more level-headed folks pointed out, almost all the GC food is in the database and easily logged.

    i travel...a lot. and i have to eat on the road...a lot. and often, i'm faced with the choice of whether to stop at GC or settle for a baconator/big mac/whopper/etc., and if i get to make that choice, i'll choose GC every time. same thing with Cracker Barrel. it's road food. there's not gonna be a Zagat rating on Yelp, and if you choose wisely, you can leave relatively satisfied without overdosing on crappy calories.

    maybe, in the grand scheme of things, it's a choice akin to deciding which one of the ladies at the nursing home you invite to the prom, but it's not the worst possible choice you could make.

    and...she has kids. and her kids want to go to GC. cut her a break.

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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    misterwendy wrote: »
    i don't think anyone came to this thread with unrealistic expectations regarding a chain buffet restaurant. the OP asked a simple question, and all the hipster foodie folks piled on to make sure we all knew how disgusting they thought GC was. message received. we get it. there's something in the world that causes you distress.

    as some of the more level-headed folks pointed out, almost all the GC food is in the database and easily logged.

    i travel...a lot. and i have to eat on the road...a lot. and often, i'm faced with the choice of whether to stop at GC or settle for a baconator/big mac/whopper/etc., and if i get to make that choice, i'll choose GC every time. same thing with Cracker Barrel. it's road food. there's not gonna be a Zagat rating on Yelp, and if you choose wisely, you can leave relatively satisfied without overdosing on crappy calories.

    maybe, in the grand scheme of things, it's a choice akin to deciding which one of the ladies at the nursing home you invite to the prom, but it's not the worst possible choice you could make.

    and...she has kids. and her kids want to go to GC. cut her a break.

    It's not that serious, though.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    Serah87 wrote: »
    Golden Corral gives me a cleanse for the rest of the night. I would skip it.
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Please do not spend any vacation time at Golden Corral. Literally almost anything would be better.

    both of these are accurate.

    if she wants a chocolate fountain- go to a real place- like the Melting pot or something where they do real chocolate (although they are over priced and oiy- it's mediocre) it's still worlds above Golden Corral.

  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
    edited July 2015
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    Coming to America I would suggest the following places:
    Cracker Barrel
    IHOP
    Waffle House
    Big Boy
    Sizzler
    Oh if you keep writing on this thread you will get Golden Coral coupons.
  • peter56765
    peter56765 Posts: 352 Member
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    misterwendy wrote: »
    i don't think anyone came to this thread with unrealistic expectations regarding a chain buffet restaurant. the OP asked a simple question, and all the hipster foodie folks piled on to make sure we all knew how disgusting they thought GC was. message received. we get it. there's something in the world that causes you distress.

    as some of the more level-headed folks pointed out, almost all the GC food is in the database and easily logged.

    i travel...a lot. and i have to eat on the road...a lot. and often, i'm faced with the choice of whether to stop at GC or settle for a baconator/big mac/whopper/etc., and if i get to make that choice, i'll choose GC every time. same thing with Cracker Barrel. it's road food. there's not gonna be a Zagat rating on Yelp, and if you choose wisely, you can leave relatively satisfied without overdosing on crappy calories.

    maybe, in the grand scheme of things, it's a choice akin to deciding which one of the ladies at the nursing home you invite to the prom, but it's not the worst possible choice you could make.

    and...she has kids. and her kids want to go to GC. cut her a break.

    Um, OP knew nothing about GC but said she was looking for "cool restaurants' while on vacation. GC is about as
    "cool" as McD's or Waffle House. It's the very epitome of cheap eats, both in price and quality, and so it hardly qualifies to most people as a vacation destination. What's wrong with telling her this? OP came to this thread seeking opinions while having none of her own so really there's no need to "cut her a break."
  • DisneyDude85
    DisneyDude85 Posts: 428 Member
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    mattyc772014 wrote: »
    Coming to America I would suggest the following places:
    Cracker Barrel
    IHOP
    Waffle House
    Big Boy
    Sizzler
    Oh if you keep writing on this thread you will get Golden Coral coupons.

    Does anyone know of a candle or wall scent that smells like Waffle House, because its amazing! :)

    As far as GC goes, yeah, its not quantity over quality, but it can be palatable. Just stick to the salad bar and grilled/baked meats and you will be fine :) Everything in moderation.
  • mattyc772014
    mattyc772014 Posts: 3,543 Member
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    DisneyDude85 wrote: »
    mattyc772014 wrote: »
    Coming to America I would suggest the following places:
    Cracker Barrel
    IHOP
    Waffle House
    Big Boy
    Sizzler
    Oh if you keep writing on this thread you will get Golden Coral coupons.

    Does anyone know of a candle or wall scent that smells like Waffle House, because its amazing! :)

    As far as GC goes, yeah, its not quantity over quality, but it can be palatable. Just stick to the salad bar and grilled/baked meats and you will be fine :) Everything in moderation.

    I made Trader Joes Toasted Coconut Pancakes this morning. It smelled pretty F'in good! I would put that in a candle! :)
  • FloralBlossom
    FloralBlossom Posts: 21 Member
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    I really like their bakes potato bar

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