Going on vacation- Golden Corral

I had no idea people hated Golden Corral so much! lol. I've gone several times due to picky children or being with a family group where everyone had differing tastes. I think your kids will enjoy the chocolate fountain, my daughter always did. The salad bar selection is decent. I have managed to eat there within my calories.

janjunie wrote: »

anglyn1 wrote: »

I had no idea people hated Golden Corral so much! lol. I've gone several times due to picky children or being with a family group where everyone had differing tastes. I think your kids will enjoy the chocolate fountain, my daughter always did. The salad bar selection is decent. I have managed to eat there within my calories.

Ha it's funny how all I asked for was suggestions on the better tasting foods and got all these opinions. I know what to expect from buffets, I'm not new to them, I know there are going to be things that taste like rubber....just want to avoid them before putting them on my plate.
Yes my kids are excited strictly for the chocolate fountain and cotton candy

you got all these opinions because there really aren't any "better tasting foods" there...

pretty much any buffet i've ever been too pretty much sucks...i personally don't know how people stomach that slop...not just GC...buffets in general...that *kitten* barely passes as food.

if there were a category in the diary for intake of self-righteousness, this thread would put me in the black for at least a month. holy *kitten*.

OP, please bookmark this thread and update it after you come back. Let us know how you and the kiddos liked the GC.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

LOfeckingL

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 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!