Eat’n Park is a family restaurant chain that’s been open since 1949. This restaurant based in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Any day of the week you can enjoy their Soup, Salad, & Fruit Bar but that’s not the only option for buffet lovers. Eat’n Park also offers a Saturday Breakfast Buffet and Sunday Brunch with plenty of breakfast favorites.
Pizza Ranch is a pizza buffet that originated in Hull, Iowa. The first location opened in 1981 and now there are over 200 locations in the Midwest. Like many other pizza buffets, Pizza Ranch offers many choices, including pizza, salad, sides, and desserts. They’re also known for serving The Country’s Best Chicken, which is fried chicken made with a unique blend of spices and seasonings.
The Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants were born out of a desire to preserve the culture of old gas stations. Created by George “Jig” Warren III and Gary “Moe” Meszaros in 1974, there are locations in nine different states with over 50 locations nationwide.
Two brothers from Texas opened the first Pizza Inn restaurant in 1958. There are now over 100 Pizza Inn locations in the US with the headquarters in Dallas, TX. Pizza Inn offers a buffet with various types of pizzas including their signature Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza and Chicken Fajita Pizza.
Western Sizzlin first opened in Augusta, GA in 1962. Although the company that owns Western Sizzlin has opened Wood Grill Buffet and Great American Buffet, there are still some Western Sizzlin Buffet locations in the US. These buffets exist in the South and offer a wide variety of Southern classics such as fried chicken, mac and cheese
For over 75 years, Shoney’s has been a popular family restaurant. The first Shoney’s location opened in 1947 and even today, there are locations in 16 different states. One of the most popular parts of Shoney’s is the Fresh Food Bar, which features everything from seafood and salads to vegetables and soup.
CiCi’s Pizza is a classic pizza buffet that’s been around since 1985. This restaurant was the original pizza buffet and there are still over 200 locations nationwide. Although CiCi’s Pizza has been at risk of going out of business numerous times, CiCi’s was eventually sold to an investment firm and continues to thrive in many locations.