Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

"We visited this Golden Corral restaurant on Saturday, February 24 with a party of seven. The restaurant was crowded and the servers were quite busy; understandably. We were seated near the exit on the back right corner just beyond the dessert section. The table was not wiped down, the floor was littered with food, trash, and crumbs; we even saw whole rolls and large pieces of food on the floor. Our server was not present when we were seated and enough time passed that we had to search out an employee to find him to get silverware. A very nice employee from the kitchen came over and brought us some forks and she was kind enough to sweep up the area. She notified the server, but he made no effort to address our table. There were other people seated after us that he attended to most immediately while we still waited for our drinks and knives. There was another table in our immediate area, and he seemed attentive to them as well. When he finally came over, we asked if he would wipe off our table and he went into a rant about how busy he was and how he wasn't being tipped; but he never cleaned the table. NOTE: Tipping is a courtesy for GOOD service; and apparently his angst was with another party and had nothing to do with us. One of the people in our party had to chase him down for our drinks and knives. He was very rude and not very hospitable toward us, but we witnessed that he went out of his way to cater to tables of nationalities/ethnicities similar to his own. He conversed very friendly with them in their native tongue. He only came to our table after multiple people in our party flagged him down. On several occasions, he ignored that we were trying to get his attention and seemed annoyed that we were asking for service. At one point, we asked for beverage refills and he closed his eyes, slapped his hand to his head and engaged a huge dramatization over the drinks. We also witnessed him being argumentative with other servers and customers. His section was filthy and he shuffled dirty dishes from table to table and seemed reluctant to clear space for new parties. One of the other servers mentioned an incoming party of eight and his arms were flailing and he threw a mini tantrum. She offered to clean the tables for him and even stated that she would take them if she had room in her section. Another couple stood up to ask him to clean the table and he put on another show while they stood and waited for him to decide to clean it before they could sit down. Another table asked for clean silverware and he tossed it in her direction. While we understand that the restaurant was busy, there were many areas that were not kept. The dessert station was atrocious and the ice cream serving station was horrendous. Small children were refilling their half eaten cones and revisiting the station unattended. We weren't even able to have ice cream because there were cones shoved in the serving basin. We have frequented this location several times and we even placed many online orders. Until today, we have had pleasurable servers and decent encounters at this location. There were seven of us and we spent nearly $150 to be mistreated; and not receive even the standard of service expected. We cleaned up our own area; to the extent that we used ice cubes from our drinks to wet the napkins to wipe down the table. We still tried to make the best of our evening; however, as a result of the events of this visit we were sorely displeased and have no plans to return. The lack of quality was nothing short of insulting; and we were very disappointed."

"dDon't come here my son and I had a live cockroach all over table and his food. I've never in all my life have seen cockroaches at a Golden Corral. On a lighter note the people that work there are nice. Full refund."

"I've not been here in many years but I was invited by a group of friends. I was pleasantly surprised by the good food and the overall appearance of the restaurant. My favorites were: the stuffing and gravy,grilled steak with sauted mushrooms. pot roast and vegetables. Needless to say I was stuffed and will not wait as long to make a return visit."

"A very nice buffet for lunch. A great variety and food was fresh and hot. Wait staff was very attentive and helped create a wonderful experience! Will definitely return to 38th street! Photos are not sharing complete meal. Ate too quickly! There was a big selection of desserts!"

"Golden corral will always be a favorite place of ours for many reasons. You will not find a better bargain for the price. One of the only places a family with children can still afford. We stopped again today 8/1 for a late lunch. The have remodeled a bit since we were here last. If you love vegetables, fish, chicken, roast etc… American staples you have arrived at your destination. Buffet style dining “all you can eat” Nice salad bar and bakery! Can be very crowded sometimes with plenty of parking. Enjoy! I recommend the fried chicken, catfish and the mini hamburgers if you can get them fresh of the grill. The buns on the mini burgers get hard if they sit long. Some of the pictures below are before the remodel by it’s still basically the same place"