Why do people go to a $10 Chinese buffet and...

[hornadylnl]

which screws the wait staff. they make $2.13 hr, plus have to tip out to support staff based on their sales and not what they made in tips

Some people wouldn't know class if it punched them in the face.

 

[E5RANGER375]

My inlaws order the cheapest steak on the menu and are lucky to leave a 5-10% tip.

well i dont stiff my wait staff. unless they suck bad.

 

[r3126]

I like fresh oysters but it seems like no one has them since the gulf oil spill.

Was in Virginia Beach a short time ago and ate at a buffet. Had a couple of dozen fresh oysters on the half shell prior to a dinner of fried oysters, oysters rockefeller and oysters and pearls. YUM! There are lots of places serving oysters along the coastal plains.

 

[E5RANGER375]

I think some people can't differentiate between complimentary and free. I was brought up that you never take advantage of a good thing.

$25 for a steak meal isnt a "good thing" in my opinion. its a business deal. I wouldnt take advantage or go overboard at a private dinner or get together, but somewhere I am paying and ordering a lot extra, I think they can spare a few extra rolls or biscuits and I have never had them even look at me weird for asking, and most times they ask first. of coarse im not ordering just a $5 salad either. Im a meat and potatoes boy!

now if we are going somewhere a little fancy where Im wearing a sport coat and dress slacks then Im not gonna "pig out" or even ask for a take home bag. but thats a little different.

 

[E5RANGER375]

Was in Virginia Beach a short time ago and ate at a buffet. Had a couple of dozen fresh oysters on the half shell prior to a dinner of fried oysters, oysters rockefeller and oysters and pearls. YUM! There are lots of places serving oysters along the coastal plains.

<< JEALOUS

here I think everyone is afraid of getting sued if someone finds a tar ball in their oyster on the half shell

Id still eat them

 

[VaGriller]

Was in Virginia Beach a short time ago and ate at a buffet. Had a couple of dozen fresh oysters on the half shell prior to a dinner of fried oysters, oysters rockefeller and oysters and pearls. YUM! There are lots of places serving oysters along the coastal plains.

Thats because the oysters in Va Beach come from the Chesapeake Bay. I spent 25yrs in Va beach. Some places were good, but the best seafood was from when I lived in South Florida.

 

[Martin Draco]

<< JEALOUS

here I think everyone is afraid of getting sued if someone finds a tar ball in their oyster on the half shell

Id still eat them

With the price of gas, I would consider it a bonus!

 

[kevman65]

All you can eat buffet, they set the price, they load the buffet, you can eat all you want of any one item or all items. The business set the price, they set the buffet choices. Its no ones business who eats what or how much of it.

If people are filling take home bags from the buffet, different story.

Class has nothing to do with it, its a business contract that the owners set all the rules. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong or classless.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I know how you feel about Carmel, but there is a new place called Zhu-Lan. For dinner it's like $20 all you can eat with a drink. They have crab legs, sushi, fresh oysters, among other delicious items

Come to carmel and make a day of it. Zacky's Dogs for lunch and Zhu-Lan for dinner

Yes, come to Carmel... I'll be waiting bwhahaahahaha, any car without a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, or Audi emblem and youre mine! bwhahahaha

(laces up jack boots)

No, but really, is that place good? I pass it all the time.

 

[iamaclone45]

I truly don’t have any idea what the profit off of these buffets are, but I would tend to guess that a very large percentage of the cost per person is profit.

They buy in bulk, for probably very cheap and on average I would say most people don’t come close to eating the cost they paid for the buffet.

I doubt a few handfuls of people eating a lot of one particular item is going to raise the prices, even in the long run.

If anything, the prices are going up because of the popularity of buffets and our poor eating habits.

 

[Colt556]

When I hit the Chinese Buffet in N Keystone or on 9 in Greenfield I eat $20 worth of sushi before I even start on the Chinese food. The one in Greenfield is really good and they have a chef who will cook up your food Mongolian style. I wish it were closer. The N Keystone buffet, near Walmart, is pretty good and is only $5.99. I just hate to see so many people waste food. To keep prices down you need to eat what you take and don't waste it. Try a small portion before you fill half your plate with something. Damn.... I'm hungry now!

 

[hornadylnl]

$25 for a steak meal isnt a "good thing" in my opinion. its a business deal. I wouldnt take advantage or go overboard at a private dinner or get together, but somewhere I am paying and ordering a lot extra, I think they can spare a few extra rolls or biscuits and I have never had them even look at me weird for asking, and most times they ask first. of coarse im not ordering just a $5 salad either. Im a meat and potatoes boy!

now if we are going somewhere a little fancy where Im wearing a sport coat and dress slacks then Im not gonna "pig out" or even ask for a take home bag. but thats a little different.

My inlaws eat a ton of peanuts, 2-3 rolls each and order the $8.99 6 oz sirloin.

 

[Martin Draco]

All you can eat buffet, they set the price, they load the buffet, you can eat all you want of any one item or all items. The business set the price, they set the buffet choices. Its no ones business who eats what or how much of it.

If people are filling take home bags from the buffet, different story.

Class has nothing to do with it, its a business contract that the owners set all the rules. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it wrong or classless.

When he was talking about class or lack there of, I think he was refering to people that don't tip.

 

[Martin Draco]

Yes, come to Carmel... I'll be waiting bwhahaahahaha, any car without a BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, or Audi emblem and youre mine! bwhahahaha

(laces up jack boots)

No, but really, is that place good? I pass it all the time.

Yeah, it's really good. They just opened last Monday and I went for dinner. I ate myself into a coma because there were so many great choices.
If you've ever been to Journeys in Fishers, it's just like that.

 

[prowland]

I think some of you have the idea that that food on the buffet cost the same as if you were to buy it at the store...

During 2-a-day football practices when i was in HS a few of my friends and I had a contest on who could eat the most pizza. The manager came out because we were getting kinda noisy. Myself and another guy got up to 54 slices each. The manager laughed... he said that the point where they start to no longer make money was 66 slices when you get the combo with a drink. He said that it was starting to get lower because of cheese prices going up.

 

[Audie Murphy]

My inlaws order the cheapest steak on the menu and are lucky to leave a 5-10% tip.

Kind of reminds me of..
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38[/ame]

 

[sporter]

I usually eat 1 plate of sushi, half dozen oysters, then I start with a plate or two of the Chinese food when I go to the buffet!

I do leave a nice tip and I do order a real drink (not water).

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Yeah, it's really good.

If you've ever been to Journeys in Fishers, it's just like that.

Darn it. I thought you said it was GOOD?

 

[Ashkelon]

If you want chinese food you definitely don't go to a buffet. A ten dollar chinese buffet is like going to Sizzler or Ryan's for a steak. (IMO)

 

[Don]

I eat the crab rangoon thingies, screw the legs.