Olde Country Buffet up here turned to employing entirely prisoner day labor because they couldn't keep people employed. They're out of business now, but I remember that being a bit of a scandal.
Their ads run in California, so I am pretty sure we have these dens of slop peppered throughout the state. I can only imagine how horribly disgusting the chocolate fountain dip is. Chocolate being touched by every unwashed hand in the place dipping fuck knows what into it, being rerouted back up to the top.
We have them in Texas, although I've never eaten at one. The commercials always featured slightly funny looking families in their commercials, which I always took to say "Look, we don't judge here."
There's a Golden Corral in Fargo, and for a while it was so bad they actually lost their license, and were just called "The Buffet" for a few months while they tried to get it back, which they eventually did. My folks insist on eating there whenever they're in town (even back when they were just "The Buffet"), tho they're the type of people who consider "all you can eat" to be a challenge.
They're all over the country. I ate at one about 4 years ago. Food was decent, but goddamn there are some FAT ASSES there! I was eating and just staring at the FAT ASSES! I swear they need troughs and feedbags for some of those people.
I wish I knew any chefs in Florida, so I could make sure this kid has a job. Kid's got moxie; he should be cooking in a real restaurant not some chain slop house.
Dennys is just a chain diner serving diner food. Gold Corral is a feeding trough of endless slop and fountains of luke warm chocolate for you and every passing child to stick their fat hands in to.