Coyote Canyon

Just a hair above Western Sizzlin, but pump your brakes before you start prematurely engraving the trophy. Just say no to buffets people, your plumber will thank you

Probably the best buffet in Salina. Food is generally pretty good when I go here. Of course since it is a buffet, they need to clean more often. Overall though I really like this place for a buffet. Give this place a shot if you’re looking for a decent buffet.

Went in for a Sunday breakfast and thought the selection and quality of the food was actually decent. I had no complaints, other than it seemed to take the wait staff quite a long time to clear tables. I’d definitely go back the next time we visit Salina.

Cousin Eddie would love this place. I ate here one night for a funeral dinner. Appropriate choice. Okay, in all seriousness: it’s about what you’d expect from 1) a place named after a scavenger animal, 2) an all you can eat buffet in middle America.
The corporate website states that «Coyote Canyon is a casual low price concept with an exciting twist. It is an all-​you-​can-​eat steak buffet with juicy steaks, tender chicken and steakburgers, all prepared right before your eyes on the display grill.»
A few points of clarification:
1) The restaurant – from the greasy carpets to the neon-​appointed accents above the «Mesquite Buffet” – does violence to the casual dining concept.
2) Indeed, $ 12 is a low price given commensurate value. The lines and lines of steam tables did not offer said value for my dollar. The value had long since been fried, grilled, and steamed from the food contained therein.
3) I tried a «steak»; it lacked the tenderness and thickness of the soles on my Tony Lama dress boots. It was more like my Vibram Justin boot soles.
4) I attest that I did not see or taste anything resembling «tender» chicken and steakburgers.
5) I considered it a blessing that relatively little of my food was «prepared right before [my] eyes on the display grill.» Was this indeed the «exciting twist» that the corporate website promised? My heart wanted to say yes, but my gastrointestinal tract said no…
On my second trip to the buffet line (an unfortunate choice on my part), I thought to myself, «Why dirty another plate when I could just pick up the entire steam tray?» My dignity, and my wife’s cold stare that said, «Avoid mischief.» kept me from saying what the hell and doing the deed. Yeah, it’s that kind of place…

Not impressed. Selection too limited for a $ 12 price tag. Meats all had the same flavor-​chicken, pork, beef. Otherwise standard buffet fare similar to Ryan’s or Homestyle. Server did not do refills but did occasionally collect empty dishes.