Golden Corral

Standard Golden Corral, lots of slugs, ok food, and filthy. My daughter wanted to try it though so I gave in. If they’d clean the place up, wash the dishes and silverware better, and spread out the seating or put up little dividers here and there, it’d be a ton better. If you want quick, all you can eat, and mediocre, then you’re in!

This is the 2^nd time I’ve gotten sick from this restaurant. The fish and fried okra were cold. I’m never eating here again

It’s buffet. What can we expect some of the food was good, others were not! Overall it was a slow night compared to Cali locations which meant food was sitting there for a while. Service was good although I would suggest hygiene to be a priority. …(edit)Had to come back in here… Bathrooms are not meeting code! Where are the seat covers.

I have been to Golden Corral many times before but never this location. I will never return to this location either. Everything seemed as it should be as I was visiting with family and eating my salad until it seemed as if my salad was starting to move on its own. I stopped mid chew to take a closer look when a wasp suddenly climbed its way out of the middle of the salad. I immediate told my family members who advised me to go tell someone. Luckily they were smart to tell me to take a picture of my plate first.
I was discreet and didn’t make a scene as I walked up to the cashier. He looked at me, and I simply raised the napkin that I had placed on top of my plate to reveal the wasp to him. He immediately called over the manager. Again, I just showed him the insect without saying anything or alerting any of the guests that were around us. Then he takes the plate and goes into the back without saying anything. So I’m just standing there for about 5 minutes not knowing what’s going on.
He finally walks back out with a fresh plate of lettuce, saying that he checked this batch and it was clean. Then of course I ask the obvious question, «What about my refund?» The he proceeds to question me, «How much have you eaten? How long have you been here? If you’re going to continue to eat, I can’t give you a refund.» Huh? I was kind of dumbfounded and simply tell him I’m done eating. He starts to process my refund (only mine of a party of 10) and then points out that the receipt says I’d been there a half hour already. True, I was waiting for some of my family members to show up. Anyways, just an example of some of the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. And I’m posting the picture of the wasp as well.

Not bad for people on a budget. Lots of variety.

It’s almost been two years since my last review of Golden Corral. I have to admit that since I’m a buffet guy, I periodically continue to visit this place. My recent experiences have given me reason to give them an extra star. The customer service is inconsistent, but at least there are opportunities for some days for it to be decent. This is still a fairly noise place, and you still have to take extra precautions to make sure unsupervised kids don’t run into you.
Unfortunately, the deli salads are still items to avoid because of its can-​like taste. The soups are a hit-​or-​miss. The best thing here to get (in my opinion) is the taco bar (beans, guacamole, fajitas), certain hot foods (mashed potatoes with gravy, steamed broccoli, mushrooms, corn, peas, barbecue baked beans), and the eggs when breakfast food is available.
The other Golden Corral is still the one in town that is decent, clean, and better maintained. At least this Golden Corral has made some improvement in the last two years.

Not one of the better days here the ham tasted processed, the broccoli was cold on a bright note the rolls were good I can always count on those.

I eat here once a week. I take a container to go. It last me two meals. Food is always fresh. The Staff is always friendly.

This place is rough. Food is subpar at best. Ribs were over cooked and slapped with this weird honey sauce. Corn tasted like it was in the freezer for a year. Only good thing about this place was the dessert.

Worst restaurant I’ve been to in a very very long time. The food was disastrously disappointing. Every bathroom stall was filled with people doing diarrhea. If you want to get sick than this is the place to be… I’m surprised they haven’t been shut down yet… YUCK!

Easter Sunday, over crowded at 6:00 PM, staff lacked in recognition of being mobility challenged using a walker and very slow, couldn’t have been seated any further from the door! Tables open close to the door!!! Floor was FILTHY and not been swept or spills wiped up. Had to pick food off of walker wheels and bottoms of shoes once back at our vehicle. Roasted Chicken, Pot Roast and Steaks were great. Hot veggies were quite undercooked, Okra over cooked, rolls great, out of ham, shrimp over fried. Has been years since in a Golden Corral, will more than likely be years before we go back.

While the food here is not the best quality, it is pretty tasty and for the price and selection it’s a pretty good deal. I wouldn’t go here for any kind of special occasion but I would go expecting a consistent quality and selection that you can rely on.

I usually try to give some spots a couple tries before I write a less than stellar review just in case they were having a bad day, but it seems like this place gets worse each time I go. I will say that the steaks looked delicious and my dad’s was exactly as he ordered it — medium rare. However, avoiding red meat for the evening, my selection was limited to fried chicken, more fried chicken, and greasy (but moist and yummy, albeit salty) rotisserie chicken. It seemed like 75% of the selection available was fried or drowned in grease. The fried okra was over cooked and chewy. The «fresh grilled corn on the cob» was clearly boiled in water. The fresh vegetable selection was lacking and healthy meat options were non existent. What looked like a hockey puck seemed to be some burnt beef of some kind? All in all, I certainly don’t feel as if I got $ 12 worth of food (and I prefer quality over quantity). I left feeling like the kitchen staff just gave up and threw everything in the deep fryer or pot of boiling water or microwave, but I’m not in the back to know what they did. Unfortunately, I think I’m done giving this place its chances.

Golden Corral is like the king of buffets. That is to say, when you want to eat a whole lot of nothing in particular, this is a solid choice for where to go.
The food: Golden Corral has a wide selection of American comfort foods and classics, including mac and cheese, meatloaf, fried mushrooms, mashed potatoes, and a whole load of things that start with letters other than ‘m’, too. None of it is great — let’s be honest, no buffet ever is. But it’s also not bad. The less-​popular items seem to sit in picked-​over, nearly-​empty dishes for long periods of time. For example, today I noticed the same 3 pieces of yellowish broccoli in a dish for the duration of my visit, and never managed to get any proper broccoli. Which isn’t a huge loss.
The dessert: If you somehow save room for dessert after unlimited trips to the buffet, they have a wide assortment of pies, cakes, gelatins, ice creams, and a whole host of things you can dip in chocolate or caramel fountains. And if I’m being perfectly honest, you could probably invent some incredible new foods by putting the non-​dessert items through the fountains, too.
The ambiance: As the name implies, you do feel herded about like cattle in a corral. It’s a very busy restaurant at all times, and it can be hard to move without risking collision. There’s no indication of which way to travel around the buffet, so near-​collisions are frequent.
The verdict: Generally I think buffets are to be avoided. But if this is what you’re into, Golden Corral is among the best in town. Maybe you like to eat a lot of food at a flat rate. Maybe you couldn’t get your group to decide on what to eat. Or maybe, like me, you have a week each month where your tastebuds are screwed up by chemotherapy and you’re taking a steroid that makes you crave food in unimaginable volume. Whatever your reason, Golden Corral.

First of all let me start off by saying this is no Caesars Palace or Bellagio. But when it comes to good buffets here in Tucson, this one is definitely worth a trip by! The steaks? Oh my gosh they are actually really good and the guy who was behind the glass cooking them was hilarious, I believe his names Mike, he really seemed to be enjoying his job and just created a great atmosphere. I will definitely be back here again when I’m craving a little bit of everything :-)

Mom wanted to eat here. She likes it here. A lot. So I took her here.
She really enjoyed it. A lot. Three or four trips for different foods each time. I’m really happy she enjoyed it so much. The food I had was ok.
I’ll even admit that the dishes, silverware, floor, tables, etc were clean. Our ‘waitress’ kept our drinks full and removed our dirty dishes quickly. She was really friendly too.
It’s still not my choice for eating out unless my mom wants to eat there.

My lord this is something else. The reason why they don’t just hand out rolaids at the register is beyond me.
The supposed highlight of this establishment – the three prized fondues of doom– are an absolute mess. If a waterfall and a porta potty had an infant, hello welcome to Golden Corral desert section.
Service is certainly important at any meal. I believe Socrates said that. In this case, the only thing slower and more confused I’ve ever came across is a tortoise with amnesia.
So why 2 stars? Am I drunk? Did I spend the afternoon with miss Mary Jane? No. The banana pudding was decadent enough to justify the one star bonus. The hidden flaky crust beneath a gorgeous layer of whipped banana goodness was downright fantastic. Plus there were appropriately placed banana slices… not for the light hearted!
Ultimately be extremely careful around this bronze corral.
Side effects may include:
Severe indigestion
Chills
Fever
Bloating
Gas (mass quantities)
Anger
Depression
And lastly, self-​loathing.
BEESH

One of my clients love to eat here so I met him here for lunch. The food was mostly cold and tasted like it came out of a can but salads are a little better and some items are ok I guess you have the freedom to choose and try till you’ll find something you like.
What bothered me most was the floor that was a bit sticky.
Overall not my go to spot but if you are on a budget it might work out on those days you don’t feel like cooking.

For a local, reasonable priced buffet in Tucson, Golden Corral does a great job of satisfying a wide variety of hungers.
My husband and I went to lunch there today (Needed a break from our previous 4 days of low carbing — it’s so hard!!) and it was delicious! The service was good, too, as everyone was very polite in wishing us a good day and making sure we had what we needed.
As usual, there was a nice selection of food out, ranging from house made pizza (decent) to mashed potatoes (yummy) to fresh fruit (always tasty) to an assortment of Mexican fare (nice American-​style Mexican food, if that makes sense). Everything that I sampled was delicious, though I’d have to say my all time favorite offerings are the yeast rolls, the mashed potatoes and brown gravy, the warm chocolate lava cake, the banana cream pudding, and… I can’t recall what else I’ve had more than once at this establishment.
I’m really a dessert fiend deep in my heart and find that their chocolate waterfall with strawberries, macaroons, and rice crispy treats to dip into it, along with their soft serve and toppings and chocolate cake and brownies and carrot cake and traditional ice cream and pies do not disappoint! I have a grand old time on every occasion where I stand face to face with that sugar laden amusement park of my dreams.
I’m sure that I easily consumed 1,000+ calories and far too much sodium for one girl during our 30 minute lunch, but I must say (in a deep voice)… WORTH IT!
We also got a souvenir on our way out — fresh spun cotton candy on a stick! If you ever go to a fair or amusement park and need a quick snack, cotton candy is always a wise choice based on the fact that it has been scientifically proven to have far less calories and fat, despite being pure sugar, than any other fair type offering available. Unless you get a pickle. But who gets a pickle? Weirdos. That’s who.

With the exception of the jumbo shrimp, rotisserie chicken and red mashed potatoes, most of the food being served on their hot food bars were luke warm at best, definitely within the unsafe, dangerous/​hazardous temp range, an invitation for food poisoning.
#1 — Golden Corral cooks couldn’t prep nor cook food properly to save their lives.
#2 — Most of the food looked old and greasy
#3 — Salad ingredients appeared old and wilted, and were slimy (esp the cucumbers)
#4 — Lemon cake containing anise tasted awful, a truly horrible combination of flavors
#5 — While the ice cream was good (likely because it is not made in house!), many of the deserts were stale especially the macaroons, rice krispy bars, and cakes (except the carrot cake).
#6 — The display pictures showed:
6oz sirloin steaks, but in actuality were 2−3oz and looked like scraps
½″ slices of prime rib, but were cut paper thin — ¼″
The steak tagsticks that stated m. rare were well done; those that were marked rare were medium.
#7 — The russet mashed potatoes had chunks of undercooked potato within.
Eat herein at your own peril…