Lunch or an Early Dinner is Your Best Bet This is the best way to get that bang for the all-you-can-eat-buck when dining at Golden Corral, not counting benefits for senior citizens or children (though they do have those, and kids under three years old eat free).

Golden Corral® offers a legendary, endless buffet at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. From our home-style menu favorites to signature sirloin steaks to seasonal promotion specials, there are always new menu items to explore.

Monday-Saturday after 4pm + Sunday after 11am At Golden Corral, our signature sirloin steaks are cooked-to-order every night of the week. Enjoy a perfectly grilled steak, just how you like it, along with all the salads, sides and buffet favorites you love.

January 3, 1973Golden Corral / Founded

Timing is key. At any buffet there's a life cycle to the meal. The best time to go is almost always right at the beginning of that cycle, because the food will be at its freshest. If the place opens at 11:30am for lunch or 5:00pm for dinner, that's your first choice of when to go.

Investors Management CorporationGolden Corral / Parent organization Golden Corral, by contrast, is a privately held company, owned by Investors Management Corp. Its chairman is James Maynard, who opened the first Golden Corral in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1973.

I asked the cook what didn't have MSG in it, and he told me that everything had msg except the salad. Many people get headaches from msg...

Branson's Golden Corral Buffet is the largest in the world, with a seating capacity of over 650. Our restaurant serves Monday-Friday 10am (close will vary in Branson based on season) and we're open 363 days per year (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).

USDA sirloin Golden Corral's steak cut of choice for its buffet is USDA sirloin, cooked any way you like it. You can order steak at Golden Corral any day of the week after four p.m. and on Sundays after 11 a.m. (for the brunch crowd).

Our endless buffet menu offers unmatched variety of quality, made-from-scratch food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. With over 150 items to choose from including USDA grilled to order steaks and traditional favorites like pot roast and fried chicken, everyone is sure to find their favorite at Golden Corral.

Branson Branson's Golden Corral Buffet is the largest in the world, with a seating capacity of over 650. Our restaurant serves Monday-Friday 10am (close will vary in Branson based on season) and we're open 363 days per year (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).

Buffet Restaurants Plates. Think about it: You've got to grab a new plate for every visit back to the buffet, so you're making a lot of work for that person. Tip them! A good rule of thumb here is to tip at least 10%.

10 percent The Emily Post Institute, at emilypost.com, has a helpful tipping guide that suggests leaving 10 percent of the total bill for buffet-style restaurants. That seems to be a good starting point, but there is no harm in tipping more.

Facts & Figures

Like most restaurants, buffets operate on extremely thin margins: For every $20 in revenue, $19 might go toward overhead, leaving $1 (5%) in net profit. Buffets often break even on food and eke out a profit by minimizing the cost of labor.

MSG is common in processed foods because it is relatively cheap and because it is a flavor enhancer. You will need less expensive ingredients to still get a taste the consumer enjoys.