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| - Goldent Nugget has a name that mashed together the names of two of the raunchiest pornographic magazines in mass publication, so I really expected very little from them.
It was a surprising visit, though, with fresh food and a super low cost.
It is sad to see the other review judging this place against the other "super buffets" nearby. It's truly an apples to orange popsicles comparison.
If you want to go to the giant place with crab legs and junk for $12.99, go ahead.
If you want the kind of buffet you got in 1981, this is the place to get it, for a 1981 style price, too.
Does this menu sound familiar?
fried chicken, sweet&sour pork, egg foo young, pork fried rice, egg rolls, beef&broccoli, sweet&sour chicken, jello, pineapple, hot tea, get the idea?
The thing is, that even early sunday afternoon, this little old school hold-out was hopping with business when the other two giant buffets nearby were full of screaming kids and gluttons piling crab legs six inches high on their plates as if they don't know they're allowed to go back for more.
Golden Nugget staying so busy means a lot. There are many regular customers coming back. The food rotates quickly and stays fresh.
Sure, the prompt, no-frills service from the host/cashier/server/owner/? guy borders on downright surly. However you do not bother setting foot in a place that looks like this if you need 5 star service.
The food was REALLY GOOD. There was a more authentic seeming dish made with chicken and spinach in a garlic sauce that was more super than anything in the super buffets multiple steam tables of repetitive dishes.
I just wish I would have gotten the number of the doctor that advertises making house calls, posted on the wall here at Golden Nugget. Not really a good sign to see this sign....but hey, I have a few bucks I saved since I didn't go to the super buffet.
The people getting take out buffet reallly got their moeny's worth, too, since the lady dishing out the food REALLY piles in as much as she can fit.
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