There aren't a lot of buffets that I will go to anymore, but for some reason I keep coming back to Golden Corral.
They have steak grilled to order, which is awesome. And they usually have a few varieties of shrimp, most of which is de-veined and very very good. Also their yeast rolls are outstanding.
I wish there were more locations (particularly closer to me) because this place is always packed--which makes perils of its own from a cleanliness viewpoint. Invariably I will see some person doing some thing that will make me avoid a particular food item for the rest of that night. (No. Seriously. If you are the kind of person who will stick something into a chocolate fountain, take a bite from it, and then put it BACK into the chocolate fountain again--kill yourself.) There are signs everywhere that say clearly that nobody under 10 is to be unaccompanied by an adult but there are children running around everywhere anyway (perhaps if the notices were bilingual. Or maybe the staff could try a little gentle reinforcement. Just a thought.)
The staff does their best to keep things clean though, I very rarely see them slacking off. The restrooms aren't ever in terrible condition, there is hand sanitizer provided in multiple locations... Really I can't find any reason to say this is a place you should never go. The food is consistently good, and the dessert selection is very nice. If you can deal with the inevitable 10-20% of the current patronage at any given time being devoid of tact and class then hey go for it. It's closer than a Vegas buffet..