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| - Many people, especially foodies, scoff at chain restaurants like HomeTown Buffet. However, every now and then, my family likes to enjoy simple, comfort food that's easy on the wallet. So off we went to HomeTown Buffet for Mother's Day special lunch last year. And were not disappointed.
They pulled out all the stops for the Mother's Day special. The salad bar was fairly extensive with lots of greens and thoughtful salad topping options like roasted sunflower seeds and cranberries. For mains, in addition to HomeTown's reliably solid fried chicken, both butterfly shrimp and popcorn shrimp were also fresh and flavorful. Roast beef was quite pleasant as well and not at all dry. The only quibble about the entire meal: the "steak" was basically a hamburger patty but that's to be expected from a meal costing about $13 per person--and, it must be noted, even that was well-seasoned.
Mini skillet of warm brownie with hot fudge sauce made for some delightful dessert. And as alway, HomeTown's simplified, no-nonsense take on carrot cake while not as rich and luxurious as what you would get elsewhere was perfectly acceptable and remarkably delicious nonetheless.
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