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Exploring Golden Corral Buffet & Grill in Arlington Heights, IL: A Look at Customer Experiences
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Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

1882 reviews

Hours

Monday, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday, 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday, 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

About Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, located at 445 E Palatine Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA, is presented under the Chinese Restaurant platform category, though it operates as a buffet and grill offering a wide variety of American cuisine.

Customer reviews indicate that Golden Corral is a popular spot with many regulars. The soup selection is particularly well-liked. The drink service is noted for being attentive, with staff receiving cash tips directly from patrons. Some reviewers have long-standing memories of this location, recalling its previous name, Country Buffet.

The buffet features a "very good degree" of meat options, although some meats, like the boneless chicken wings, are described as "very well done" and "really hard." The salad bar is considered extensive and decent, while the sweets table is a significant highlight and a favorite among customers, offering a very extensive selection of desserts.

One of the features mentioned is the availability of "great steaks," although customers may experience a wait for them. The quality of the meat is described as not ultimately the highest, but the "all you can eat" aspect is seen as a major draw. The steaks are noted for being nicely marinated and grilled/charred.

However, one customer reported a negative experience related to the atmosphere, having to change seats twice due to strong perfumes and cologne worn by other patrons, as well as unpleasant scent beads. This reviewer explicitly requested that people refrain from wearing strong fragrances in eating establishments.

A notable limitation mentioned is that alcohol is not served, which one reviewer humorously suggested might limit banter among employees, and BYOB is not permitted, contributing to a lower rating for the atmosphere. No specific promotional information was available in the provided reviews. Potential customers can expect a wide variety of food options, particularly a large dessert selection and the availability of steaks, but may encounter variability in meat tenderness and potential issues with strong fragrances from other diners.

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill Location

445 E Palatine Rd, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, USA

Customer Reviews

4.0
1882 reviews
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Erik Wiercinski
Oct 11, 2024

Love the soups here. Saw that there are a lot of regulars here. One of those regulars, even tipped the drinks waitress with cash whilst walking away from the tables. She was really attentive throughout my experience. It's been about 15 years since I was here, but back then it was called Country Buffet and we came here frequently during my High School days of 1996-1999. The meat types available is to a very good degree, but most of them a very well done so really hard. Namely, the boneless chicken wings are really tough to take down. Salad bar is extensive and decent. Sweets table is very, very extensive and quite the favourite here. Sadly, alcohol is not served therefore limiting the amount of banter between employees :) BYOB is not observed either, hence my low Atmosphere rating.

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Geek Mega
Jan 06, 2025

Great steaks... tho you have to kinda wait awhile for them. Quality of the meat not ultimately great, but hey, all you can eat 😉 is great!!! 🕺 nicely marinated and grilled/charred = delicioso! We had to move seats twice due to heavy perfume and cologne and nasty (painful and itchy) scent beads in the wash types of people. To those who lay on the perfume and cologne: please don't wear these at eating places -- your cologne/perfume is really gross to those trying to enjoy their food! 🤮

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Ghebry Figueroa
Oct 19, 2024

Food was good and so was service but it was in the middle of the week so there wasn't many people.

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JP the traveling and restaurant critic
Nov 28, 2024

One of the dirtiest restaurants I've ever seen. I had to wipe down our table and chairs with a rag that was laying on the table next to us before we could sit down. Cashier was not very friendly. She asked what kind of drinks we wanted, implying the drinks came with the meal. But no..2.99ea. That comes to roughly $20/person(senior) for food that tastes like crap and is cold by the time you reach your table. One manager spent his time stirring food. The other one spent the whole time we were there wiping the counter while tables weren't being bussed, trash was everywhere, and six of the seven utensil dispensers were empty. I informed the manager about the lack of silverware, but, with an attitude, told me to walk all the way over to the salad bar to get a spoon for my ice cream. Food was not labeled. No smiles. No "thanks for coming in". What a rip-off! Update: I thought we'd try it again on Thanksgiving. The food was a little better but there were a few empty entrees. The clean plates had food on them. The utensil containers were empty, again.(see pics)

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Jack Cartlidge
Dec 17, 2023

My mom invited me to go to Golden Corral. Greeted nicely, she got her senior discount. We had plenty of tables to choose from without any issue. My mom paid so she went with the water option. I went to go get my food first while my mom got situated and by the time I got back to the table our waters were waiting for us. They have a nice selection. I went there for lunch I'll have to try out their dinner buffet. Anyways I went there for a mission and it was to get fat. Mission accomplished

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