I decided to use a couple mail coupons last night that offered a substantial discount. It had been awhile since I was here last, but I distinctly remembered how fresh the salads were.
After paying for myself and my date, I added a tip on to the total. The cashier asked me if I wanted it in ones or a single five. I had forgotten that they ask you to leave tips in cash on the table. Even though this is a buffet, there are bussers who take away dirty plates and can help if you need something extra.
That may not sound important, but the average age of the crowd had to be in the low 80's. I could count on one hand how many young people were there eating.
That means for some, a return trip to the salad line or even a drink refill could be difficult. And that's where the busser/servers come in handy. Ours was a happy little lady who took our trays and asked if we needed anything else. We didn't, but thanked her just the same.
The place is just about spotless and has big windows that wrap around the whole room giving it a light airy feeling... almost like you are eating outside. 🌞
Back to the food...
I'm generally not big on buffets because it is so easy to over-feed, which leads to misery for me.
Trying to keep my salad reasonable is difficult. While attempting to save room for a soft serve sundae as desert, I kept seeing things I liked and so my plate grew taller with every few steps.
Caesar salad topped with Bow-tie pasta, potato salad, garbanzos, black olives, shredded carrots and shredded cheese made up about 50 of my plate... the rest was a spoonful of this and a tong full of that... all delicious.
The kid in me just HAD to have some "goldfish" as croutons. 😊
I chose the Albondigas soup, which has those tiny meatballs I really like, then added one of the little gingerbread muffins to my plate as well, although by then there was almost no room.
I saw the tacos too late...
The baked potatoes were just the right size, not too big and not puny,either.
I can't rave about the pizza, but I had a piece with no pepperoni which most likely would have made a big difference.
The Fuze raspberry tea they had on tap tasted like heaven to me. It's probably loaded with sugar, but I drank 3 glasses anyway...
About 80% of my plate was gone before I had to stop. The sundae beckoned ...
I noticed some folks used the soup bowls to make their sundaes, but I kept mine small and just used one of the smaller bowls at the dispenser. It was quite big enough for my needs...
There is just something about chopped peanuts, chocolate syrup and vanilla ice cream takes me back to my younger days. Looking around, it seemed as though most of the other patrons felt the same way. The perfect end to a nice meal.
Before we left, I put the fiver under the salt shaker on our table.
I'll definitely be back, and it won't take a coupon to get me to go there.