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New Jersey
1 review
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Aurora IL Golden Corral
February 15, 2025

Stopped there last week for lunch. The worst food I ever had at a Golden Corral. Selection were not great to start with but what there was terrible. An example was the refried beans. So watery it was more of a tuning soup. About only thing editable was the Salad. Will definitely not retu.

Date of experience: February 7, 2025
Ohio
1 review
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The filthiest, most disgusting dining room area I ever ate in. Embarrassed for my wife. Older gentleman working behind the dessert line was eating from the displays. Can only imagine what the kitchen look like. Waitress had buss bucket and grabbed our sodas without washing her hands. Wasted our money. NEVER AGAIN. I should have taken pics. This particular location is terrible. The reason we went was because we had a good experience in Elyria. First impression is everything. I should not have overlooked the filth walking in the front entrance. Not even a 1 star but I guess I had to choose something. YUCK

Date of experience: March 6, 2024
Texas
1 review
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The server yesterday had no gloves was handling the trash can then touching food that had fallen out of the food bin on the service counter onto the surrounding counter putting the food back in the food bin all without gloves. I asked two managers to remove this food from service, neither manager thought removing the contaminated food was needed. He just let people take food that his ungloved servicer had touched. I stood there for a few moments and told those wanting the food what I had seen first hand. They immediately took those plates to the trash.

Date of experience: October 5, 2023
Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Dirty and disgusting
September 12, 2023

Visiting friends and we went to the Golden Corral in Taylor, MI and the place was so dirty and nasty. First you couldn't hardly find a clean cup, or plate let alone silverware then looking for a table was an issue because they were all dirty with dishes on them, the floor had trash and food on it, the food wasn't that great and when leaving it didn't look like they cleaned their exit area in a month. When visiting will never return to this place again.

Date of experience: September 12, 2023
Florida
1 review
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No A1?
February 10, 2024

Golden Corral has stopped serving A1? This is unacceptable. We have eaten there a lot and the food is usually good. But, without A1? We probably wont go back. You cant serve steak without A1. The in house steak sauce is ok, but it is not A1.

Date of experience: February 10, 2024
Florida
1 review
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Complain
September 23, 2023

I wouldn't recommend the Golden Corral on Providence, Brandon. This place smells terrible. There is almost no room between tables to walk through without rubbing someones back. The floors are disgusting. This place is disgusting to go eat. However, the waitress abd cook servers were very pleasant and charismatic.

Date of experience: September 23, 2023
New Mexico
1 review
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Worst place to eat
September 8, 2023

The golden corral on San Mateo in Albuquerque nm is the world's worst restaurant ever. Me an a friend went there today and couldn't or rather wouldn't eat anything. The gravy was way over salted, we went for onions and liver, it was salty and hard as a rock. The employees were scraping the food that had been sitting out and putting in the new containers. I called all of this to the restaurant manager and he said he would check it out and never came back. Very unprofessional. And all food was gross. Please don't eat at San Mateo Golden corral. We only tasted and we both are sick. I want to call the food and safety board, that how bad of an experience we had. I had been looking forward to having a salad and the ranch dressing taste like fish. GROSS GROSS GROSS

Date of experience: September 8, 2023
Iowa
1 review
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Rude, bad food
July 27, 2023

Cashier was super rude, staff just rude, half the food was bad. I am old, disabled, having a bad day, my birthday, yet they needed to insult me in front of me. Why? Maybe my unbearable pain and weakness is tough enough, if you can work, fine, shut up! Last time i was there, all perfect, everything, best meal ever. This time, F... will not go back. Just like they want, less customer, fire one of them them insulters. Please, if you can work, do not go ape crazy insulting customer who cannot help themselves. Wish i had photos,names, next time... OK, thew away my reciept, my bad, next time...

Date of experience: July 27, 2023
Indiana
1 review
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What the actual heck. Terre Haute, IN
December 4, 2022

$17 per person. Mediocre food at best. Most of the food look like it had sat all day without being changed. Crusted over. There was a foul smell coming from the tuna or crab salad. I promise we will never be going back. $17 dollars. No one was making steak. The guy who came on shift I heard him say no steak what the heck. He started steaks, welcomed everyone. Our girl was fantastic, she kept our drinks filled and our table cleared. The dessert table was sad. The banana pudding which is yummy had about one scoop in it and two hours later, had the same scoop. Ole dried out food. The soups gross. No way we were eating those. Old and crusted over. For $17 bucks do better!

Date of experience: December 4, 2022
Colorado
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Charging kiddos as adults due to their genes, refused us service after I attempted to provide proof of ages and disabilities. With not a leg to stand on asked us to leave premises while my children cried and were hurt. Male manager pretended not be one and an older petty lady cashier ignorant to American rights for children especially with disabilities. Only a sour witch would put down children to make Golden Corral a buck on the expense of innocent kids shame on her...VEJA AMARGARDA! I had to rate at least 1 to move forward and submit which is a false statement they put upon us

Date of experience: August 18, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Poor customer service
August 14, 2021

Asked about fresh banana pudding and the first server was polite and went to find out. Came back and said they will be out with it soon. I waited patiently and a few more people joined me. After about 5 minutes one of the other guests asked the server putting stuff out of there was any more banana pudding and she snapped on the guest. Then proceeded to put out all the deserts other than what we were all waiting for and made sure she put out the banana pudding very last as we all stood there and watched for over 10 minutes! I spoke with the manager in charge and he didn't seemed to worried about it! I was so disappointed as I'm in the service industry and that was completely unacceptable! This was the Maple Grove, MN Store hard to read but I believe the store number is 2677 I will never go back again!

Date of experience: August 14, 2021
Washington
1 review
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Flies
June 24, 2023

Golden Corral in Dallas Tx off of 30 and Cocker Hill….06//22/2023 Flies all over salad, salad dressing fruits had to complain to manager and get my money back disgusting unsanitary needs a visit from health department

Date of experience: June 24, 2023
Ohio
1 review
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On the way in there were customers leaving that told us the service was terrible so they got refund and left. We went in and were not greeted the young lady kept her back to us. She stated she had a long day. Which is not our problem. We sat at a table we were told to move to the crowded area. I stated that I did not want to move over there. A lady told us it was fine. Then another lady said to move and an extremely rude manager wanted to argue with me about it. So we ask for a refund so we could leave. Manager us rude and argumentative. We will never go again. Absolutely terrible experience. We didn't even take our coats off yet. The entrance had fries everywhere on the floor. We will never return!

Date of experience: April 5, 2023
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Aggravating
February 11, 2022

First of all I was insulted three times by same cashier by asking me if I needed the senior discount, I am 51 but not in my late 50's or 60.
I think it would be nice if they put up a sign saying if you're eligible ask.
This girl made me depressed. You never know what someone is going through.
Then I see a woman with an exposed breast to feed a near one year old. No blanket, I don't appreciate no one saying anything to her. She should have had a blanket or something to cover up it being a public restaurant.
I'm not against breast feeding, but I am against seeing nudity while I'm eating, other men and children were exposed to that as well.
I'm about done with them.
Rudeness all around, food isn't even what it used to be. No stars if I could be allowed.

Date of experience: February 11, 2022
Ohio
10 reviews
52 helpful votes
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Blahza
February 27, 2019

Visited this restaurant (Parma, Ohio) on my Birthday. What a bust this was. The buffet food reminded me of, not what it looks like! So much deep fried foods, stale salad bar, over boiled vegetables that dried up in the pans. Taste? Well look somewhere else for that, your not going to get it here. This Birthday visit was actually 2 visits, my first and my last. Golden Corral should be ashamed of this place!

Date of experience: February 27, 2019
California
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Horrible place to eat
January 9, 2022

1. The salad bar was empty and when we asked for the items we received eye rolls and attitude. They had no tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, croutons, thousand island or ranch.
2. The food on the hot bar was ice cold! Not even room temperature. The backed fish was swimming in an inch or oil (yuck)
3. We couldn't get our plates cleared from the table or drink refills.
4. When we brought it to the manager's attention he walked off. Not once did they offer a discount or a refund.
I could go on but what's the point.

Date of experience: January 9, 2022
Missouri
1 review
4 helpful votes
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NEVER AGAIN
September 8, 2021

Fort Worth Texas! Took my family while on vacation and not only was the service awful the employees were disrespectful and food was awful! My son a veteran was told they no longer honor veterans with any type of discount or anything. Just disgusting especially in the times and shape this country is in today! Would give 0 stars if it would allow me.

Date of experience: September 8, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Good is nasty
June 1, 2022

The prices are to expensive to have nasty food. The restaurant is dirty and smell like spoil milk. The tables and seats are never cleaned. It's said they should shut down the one on Charlotte, nc North tryon st. The employees don't have no customer service experience. They always wanting to fight. Then security guard just stands there and turnaround in circles. Sad.

Date of experience: June 1, 2022
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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If you order from this restaurant for delivery service from Grubhub you will not get a what you ordered. They leave out entire meals and when you phone them, they say "there's nothing we can do about it". Their customer service sucks!

Date of experience: April 29, 2021
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Armed Robbery
August 20, 2022

I don't quite understand how you could employ an armed robber and allow her to count your safe as well as $. Crystal and her pregnant daughter both robbed a store and now they are working at Merrill Riad? Really. What kind of establishment are you guys running over there? The food is cold most of the time and management seems to be nonexistent. I was there when the child molester got arrested in front of your customers. This location should have never been reopened.

Signed a Disgruntled Customer

Date of experience: August 20, 2022

Overview

Golden Corral has a rating of 1.9 stars from 154 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Golden Corral most frequently mention customer service, salad bar and long time. Golden Corral ranks 13th among Restaurants sites.

service
65
value
64
shipping
14
returns
14
quality
49
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