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Buffets are beloved for offering an assortment of cuisines, appetizers, entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts all under one roof.
But if you want to head into one of these places and really do some damage at the buffet line, loading your plate with everything you could possibly gobble down, there are some seriously huge buffets — like Shady Maple Smorgasbord, which is the nation’s biggest — worth a visit.
Location: East Earl, Pennsylvania
Dubbed “Largest Smorgasbord in the USA," Shady Maple doesn’t merely span 200 feet of buffet space just to offer mediocre food — the buffet has an impressive 4.6-star rating on Google Reviews with people raving about their (obviously) huge selection of dishes.
With more than 200 dishes daily, visitors can get their hands (and mouths) on everything from Pennsylvania Dutch favorites to American classics, along with a variety of international cuisines. As if its existing spread wasn’t enough, the buffet offers a steak night, seafood night, and prime rib night with corresponding menu additions.
Location: Las Vegas
"Sin City" might be Las Vegas’ most well-known nickname, but “The Buffet Capital of the World” is right up there. The city is loaded with buffets, and Bacchanal at the iconic Caesars Palace is just the first you’ll find on this round-up.
Las Vegas’ biggest buffet is one of the most extravagant in the world with over 250 dishes available daily, including everything from fresh seafood and sushi to prime rib and global cuisine. Bacchanal also has a whopping 10 open kitchens and nine chef-attended action stations where chefs prepare dishes in front of guests.
Location: Las Vegas
The Buffet at Wynn in Las Vegas is nothing like the buffets you’re used to. Among the restaurant’s 16 live-action cooking stations, there is an eggs Benedict station and a Latin street food station.
The buffet still stays true to tradition though, offering items like hand-carved meats and shrimp cocktail among its 90-plus dishes.
Location: Charlestown, Rhode Island
With a lakeside locale, The Nordic buffet is renowned for its seafood and upscale environment (there’s even a required dress code — beyond “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service”). The all-you-can-eat buffet — which is one of the largest in the region — features an impressive selection of fresh seafood and quintessential New England cuisine, but isn’t exclusively seafood, offering things like chicken wings, steak, and ribs.
Of course, with such an elaborate menu comes a wallet-crushing price tag of $135 per adult. Better come hungry with your crab-leg-cracking fingers ready!
Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Arby’s might claim to “have the meats,” but North Country Steak Buffet begs to differ. With nearly 70 dishes to choose from, this buffet’s emphasis is on meat — from steaks to burgers.
There’s also an all-you-can-eat salad bar, taco bar, and dessert bar (collectively one of the biggest cold buffets) for good measure.
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
With live-action cooking and meat-carving stations, dim sum, a dessert bar, a made-to-order crepe station, and brick oven pizzas, the AC Hard Rock’s Fresh Harvest Buffet is leveled-up buffet dining.
Fresh Harvest features a regular buffet menu and a seafood buffet, offering more than 100 rotating menu items, including several specialty options like grilled swordfish with mango salsa and paneer tikka masala.
Location: Biloxi, Mississippi
Known for its extensive selection and premium carving stations, this buffet features a generous variety of dishes, from seafood and prime rib to Cajun cuisine and Southern specialties.
Guests can enjoy a feast at live cooking stations, where chefs prepare fresh, made-to-order meals. The Buffet at Beau Rivage is also known for its elegant ambiance and high-quality offerings, making it a good place to visit for a luxurious meal.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
This all-you-can-eat buffet offers everything from pizza and burgers to prime rib and international cuisine. It’s the just-right balance of comfort food and luxury dishes, and its live cooking stations offer an interactive dining experience that guests love.
Alongside its expansive offerings, the buffet features exclusive specials Friday-Sunday including an all-you-can-eat crab legs buffet, prime rib and shrimp buffet, and champagne brunch buffet.
Location: Orlando, Florida
If there’s one thing Disney World knows how to do, it’s lean into a theme wholeheartedly. Located in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Boma Flavors of Africa is designed to look like an African marketplace with a menu to match.
The menu is exploding with African flavors from more than 50 different countries, alongside some traditional American favorites. As expected from Disney, there are also robust live-action cooking stations, including an opportunity to watch chefs Oak-roast meat.
Location: St. Louis, Mississippi
This appropriately-named buffet features a feast of Southern favorites, including crispy fried chicken and savory jambalaya, alongside a rotating selection of international dishes.
The buffet’s highlight is its Champagne Brunch with all-you-can-eat Dungeness and snow crab legs and live-action stations, where chefs prepare everything from fresh sushi to made-to-order omelets.
Location: Thackerville, Oklahoma
Gran Via Buffet at WinStar World Casino serves up a world of flavors, from sizzling BBQ and tender roasts to global cuisines like Italian, Mexican, and Asian. The buffet’s impressive layout includes live cooking stations where chefs create dishes to order and 500 seats to accommodate plenty of guests.
Location: Bronx, New York
With more than 250 dishes available on the bar, Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet allows guests to pick the ingredients they want prepared, and the chefs cook it on the hibachi grill. As “The Largest & Most Elegant Chinese, Japanese & American Cuisine,” the buffet offers everything from ribeye steak and salmon to sushi and dessert — all for less than $20 per person!
Location: Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
The buffet at this casino resort slings out house-made soups and made-to-order pastas for a worthwhile buffet dining experience. Diners will enjoy a variety of different cuisines, from Asian dishes to American comfort food. The selection varies daily too, so guests never get bored!
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