Took my beloved grandmother here for dinner this past winter. Grandma/grandson date. I imagined with a buffet, we could all find something to eat.
Usual rural Illinois buffet, fried animals, green beans, sweet potato with marshmallows on top, unsightly casserole things. Need I continue? I was happy to find that most of it was marginally edible; not always the case at a buffet. But, on the noseguard was this sign posted in several locations: "You are welcome to eat as much as you like, but please eat everything you take. We will be forced to raise prices if food is thrown away," (not verbatim). I was able to stomach the chicken, but I got to the veggies, and they were bad. One of those things that looks ok, but really isn't once it's in the mouth. But, I would have felt guilty if I didn't clean my plate. I'd be responsible for raising everyone's prices! And they might be WATCHING ME! So, I forced it down. Old fashioned guilt buffet. Granny and I did have some ice cream, and, quite frankly, even though the weather was -12, ice cream was the only thing either of us cared about anyway.
Finally, the buffet was reasonably priced. I think we paid $9 each. read more