I came here with my friends and her family. Haven't been to a Golden Corral in years!! But I really like the added sections taco and baked potato!! The corn wasn't so great, I think from being under the warmer for a while. But overall, it was pretty good. The server was awesome! I forgot her name but very nice and fast!! She was on top of it. The place looks like it needs a bit more cleaning. Especially around the ice cream corner. Why is it always wet? read more

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The Golden Corral, where Our Family Human gathers to sample the vast kitchen bounties of our nation and planet, as much as they desire. Includes dessert. When the extended, extended family arrives in town for any reason, Golden Corral pops to the top of our list. Bountiful variety, buffet pricing, long tables, service enough to keep everyone decently satisfied with extra napkins, drink refills, take away used plates and the other small needs of a table full of diners of all ages. March 29th, 2026 a herd of humans gathered to feast. A Sunday, the after church crowd was present in their finery. Other families were in for a Sunday supper. Our crowd gathered from Albuquerque, Northeast Arizona, Deer Valley, Central Phoenix and? Remembering our deceased. I sat next to a lovely woman in her 70's, and two seats away from a six year old. My modest beginnings of spiced beans, cornbread and select salad parts was ultimately supplemented and completed by wings, mashed potators and greens from my left, and a hot dog with one bite gone and a giant helping of mac and cheese. The six year old ran off with my frozen yogurt cone. Such is life. Our service was excellent, a young woman successfuly dealing with her crowded section of The Corral. Our last time here was pre-Covid. Prices are higher, crowds are crowder, the busy food steam and other trays emptird and filled from the busy kitchen. Will we return? I am sure we will. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Humanity gathers for a meal - Buffets Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Only gave 2 stars because the checkout clerk was super friendly. Food was awful.. I mean, SO bad. Dry meats, unseasoned sides, mushy deserts. For $20 lunch, there are so many other options. read more

I'm giving two stars ONLY BECAUSE our server Ashlie was amazing, super empathetic, kind, apologetic, and very attentive. The food however was absolutely disgusting we arrived at 11:30 lunch starts at 11:00 which one would expect to have fresh food unfortunately that was not the case everything was either cold or so hard that it wasn't edible. I did speak with the manager who was very nice about it and actually gave me two certificates to come back which I appreciate but then there was this bald manager who was rude and seem to have an attitude including with his staff very unprofessional as management is the face of the brand. I wish I had just gotten a refund because paying basically 40.00 dollars to enjoy only the salad and dessert wasn't worth it. Hopefully they see this and make some changes. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Time we arrived and price we paid. - Buffets Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Breakfast is good. Dinner and lunch is not as good to me. Prices are average too. They're not discounted for the most part expensive as any other buffet. But then again after Covid phase are few and far between so they're still appreciated by me read more

Golden Corral is a staple of my childhood. I used to earn gift certificates in elementary school for good grades and take my entire family! When I found out I lived right down the street from one, I WAS THRILLED! This location is always busy, but being busy is a good thing imo. The cashiers and servers are always so polite. The restaurant is kept surprisingly clean for being so busy. The food is TOP TIER delicious and quickly replenished. I take advantage of their "3 and under eat free" rule and I love to have mini meals with my toddler. This restaurant, its people, and its food always feels like home to me. 10/10 recommended and I have been back probably twice in the last week! read more

RUN FOREST RUN the food is mostly cold and the pulled pork got me sick and the food is not good and the ambience is very old and tired but the service and the staff are very nice Food/ ambience 1out of 10 Service 3 out of 10 read more

It's a buffet I get it but there needs to be standards everywhere! After navigating through 4 plates I should've known. The lettuce was wilted in the salad section. The buffet opening at 10 we arrived at 10:50am and many pans were empty. The food that was there was grossly overcooked looking like left overs heated up. We have been here before but today was TERRIBLE. Sorry but this place food and old decor and all can just close and start over! read more

Celebrating a Sweet 16 at the birthday girl's favorite restaurant. Our server, Maday, was excellent and attentive. She provided great service. Of course I checked out the menu in advance. I decided I'd only get an omelette and bacon. The cook knows what he's doing. Oh my goodness. That omelette with bacon, onions, green peppers and both yellow & white cheese was DELICIOUS!! A customer came up while my omelette was being made and ordered an omelette in Spanish. I asked what was that. He said spinach. There was no spinach visible. However, I asked if he could add half of what was in the guy's pan. Anymore wouldn't fit. lol I should've stayed away from the buffet after that. The coleslaw is made with vinegar. No thank you. The carrots & raisins tasted funny/spoiled. No thanks. I went back to the buffet to see if there were fried chicken wings or drumsticks. The last wing looked better than the last drumstick. It was tasty. I got a few more strips of bacon. I should've passed. The salt was getting to me. A third visit to the buffet was so so. The Breakfast Pizza was quite tasty. The Bacon Hashbrown Bale is a no and stayed on the plate after one taste. The "dessert" I picked up was labeled incorrectly. I like bananas so ate a little more than half of the muffin. I was pleased that I didn't go overboard. Next time, omelette, little bacon and Breakfast Pizza if they have it. I liked this location better than the restaurant closer to me. It was more welcoming and spacious. They keep the tables clean with clearing the dishes. Did I already say the omelette was delicious? I started the review with four stars but this visit was worth 5 even though I did not go to the restroom. I didn't want to risk it. read more

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Amazing choice of food and desert items, buffet style, means you can go back as many times as you'd like.

HORRIBLE SERVICE. We waited 20 minutes for our drinks. And the waitress was just talking with a table the entire time, there were also other tables waiting for drinks but she was too busy talking. I had to talk to the kind lady up front how we had been waiting so long for our drinks. She said she would take care of it and finally got our drinks afterwards around 3 minutes later she was talking about us with other waitresses and other fellow staff. And kept passing by us saying "yeah my job to just talk all day" and repeatedly said this many times while we got up or while cleaning tables. We ended up telling her confronting but acted stupid acting like she didn't know. read more

All the food was great, I had 2 full plates with steak and BBQ chicken with all the sides. Service was nice, courteous and fast. The ambiance was smooth and chill. It was Wednesday night and poppin off. read more

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I was at the Golden Corral restaurant on Dysart and Litchfield recently and it was the worst experience. First of all I found a piece of a plastic bag in my salad! The steak was very dry and overcooked and it looked like it was leftover from lunch. When I talked to the manager about this all she could say was that she was sorry. She didn't even try to make it right or offer me any kind of compensation. I will never go back there again!! read more

I'll stretch it to a 4-Star rating. Everything was fairly good as a general statement. Flavorful, generally cooked to the right level. Tad let-down with the mashed potatoes, just too synthetic (likely from powder). Roast beef was excellent. Blackberry pie for desert was not bad at all. Friendly foodserver and clean-up staff. Very reasonably priced, good variety. Tie goes to the runner and I'll rate it a "4". read more

How this place has the ratings and stars it does is just mind boggling to me... they must be paying people to post good reviews. To start off, the food was absolutely DISGUSTING!! I helped myself to some pizza, it was freezing cold and the cheese was rock hard; I could throw it on the ground it would probably bounce. I wanted to give the spaghetti a shot, as soon as I pick up the spaghetti the noodles are absolutely DRENCHED and so soggy there was nothing but water pouring out when I picked up the noodles. SO GROSS. I tried the stuffing which was probably the best thing there and even that there was pieces in the middle cold. Lets just say, I walked In starving and walked out with absolutely no appetite.. I wanted to vomit. The staff was very friendly and had good service I must add. I am very dissatisfied and disappointed, do not eat here. read more

Hit up the Sunday lunch service. Food was great, fresh. Service was quick. Only issue i had was finding a knife. Ill definitely go back. Desserts are a bit mid but honestly i was so full on other stuff i didn't really care. read more

After few years went back to Golden Coral. Did not see much change in the resturant of the food. Huge amount of food to cater to many different taste . Price has gone up quite a bit . You have nice big salad bar . Soupe and selection of Mexican food offering . Pizza and pasta. The grill area making steaks . Carved ham slices . Fried chicken is always good with mashed potato and gravey. Lots of different veges . Few of the vegetables were steamed to death. Broccoli was way overcooked and not tasty at all. Brussel sprouts were brown colored and tasted like crap. Various offering of beans were barely edible. Went to the grill asked some steak and I asked if he had medium done . He cut the steak in half it was well done, I refused that and he cut 2nd steak it was also well done . He could have offered to cook another , but he did not offer. That showed me the service was lousey. The only thing I enjoyed was piece of chicken and corn bread stuffing tiny bit potatoes and lousey green beans. Some fried shrimp are good too. Final verdict still doing same ole so n so food . Not worth the price they charge. But then again food prices are horrible any way . Maybe in few years I try it again . read more

Typical GC fare. Not bad and not great. You get your money's worth since it is an all you can eat offering. Many items empty and several without labels. Many of the salad dressings were empty and mgmt said they were out. This was late afternoon and before the dinner rush. Limited selection of sugar free desserts b read more

Generally the restaurants I've been to are dirty and the food isn't good tasting since it has been sitting in its warming trays way to long. I'll not be back! read more

If you love large amounts of bland food, consider Golden Corral. They have been around for a very long time serving unlimited amounts of food to large numbers of people. There is slight variation from one Golden Corral to another, but they are essentially the same. The senior buffet goes for $12.99. Coffee was included. Now it's $3.99. There were no grilled meats at this lunch. They did offer hush puppies, fried fish, pizza and various types of Mexican food. There were many desserts including cake, pie and frozen custard. Over all the food is good. The restaurant including the restrooms is clean. If you believe that a large amount of food represents value, and value is what you want then this is place for you, even if your pants are a little tight. The food is unlimited. read more

Everything needs to improve cleanliness to start with second variety of food was all bland all desserts were frozen and served nothing fresh a hockey. Puck is how it describe what they consider a chicken fried steak. The only thing that seem to be fresh on the entire buffet was the catfish. It seems that every part of the buffet was bought frozen and heated up. Nothing was handmade anywhere. I would not recommend this for anyone even my dog very disappointed. I've been too many golden corral. This is the worst. read more

Keeping in mind that this is a Golden Corral Buffet and therefore reviews will vary broadly, for many various reasons, I do want to provide you with my take on this particular location. I am from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, so that is where I would normally eat at a Golden Corral, but I just happened to be in Phoenix for a few days in July, while out west helping out my adult son, who has been homeless for quite some time. It was my son's choice the entire time I was visiting with him and on this particular occasion, he was desirous to eat at "a Buffet." When presented with the options, my son chose Golden Corral. We arrived at this location around 4:00PM, so the grill was not yet churning out the traditional sirloin steaks, but the rest of the buffet was in full swing and everything was in plentiful supply. When I go to a Golden Corral, I really do try and get a little bit of everything and everything I did get during this visit was hot and tasty. (Okay! So, we all know that Golden Corral is not a four- or five-star dining establishment and a lot of people who do eat at Golden Corral - likely the same ones who are eating at Long John Silver's - do not share the details with their snootier friends...) I really enjoyed the fact that the restaurant was clean and that our server was friendly and was obviously giving her best, to all of her table guests. For what it's worth, this Golden Corral location is cleaner than the ones I have visited in the DFW area, and I really have zero complaints. Well, I actually do have "a" complaint; I do not appreciate it that Golden Corral fails to offer a military discount for active duty and retired members of the US Armed Forces. That really is a letdown, but other than that... If you decide to eat at this Golden Corral, or any Golden Corral Buffet for that matter, please keep in mind that the food is being prepared in very large quantities and where there is a buffet, with pizza, chicken nuggets, french fries, and desserts... there will always be children and children always tend to make messes and are loud. Just consider it part of the "experience" you decided to be a part of. Eat Well. Be Well. Cheers! read more

Food was nothing special, mid. Service was ok. It got crazy packed and busy by 1pm. The ambiance was casual and put together. Spent about $75 for 2 adults and 2 kids read more

food was great and staff members were attentive! Though this place was packed, we still got taken care of. They have a great variety of things to eat. read more

This place should be shut down and deep cleaned! I worked in foodservice for 5 years and been to a few golden corals this is by far the dirtiest most filthy place I have seen. This manager and crew should be embaraces to work here. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - The grime is so deep you would need a putty knife to remove it. If the front of the house looks like this what's going on in the kitchen? - Buffets Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

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Made a trip to this location to celebrate a friend's birthday. The food was cold, most of the food trays were empty and saw no one refilling them. The floors around the sweets were nasty and no one was cleaning it. Bread, pie and ice cream were in the floors. A majority of the sweets were empty read more

Stopped after church on Sunday , food was very fresh , lots of variety in everything you can possibly eat , amazing service , family oriented , neat and very clean . read more

First time ever going to a Golden Corral, and there was a hair intertwined throughout the popcorn shrimp. Sometimes that happens, I get it. But when I told the worker he seemed irritated that he was going to have to do something about it. Then took it in the back in a huff and made me feel like he was just going to pull the hair out and not the batch of food. I guess that's why it has the reputation of a gross buffet. read more

We had dinner at Golden Corral and honestly, it wasn't great. The food was below average some of it tasted old or just off. And to make things worse, my aunt found a hair in her food. We told the manager, and he did come over to apologize, which we appreciated. But still, that kind of thing shouldn't happen in the first place. Also, it was freezing inside. Like, actually uncomfortable. We felt like we were eating in a meat locker. We rushed through the meal just to get back to the car and warm up. The one good part? Our bus boy. He was super attentive and friendly kept our table clean the whole time without us even asking. He honestly saved the experience from being a total disaster. So yeah... two stars. One for the apology, one for the bus boy. Everything else? Not worth it. read more

I've been a fan of Golden Corral for as long as I can remember and this is one of the better chain locations I've been to. The servers are all friendly and attentive even when it's super busy. The food is always fresh and yummy. You'll find all kinds of your favorite American dinners here. The atmosphere is the same of a buffet. The only downside is sometimes the slushee machine isn't working but thats okay, they have other desserts. read more

Terrible food and expensive. Poor service, not clean. Too salty, noisy, thoughtless cashiers. Never going back...ever.

Our party of 12 were told they don't do reservations. Then we went in and started paying like normal, and then the manager realizes we're together and he pulls us to the side and acts like we are trying to steal because he says there is a mandatory tip for parties our size, which is fine but then he wanted us to pay for 25 people and we advised there is only 12 of us and we already paid. And he throws a fit and I think it's done. Then he comes to out table asking for a tip and we told him we tipped our server and he is scolding us because he wants the tip on a card. Fuck this place. We were celebrating my birthday and I don't like be treated like we were doing something wrong. He talked to us 5 times about wanting a tip on a card and being an ass. read more

Mmmmmmm I love that meatloaf, tastes like Grandma's recipe with the ketchup top. There are so many comfort foods here, and that's really my favorite reason to come back time after time. I have gotten really good service each visit, they took really great care of us for mother's day too. We all had carrot cake for dessert. Do you know they put the recipe on the wall? I couldn't make it if I tried, so I'll just have to come back for more. I'm fine with that! *wink* read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Celebrating today. No particular reason - Buffets Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

My wife and I visited this location twice during the run of the Arizona State Fair and once after an Arizona Cardinals game. Friendly cashiers and table service each time. Darius - our favorite server from the Gilbert location - was working at this GC on our last visit. Such a charming and polite server who really takes care of you. The process is simple. Pay as you enter, grab some silverware, and order your drinks which will be brought to your table by your server. So many options. Grab yourself a plate and fill it up. Potatoes of all kinds, meatloaf, vegetables, ham, steak, pizza, chicken, mushrooms, a salad bar, a taco/burrito bar, soups, desserts, etc. The buffet areas were being replenished as quickly as the items disappeared. Great place to bring friends or large groups because of the variety. Every person can eat whatever they like and no two plates will be the same. They provide gloves for the handling of utensils to put food on your plate and have several hand sanitizing stations. They now have an app so you can earn a $10 reward for every $100 you spend. Great deal. We'll definitely be back - most likely when a fair, a game, or some other event brings us to that side of town. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Popular night - Buffets Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

It was busy day we went, but we got a table fairly quickly. When I went to sit down, I put my hands under the seat to move the chair and they got sticky from not being cleaned in a while. Because it was busy a lot of the food I wanted was the last of what was available and wasn't hot. I did go back and was able to get fresh chicken. read more

Food was cold i'm here lunch. We tried everything on the buffet line and everything was cold. The greens were cans (horrible). Mash potatoes cold, mac n cheese cold it was all not palatable. read more

When will it ever open agin??? Food was decent, service was average. Just waiting for the reopening. A couple years now???

This was my first time to a Golden Corral. I've seen the commercials and always get hungry watching it on tv. We arrived for dinner on a school night. Lots of parking at this location. Upon entering you get in line to pay the cashier before eating. You're asked what kind of drink each person in your group will have. This is printed on a receipt and given to your waiter/waitress when seated so they can know what drinks to bring to your table. Free refills on drinks. Lots of choices to mention when you approach the buffet line. You just grab a clean plate that's stacked nearby and start piling on the food on your plate. My favorites were grilled steak and the meatloaf. I tried 70% of everything that night and no complaints. I just got too full after coming back for more steak on three different returns to the buffet line. Make sure you tell them well done for the steak as I got one that was medium rare so I didn't eat that piece completely. Deserts were very yummy, about a dozen choices from cookies, cakes, pies, and soft serve. I'm sorry there's no pics, I ate like a pig and the last thing I was thinking was to grab my phone. I would definitely come back here, I might have gained 8 lbs just on this dinner alone. I'll go to the gym for a while and than come back. Our server was always bringing us drink refills and removing our empty plates so we could eat more. Great customer service. Don't forget to tip your server!!!! read more

You have to remember that this is a buffet and not a restaurant. Food sits and sits and sits out for hours. The only HOT item I found was the FRIED CHICKEN that had just been placed out. The fish was WAY over breaded and salty. Wings were so tough I couldn't eat them. Salad Bar was a Salad Bar OK. Steak was cool even after being taken off the grill and not anywhere near tender. Drinks are out of sight at over $3 a piece. Good think our EXCELLENT SERVER IAN brought water. Chocolate pie was awful. Rice Krispie's tasted like they were made last week. The most enjoyable item was the ice cream which gave me a brain freeze. Save you money at $18 each and go to a regular restaurant where you dinner will be served HOT. Last time I will be eating here. read more

Not clean. Most food not good. Desserts are good. Restrooms are usually disgusting. The staff stay busy not real friendly.