The restaurant was very clean and well maintained. Our waiter, Jose' was wonderful. He made sure we had everything we needed including coffee with dessert. My steak was cooked to the correct temperature. All items on the buffet were fresh, and visually appealing. Compared to other restaurants in the Golden Corral chain, this location is tops! read more

Golden Corral has something for everyone with its extensive buffet offerings. Hubby and I stopped here for a late lunch on our way home after visiting with friends. Entrees include fried chicken, fried fish, meatloaf, Asian stir fries, BBQ, and many more. There are lots of veggies including mashed potatoes, green beans, baked beans, fried okra, etc. There is an extensive salad bar with multiple types of lettuce, toppings, and other salads such as seafood, broccoli and pasta. And there is an extensive selection of desserts including soft serve ice cream, pies, cobbler, and pudding. The server who brings and refills the drinks seemed to have regulars who sit in her section and she was very attentive to us as well. She even offered to get us coffee for our desserts, including decaf for me! It's not a cafeteria, but the buffet and seating areas have that kind of feel. The restaurant was still crowded for lunch about 2:00 pm, but we found plenty of variety to satisfy our needs. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Meatloaf, Steamed Carrots, fried okra, Fried Fish, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy - Buffets Near Me - Johnson City, Tennessee

Best Golden Corral I've ever seen and the staff is super friendly. Food is super fresh as well and always full of pleasant people. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Fruit meat potatoes - Buffets Near Me - Johnson City, Tennessee

To Whom it May Concern, or rather to those who are very little concerned with customer service...we arrived to the parking lot of Golden Corral at 8pm, commenced unloading my 9, yes, 9 children (yes, they are all ours, yes, our hands are full, and yes, we know what causes it :) ) We got our baby out and realized we had a complete diaper blow out situation and were fresh out of changes of clothes for her, I'm talking a Hiroshima of buttery yellow horror. After scrambling between vehicles of our extended family to see who had anything resembling infant attire, we traipsed into the building at around 8:15, eager to sit down and eat a hot meal after a long day. Our eager excitment was met by a middle-aged woman who balked at the sight of our large party and with a begrudgingly obligated demeanor, took our payment. We found seats in the back where we were greeted with the shocked look of the servers in that section...WE found a table to pull together from another area to accommodate our large family size (myself, my husband, my 9 children, yes, 9, and my parents.) WE pulled a high chair and a swing to our table and commenced plating. Once all my children had plates and sat down, I went to get my own, only to be greeted by my infant screaming in her carseat. I then spent the next 30 mins trying everything known to man to pacify my fussy baby. I managed a bite or two off my plate and subsequently dropped said bite onto my baby as I tried to eat while holding her arching, squalling body. I then gave up on trying to eat and live my rendition of the Taming of the Shrew simultaneously. The table next to me who were trying to eat in peace with their special needs child did their best to ignore the screaming infant not three feet from them and were quite gracious. My mother, ever a mother, seeing that I was hungry and hadn't been able to eat my plate and that it had been tainted by my toddler throwing his undesirable food items onto it, asked one of the servers nearby if she could grab a to-go plate so that I could eat once I got home. She came over and saw the situation and graciously agreed, saying she had small boys at home. We gave each other an understanding glance, a Catniss Everdeen, "we are in this fight together" look. I thanked her profusely...I then went and got what I had originally put on my plate in a to-go container...not understanding the odd looks I kept getting from staff. I then went back to my table and began to help cleaning up our table (once a server, always a server) as I always do. I was met with cold icy glares from the other servers and my mom was approached by an angry looking Hispanic woman who said, that someone was waiting at the front to PAY for my to-go box. She explained she had gotten permission and told her the situation and was asked to confirm it with a manager. My mother then talked to an older gentleman (manager?) who said they typically dont allow it, that my plate would be a $30 plate (I never even went to get meat from the grill, and as someone who buys groceries in BULK I can promise you it wasn't, my container wasnt even half full), my mother again explained the situation and thanked him for his grace in allowing it. We started to leave and the woman who begrudgingly allowed us in, gave us the fowlest glare as we were leaving and questioned us quite rudely and aggressively about the to-go box. We once again explained the situation...I then tried to open the door which was locked, and I said confused, "Oh, it's locked?" to which she rudely replied, YES, we close at 9!" (It was, at the time of leaving 9:14 due to helping clean up our table and having to explain to so many people, we ended up walking out late.) Let me give you some sage advise...to not be "penny wise, and dollar foolish." In your haste to begrudge a mom a plate of food she didnt get to eat that we paid to enjoy, you lost the business of our rather large family...who produces a rather large bill. I have never been treated so insanely rude over a plate of boxed mashed potatoes and frozen vegetables and chicken. We frequent your establishment regularly for all our family celebrations and bring extended family to join us. That won't be happening anymore. Congratulations. You fought valiantly to preserve your policy and lost out on thousands of dollars from regular customers. The sweet young server has more natural business sense than any sort of "management" this establiment employs. I know she will get an ear full for her kindness, but if you see this sweetheart. You were the ONLY one in the right in that whole building and you will succeed in this life purely because you are KIND. Management and other servers...do better. read more

The food is tasty. They have a nice variety. The meatloaf was tasty. Ribs were delicious. Butterfly shrimp tasty. Mushrooms were delicious. Good variety of deserts as well. They were friendly and attentive. They kept the bar wiped down and clean. Tables cleaned promptly. Gas fire was nice. Children's price and senior discount. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Brick and gas . - Buffets Near Me - Johnson City, Tennessee

My chicken was pink and my stake was cold as hell when I sent it back they burnt it The salad bar looked like it was took out the trash

Absolutely amazing service this evening. My partner and I went to Golden corral this evening as an alternative to greasy fried fat food. The restaurant was able to see us immediately and the server was very attentive throughout the dining experience. The meal was great, there was a tremendous variety to choose from at the buffet and all items were constantly refilled with nothing left empty. The steak was mediocre but, let's face it, this is not Texas roadhouse and that's OK. we enjoy coming to Golden corral in Johnson City versus the other location to the north. This location is very clean, the bathrooms were tidy, and their restaurant had a perfect atmosphere for a cold winter evening meal. read more

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Price is a bit high for the overall quality, the staff are all polite and nice, food is mediocre, overall it's a decent place to eat but the prices are a little high read more

The Hispanic girl who came to the register was rude and obnoxious. Very unfriendly and unprofessional. Rolled her eyes when I asked her to redo our ticket because she didn't give us the Senior discount. She whined, "It's ONLY A DOLLAR ". I didn't appreciate her attitude. Just do your job and accommodate your customers. We had a party of 4. Our table was never cleaned off and we didn't get drink refills. Pretty dirty, as I watched a man cleaning the buffet glass while people were trying to get food. I thought that was pretty unsanitary. Yuck! Go somewhere else. read more

great food family setting and clean surroundings. the bathrooms were very clean. the food was extremely tasty and the service was good

The food was hot, the chicken a little dry, shrimp was good. Sides are sides at buffet. No dessert this time. The wait staff great. Will go back due family liking the buffet. read more

Most Golden Corrals are about the same, however the exceptional service from Kristina was great today. She was very tentative, great with my 3 kids, and very nice. We enjoyed the meal as well. read more

Service was nice, food was flavorful , cleanliness around the food bars areas.... I'd come back for sure.

MyHusband And I always enjoy their hospitality and their service and food each time we go. Great place to go. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Cobb Salad (Indiviudal) - Buffets Near Me - Johnson City, Tennessee

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July 2020: Traveling through Johnson City, and we're sportin' a serious appetite for reliable, dependable home cooking and hospitable service. We typically stay, relax and enjoy the surroundings in the dining room, but our furbabies are on the road with us - so, take out it is! The manager Randy, greeted me quickly and showed me the ropes of take-out style. Since our visit is during COVID, the layout of the restaurant displayed appropriate distancing rules. Very clean and organized! Signs are easy to follow. The take out containers are strong and hold plenty for a big appetite! At only $5.99 per lb, it is still the best deal for great selection of delicious dishes. We are continuously impressed with quality and quantity here. Many thanks Randy and your team, for a great visit to G.C. in Johnson City, Tennessee. We hope to see y'all again. Best wishes for continued success! read more

Okay. I stopped going to this restaurant about 2-3 years ago, i think, because the food was so-so. However, my wife and I visited 3 months ago and was pleasantly surprised at how much better this restaurant has gotten. I found out that a new owner took over 1-2 years ago. We have been coming back here about once a week since then. The fried fish is fantastic here, and the sweet potato casserole is wonderful, although i wish you guys would put it back by the fish. I like the Mexican rice as well. Some items are rather blah... my own opinion is they need to change the recipe of the teryaki chicken, but it's obvious others like it. I miss the fresh cooked steaks. read more

I'm flabbergasted that this location averages 2 stars. I've been to many Golden Corrals and this was, by far, the best one I've ever been to. The food was fresh and constantly being refilled. Service was outstanding. Flavor and choices at lunchtime were awesome. Many more options than our local GC. Our server could not have been more attentive. Drink refills and plate takeaways all happened in a timely manner. Absolutely no complaints at all. No, this is not 5-star dining but for a Golden Corral it's as good as it gets. read more

We visited 3 days ago and I'm still waiting on the owner to contact me about my refund. This place is just yuck. Almost everything on the bar was old and just sitting. Even the gravy turned back into jello form because it was so cold. I only picked up fried things for my kids thinking that the hot grease would ensure proper temperature but all of the food just had grease soaked in the bottom. My kids wouldn't eat the fried chicken, that's saying something. No fried things for us. The manager was in the salad bar prepping and also wiping down items in the restaurant and doing everything else without washing her hands. No salad for us. I saw they were grilling ribs (reheating them to their optimum toughness) so I decided to give it a try. On my second attempt, after they made some "just for me", two bites revealed that they were trying to poison me. Bloody pork. No more anything for us. I asked for a refund and I was told that too much time had passed. Well waiting for you to make edible food would take some time. After serving 4 small children, there was no way to know you'd try to kill me. I now have a deep appreciation for the Cumming, GA location. I never thought I'd have to yelp ahead a trip to Golden Corral but there's always one in the family. This Golden Corral is that uncle who lives in the basement. read more

Hate to break it to you but this place is nasty . A cock roach crawled over the pickles in the salad bar area . If i saw it during the day imagine when they close up and no one is there . I loved Golden Corral when they were clean 10 years ago . I understand it is a buffet and they have a reputation of being dirty but after seeing it and hearing about it , it changes my mind all together . It is sad to have this place be so down hill . I know there are bugs in a lot of restaurants but this was bad . read more

I like Golden Corral better than Ryan's. They are usually cleaner, more choices, and better choices. They still mange to attract some interesting people, so it's fun to people watch here. read more

Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - Cotton candy! - Buffets Near Me - Johnson City, Tennessee

Lots of selection if you want just a dollop of this and a spoonfull of that. It's buffet style, so if you want to go whole hog, you can do that, too. Not the best quality food, but pretty good for buffet style. I'm not sure what the purpose of cotton candy is in this setting, and that chocolate fountain is just completely unappetizing to me. If you want a buffet place with no particular theme and don't mind spending $10-12, then GC is your place. read more

I am giving Golden Corral a four star rating not because I think the food is the best but it is a very good value and the couple of times I have eaten here I was impressed by a few things. Employees and their attitude toward customers is everything in the service business. One employee I have allot of respect for is the cook that was responsible for my omelet - you could tell he took pride in cooking good food and had a great attitude. Every Time I have been back he had the same glad to serve you smile and hello. Made me feel welcome and told me how much pride they have in cooking fresh food - granted it is only as fresh as how often it is brought to the buffet but I avoided anything that did not look fresh and at night they cook steaks to order and they are decent quality. When you enter you pay in advance and I recommend you look for coupons to save off of the fixed price fair. The cashier gave a nice greeting and explained how everything worked. They have table servers that take away dishes and give you new ones and even will refill iced tea - I made sure that I left a tip - I had the feeling that they many times don't get one. Overall I would say it is a good value - the desserts were fresh and tasted good. I can see if you arrive at the wrong time the cashier line can be long and the food might not be as fresh but I found this location to be pretty decent and a good value with a coupon. read more

Food here is "okay", nothing special.. But giving them 1 star because of one of their "Golden Corral Catering" drivers. That idiot almost hit us in front of Walmart of browns Mills Rd because he slowed down and we thought he was letting us go and we continue to slowly walked and be sped up pass us only to pull over and park in a no parking zone. This just happened 11:21pm 1/15/17 Sunday. Golden corral train your drivers better! This was in front of the Walmart entrance which is a YIELD AREA!!! What if it was a toddler that darted out??! Gosh!!!!!!!!! read more

Actually 3.5 stars only because where the waitress at us wasn't cleaned good food not fantastic but ok good enough to recommend for breakfast or lunch wide selection read more

My husband and I are seniors and usually catch your senior special. Today because of traffic and a late dental appt we arrive 30 minutes late at 4:30. Our bill for 2 old people that don't eat that much was $33 and change. We always leave a tip, so our meal total was $36. The manager or main person at the register was gleefully happy to tell us we were too late for senior time. All this would have been tolerable if the food had been tasty and good and hot. Everything was mediocre at best. It's hard to mess up cornbread but here again it was cold and taste like cake. Cornbread in the South DOES NOT HAVE SUGAR. Mexican cornbread was too spicy. Thumbs up on the onion rings and fried fish but we won't be back!! Just think, we could have had a steak, baked potato, and salad at Logan's for that price. Goodbye, Golden Corral Johnson City, TN! Eva Brumit Nov. 14, 2019 4:30 5:30 PM read more

My first time eating there in near 5 years. Its been that long because of excessive gas/farts which I could clear a very large room with for the next 3 to 4 hours. Now I get the idea today to go try this golden out again. Someone slap me and tell me no we're going to the Chinese place down the road if I ever in my life get that idea again. The gas is still there but maybe little less. Not sure if it was the time I got there being around 2:30 on a Tuesday but the choice of food wasn't there or that great tasting. I don't like giving bad reviews but man. Plus it smells like my 90 year old grandmothers house, little funny. Couldn't myself honestly recommend here for other people to go eat read more

This restaurant is a health hazard, There is no training of the employees about health and food safety. This restaurant is notorious for cross contamination, uncooked raw food, cockroaches, unclean equipment, bad restrooms and stagnated water. I worked here briefly and saw a 68 as a health inspection, it was scored a week later and received a 92 but the inspector never entered the kitchen. I have seen uncooked fish sitting on top of cooked steaks, I was told to change the "use by" dates on the food in the cooler to trick any inspectors. The carpet is molded on the bottom, the staff isn't monitored by any food knowledgeable people so the quality is inconstant and the food is unsafe to eat a lot of the times. Nobody can work with the owner. He would rather hide from his business in the office then turn it around. This is the most neglected business you can find. read more

I would never recommend this, "PARTICULAR" establishment to anyone!! What's really sad is I have been to multiple golden corrals, throughout the years and have never had an experience worthy of critique, everything was as it should be, friendly staff, clean atmosphere, HOSPITABLE, welcoming, good food, and a relaxed atmosphere.... well this one had none of that..... First of all, I understand this restaurant is no "Ruth Chris!!" but for a buffet, it is pretty good and has been around for a while. Even though, I may only frequent one,every couple of years, I have never had a complaint or a problem, until this particular one. I came from out of state to visit family, my aunt enjoys this restaurant, so I agreed to go. Upon arrival I was very confused. I could not clearly see the menu or prices for adults and children. I asked one of the attendants (who seemed bothered by me asking) how much were children since there was 7 adults and 4 children. I was treating majority of the guests and needed to step aside to see how much I needed to pay for us all. When I went back to the register, the man began to check us out and received a phone call and walked away from us for 10 minutes. Finally the other attendant comes forward and starts to check us out, for some reason this took an incredibly LONG time.... NO ONE offered directions to where our large party could sit or where we could find plates and silver ware.... after picking a table we searched for everything and finally began seeing their selections. To be honest I was not dissatisfied with the entree portion of the buffet. Most of what I tried was good. The real issue came at the desert. I went to get my nephews some soft serve ice cream and it looked like a hurricane went through the desert area! There was ice cream liquid all over the machines dripping all over the place. Used bowls were stacked with melted ice cream all over them. The machines were not labeled, I had no idea what was what.... then when you tried to get ice cream this thick chocolate hunk came dripping out. The spatulas used to serve cakes and pies were soiled with all days desert scrapping stuck to it. Was impossible to get retrieve a slice of anything.... the chocolate fountain was very low and slow flowing.... it was a catastrophe! I went to the front to speak to an attendant to remedy the situation. I was greeted with attitude and unprofessionalism and requested a manager..... 15 minutes later a disheveled man comes out (who ends up being the managing partner of the restaurant) pulls a chair up next to me backwards and proceeds to spread his crotch around the chair and speak with me. His tone was disgusting and he belittled both me and my family. He stated to me that he heard I asked about the prices when I came in and our rule about refunds here is after 30 minutes you don't receive a refund! He continued to defend his employees, refused to give me anyone's name so I could speak to corporate. He told me it was corporate policy to not reveal his staffs name, then why were they wearing name tags.... what a joke... I never asked for a refund and I just wanted the situation rectified if they couldn't fix the desert station offer us a rain check to come back..... he made it seem like we were trying to scam the restaurant and he wasn't going to dignify my family with respect! When I went to look at the employees name tags he instructed them to turn around.... All in all I ended by taking a card he handed me with his name on it and I told him I would be contacting corporate... not even 5 minutes after leaving I was writing an email to the corporation. A nice woman Spoke with me and I truly believe she was sincere and assured me this incident would be escalated through the proper Chanel's. She was very upset about the experience I encountered and I did appreciate her urgency in contact and her resolution. She is the reason I will still go to other locations. But I can rest assure you this!!! I will never come back to this location nor will I ever advise someone to dine here... Truly ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK read more

My husband and I were there 3/2/18 and the service was horrible! We had to find a waitress and ask for utensils! We had to wait to get clean plates! Our waitress never acknowledged us for drink refills! Most of the food was almost empty! read more

Where to begin..... Tasteless food, overworked employees, and manager going around with a dirty rag cleaning up around the food buffet with rag corner dipped in food trays. When I saw THAT, it sealed the deal. NEVER AGAIN. read more

Avoid this Golden Corral, run don't walk. I a wonder the health dept has not shut this place down. I worked in the restaurant business in college and in construction remodeling and I've never seen a business so poorly ran. On top of dirty buffet bar and food that needed to be thrown out and replaced with fresh, the rest room was so bad I would not even use it. I'm not talking about hasn't been clean but, the build up of crude on walls and stalls that was build up over time. SO NASTY. This is a restaurant not a truck stop. Does anyone with the golden corral even inspect these restrooms. My next call is to the health dept. Something has to be done before someone gets sick. read more

Terrible management, always nasty. One of the absolute worst Golden Corrals out there.

While getting up from my seat, I had to step aside for one of the managers as he headed to the office. This person did not acknowledge me with either an "excuse me", or a smile and say "good afternoon." I guess it is part of the training to be employed by Golden Corral not to reinforced common courtesies towards the customer. This was not the first encounter with lack of courtesy at this location. The cashier also could use training in courteous behavior towards the customer. For example, after paying for my meal, the cashier shoved my change at me in a piled heap. The coins fell out of her hand. But how can one expect courteous behavior from the employees, if management fails in this regard? read more

The food could be fresher, I have been to Golden Corral a lot of time but this one has bad food it's almost like they had it sitting out all day ,, read more

Actually pretty good, fried chicken was better than the real chicken places. Great selection of food, plenty of choices. We stuffed ourselves silly, as you should at buffets. Even our picky 11 year old ate a lot...desserts included! read more

The waiter, Brett, came to our table while I was at the buffet and told my 11 year old son and his friend a racist black joke! He also told them not to tell anybody!And management did absolutely nothing! Disgusted! read more

Cold food, picked up a plate only to see cheese on the bottom of the next one. All the others Golden Corrals that I have been to are so much better then this one. read more

Tasteless food. Mashed potatoes seemed to be instant. All the meat other then the meats that came straight off the grill tasted awful. Meatloaf tasted microwaved. The fish was almost tasteless, and bland. My constructive criticism. Been there twice different times in the past 2 months. I wouldn't recommend eating there. I even found a hair on my food. read more

This place is the dirtiest place I have ever ate at in Johnson City. The staff is rude....never going back