Reply #16: My father and I went to an all-you-can eat Chinese Buffet

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last night. In this particular case, the customers around us were very respectful of the portions, which I find to be rare. Usually what I see is people piling their plates with the crab rangoon, the eggrolls and other fried foods, a token sprig of broccoli (broccoli's not a garnish *lol*) and taking way too much from the buffet just because it's there. If they are repeat customers and they do this frequently, I completely understand the impatience the staff had with them.

I see this at Golden Corral when my best friend and I go there. It's criminal how much food gets thrown away. I can see the temptation to get a second plate but people should know what their limits are. I like to do the bicentennial "carb frenzy" myself- mac-n-cheese, potatoes and a roll, but I put limited portions on my plate just in case I want to go back. I wound up with extra roast beef once. Snuck it home to kitty. She loved it.