Golden Corral

So we decided to get some freid chicken it was my wifes idea, so we went on a thursday at 7:30 the bill for 2 a whopping 32.00 thats 2 dinners and drinks WOW wheres the candelight? the tablecloth… this places quality is going down and the prices going up each time we visit… The buffeet in my opinion was not kept up. and the bathrooms as always lets not go there, i feel like its enter at your own risk… the food was C grade, piggybacking the olé coutry buffett ((there out of business)) to expensive were not cheap we just expect good food and service and CLEAN if we are going to pay that kind of money… BIG FAIL…

We love Golden Coral but this one is the absolute worse ever because of the employees. From the cashier to the manager. Rude, rude rude. I’m done with this one.

Absolutely horrible. We went to dinner at the Golden Corral in Aurora tonight (12−30−15) and it was disgusting. Let me recap some of the «highlights» of our visit, starting from when we came in:
1. The first ice machine never works. Ever. I don’t know WHY, it just never does. There’s no «Broken» sign, there’s no indication that it’s unplugged, it looks and SOUNDS like a perfectly functioning ice machine. But no. It’s broken. ALWAYS. So you have to get ice at the soda fountain.
2. The fountain head for the diet pepsi was dripping water, and apparently the diet pepsi it put out was representative of that. My mom had to pour out her cup (after getting her hand dripped on) and get a different soda because Golden Corral can’t take responsibility for their broken equipment.
3. THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH SPACE! You’d think for a buffet-​style restaurant, making sure customers can move easily through your restaurant would be important. Alas, no, you’re ALWAYS scooching between two people whose chairs are so close back-​to-​back that unless you’re sitting with your back to an aisle, or on the outside end of the table (MAYBE) your chair is touching someone else’s.
4. Their spinach tasted like it was poisoned, their lettuce also tasted wrong, and their broccoli had CLEARLY been left out all day and was absolutely disgusting. Lukewarm and all the natural flavor had been boiled out.
5. There was a weird, indiscriminate smell on the right side of the restaurant just past the hacienda. Were they deep-​frying gym socks when their dishwasher caught fire? Did somebody drop 78 bottles of cologne and rub it into the carpeting? WHO KNOWS? IT JUST STINKS! The bathroom was just as bad, if not worse. Not to mention the fact that the bathrooms are always so small that even two people is «crowded,» there’s a smear of human feces on one of the walls that’s been there for over a year now, and the sink area is ALWAYS. WET.
6. The scrambled eggs were either A) left out too long and got soggy, or B) undercooked, and the biscuits were dry as bones. The german chocolate brownies were thick like fudge, but with stale icing that shows they sat out all day and collected some kind of baked-​good-​grease on the bottom. They weren’t gooey like they were fresh, they were gooey like they were sad.
7. The pop cake. The freaking. pop cake. I LOVE Golden Corral’s pop cake. It’s pink and white and has lovely whipped cream icing and it’s always delicious. The edges of the cake where it’d been cut from the main cake? Crusty. It sat out and GOT STALE. I feel personally insulted, tbh. The only dessert worth eating tonight would’ve been the banana pudding, which they always do right. But it’s probably the only sure thing they’ll have right.
8. As for my family’s dishes: The breading on the fried chicken was dusty and sparse, the clam chowder was obviously watered down from the usual (it was thin and needed salt,) my sister got undercooked meat from the Hacienda, the ice cream machine was broken and wouldn’t stop spitting out ice cream, and something my mom ate gave her indigestion for the rest of the night.
So, pros? They have banana pudding, green melon, jello, pizza, and raisin oatmeal cookies. If you want to eat nothing but THAT, then there you go.
Cons? The restaurant stinks, the bathroom is dirty, everywhere is crowded and too small, half of the food was stale or not fresh, the soup was watered down, their machines (ice, ice cream, soda, you name it) are broken, it’s very noisy, and their silverware is ALWAYS rough and dinged up, like it was just punched out of sheet metal.
This is a terrible Golden Corral and has just continued to decrease in quality ever since it came here. I had a terrible experience and don’t want to go back.

Can’t find the hours. Typical buffet. If food turns it is good. They put out very little eader foods, steak, burgers, chops, at grill. And grill is slow. Go for the breakfast.

Its a buffet they have lotsa varieties food usually hot and fresh. Go hungry and get your fill.

I’d like to give them 2 – 3 stars, the place was clean enough and the food was fresh enough. And Juana was a very good server. I’m not even complaining that it was $ 11+ when it said $ 8+ on the internet for a Saturday lunch. So far ok…
Our server, Juana was professional and attentive when we had a problem and this is the problem– I got a steak and asked for it well done. It was well done and rancid.
At the buffet line, I could smell there was something wrong with it. It smelled rancid.
When I got to the table, I told myself that maybe I’m just imagining it. Nope. Smelled a bit rancid. Still gave them the benefit of the doubt. Took a bite. Spit it out. Rancid.
We sat there for about 15 min. wondering how to best handle it– complain? Just leave? Try something else? Juana sensed something was wrong asked about the issue– was reassuring. She went and got a manager. I may have even been able to handle a bad steak. It happens. A bad one can slip in! But my problem was how it was handled by TWO managers– DENIAL.
Both managers passed on smelling it. The first one claim he unpacked them personally and were within date and cooking requirements. He walked away.
We were about to leave when Juana asked if things were resolved– she politely got a second manager. This guy made it a point to check the receipt and let us know we’ve been there 30 mins as if we had 30 mins of stuffing our faces, so whats the problem??? I’m thinking– is this guy serious? We are going to choose to try the Golden Corral, but secretly just to try to scam them for a meal??? Seriously???
He offered to take (inspect?) the steak and came back later saying it met their standards. Did he at least smell it? No.
My why smelled it. She agreed– rancid. She also got a steak. Hers was fine. We both agreed on that.
The manager gave us a coupon for 50% off for both our meals next time. We took it, but most likely wont be back.
An apology would have been good enough. I told him once I got the steak it ruined my appetite. It was well done like I asked. How could something be wrong with a simple steak?
How can you screw up a well done steak? Overcook it? No. Over season it? No. Undercook it? No, you can always cook it more. But serve a rancid steak? Thats the only way to screw it up.
We just left. Not mad. Not insulted. Just disappointed. Thought it’d be a reasonably good experience. Maybe even fun?! Instead left there kind of feeling sorry for the place. With TWO managers on duty, both quick to assume someone’s try to rip them off and BOTH deep in denial.
We’ll we had our curiosity resolved about the Golden Corral. Everything except that one steak was ok. We would have come back and tried it again. Nit that big of a deal. But the condescending management– inexcusable. The steak was rancid. Don’t believe me? Give it a test or a whiff. But don’t tell me there was nothing wrong with it then try to buy me off. I thought I had reasonable expectations of the buffet. Had few expectations of the place. Didn’t expect tacky.

I would really rate this place a C– instead of a straight C. We lunched at this G.C. mid-​afternoon, today, a Saturday. The parking lot was about half-​full and there was plenty of seating within. First thing we come across: chained entry. I guess this G.C. worries about people sneaking in between the registers. I’m not sure what that says about the restaurant or the clientele. I’ve never been to a restaurant where a chain bars you way from entering until you’ve paid.
After the lunch rush, before dinner … good time to go as it wasn’t crowded. The lettuce was okay, but sitting too long. The accompaniments (mushrooms, cucumbers, etc.) didn’t look to appetizing and the selection was very limited. The croutons and crackers were fine and the salad dressing area reasonably clean. This was the worst part of the meal. The steak, chicken, steak fries, hush puppies, brownies were pretty good for a buffet.
The service could have been better. Rosalee did a decent job picking up dirty plates, but she didn’t once check on whether we needed drink refills, which we did AND which we got on our own from the «employee area.»
Also, according to the wife … the bathroom, at least the women’s, could have used a bit of cleaning. Toilet paper all over the floor, toilet paper jammed up in the dispenser, no fun at all!
We’ve gone to the G.C. in Bolingbrook several times and that one has its ups and downs with the most recent visits being in the «downs» stage. We weren’t sure if we wanted to come to this G.C., but overall it was an acceptable experience.

Name one buffet that you will give 5 stars…
Seeing how I’ve never been to any of the white house buffets I can’t give 5 stars either. (Going to have to talk to my mailman to see why I keep missing that invite.)
Think Old Country Buffet, think Chinese buffet… think spending $ 15 and eating ALL YOU CAN EAT. There should be certain expectations for this kind of place. They provide a see through Chinese experience for certain sections for their food that way you can SEE that it’s clean and that they are prepping/​storing/​cooking the food the right way.
The place is okay. but how many buffets are worth coming to more than once every two three years?

Worst service ever, they could not handle a group of 10! The lady who was a manager was very mean and started arguing with us because we wanted to have to tables next to each other and they actually did have about 5 empty tables

First time coming to a Golden Coral and I actually enjoyed myself. My boyfriend and I randomly Came here one day cause we were in the neighborhood and we had fun. We came when it wasn’t busy at all. It was about $ 10 each but we also came early in the day so I don’t know if there would be a difference in price. But they have a lot to choose from and they have a good desert section too. My favorite I have to say though were the hush puppies. They were sooo good!!! lol. But they have a good selection for everyone and you can’t go wrong coming here.

This Golden Corral in Aurora is great! From manager Mike to the server and staff behind the buffet, everyone is very professional, accommodating, and friendly. Additionally, the food is very good at this location as well. Being one of the chain’s newer restaurants, it is very nice inside. Unlike some other Golden Corrals, this one is comfortable and quiet. Announcements are kept to a minimum — and they aren’t screamed over the intercom like they are at other Golden Corral locations in the area. (This Golden Corral could teach the others a lot about how to run a great restaurant! And it should!) Very impressive — especially for a somewhat inexpensive buffet.
Also, unlike other Golden Corrals, one’s phone will work without using up one’s own data at this location. That’s a big plus, too!

Nice buffet restaurant with a big selection of food. It’s clean and the servers are very polite.

Worst customer service, very unprofessional manager and staff couldnt hanfle a group of 11 people and starts giving people hard time for what they have paid for, dont destroy your day by coming at this place

Let me begin by saying that I don’t come here for the service or the other people eating there. The service isn’t that great and most people are rude and let their kids run wild. That being said, lunch is only $ 8.69 and dinner is $ 11.99, add a beverage for $ 2.19. I got there at 3:40ish, so dinner at lunch prices. This may sound smart, but I learned that shifts change at roughly 4 to 4:30, so no one has an incentive to attend your table. I usually prefer to be left alone while eating, but when you want a simple refill and there is no one around and plates are piling up, it sucks. Again if your shift ends at 4:30, why would you refill a drink if you are not going to get a tip? My recommendation is don’t order a beverage and drink water, save yourself $ 2.
As far as the food goes, the steak is superb IMO. I had a craving for carne asada fries which are popular in California, they consist of fries, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and steak. If I made this at home, it would cost nearly $ 20 just to buy the ingredients plus I would have to cook. Instead, I paid $ 12 at Golden Corral and still got to eat a ton of other things like 3 more steaks, fried chicken, bbq chicken, shrimp, tacos, pizza, hush puppies, coleslaw, potato salad, cornbread, sweet potato casserole, banana pudding, brownies, cookies, apple pie, and ice cream to name a few. How anyone complains about this is beyond me.
I was going to deduct a star for a lack of service, but the value preposition far outweighs poor service. Besides, maybe the server was having a bad day or suffered a string of no or bad tips. Just put yourself in their shoes.

I don’t see what the big deal is! I don’t like Golden Corral at all and will never come back. The food taste like it’s been sitting for hours. No taste, no flavor, warm food. Not hot food like its supposed to be. I tried them twice, and they failed both times. Old Country Buffet was so much better, so I don’t understand why they went out of business. I will never go to Golden Corral again!

Love coming to this place. It just sometime, they over cook their steak. Other than that everything is pretty good. They have pretty good selection of foods. I love their dinner rolls. Their deserts chocolate fountain are the best. Well, sometime their out of strawberries. They also have cotton candy that remind us of our childhood.
The older manager here use to work at Old Country Buffet on Rt 59. He is so nice. He always take care of his customers and workers. He make sure you enjoy your meal. When he is short of people serving, he’ll be the one pouring drinks and clean up the table. I think he is the best manager I’ve ever seen.

My hubs and I are serious gluttons, so this place is perfect. I love the breakfast, the lunch/​dinner is alright-​kinda bland. The chocolate fountain is awesome, well at least the idea is. I’ve seen kids put their dirty hands in it. Yet I still don’t pass it up. See my glutton problem? Their strawberries to dip in are extremely puny, so I use the rice Krispy treats instead. Have a constipation problem? This is your fix! Lol they even have a salad bar, can’t say I’ve seen it. The closest I’ve been to it was while grabbing a baked potato. So in closing: breakfast=good ($ 23.50 for 2 with drinks) and dinner=not worth the $$ (I think it’s usually in the mid 30’s when we get it). So no.

The place was a mad house of overdressed managerial staff and confused immigrants working the tray line. The stress levels jumped up to an immediate and inextinguishable level of uneasiness.
There were 3 people that showed up out of nowhere in front of us with take out containers — they had no business eating more food than they already had eaten. Once we got inside the hellfire there were multitudes of experienced buffet-​goers waddling about the unused spaces in search of gravies. The elderly meandered in front of each station projecting their confusion unto every fatbodied meat eater in that whole place.
Brendel and I wasted no time discovering their meats, potatoes, and sauces. John stuck to chicken and vegetables, much like a female. All in all, it was a dissatisfying ⁹⁄₁₀ — ranked solely on food deliciousness and not on atmosphere.
The sweltering stench of rotting flesh was predominant nearest the bathroom. One bathroom for a room filled with 300 gluttonous pigs rifling through already picked-​over meats — you would think they would just convert the entire place into a trough-​style of food delivery. The place was awesome.

Where to begin? If you don’t know, this place is a huge buffet and the prices are under $ 20 for all you can eat. The selection is huge, there are choices galore and none of it is any good. The very few food items that are okay are never refilled or if they are, you have to be fast to get whatever it is. The food is also VERY salty, to the point where I was up all night drinking water. Have you ever eaten somewhere and immediately just wish you hadn’t? That was my takeaway from this place. If you ever find yourself feeling fat and out of shape, I recommend stopping in here for dinner, you’ll feel a lot better about yourself immediately. I’m a big guy, but I was one of the smallest people in this place, by a lot. In conclusion, you’re better off spending the $ 20 per person on a good meal, instead of trying to see how much food you can cram down your gullet in one sitting.

One word: YUCK!
Breakfast was disappointing. Trays were emptied quickly by patrons, and the staff couldn’t keep trays full. The food that was available was cold or tasted worse than cafeteria food.
They need to get rid of the chocolate fountain and the cotton candy and focus more on putting out actual food.
There were kids running around everywhere, unsupervised, and there wasn’t any toilet paper in the bathroom. I actually ripped the dispenser off the wall (yeah, that was ME!) and used the cardboard tube as makeshift toilet paper.