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Title: Eating at a buffet
Post by: sgluckadoo on February 21, 2016, 10:58:46 am
Does eating at a buffet where you serve yourself gross you out?
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 21, 2016, 11:01:09 am
No.  Why would it?
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Post by: autumnsparklemom on February 21, 2016, 11:06:04 am
Sometimes, depending on how crowded it is and the germs of others handling things.
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Post by: camellia0 on February 21, 2016, 02:15:24 pm
I eat at buffets very rarely now, but I don't like going to the buffet and French dressing spoon is in the ranch dressing or having a gravy spoon in the macaroni.
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Post by: lhz123 on February 21, 2016, 02:58:51 pm
No, eat in a buffet today in Brazilian steak house it is  clean and very nice.
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Post by: monnee on February 21, 2016, 03:29:43 pm
It depends on which buffet you go to.  Some are good and some aren't.
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on February 21, 2016, 04:37:32 pm
No not really but it depends on the type of buffet and how clean it is before I eat there.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: linderlizzie on February 21, 2016, 04:42:46 pm
The only thing that grosses me out about it is when people pile their plates a foot high and then go back for seconds and thirds.   :o  :sweat:

The plus side is that it encourages me to eat less when I see that. :icon_rr:


:fish:
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 21, 2016, 05:28:53 pm
The only thing that grosses me out about it is when people pile their plates a foot high and then go back for seconds and thirds.   :o  :sweat:

The plus side is that it encourages me to eat less when I see that. :icon_rr:


:fish:

Why would it gross you out for people to go back for 2nd or 3rd?  What difference does it make?  I don't pay attention to how many times someone else in the restaurant goes back to the buffet bar. lol
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: hkckk5 on February 21, 2016, 05:34:45 pm
It does not gross me out but it is not my preference. I much prefer to have a waiter or waitress take my order.
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Post by: Getinonthis on February 21, 2016, 10:23:47 pm
Why would it, I look forward to serving myself that's the purpose of going to a buffet isn't it.
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Post by: jcalexis on February 22, 2016, 05:59:15 am
I don't have a problem serving myself. What bothers me a lot is having some of the employees waiting for you to tip them after cleaning the table.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: elvisdo on February 22, 2016, 06:53:05 am
It really depends on the type of buffet and place it is at.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: pmagalei on February 22, 2016, 07:53:37 am
Not really if you went there to begin with that means you have done your homework and you know the place is clean and hardly anyone gets a food allergy or sickness from it. If the place is so dirty from the outside and has grass and weeds all over it, I won't even bother. For those who love Chinese buffet, stay away from the ones that has the word, "golden" or "pheasant" trust me, Not clean and even bathroom is a mess.
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Post by: yikes77 on February 22, 2016, 10:26:27 am
Only when you walk in and you can feel that it's not exactly the cleanest place around.
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Post by: catchow on February 22, 2016, 12:36:46 pm
no doesnt gross me out, and if I see someone reaching in with their hands I would say something to them, and then tell the servers so they could switch the pans out

Only time I have ever seen anyone grab at something was a kid, and I said here let me help you before they could touch the food
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: cathy37 on February 22, 2016, 04:26:26 pm
No it doesn't gross me out.  I like a buffet.  I can choose from several different kinds of foods and have salad and dessert, all for one price.
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Post by: Penwoir on February 22, 2016, 04:54:57 pm
I love going to buffets. Not only can you choose exactly what you want, you dictate how much of it you get and it doesn't matter if you have things that don't match on your plate! The only problem with buffets is the people who let their young kids loose to help themselves. I've seen kids put their fingers into the serving containers, put things back, drop them and then sneeze! I have kids but I taught them table etiquette before unleashing them on the buffet tables.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: sgluckadoo on February 22, 2016, 06:04:22 pm
I love going to buffets. Not only can you choose exactly what you want, you dictate how much of it you get and it doesn't matter if you have things that don't match on your plate! The only problem with buffets is the people who let their young kids loose to help themselves. I've seen kids put their fingers into the serving containers, put things back, drop them and then sneeze! I have kids but I taught them table etiquette before unleashing them on the buffet tables.

That is exactly the grossness i am talking about, lol. I saw a kid sneeze all over the dessert once and it was nasty. I skipped it that day.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: sgluckadoo on February 22, 2016, 06:05:26 pm
Why would it, I look forward to serving myself that's the purpose of going to a buffet isn't it.

Yep, my question was if it grossed people out to eat a place where basically others can touch the food, etc.
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Post by: pattyfusion87 on February 22, 2016, 06:07:12 pm
Self serve is ok with me when i eat at a buffet  :thumbsup:
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Post by: tuyetmai on February 22, 2016, 06:19:45 pm
No.  I haven't have a chance to go to an buffet for months and we would like to come one day when we have time.  I'm really crave for it.
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Post by: lywb2168 on February 23, 2016, 11:34:02 am
I do not pay attention to most people when I go to those restaurants, but I really hate to see tables with untouched food since the person fill his/her eyes before their stomach and the food goes to waste
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Post by: shortie4885 on February 24, 2016, 08:25:36 am
It depends on the buffet. I tend to stay away from Chinese restaurants a lot of the time
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Post by: wendyr19 on February 24, 2016, 09:29:23 am
I would think it depends on the buffet. You wouldn't catch me dead in a Golden Coral or any buffet similar to that. But we recently had friends in town and took them to a really nice buffet in the casino near by. Everything is fresh and kept clean. It better be at $50/ per person lol.
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Post by: ghunter on February 24, 2016, 09:31:46 am
it's ok sometimes, but I love seafood buffet.
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Post by: crisstar on February 24, 2016, 09:45:43 am
I used to eat a lot of buffets a long time ago. The only time my stomach churns is when I see kids (usually unattended) putting their hands in/on the food.  :o

I've had to tell kids to not do that on more than several occasions. It's a parenting issue.
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Post by: nmbrown863 on February 24, 2016, 10:33:59 am
No not really but I do know what you mean. I work at a restaurant where we have a lunch buffet and I see people touch food, pick up food and put it back.
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Post by: DeliriousKris on February 24, 2016, 11:19:06 am
I don't eat out much anymore, because my husband and I are trying to eat healthy and lose weight.

Buffets don't usually gross me out, but I have seen a child lick a serving spoon and put it back in the food.
Usually I don't think of things like that, but it can be pretty gross if you stop and think about other people's habits.
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Post by: candylvr6907 on February 24, 2016, 01:41:31 pm
the only time something grosses me out is when i see the folks use there hands to grab items off the buffet. or when they throw something back on the buffet when someone has dropped it.l other than that i jus say say a small prayer and hope for the best
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Post by: mgint on February 25, 2016, 03:49:40 am
no like to eat at one ocassionally.
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Post by: dwggs on February 25, 2016, 08:11:51 am
nope not at all .. however, I don't do it often
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Post by: SherylsShado on February 25, 2016, 10:25:22 am
I'm not a buffet person, I've gone to a few and it wasn't no time before I was grossed out.  (I guess if I didn't "people watch" then I wouldn't notice the disgusting things they do...)  From people using the restrooms & not taking the time to wash their hands, to an employee stirring a fly drowning in the salad dressing so it wouldn't show, to people licking their fingers and then touching food.......NO THANK YOU NOT for me!
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: kjstrukel on February 25, 2016, 02:43:09 pm
it doesn't gross me out, but its not my cup of tea.  Too many snotty kids and ppl sneezing or double dipping....  I'll take my chances with a waitperson bringing me a dish just for me.
Title: Re: Eating at a buffet
Post by: jmc1982 on February 29, 2016, 05:14:06 pm
No