The dangerous thing about a good buffet is thinking one plate will be enough. Then you spot something you missed on the first trip, and suddenly another round makes perfect sense.
Arkansas has several buffet restaurants where that scenario is easy to imagine. They work especially well when a group arrives hungry but cannot settle on the same kind of food.
Everyone can build a plate their own way, go back for something different, and spend more time eating than debating the menu. There is also something fun about surveying the whole spread before making a move…