America has been in love with the buffet-style restaurant for about 80 years, ever since Herb McDonald devised a way to keep gamblers at this casino when they got hungry. That was 1946, and the concept was set in stone.
Asian restaurants, particularly those that serve Chinese food, adopted the buffet format years ago and, wisely, never looked back. They’re everywhere, and they get the traffic. In Alabama (two locations), Kentucky (one location, in Louisville), and Tennessee, you’ll find a regional chain called the Yoki Buffet. It doesn’t really differentiate itself much from other Chinese buffets you might run across, but that’s always been fine with American consumers.
Tennessee Buffet Requires ID for Children’s Prices
Lately, the Yoki Buffet in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, has been the subject of searches that go beyond store hours and menu items. The restaurant has posted a sign informing customers that if they have a child who is young enough to take advantage of the children’s buffet and, hence, the lower prices, they will have to provide identification proving the child is the age the parents claim. Folks couldn’t get to the comment section fast enough when this went up on Facebook.
Even though this restaurant doesn’t affect me, neither could I. And one of the first comments I saw is one I could’ve predicted, but maybe not in these words……