'Old lady putting a plate full of chicken wings in her purse': All You Can Eat Buffet servers share their craziest customer stories

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

May 20, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Anyone who has frequented an All You Can Eat Buffet establishment knows that things can get out of hand really quickly. Customers stay far too long, they overeat, they get sick, they eat more, and servers are left to clean up after everyone. It feel like a modern version of Roman Empire mayhem. Sure, it sounds lavish and over-the-top in theory, but in practice, it's all borderline disgusting.

When I was in college, we had an All You Can Eat sushi place that once a year, had a Special Discount day. Let me tell you: people became the most gluttonous versions of themselves on that Special Discount day. It was like the horror franchise The Purge except instead of crime everywhere, there were just California Rolls and Tuna Rolls everywhere.

These employees have seen the full range of the human experience at their All You Can Eat restaurants. Keep scrolling below for the full collection of stories. For more, check out this post about a pizza delivery debacle.

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