Sunday Buffet at Golden Corral in Chillicothe, Ohio.

         Endless buffet . . . enormous variety . . . outstanding hospitality.  That's how Golden Corral restaurant chain describes itself in its web site.  My date Susie and I ate at their Chillicothe, Ohio restaurant Sunday (2 February 2016), and I can say they are not too far off.  Nothing is endless, including Golden Corral's buffet, but the exaggeration can be forgiven because they actually do have an enormous variety of food dishes.  They have so many dishes, in fact, that I hold them, and my many trips to their restaurants, as partially responsible for my excess weight gain over the past few years!  Managers, cashiers and table attendants are efficient, polite, and attentive for the most part, and do much to make sure that the buffet dining experience is satisfying.  Golden Corral is of one of my favorite restaurant chains for casual, sit down buffet dining.           
         You can usually find a Golden Corral just about anywhere in this part of the country (Ohio) nowadays.  I like that they have almost all of the American style meats, sides, breads, salads, and deserts that I could want from a casual restaurant.  I especially like that I can get a grilled-to-order, all-you-can-eat steak at a reasonable price (currently $11.59 for seniors) with the evening and weekend buffets.  I usually start my excursion through the buffet line by first picking up my medium rare steak from the chef at the hot grill, and then by going from one end of the buffet to the other while I put a small bite of all the meat dishes and seafood on my plate.  I then take that back to my table to eat before I go back again to fill another plate with equally small spoonfuls of whatever sides, fruits, and deserts that I want.  I love the salad buffet too at Golden Corral, but I'm a carnivore, and with so many of the other good meats and foods on the buffet, I don’t always make it to the salads.  I like to finish my meal with some fruit to aid digestion and a taste of ice cream from the self-serve machine to satisfy my sweet tooth.  I usually unsuccessfully try to avoid the desserts, as good as they are, in order to cut down on my sugar intake.                                                                    
        The Golden Corral in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio is a very popular spot for families to eat on weekends.  We arrived at 2:00 p.m. this past Sunday, usually a slow time, and found the restaurant stuffed full of customers.  The cashier moved us politely, quickly, and efficiently through the check-in line, and we found a table right away.  Getting my steak hot off the grill and surfing the buffet went quickly, and well.  My date met me back at our table where we were able to enjoy our food and each other's company just as if we were in a less crowded restaurant.  The food was delicious, and, was, with a couple of exceptions (my steak had a lot of gristle and was more rare than I had asked for, and the Bourbon Chicken tasted like it had chemicals in it), everything we hoped it would be.  I would rate this particular visit to the Chillicothe Golden Corral on this particular day a 4 out of 5, and recommend it to those who like to eat at buffets.