The 11 Best Chain Restaurant All-You-Can-Eat Deals (Slideshow)
11) Chili’s
The Deal: Bottomless Express Lunch: Choice of soup, salad, and unlimited chips and salsa
When: Lunchtime
Price: $6
10) Bob Evans
The Deal: Unlimited soup, salad, and bread
When: Every day
Price: $6.99 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, $8.99 after 4 p.m. and on weekends
9) Olive Garden
The Deal: Unlimited soup, salad, and breadsticks
When: Lunchtime
Price: $6.99
8) Sizzler
The Deal: Endless Salad Bar: Salad, soups, fruit, taco bar, desserts, sundae bar
When: Every day
Price: Varies, but averages $8.29 for lunch, $9.99 for dinner, $4.99 to add onto an entrée.
7) Steak ‘n Shake
The Deal: All-you-can-eat pancakes; start with three then brought out two at a time
When: Until 10 a.m.
Price: $3.99
6) Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes
The Deal: Salad bar with salads and lots of add-ons, several prepared featured salads, up to eight soups, muffins, focaccia pizza, several different pastas and sauces, and desserts including fruit, pudding, and soft-serve
When: Every day
Price: Differs depending on location, but averages $10
5) Shoney’s
The Deal: Legendary Breakfast Buffet: eggs, bacon, grits, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, fruits, and more
When: Breakfast daily
Price: Differs depending on locations, but averages $7.99
4) Cici’s Pizza
The Deal: Buffet with more than 20 different varieties of pizza, pasta, soup, salad, wings, and dessert
When: Every day
Price: Varies, but most locations charge less than $6
3) Pancho’s Mexican Buffet
The Deal: Tacos, flautas, enchiladas, chile rellenos, rice and beans, sopapillas, salad, chips and salsa, and dessert
When: Every day
Price: Monday-Friday: lunch $6.49, dinner $7.69. Weekends: Dinner $8.49
2) Golden Corral
The Deal: A buffet with breakfast, salads, and a rotating roster of hot items including macaroni and cheese, pizza, fried chicken, and spaghetti, with cake for dessert
When: Every day
Price: Ranges from $10 to $12 for adults
1) Old Country Buffet
The Deal: Eggs, pancakes, waffles, and pastries for breakfast; fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, baked chicken, baked fish, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, and other dishes for lunch and dinner
When: Every day
Price: Varies, but averages $5.99 for breakfast, $7.99 for lunch, and $9.99 for dinner