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Buffet restaurants — once synonymous with all-you-can-eat variety and family gatherings — are undergoing significant transformation heading into 2026. Rising food costs, changing dining habits, labor ...

Buffets peaked in the 1980s and ‘90s. It seemed like every family was eating at the new buffet restaurant in town, and everyone loved the endless selection and variety — not to mention the gluttony.