How All You Can Eat Restaurants Make Money 

Their worst nightmare is a group of 300lbs bodybuilders coming in post workout after leg day...

Only thing I hate about buffets.. The people who fill up their plates and leave eating not even half of it haha.

no one: asian moms: DONT EAT TOO MUCH RICE! EAT THE EXPeNSIVe CRaB!

My brother is constantly hungry but very skinny - they don't believe he's a threat to their business until they see him go back for his tenth plate.

Children = 8$ Adult = 13$ Mat stonie = 100$

Chinese buffet owner's worst nightmare: a family of samoans

i don't give a $hit if its smaller plates, bigger cups, or even cheap, im still eating it

My mum used to starve me for a day before goin , to a buffet

if you're not going to a buffet to eat crab legs, roasted beef, shrimp or other expensive protein you're doing it wrong.

I once asked a girl out. I was short of money. She likes to eat a lot. That's when butfet Restaurent comes in handy. I saved money, girl was satisfied and I could ask her out again.

I got all you could eat pancakes, costed 7.99. I thought it was a good deal. I ate 8 pancakes and then realized I paid $1 for each pancake.

What I’ve learned from my mom when it comes to “all you can eat buffets”. Skip carbs as much as you can, go for the more expensive proteins (like crab) and avoid drinking anything. If you need a drink, hot/warm water will do, and drink sparingly.

Not when I'm done with them.

I was once thrown out of a Pizza Hut on an all-you-can-eat night... for eating too much. A friend and I used to go every week and make a game of figuring out strategies for packing in more and more pizza each time. Normally they'd come around the tables and hand out slices as people needed them, but the people at this particular Pizza Hut got so tired of coming back to our table again and again and again and again, for hours, that when we came in they recognized us and they would serve us whole pizzas at a time. That was until one night when a manager finally had enough. We'd just beaten our old record, with my friend eating six whole pizzas and me eating seven, and were asking for our next pizzas. The manager came over and in a loud voice so everyone in the restaurant could hear, tried to shame us, saying, "DON'T YOU THINK YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH?" We looked at each other and said no. So he just threw us out. Proof that "all you can eat" isn't actually all you can eat. There are limits.

Sorry to say this, but if every customer was like me, these wouldn't last half a year

I like the clips of Garfield casually displaying his cosmic powers

Shit if ur telling me the reason my food is expensive is bc they have to bring it to the table I’d go get it my self every time

Whenever i go to a buffet, I start out with some country food like fried chicken, cornbread, macaroni, mixed veggies and mashed potatoes. For my second plate I get Italian food like, pasta, pizza, salad and breadsticksThen after that I get seafood like breaded shrimp, crab legs and rice and more salad. Then for desert I get a loaded sundae, Apple pie with icecrem on top, and some cheesecake. I wash all of this down with water because I'm on a diet.

My teacher has told a story of when back in his teen days with his friends, they would always go to all you can eat restaurant and eat as much as they can. No matter how full they were, they just kept doing it. After 5-8 meals, the manager finally told them to leave.

Mom: Ok son so you’re 5 years old Me: I’m 14- Mom; YOU’RE 5 YEARS OLD DANGIT

They forgot to mention their biggest profit margin: kids....an 11 year old has to pay 8.99 just like an adult but will only eat about $4 worth of food.

Dont eat brkfast, lunch and go at dinner. Dont eat carbs, go straight to meat,seafood section, no sugary drinks just water. Technique is key lol

None of this tricks work on me. And I usually start from the meat section of the buffet. I've never wasted any food though

I went to this Indian all you can eat place, I swear to God the food was mostly just hot sauce.

I always load my plate with the most expensive food available, and leave the cheap stuff alone.

so much good food is going to waste this way.

Long story short: No ones gonna eat 10 plates of romaine lettuce.

Tip if you are going to a buffet is before dining, fast for long hours so that you come hungry. Don't start with carbs, go for the seafood first, then meat station. Don't rush to fill your plate with one type of food. Take small amounts of each so that you have a variety. During dining, don't drink too much fluid. Eat slowly and enjoy your meal. Don't rush like a pig in a sty. Save some space for dessert. End with coffee or tea or whatever beverages your kidney and liver can handle. Ensure you have enough time to eat and relax.

I usually eat like 3-4 plates when I go to those buffets. Sometimes I hide like 2 or 3 Orange Chicken in my pocket for later.

I lowkey always wanted to know this but not that much to the point that I would do research on this shit so thanks for this video.

Watching this when all the restaurants are closed is torture

When I eat at buffets, I compute the price of everything I eat, then eat until I eat 1.5 times the cost of the buffet.

unless you're Matt Stonie of course

Putting the more expensive items at the end of the line? lol I usually skip the items at the front.

Me before I go the buffet: Lean and fit Me after I go the buffet: Overweight and a massive beer belly

All you can eat restaurant: self serve saves us money! Coronavirus: I’m about to end this man's whole career

that man ate all our shrimp, and two plastic lobsters.

Mom: Say your 8 Kid: but mom im ten SMACK Cashier: hello. How old are you? Kid: crying saying im 8 *edit* I just came back to this comment a week ago and the amount of likes ive gotten is pretty cool. Thank you all who liked

at the end of the day, I'm still gonna eat what I want even if it fills me up quicker. As long as you're satisfied with your meal and leaving happy, that's all that counts really

Consequently not as common in Australia and I presume Europe In fact i’ve only seen a few in my life

I miss old country buffet.

Now we know how to cheat the system hehe

I saw a kid put crab legs in his backpack lol 😂😅all you can eat places are funny

My uncle is one of those people who gets sent away from all you can eat buffets because he eats all the food with no hesitation and I’m just really pleased to be related to someone like that. He also got thrown out a pub for drinking all the beer.

I hate buffet cause im the type of person who full easily😂 . I can't eat a lot

Can't talk eating

Who else remembers fondly as a kid all you can eat restaurants only to return when you're an adult and say "Man this food was not 1/2 as good as I remember"?

Another contributor I think is that customers generally come in groups. While there might be a big eater or two in a group, there are also some light eaters who are just with the group. And I’d bet drinks are a huge contributor. They cost a couple dollars extra and save the restaurant money on the food that the drinks replace.

They either serve low quality food, have high prices, or both.

My buddies dad is a big fat man and he goes to buffet towards the end of lunch time to pay the lunch prices and he eats lunch and dinner for the lunch price which is cheaper than dinner. He gets his money worth

Send matt stonie in there... He will make them bankrupt...

I love this channel. Simple, concise, well made videos

Great video but did that lady (1:34) teleport from the year 1976 or something? Everything about her just looks like she is from the past.

Tht's why you start at the end of the buffet line where you make the most of your money. Take carbs last.

**two seconds in** ME: I'm hungry

Great video! Though it probably doesn’t explain every trick, since here in Italy we have japanese all-you-can-eat restaurants that are served by waiters where you can choose what you order from the menu (therefore all the food placement strategies don’t apply). There must be some hidden trick there too. 😊

Once I went to a buffet with my uncle who was eating too much (straight for 3-4 hours). The manager came up to him and said, "Sir, the all you can eat buffet is a special offer, not a challenge!"

One time I was at Golden corral and I saw this lady holding her stomach and then she came back with more food.

When I watched the first 2 seconds, I thought I was getting an ad lol

Idk why people have videos of eating at buffets correctly. Just eat “expensive” things.

I went to a restraunt with unlimited appitizers and they literally took like 20 mins to bring out one little appetizer

Eh to make buffets worth it for me, I fill up my plate with food that is quite expensive. I ignore common food like rice, etc. I also mostly get desserts lol i love sweets...

3:27 that looks like some dry ass pasta

I love buffet Best thing is look at everything before you start. Get small portions and tank up on meats and dessert. Skip salads and ordinary starch . Best one was KC in fitchburg in 1970's Had crazy foods that you never see anymore like jello shrimp salads

They don't expect you have hella metabolism and eat your money's worth

Why have one small plate when you could just take the whole table???

We still have a Western Sizzlin that was from the 70-80's era...it still looks exactly like that!

I've started to pick up on a few things as well. There's a Buffet I've been going to recentely(been there 3 times). Drinks are more expensive overall and prices are higher at dinner time, weekends and holidays.

I never take carbs in all you can eat or when the food is sold by weight. Just veggies and meats.

*they hate when me and my big ass friends show up, we got gainz to make*

I miss Souper Salad. I used to go there with my family after church on sundays. I was always forced to say I was 8.

I realise they are correct with putting more expensive products in the back. There is a Chinese-Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant I went to once, and the sushi was served in an obscured area around the corner while the cheaper stuff was in pure plain sight in front of the customers. You had to really look to find the sushi. Plus, the area of the sushi was small, so if there was a big line you know people would get impatient leave to get the cheaper food and come later for the sushi. But by that time they could be full already. Clever placement.

They buy in quantity, that's why the cost is cheaper.

Unlimited Soup, Salad, and breadsticks is where it’s at man!

I think this is a very American phenomenon. Here in Australia, a buffet typically starts at around $40, and doesn’t include drinks. We used to have Sizzlers but even they cost nearly $30 for the salad bar only

John's incredible pizza, Cicis, Golden Corral , and Mexican buffets are my go to

You do know that now news sites and business analyst are saying casual dining restaurant are now starting to go into a decline, because millinials don't eat out at chains and stuff.

I'M ON A DIET. WHY AM I TORTURING MYSELF?!!

actually. with me buffet is the thing give me the feeling that i can eat literally anything i want. and i usually stop after 2-3 plates. come on man we re going to spend money anyway when you decide to go out and eat, why would you try to take advantage against restaurant and make you uncomfortable with a beyond full stomach. so nonsense

Was a moonless night, dark as pitch. When out of the mist came a beast more stomach than man! -Captain Mccallister in reference of Homer.

chinese all-you-can-eats are so good

I did the olive garden thing once and could only eat two servings of salad and two cups of soup with one breadstick. They made about $20 profit on our $45 meal for sure.

I love how everybody’s got their own technique

Had a buffet once on a boat. Was so happy. We could come back as often as we wanted

1:28 That's the reason I always scout out the entirety of the buffet before I begin collection.

Started to rise in the 70s and 80s, coincidentally the beginning of the obesity epidemic. Declined when Americans started to pay attention to their waistbands and decided they didn't want slop casually served on an assembly line by a disinterested chef made of the budget cuts and corn fillers. It's not hard to see why they're dying now. It's because their audience is too!

Realized this a long time ago and it's pretty smart. Funny how some people knows this technique but that doesn't stop them from eating an all you can eat buffet

I like the lunch buffets at Indian restaurants myself, always get the meat based stuff before veggie based but if you can, definitely try it all!

All different story in Europe. Drink are not included and price for dinner is very high, particularly for Japanese food.

I work in a buffet style lounge in an airport. And the food is cheap to create. Small plates and cups and alot of filler like snacks, bread ect. Which ends up making it quite cheap

An Asian restaurant in Vienna has the best implementation of all you can eat in my opinion. They give you a tablet with many small dishes as options and you can pick as many as you like, they are then cooked for you and brought to your table. However if you can't finish what you're eating (like leaving a sushi set untouched) you'll have to pay (significantly?) more as 'punishment', so that way people don't waste food

I really enjoyed this ... thanks 😉

Every once in a while, this channel is known to upload the type of video people actually sign up for... I'll keep this moment in my memory.

They also add a lot of oil to their meat to further saturize their customers

Always been curious of this question! Finally received the answer.

My parents and I were asked to leave the sushi buffet once. Mind you, I'm 6'1 and 137 lbs. And my parents are slim as well. How did we do it? We only ordered seemingly expensive, intricate and unusual items from the menu - yuzu tuna, sweet shrimps, beef, grilled mackerel, etc. Skipped the drinks, tea only. Didn't order any form of noodles or rice. No sushi. Sashimi only. And we ordered multiple dishes in large bulks. We sampled nearly all the good stuff on the menu. An hour later, the manager came by to tell us that there is time limit on each table. Right... The family next to us was there before we arrived, and they were still eating. We laughed our way out of the restaurant after paying only $80 CDN for all the foods we had (approximately $60 U.S.)

Something else to consider on why they have declined. People are a bit more health conscious. My family used to be really big about going to all you can eat restaurants but because of several members of my family becoming more focused on eating healthier we have stopped going to them.

Buffets are one of the dirtiest places you can eat. Consumers with dirty hands have direct access to the utensils and edibles. I worked in a buffet back in high school and on a daily basis witnessed people walking out of the restroom to the buffet without washing their hands, licking their fingers while standing over the food, dropping buffet utensils on the floor and placing them back and using their hands to grab things. Being the “germaphobe” that I am, I was sure to keep a batch of hot bleach water near so I could wipe the counters down and keep the utensils changed out. Chinese restaurants are even worse and much less healthy. Home cooking is made with love and it’s cheaper, cook at home and live longer.

Dude, filling up on soda is my weakness at ALL restaurants. Having 4 of those huge things of Sprite is a lock I dine out

Short video but very interesting. My hometown area is famous for their Chinese buffets. Some are hit and miss. Never thought about the plate thing though.