[quote]therajraj wrote:
Brazilian buffets and GC are not even in the same ball park price wise.[/quote]
For realz. Someone my size can get full as hell for less than 20 bucks at a buffet like that. I can’t spend less than 30 bucks at Pappas Bar-B-q…and they know me by name.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
45 minutes 'til the food arrived. [/quote]
I thought it was a buffet? Don’t you just go get your food - why did you have to wait 45 minutes?
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You could order stuff on the menu.
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I’m not trying to be funny, but why would you go to a golden corral and order off the menu? Maybe that’s why the waitress never came by, they didn’t even know you could do that.
^ Pappas has some decent Bar-BQ but I really prefer Rudy’s, they dont have enough of those here in Houston. I go into Rudy order a pound of Brisket, 1/2 pount of Turkey, 2 sausage links, I am in heaven. They have much better sauce than Pappas.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Brazilian buffets and GC are not even in the same ball park price wise.[/quote]
Dude, I went with my ex-girl and her family 2 or 3 months ago to Fogo de chao and for 5 people and a few drinks it was over 3 bills after tip. The food was killer though.
[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Pappas has some decent Bar-BQ but I really prefer Rudy’s, they dont have enough of those here in Houston. I go into Rudy order a pound of Brisket, 1/2 pount of Turkey, 2 sausage links, I am in heaven. They have much better sauce than Pappas. [/quote]
The RIBS, man!
The RIBS!!!
Hell, they know my voice now. I tried to call my order in last week and she told me to stop and just come in cause the food would be ready.
[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Pappas has some decent Bar-BQ but I really prefer Rudy’s, they dont have enough of those here in Houston. I go into Rudy order a pound of Brisket, 1/2 pount of Turkey, 2 sausage links, I am in heaven. They have much better sauce than Pappas. [/quote]
Go to Demeris off of W. Alabama and Shepherd. I personally think it’s the best, with Goode co. 2nd. Rudy’s is pretty good, but I’ve only been twice and they all seem to be off 290 out of my neck of the woods.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Brazilian buffets and GC are not even in the same ball park price wise.[/quote]
Dude, I went with my ex-girl and her family 2 or 3 months ago to Fogo de chao and for 5 people and a few drinks it was over 3 bills after tip. The food was killer though.[/quote]
wowzers. The place I know of but never been to is Texas de Brazil. I just checked their prices and its $47.99 for full dinner and $29.99 for just the salad bar.
$29.99 just for the salad bar? WTF could possibly in that salad bar for someone to pay that option?
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Pappas has some decent Bar-BQ but I really prefer Rudy’s, they dont have enough of those here in Houston. I go into Rudy order a pound of Brisket, 1/2 pount of Turkey, 2 sausage links, I am in heaven. They have much better sauce than Pappas. [/quote]
Go to Demeris off of W. Alabama and Shepherd. I personally think it’s the best, with Goode co. 2nd. Rudy’s is pretty good, but I’ve only been twice and they all seem to be off 290 out of my neck of the woods.[/quote]
Im on the south side and the closest Rudy’s is like you said off 290 in BFE. There are a ton in the Austin/San Antonio/McCallen area. Corpus has one. I just love there sauce.
I love Ribs also X but I always forget Pappas has that all you can eat Rib day. What day is that again?
[quote]pushharder wrote:
Isn’t too much protein bad for your kidneys?[/quote]
Only this kind of protein Push. 
[quote]Professor X wrote:
The last straw was me seeing some little girl who must have been about 8 years old stop to take a breath during her epic trek across the 20 feet from her table to the feeding trough. She was out of cupcakes…and she was determined to not be stopped by poor cardiovascular health. She pushed onward, step after ever widening breathless step until she reached the cakes. I remember she smiled like she had seen heaven…and then I threw up and never went back.[/quote]
If you are not exaggerating this for comedic effect, then that is incredibly fucking sad. Wow - how sad that parents would allow their child to reach that level of obesity at such a young age. I mean, I know it happens all the time, but I just can’t understand how anyone could do that shit. Awful.
Like I said, there is no GC around here, but there are plenty of asian and other all you can eat buffets all over Long Island. Funny - my favorite sushi/chinese buffet place, which fucking closed recently (big bummer) had plenty of big dudes who were obviously lifters eating there, but man, there were some fat fuckers that you would not believe. Just 400 pound couch-potatoes eating heaping plate after plate - slobs too, ass-crack hanging out - just totally unpleasant. I always tried to get there right when they opened so I could eat and GTFO before the food got picked over by some of these mastodons…
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
The last straw was me seeing some little girl who must have been about 8 years old stop to take a breath during her epic trek across the 20 feet from her table to the feeding trough. She was out of cupcakes…and she was determined to not be stopped by poor cardiovascular health. She pushed onward, step after ever widening breathless step until she reached the cakes. I remember she smiled like she had seen heaven…and then I threw up and never went back.[/quote]
If you are not exaggerating this for comedic effect, then that is incredibly fucking sad. Wow - how sad that parents would allow their child to reach that level of obesity at such a young age. I mean, I know it happens all the time, but I just can’t understand how anyone could do that shit. Awful.
Like I said, there is no GC around here, but there are plenty of asian and other all you can eat buffets all over Long Island. Funny - my favorite sushi/chinese buffet place, which fucking closed recently (big bummer) had plenty of big dudes who were obviously lifters eating there, but man, there were some fat fuckers that you would not believe. Just 400 pound couch-potatoes eating heaping plate after plate - slobs too, ass-crack hanging out - just totally unpleasant. I always tried to get there right when they opened so I could eat and GTFO before the food got picked over by some of these mastodons… [/quote]
Nope, not exaggerating. Both of those instances happened just like that. At the time, I was eating a shit load of calories so I was hitting those places up pretty regularly…because getting big is fucking expensive. That place made me change my approach.
It is the greatest ad in the world to avoid being that damned obese.
I am convinced now that all of those people riding scooters in the grocery store WANT to be that way. They wouldn’t have an entire basket filled with “a pallet of chocolate covered pretzels” if they didn’t.
Lol - “Desk of Cheez-its” always gets me…
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I quit going to Golden Corral when I lived in Florida out of sheer disgust. Yeah, it was cool at first seeing all of that unlimited food…but after a few weeks of watching rotund heifer after rotund heifer waddle and wheeze their way through 5 or 6 plates of food, I just had enough.
The last straw was me seeing some little girl who must have been about 8 years old stop to take a breath during her epic trek across the 20 feet from her table to the feeding trough. She was out of cupcakes…and she was determined to not be stopped by poor cardiovascular health. She pushed onward, step after ever widening breathless step until she reached the cakes. I remember she smiled like she had seen heaven…and then I threw up and never went back.[/quote]
This reminds of the time I took my wife, son and neice to the Toronto Science Centre. We stopped into the cafeteria for lunch. One kid around twelve who was huge, the kind of huge where the back of their hands face foward. Anyway he shuffled his way to the garbage with the last bit of his pizza, mouth hanging open, food all over the front of his shirt. I immediately thought of the Loony Tunes episode with Hansel unt Gretal in the pot lol. I told my wife I have to leave right now before I flip out on the parents lol.
You basterdo’s in America have it made when it comes to restaurants…fuckers.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
The last straw was me seeing some little girl who must have been about 8 years old stop to take a breath during her epic trek across the 20 feet from her table to the feeding trough. She was out of cupcakes…and she was determined to not be stopped by poor cardiovascular health. She pushed onward, step after ever widening breathless step until she reached the cakes. I remember she smiled like she had seen heaven…and then I threw up and never went back.[/quote]
If you are not exaggerating this for comedic effect, then that is incredibly fucking sad. Wow - how sad that parents would allow their child to reach that level of obesity at such a young age. I mean, I know it happens all the time, but I just can’t understand how anyone could do that shit. Awful.
Like I said, there is no GC around here, but there are plenty of asian and other all you can eat buffets all over Long Island. Funny - my favorite sushi/chinese buffet place, which fucking closed recently (big bummer) had plenty of big dudes who were obviously lifters eating there, but man, there were some fat fuckers that you would not believe. Just 400 pound couch-potatoes eating heaping plate after plate - slobs too, ass-crack hanging out - just totally unpleasant. I always tried to get there right when they opened so I could eat and GTFO before the food got picked over by some of these mastodons… [/quote]
Nope, not exaggerating. Both of those instances happened just like that. At the time, I was eating a shit load of calories so I was hitting those places up pretty regularly…because getting big is fucking expensive. That place made me change my approach.
It is the greatest ad in the world to avoid being that damned obese.
I am convinced now that all of those people riding scooters in the grocery store WANT to be that way. They wouldn’t have an entire basket filled with “a pallet of chocolate covered pretzels” if they didn’t.
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lol - what I love is how thin that woman makes Peter look.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Brazilian buffets and GC are not even in the same ball park price wise.[/quote]
Dude, I went with my ex-girl and her family 2 or 3 months ago to Fogo de chao and for 5 people and a few drinks it was over 3 bills after tip. The food was killer though.[/quote]
wowzers. The place I know of but never been to is Texas de Brazil. I just checked their prices and its $47.99 for full dinner and $29.99 for just the salad bar.
$29.99 just for the salad bar? WTF could possibly in that salad bar for someone to pay that option?[/quote]
Dude, the Fogo de Chao salad bar was INSANE. All kinds of fresh veggies, fruit, prepared potatoes of all kinds, cured meats, exotic cheeses… They even had salmon filets. Don’t know if they do a salad bar only option but I’m sure you could get your money’s worth if they did.
[quote]DJHT wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Pappas has some decent Bar-BQ but I really prefer Rudy’s, they dont have enough of those here in Houston. I go into Rudy order a pound of Brisket, 1/2 pount of Turkey, 2 sausage links, I am in heaven. They have much better sauce than Pappas. [/quote]
Go to Demeris off of W. Alabama and Shepherd. I personally think it’s the best, with Goode co. 2nd. Rudy’s is pretty good, but I’ve only been twice and they all seem to be off 290 out of my neck of the woods.[/quote]
Im on the south side and the closest Rudy’s is like you said off 290 in BFE. There are a ton in the Austin/San Antonio/McCallen area. Corpus has one. I just love there sauce.
I love Ribs also X but I always forget Pappas has that all you can eat Rib day. What day is that again?[/quote]
I lived in McAllen through the mid 90’s. Love it there. My ex I went to Fogo de Chao with worked at Rudy’s through college in Lubbock. Said she’d bring home killer bbq every day. The sauce is pretty good. If you get a chance man swing by Demeris. It’s good ol’ down home style bbq. Goode co too. They have killer brisket sandwiches on cheesy jalapeno bread.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ That reminded me of one night when I was working in ER, I had a little 3 year old girl waddle in that weighed 78 pounds. She was so over weight her arms stuck straight out like the stay puff marshmellow man, her mom and grandma where just bigger versions. At the time my youngest was 8 or 9 and was outweighed by this little girl. [/quote]
But it isn’t just that they are fat…it is the act of apparently trying to physically get fatter that very evening while in the restaurant. They seem to be trying to pack on an extra 10lbs for the ride home…which is why I laugh at people who still think obesity is some accident out of their control.
After seeing how many of these people eat, they are fat because they want to be or just don’t give a shit.
I remember some of them from Golden Corral because they were just that much of a spectacle, like one family of extremely…EXTREMELY…obese people where the man’s stomach was so big his kids were playing around him like a merry-go-round. They looked like small moons orbiting a very large planet like Jupiter. He didn’t find a seat…he made one…using his own gut as his table because he was too big to reach the table he sat at.
WHY THE FUCK would someone like that choose a fucking BUFFET and proceed to see how many plates of food could fit in him?
They used a TRAY as their plate…because the plates weren’t big enough.
Yeah, let me cry about these people on Oprah because of how things are out of their control.[/quote]
Baaahhh!! The puke story is nasty. The truth is, coming from a family that owned a meat store and working around food, I’m just this side of compulsive about restaurants and try to just get in and get out with buffets and not think about it too much.
Even in this ice storm that shut down the city, except for GC, there was a family, with a woman who weighed in at, oh, 400 conservatively, who loaded plates of mac and cheese and proceeded to sit in the middle of TWO SEATS and still spill over the edges.
No fucking ice storm was getting in between this woman and her Monday Night Mac and Cheese.
The father was all of a fat 300 pounds and the McKids were on their way towards catching up to Mom and Pop. CG lost money on that family for sure.
