And country-fried steaks. When the tumultuous opening traffic dies down, what we'll discover is a first cousin to Ryan's, Western Sizzlin' and The Golden Corral steakeries, minus the steaks but with notably expanded hot and cold food lines. And, in a plus for veggie lovers, one with a welcome penchant for the fresh, Southern-cooked collard green and rutabaga. Last week, no one smoked in the cramped smokers' passage. We suspect it was filled with foot-weary souls both willing and thankful to finally sit down anywhere.
Seniors get a discount, any time.
Doubtless, in this Valhalla for limitless buffet browsing, many will do so. Soup cups and spoons were in place last Friday but, for fear of possible trampling, we didn't dally long enough to search out the soup. Onward, then, to the salad displays that attendants strove, sometimes vainly, to keep freshly filled and tidy. Surprise bonuses came in a fresh fruit mix containing especially looksy sliced peaches, and in an inviting array of chilled citrus wedges. Then came fried shrimp and clam and fish strips, scallops and baked fish filets.