How America’s Largest Buffet Survived The Death Of All-You-Can-Eats

The buffet was a quintessential all-American idea: lots of food at a low price. It took off through the 1980s, but in the 2000s, the restaurant concept struggled to keep up in an era of fad diets. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly didn’t help. But Shady Maple, in East Earl, Pennsylvania, has come out thriving. On a Saturday, 8,000 people wait in line to chow down on its traditional Pennsylvania Dutch fare. Producer Abby Narishkin goes inside the kitchen and takes a seat herself to see if this place really is good enough to be one of the few buffets left standing.

00:00 – Intro
01:28 – Prepping For Thousands Of Breakfast Customers
04:09 – Breakfast Taste Test
05:26 – The Rise And Fall Of American Buffets
10:00 – Prepping For Lunch
14:21 – Lunch Taste Test
16:34 – Dinner Rush
17:52 – Credits

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