tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post8087438972473697939..comments2023-11-13T03:58:35.334-05:00Comments on The Art of the Buffet OR All You Can Eat is Not a Challenge: More Ryans Being ClosedWriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-29893323464815634652014-10-21T16:58:00.016-04:002014-10-21T16:58:00.016-04:00I applaud what bo214nat has said above! As a custo...I applaud what bo214nat has said above! As a customer of many buffets I wholeheartedly agree! The success of any buffet restaurant lies in both the management and the employees and most of the buffets that I have reviewed that have problems, those problems fall back on poor management and employees who do not follow through in their own sections much less other servers sections. Everyone should Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-31497002256088976642014-10-21T15:00:37.190-04:002014-10-21T15:00:37.190-04:00I am currently a server for Ryan's in east tex...I am currently a server for Ryan's in east texas area. Our business is currently suffering following the opening of a new Golden Corral, right across the street from Ryan's.<br />I have been employed over 4 months now and my extended experience in customer service and team work quickly allowed me to realize that more training should be implemented focus on CUSTOMER SERVICE as well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-83347685330205833502013-07-09T10:17:43.206-04:002013-07-09T10:17:43.206-04:00I would hope that everyone does not judge Ryans aa...I would hope that everyone does not judge Ryans aa a brand by the few restaurants with managera who dont step up. The Ryans in Picayune Ms. is always clean and well maintained. All restaurants, at least the succesful ones are run with cost consciousness and low labor hours..but still manage to run a clean and profitable business that cares deeply about.ita guests and employees<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-74678173032567148582013-03-08T12:41:43.753-05:002013-03-08T12:41:43.753-05:00Giving a college student discount must be somethin...Giving a college student discount must be something that the local restaurant is doing as this is not something that is chain-wide. There is a senior discount at all of the Buffets, Inc. restaurant chains including Ryans. It is not much but it is something.<br /><br />Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-74703161122358304252013-03-08T08:48:45.993-05:002013-03-08T08:48:45.993-05:00Went to my local Ryan,s in Johnstown, Pa. I go the...Went to my local Ryan,s in Johnstown, Pa. I go there quite often during the week. Saw a sign for College students to receive lunch and dinner for $4.00 plus drink. I'm a senior and what do they do but raise the price. Now how many senior visit Ryan's appossed to students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-42768138478642285482012-10-03T15:58:21.763-04:002012-10-03T15:58:21.763-04:00I accepted the above comment though I generally do...I accepted the above comment though I generally do not post comments that speak out against anyone restaurant to excess, but it appears this customer has a legitimate complaint and the location and perhaps Buffets, Inc. need to know about it. I suggest that this reader go to the Ryan's website where there will be a form to send to Buffets, Inc. to make a complaint about a particular Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-31508007651289393182012-10-03T14:29:59.850-04:002012-10-03T14:29:59.850-04:00The next Ryan's to close should be the one in ...The next Ryan's to close should be the one in Bossier City, Louisiana (Store #2184). Food is always stuck to the plates and it's almost impossible to find clean silverware. Repeated complaints to staff and management are ignored. Where is the health inspector? Where is the concern for the large number of elderly folks eating here who can't see that their silverware and plates arenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-39781540233259623772012-07-28T19:01:44.113-04:002012-07-28T19:01:44.113-04:00The Ryans in Gainesville,GA closed down recently. ...The Ryans in Gainesville,GA closed down recently. It was okay, but I still have Dawsonvilles to look forward to.Samantha W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04104213374884851909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-70020697130847811062012-01-28T07:12:58.807-05:002012-01-28T07:12:58.807-05:00The Ryans in Spanish Fort/Daphne,Alabama just clos...The Ryans in Spanish Fort/Daphne,Alabama just closed abruptly without any notice to the employees.It was my farorite lunch place. There were things I did not care for however. But what should u expect for $5.95.It's gone now,and some other corporate jackasses will start something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-6334039341418954012011-06-10T09:06:34.978-04:002011-06-10T09:06:34.978-04:00They need to go bankrupt again and close them down...They need to go bankrupt again and close them down for good. I worked for them for almost 5 years and observed meat cutter sweating over the meat (pork and Steaks) they were cutting, cooks spitting chewing tobacco in the trash behind the line and nibbling steak on the line and alot more gross stuff like that. This is truly a disgusting operation that should have been closed down years ago!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-10125444616040207792011-05-24T18:08:16.734-04:002011-05-24T18:08:16.734-04:00I am so sorry that you are both out of a job and t...I am so sorry that you are both out of a job and that Buffets, Inc. did this to your Ryans. <br /><br />You have hit it on the head - we don't need more Old Country Buffets or OCB copies - we needed more Ryans - or at least OCB to learn all of the good things from Ryans and put those into the OCBs and not put the inferior OCB menu and practices into the Ryans - and then find out that Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06664259206096691320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-67186943483677428622011-05-24T17:04:58.861-04:002011-05-24T17:04:58.861-04:00The Bristol,Va. Ryans closed down Monday May 23,20...The Bristol,Va. Ryans closed down Monday May 23,2011. I was with the company for over 21 years and loved working there. But as the past few years had passed when Old Country Buffet took us over , the quality of the food went down and they also stopped entries that could be ordered from the grill. That in itself dropped our customers by at least 40%. They started cutting the hours of most all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-16077288166263448312011-05-03T14:18:07.529-04:002011-05-03T14:18:07.529-04:00Buffet Inc just closed an Old Country Buffet in my...Buffet Inc just closed an Old Country Buffet in my area, & I somehow believe one day the other one will close as well. I see Golden Corral pack much more these days than Old Country Buffet, though Old Country Buffet in Highland Indiana has seen an increase of business, after the Hobart, IN location closed. They closed that location after the lease was up, & decided not to renew it, due dave1973https://www.blogger.com/profile/01911573119488869117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15400631.post-40041531546592657032011-04-24T05:12:54.338-04:002011-04-24T05:12:54.338-04:00well my ryan's in parkersburg closed down and ...well my ryan's in parkersburg closed down and I miss it so much. It had an awesome atmosphere. At least we have one in marietta, oh, but it's not the same. I think the manager I liked from the parkersburg location is there now. Hope he makes the place better. Still prefer the parkersburg location's decor and warmer feeling. the marietta location is still lacking, but hope it improves!RemixedCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691734588913340939noreply@blogger.com