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News and dispatches from the world of all-you-can-eat dining.

September 6, 2026

Mandarin Brings Back Its Moon Festival Buffet September 8

New Duck Bao joins returning seasonal favorites during the Ontario chain’s fall tradition.

Mandarin’s Moon Festival returns September 8 with new Duck Bao, returning seasonal dishes and another reminder of how the Ontario chain has made polished hospitality part of the all-you-can-eat experience.

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September 5, 2026

Uno Pizzeria Joins the AYCE Ranks With $14.99 Bottomless Deep Dish

The 10-week promotion starts today at 21 restaurants after Uno’s $99 Pizza Pass sold out.

Uno Pizzeria & Grill officially joins the AYCE landscape today, offering unlimited deep-dish pizza and salad for $14.99 at 21 restaurants through November 13.

September 5, 2026

Grand Feast Buffet Is Coming to Christiansburg, Virginia

The Spicity sister concept will bring a new AYCE option to western Virginia’s I-81 corridor.

A new Asian buffet is taking shape in Christiansburg, where the operators behind Blacksburg’s Spicity are preparing Grand Feast Buffet — and giving I-81 travelers another promising reason to leave the interstate.

August 31, 2026

Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Bowl Returns for 2026

The annual AYCE ritual is back through November 22, with 120 combinations and a revived Pasta Pass.

Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Bowl is back for another fall, bringing 120 pasta combinations, a new Spicy Alfredo, Crispy Shrimp Fritta and the long-awaited return of its famously hard-to-get Pasta Pass.

August 25, 2026

KPOT Launches Its First Limited-Time Menu in More Than Four Years

Six new barbecue, hot pot and side offerings arrive as the fast-growing chain reaches 170 locations.

KPOT has added six limited-time offerings, from Honey BBQ Pork Belly and Cheesy Corn to a Thai curry hot pot broth — the fast-growing chain’s first limited-time menu introduction in more than four years.

July 21, 2026

Bacchanal Buffet Brings Old Vegas Back for Caesars Palace’s 60th Anniversary

A 14-dish anniversary station revisits the flavors and extravagance of Caesars’ opening era.

Caesars Palace is looking back to 1966 with a special Bacchanal Buffet station of retro classics — and a celebration that reaches all the way back to the extraordinary Roman dining room that first carried the Bacchanal name.

June 1, 2026

Sweet Tomatoes Is Back With Two Locations — and Much of the Old Menu Intact

Tucson and Fort Myers are rebuilding the chain around Joan’s Broccoli Madness, soups, muffins and soft serve.

Sweet Tomatoes vanished with 97 restaurants in 2020. Now two have returned — along with Joan’s Broccoli Madness, familiar soups, focaccia, muffins, soft serve and the monthly menu anticipation regulars remember.