Dinner in a Disney lodge, whole lobster on International Drive, a curry lunch in Winter Park or sushi ordered in rounds: Orlando offers far more ways to go back for seconds than a visitor might expect. Let your appetite lead you beyond the familiar vacation buffet.

KFC buffets became rather well-known all-you-can-eat fixtures, then hard-to-find destinations. Fans now trade sightings, plan detours and campaign for their return. From a one-day feast in Singapore to local American reopenings, there is still plenty of affection for another plate of fried chicken.

Las Vegas earned its buffet reputation honestly. But among the 128 Las Vegas-area experiences in Buffet Authority’s curated collection, only nine are classic casino buffets. Sushi, tabletop barbecue, hot pot, neighborhood buffets and restaurant brunches tell the rest of the story.

Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Bowl began as a $6.95 late-summer special in 1995. Three decades later, it has survived price increases, Pasta Pass frenzy, stuffed-pasta experiments, a pandemic hiatus and even 50 lifetime passes - while evolving into a remarkably durable fall tradition.

Pizza Ranch began in a tiny Iowa town and grew by serving places bigger chains often overlooked. Today its pizza-and-chicken buffet, signature Cactus Bread and expanding FunZone arcades stretch across the middle of the country - and its first Texas opening suggests the once-regional secret is testing a wider frontier.

General Tso never tasted General Tso’s chicken. The dish was created in Taiwan, sweetened and crisped in New York, then carried into America’s 1990s Chinese-buffet boom. Its strange journey also explains why that sticky, tangy, crunchy chicken remains one of the buffet line’s safest bets.