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

October 3, 2026

City Buffet Plans to Open at Concord, New Hampshire’s Former Red Apple Buffet

Daniel Feng is renovating the Loudon Road space for a Chinese, American and Italian buffet.

Concord's former Red Apple Buffet is being renovated for City Buffet, a new operation from Daniel Feng. The planned Chinese, American and Italian buffet would bring AYCE dining back to a space closed since the pandemic.

October 3, 2026

Indian Bistro Opens With a Daily Lunch Buffet in Columbia, Maryland

Indian Bistro has opened in Columbia with a lunch buffet seven days a week. A September visit described butter chicken, saag paneer, biryani, samosas and gulab jamun, with chai included in the reported $18.99 meal.

October 3, 2026

Firepot Seafood and Hot Pot Buffet Opens in Stafford, Texas

The Houston-area AYCE restaurant pairs hot pot and buffet dishes with underwater and space themes.

Firepot is open in Stafford with individual hot pots, seafood, prepared dishes, milk tea and desserts. The new Houston-area AYCE restaurant has a dining room with underwater and space themes, plus a playful website calculator for the meal's value.

October 3, 2026

Bonfire Seafood Buffet in Ocean City, Maryland, Posts Wednesday–Sunday Fall Schedule

The 150-foot buffet opens at 4 p.m., with early-bird pricing and snow crab sold separately.

Bonfire's seafood and prime rib buffet is serving Wednesday through Sunday this fall in Ocean City. The longtime Coastal Highway restaurant opens at 4 p.m., offers an early-bird discount and sells snow crab legs as an add-on.

October 3, 2026

Dragon Buffet Closes After 26 Years in Medina, Ohio, With Meijer Redevelopment Planned

The long-running Chinese buffet closes as its North Court Street property heads toward Meijer redevelopment.

Dragon Buffet has closed after 26 years in Medina, ending a neighborhood Chinese buffet whose owner had fought to stay. Plans call for a Meijer Express gas station and convenience store at the North Court Street property.

October 3, 2026

Hungry Pot Expands to Warwick, Rhode Island, With Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Planned

Hungry Pot's Warwick location is being reported open, with Korean barbecue, individual hot pots and sushi replacing the former On The Border. Another Hungry Pot remains planned for Shrewsbury's former Hooters as the New England expansion continues.