The Wire

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

September 18, 2026

WASAII Buffet Plans 12,548-Square-Foot Hallandale Beach, Florida Restaurant for 2027

The Asian AYCE concept will occupy a large restaurant space previously home to Kosher de Brazil.

WASAII Buffet is targeting a 2027 opening in Hallandale Beach with 12,548 square feet of Chinese and Japanese food, sushi, seafood, grill offerings and hot pot.

September 17, 2026

Empire Buffet Coming Soon to Former Tang Asian Cuisine in Audubon NJ

The former Golden Corral building is preparing for its third buffet identity.

A coming-soon banner and active work signal Empire Buffet is preparing to replace Tang Asian Cuisine in Audubon NJ, continuing a buffet lineage that stretches back to Golden Corral.

September 16, 2026

Nami Chinese Buffet Set for October Opening Near St. Louis

The new buffet will take over a former Red Lobster in Maplewood.

Nami Chinese Buffet is expected to open in October in a former Red Lobster at Maplewood Commons, bringing a new buffet concept to an approximately 8,000-square-foot restaurant space.

September 15, 2026

KPOT Opens in Hagerstown MD After More Than Two Years in Development

The Korean BBQ and hot pot chain has taken over a former United Buffet/Ryan's building.

KPOT has finally opened in Hagerstown MD after a more than two-year development period, bringing all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and hot pot to a former United Buffet/Ryan's building on Garland Groh Boulevard.

September 15, 2026

Fresh Harvest Buffet Adds Rotating Hispanic Heritage Menu at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa

Weekly International Station specials run through Oct. 15 at the revived casino buffet.

Fresh Harvest Buffet at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa is rotating Hispanic dishes through Oct. 15, including pollo a la brasa, ropa vieja and ceviche — another chapter for a casino buffet that returned in 2025 after a nearly five-year closure.

September 15, 2026

Paradise Mexican Buffet Opens in Selma, NC With Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Service

The 15,000-square-foot restaurant brings an uncommon full-scale Mexican buffet format to North Carolina’s I-95 corridor.

Paradise Mexican Buffet has opened in Selma with rotating Mexican specialties for breakfast, lunch and dinner, filling the former Old North State Food Hall with one of the less common formats in today’s buffet landscape.