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Originally Posted by bringer
low quality food that fills you up quicker
i also noticed the local sizzler puts a lot of salt in their food making me drink alot of water/soda and fill up even quicker
ive also noticed the same trend on a cheap carnival cruise i took
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Yep. Chinese buffets also put a lot of cornstarch on the food to make diners feel "fuller" quicker.
Another key factor in buffets' profitability--the $9.95 to $19.95 they charge factors in profit in light of the fact that 1) they stack the menu with many filler dishes (salads, fruit, low end meat/veg dishes) 2) most people do only 4 or less trips. If these trips to the buffet line are spaced out between higher priced and lower priced dishes (weighted towards the lower priced ones of course), the likelihood of the whole dinner exceeding the restaurant's break even point is reduced. IMHO
