Buffet places only worth going when its newly opened.

As time goes on, they can't maintain the quality, so you'll see them cut down on offerings; then you know they going to gg soon.

I generally don't go to buffets because you tend to get subpar food for the price you're paying. Only worth going if you haven't eaten for 3 days and want to fill yourself up for the next week.

Even with consistent stream of patrons, its not really worth it. The operator will definitely reduce cost over time cause its not sustainable.

The buffet business model is fundamentally flawed. You need to offer enough high value items to entice people, but also have enough interesting low value items that people will take instead. All the while managing the inventory to make sure it doesn't go to waste. Finding that balance is incredibly difficult.