Woman asked to leave ‘all you can eat’ buffet after 4.5 hours and six plates

Have you ever wondered how long you can linger at a restaurant without overstaying your welcome? TikTok user Madison (@ugh_madison) decided to find out. She visited an "all you can eat" Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet and stayed for an impressive four and a half hours, enjoying six plates of food—all for just $13. Her experiment, while unusual, captured the curiosity of many online.

Eventually, a staff member approached her, explaining that his boss had noticed how long she had been there and instructed him to inform her she couldn’t eat any more food. Madison didn’t argue, calmly finishing her meal before leaving. However, in a generous and unexpected gesture, she tipped both her waitress and the man who asked her to leave $100 each. Despite being asked to vacate, Madison praised the food as “amazing” and described the experience as the “best day ever.”

Users shared their views on her video with @cherryiere writing, "Every buffet near me has a one-hour maximum. they write down your start time on your paper menu, then at 1 hour you bring the check, and if you go up." When @dat.one.girl18 commented, "You shouldn’t have tipped the boss at all it’s a literally all-you-can-eat buffet," @veryofficialtrainerj added, "As someone who is a waiter at a buffet, I do really appreciate you tipping the waitress (even if it seems crazy to tip at a buffet)."

Some people were surprised that there was a time limit for an all-you-can-eat buffet.@thiabia123 questioned, "How are they running an 'all you can eat' but mad when people are actually getting all they can eat? They should specifically mention a time limit." @skysubstrate wrote, "Wow? I don't think I ever saw a limitless buffet here in my country. Mostly they only give you like 1.5 hours to eat here."

This isn't the first Madison tried something like this. People seem to be turning to buffet meal deals considering the increase in restaurant prices in recent times. Earlier this month the TikToker went to Cici’s Pizza endless buffet and ended up staying for a whopping 8 hours! She tested the time limits of the chain’s $9 all-you-can-eat buffet captioning her TikTok video, “I got kicked out this time Do you think I got my $9 worth?” 

During that time, she ate unlimited pizza and cinnamon rolls and three hours in, she checked out the arcade only to return and continue chowing down. After she was done, an employee went up to her. “I do have to ask you to leave because you’ve been here longer than 2 hours,” the employee told her. “They just made a new rule.” The verdict? “I left Cici’s Pizza. I stayed there from 11-7, paid $9 for eight hours for unlimited pizza. What a rip-off,” she said in her video. She confessed, “I didn’t get my money’s worth but I still had fun.” 

This article originally appeared 1 year ago.