A new Golden Corral restaurant just opened on the Central Coast. Here’s where

There’s a new all-you-can-eat buffet in town.

Golden Corral, one of the chains that popularized the buffet-style comfort food restaurant, has opened a new location in Santa Maria.

The restaurant opened for takeout and dine-in at The Crossroads at Santa Maria shopping center off Highway 101 on April 12, according to a company Facebook post.

Golden Corral was founded in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 1973. It currently has locations across 42 states.

The Santa Maria location is the only Golden Corral in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. The next closest Golden Corral eateries are in Oxnard and Bakersfield.

The Santa Maria restaurant is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

This story was originally published April 15, 2021 at 11:17 AM.

Kaytlyn Leslie

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.