Restaurants Buffet
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Birrieria & Taqueria Jalisco
Price: $
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494 Broad St. Nicholson, GA 30565. 678-767-2912 View Map
File Under: Mexican and South American. Features: Counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days. • Tacos, grilled meats and Mexican standards, but the real attraction is the birria, a meaty stew highlighting goat or lamb, darkly spicy with ancho chiles. Goat and lamb cooked similarly can also make for good taco fillings or sope toppings. Pendergrass location, too.
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The Carriage House of Athens
Price: $$
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3755 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-546-0385
File Under: Downhome. Features: Buffet, catering, take-out. Hours: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. • All-you-can-eat Southern-style cooking off the buffet, featuring Fish Fridays and Pasta Thursdays. Lots of dessert choices.
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China Star Super Buffet
Price: $
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3567 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-316-3382 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, catering, delivery. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Large AYCE buffet with many Chinese, American and Japanese dishes, including crab legs sometimes. You can also order off the menu of mostly Americanized Chinese standards or get take-out priced by the pound.
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Cicis Pizza
Price: $
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3190 Atlanta Hwy. Athens, GA 30606. 706-613-2424 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza. Features: Buffet, catering, counter service, curbside pick-up, delivery, Wi-Fi. Hours: Lunch and dinner, seven days.
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Earth Fare Café
Price: $$
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1689 S. Lumpkin St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-353-2170 View Map
File Under: Something Different, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, counter service, outside seating, Wi-Fi. • Hot bar inside grocery store includes veggie and vegan stuff, plus chicken, fish, soup and salad.
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Food for the Soul
Price: $
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1965 W. Broad St. Athens, GA 30606. 706-546-0052 View Map
File Under: Downhome, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch. • Real-deal southern food, available in meat-and-sides combos. Menu changes daily but could include pork chops, fried chicken livers, catfish, greens, yams, black-eyed peas, mac and cheese and more.
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Fresh Air Bar-B-Que
Price: $
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5170 Atlanta Hwy. Bogart, GA 30622. 770-725-5227 View Map
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1110 Hull Road Athens, GA 30601. 706-546-6060 View Map
File Under: BBQ. Features: Catering, counter service, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Both locations have classics like chopped pork and chicken, Brunswick stew, baked beans, chicken tenders and banana pudding. Kids menu, tailgating specials, meats and sides in bulk.
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The Garden Grille
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Price: $
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390 E. Washington St. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-6800 View Map
File Under: American. Features: Full bar, buffet, catering, Wi-Fi. Hours: Breakfast. • Inside the Hilton Garden Inn.
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Golden Dragon
Price: $$
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126 Alps Road Athens, GA 30606. 706-552-1688 View Map
File Under: Asian, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Beer and wine, delivery, catering, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Tons of standard Americanized Chinese options, including duck, seafood and some good tofu options. Dragon Dinners feature combinations of dishes for two to 10 people. Online ordering.
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Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet
Price: $$
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2020 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-546-8777 View Map
File Under: Asian. Features: Buffet, take-out. Hours: Lunch and dinner. • Huge Asian buffet also does hibachi cooked to order. Tofu, Chinese dishes, sushi, American food, fruit, salad and desserts spread across the room. Open most holidays.
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Mama Sid's Pizza
Price: $$
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2240 Barnett Shoals Road Athens, GA 30605. 706-549-6100 View Map
File Under: Italian and Pizza, Vegetarian Friendly. Features: Buffet, delivery, beer. Hours: Lunch and dinner, Mon–Sat. • Casual, family-run pizzeria of long standing with budget prices, salads, subs, pasta, hot wings, calzones and more.
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Plantation Buffet
Price: $
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1119 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. Athens, GA 30601. 706-353-3663 View Map
File Under: Downhome and BBQ. Features: Buffet, catering, counter service, take-out, outside seating, checks. Hours: Lunch, Mon–Fri. • Old-school Southern restaurant opened in the 1970s serves an all-you-can-eat buffet. Expect fried chicken, steak and gravy, barbecue, meatloaf, turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra and Southern desserts.
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