In your hometown or around the country, you have over 360 of our restaurants to choose from to find one great meal. We’ve been committed to serving high-quality, freshly-made choices for the whole family in a welcoming atmosphere for more than 20 years.
Our focus is on traditional ‘home cooking’, which includes freshly prepared salads, soups, entrees and desserts. We use only the highest-quality ingredients prepared in small batches throughout the day just like you would at home. And the best news is our complete meals include beverages and desserts*.

Our commitment to quality started back when Roe Hatlen and C. Dennis Scott founded their first Old Country Buffet restaurant in 1983. Their dream was to build a restaurant company based on a commitment to quality, value and service. With these basic beliefs and the help of many talented, motivated individuals, the two built a thriving buffet restaurant chain.

The Company is headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota and is now one of the nation’s largest restaurant chains. Today, our founders’ continued commitment to a few basic beliefs lives on in our restaurants around the country. Join us and enjoy all the delicious, quality choices we’ve specially prepared for you. Bring the whole family; there's always plenty of variety to please everyone.

"Our food quality, friendly service and cleanliness will exceed our guests' expectations."

Buffets Top Ten List

10. One stop interviewing for the best restaurants in the industry!

The best in the industry together at last, is it a marriage? Not really. Is it the combination of two great companies, bringing the best of both worlds together? Yes, exactly.

9. Home in time to see The David Letterman Show!

When you close your doors between 9 & 10 pm, you're home in time to see the family, do the laundry and pay the bills. With five managers at most of our restaurants, you have a team you can count on. Buffets, Inc. has a core corporate belief... family is important.

8. Simple profit-based bonus plan!

As a General Manager of a Buffets, Inc. restaurant, you and your management team have a direct influence on your total income. Part of a Buffets, Inc. manager's income is earned as a simple profit-based bonus. No mirrors, nothing subjective, all managers receive a percentage of their restaurant's net profit. Many companies ask their managers to act as if they owned the business... at Buffets, Inc. we make you the owner!

7. Our employees are happy!

At Buffets, Inc. our approach is simple: happy employees lead to happy guests. We support our employees so they can focus on providing the thousands of guests who visit our restaurant each week with great food, the best services and spotless surroundings.

6. Quality product you can be proud of!

• Prepared in small batches
  
• Recipes made from scratch
  
• Fresh ingredients
  
• One of the most organized kitchens in the industry
  
• Homemade style dishes
  
• Clean, vibrant work atmosphere

5. It's fun & you get paid well for it!

And just in case the first five items weren't enough to convince you that Buffets, Inc. has a lot to offer, here are a few other benefits available to those of you who choose to take advantage of one of the best career opportunities in the restaurant business:

• Simple profit-based bonus for all managers
  Competitive salary
  
• Comprehensive insurance package (Health, Dental, Life, Long & Short Term Disability)
  
• 2 weeks vacation in your first year, 3 weeks after your fourth
  
• Promotion from within
  
• Meal Discounts
  
• 401K Plan
  
• Employees assistance program
  
• Tuition reimbursement (pre-approved)

4. Complete hands-on training!

Buffets, Inc. has a distinctly different approach to training. All incoming managers have a detailed program to maximize their talents. From classroom seminars at our corporate office, to hands-on instruction at one of our restaurants, you get the best the industry has to offer.

3. Incredible family meal privileges for Restaurant Managers!

It's important to Buffets, Inc. that you have the opportunity to share our great food with those that matter most. We invite restaurant managers to treat yourself and your family to a real delicious experience. Let them discover how our small batch cooking and emphasis on quality translate into a terrific dining experience for the whole family.

2. 376 locations open in 37 States as of January 1, 2000

We continue to open new restaurants each year, and would love to see you as a member of a Buffets, Inc. management team. It's no wonder that time and again managers find the growth opportunity they're looking for at Buffets, Inc.

1. Four Words - New Way to Buffet!

We continue to support performance-based internal promotions to all levels of restaurant management. In short, Buffets, Inc. is in the position to offer great restaurant management careers in an exciting, supportive environment with outstanding advancement opportunities.