30 Horrifying Experiences People Had at All-You-Can-Eat Buffets

There are times when we look back on moments in American history, realize how dark things were and reckon with our past as we attempt to forge ahead. 

I am, of course, talking about the proliferation of all-you-can-eat buffets. Before these gut-busting eateries were yoinked from our public consciousness, there were plenty of horrors to be had alongside heaping piles of mashed potatoes and questionable meats. For example, according to these Redditors, there appears to have been some kind of trend that involved licking communal ladles after serving yourself with them. I take no pleasure in informing you of that detail. 

To that end, we’ve gathered some of the most horrifying things people have witnessed at an all-you-can-eat buffet, and I feel confident that the offenders in these stories will face a brutal reckoning at the gates of hell.