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People blown away after discovering KFC all-you-can-eat buffets once existed

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Published 16:32 22 Jun 2023 GMT+1

People blown away after discovering KFC all-you-can-eat buffets once existed

Fried chicken lovers can't believe they missed out on the 'time to be alive'

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

People have been blown away after discovering KFC all-you-can-eat buffets once existed.

Fried chicken lovers can’t believe they’ve been missing out on such joy as other fast food fans looked back to the good old days, the days of the KFC buffets.

The late 90s and early 00s concept allowed diners to stuff their faces with as much of the colonel’s secret herbs and spices as they wanted, and now Australians want the buffets back.

Taking to a Facebook group, a user shared a photo of one of the old all-you-can-eat buffets in Western Australia with the caption: “KFC. Bring back the all-you-can-eat buffet. South Lake WA - closed the buffet in early 2000s.”

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And floods of fans responded, with one writing: “I want one now!” While another said: “Bring it back.”

An old KFC buffet in Australia.
Facebook/Old Shops Australia

But for many others, the sheer idea these ever existed was a total shock - and not something they were happy about missing as one person wrote: “I feel ripped off.”

KFC buffets haven’t just blessed Australia with their presence either, Japan’s had them too.

The royal fried-line-up at a restaurant in Tokyo reportedly featured 50 different items including pasta, fries, curry, soup, salad, biscuits, dessert, and obviously, original recipe fried chicken.

There were even exclusives like Special Fried Chicken Soup Curry and rotisserie KFC chicken.

Of course, diners need something to wash the 80 minutes of all-you-can-eat food with, so there’s all-you-can-drink packages for both soft drinks and alcohol too.

In Japan, you get 80 minutes of all-you-can-eat KFC.
Cum Okolo / Alamy Stock Photo

The UK haven’t had the wonders of this magical buffet, but parts of the US have been treated to it.

Insider reported a sighting of one in Southern California in 2018 despite never being aware ‘such KFC build-outs existed’.

At this spot, diners could totally indulge for just $8.99 on as much KFC delight as they liked.

But for now, we’ll just have to dream of this fast-food fantasy in the hope they’ll return so we can pile up fries and gravy and as much of that original recipe chicken as our stomachs desire.

Remembering the good days in a Reddit thread, one nostalgic KFC lover wrote: “They just kept bringing plate after plate of hot chicken out. Good times!”

Another said: “Been to one of the buffets they have in Japan and it was glorious!”

While others remembered their favorite memories, with one commenting: “Ahhh KFC All-You-Can-Eat at Bondi Junction. $8.95 - where I chose to eat ONLY the skin off 6 pieces (because I could), downed it down with unlimited gravy and then proudly threw up! One of the most proudest moments of my 20s!”

And one, who was gutted to miss out, added: "I wasn’t alive but it looks like the time to be alive omg."

Featured Image Credit: Özgür Güvenç / Alamy Stock Photo/Facebook/Old Shops Australia

Topics: Food and Drink, Weird, World News, Australia, US News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is an Entertainment Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include keeping up with the Twitter girlies, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021 and has previously worked at MyLondon.

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