This local buffet restaurant, open 19 years, just elevated its game

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What to Know
By Mark Fisher
May 17, 2019
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A Miami Twp. buffet restaurant that opened 19 years ago has unveiled a new “next generation” renovation and remodel of its location behind the Dayton Mall.

The newly re-designed Golden Corral, which opened in July 2000 at 8870 Kingsridge Drive in Miami Twp., officially reopened Monday with the new “Gateway Golden Corral” design. But the work on the remodel occurred during overnight hours over recent months, and the restaurant has remained open during the renovations, Michael Profeta, the restaurant’s franchisee and general manager, told this news outlet today.

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“The new restaurant offers guests an elevated buffet dining experience with a stone fireplace, contemporary decor, more comfortable and varied seating options, as well as an all-new buffet area with an enhanced carvery and tiled walls that look much like a residential kitchen,” Golden Corral officials said in a release.

The renovations at the Golden Corral restaurant behind the Dayton Mall included the addition of a stone fireplace.

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“The response has been very favorable so far,” Profeta said. The restaurant’s customers “really enjoy the fireplace and the sharpness of the new design,” he said.

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The 10,000-square-foot restaurant seats 316 and employs 48. It offers a buffet with more than 150 items including custom-grilled steaks at dinner, a salad bar, and several dessert choices.

The Golden Corral at 8870 Kingsridge Drive behind the Dayton Mall recently underwent a remodel, which was completed this week.

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There are four other Dayton-area Golden Corral restaurants, on Miller Lane in Butler Twp., near the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, in Springfield, and in Franklin. The Miami Twp. location is one of just 10 Golden Corrals in the country to receive the “Gateway Golden Corral” next-generation update, Profeta said.

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Based in Raleigh, N.C., Golden Corral operates 489 restaurants in 42 states. The chain was once owned by Frisch’s, which sold it in 2012 to NRD Holdings LLC, an Atlanta-based operator of fast-food and pizza restaurants.

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The Miami Twp. Golden Corral is open from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.