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title: "Golden Corral Makes its Highly Anticipated Santa Maria Debut"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7d339fa0-52f0-4c9e-bafa-611ef01f529d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210413_golden_corral_makes_its_highly_anticipated_santa_maria_debut.html
category: "Family dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Family dining"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:49.194Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/brands/social/goldencorral.jpg
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# Golden Corral Makes its Highly Anticipated Santa Maria Debut

**TL;DR:** Golden Corral has debuted in Santa Maria with an 11,000-square-foot restaurant. The restaurant features Golden Corral's new modern design and offers an endless buffet with over 100 items.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-04-13. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210413_golden_corral_makes_its_highly_anticipated_santa_maria_debut.html).*

## Story

Located at 2104 S. Bradley Road, the 11,000-square-foot restaurant features Golden Corral’s new modern design with a stone fireplace, contemporary décor, 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.

“We are thrilled to introduce Golden Corral’s home-style favorites to the Santa Maria community,” said local Franchisee Gilbert Tello. “We brought 125 new jobs to the area and can’t wait for our exceptional team to serve Golden Corral’s unmatched variety to the wonderful people of Santa Maria. I have no doubt that this community will be very impressed with our restaurant now that we’ve officially opened our doors!”

To ensure the safety of its guests and team members, Golden Corral is open at 25% capacity with a modified service model to comply with federal, state and local guidelines. Enhanced sanitization measures and social distancing procedures are in place, including table spacing, floor markers, and plate, utensils, and drink delivery. In addition, Golden Corral team members are positioned behind the buffet to serve guests endless helpings of their favorite foods. Masks and gloves are worn by all team members, and guests are required to wear masks while away from their table.

In addition to the endless buffet, guests can also enjoy their comfort food favorites at home with Golden Corral To Go. The restaurant is offering to-go meals through online ordering with curbside pickup, and delivery options available. Santa Maria’s Golden Corral is open for dine-in and to-go Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant serves its endless breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday from 8-11 a.m.

Golden Corral’s legendary endless buffet features an abundant variety of quality, made-from-scratch food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can choose from over 100 items including USDA grilled to order steaks, pork, seafood and shrimp alongside traditional favorites like pot roast, fried chicken, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, fresh salads and more. Golden Corral is a restaurant where there’s something for everyone and guests can come together to eat as they please.

Golden Corral is the largest National Buffet chain, offering delicious comfort food classics allowing guests to create their own unique and perfect plate.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant opening (topic)
- new location (topic)
- Golden Corral (company)
- buffet chain (topic)
- Santa Maria (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210413_golden_corral_makes_its_highly_anticipated_santa_maria_debut.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7d339fa0-52f0-4c9e-bafa-611ef01f529d).