I first ate at Huckleberry’s Catfish Buffet in 2012 and hadn’t been back since \u2014 until this past weekend when I went again but quickly remembered why I had forgotten about this restaurant. <\/p>\n
Now I am not big on buffets in general, and this last visit gave me more reasons to slow my roll when in pursuit of food from a buffet.<\/p>\n
When I arrived at Huckleberry Catfish Buffet, the parking lot was packed, which, to me, is always a good sign. At least I thought it was anyway.<\/p>\n
As I exited my car I was hit by a foul stench that lingered in the air. I thought to myself “just hurry and get inside so that I can breathe easy again.” I walked inside and the aroma was better than the smell outdoors, but this smell took me back to my elementary school cafeteria, which was not always appetizing.<\/p>\n
I walked down a long empty hall and turned right; there a nice young lady, who wore a jazzy cheetah-print blouse, finally greeted me. Distracted by all of the commotion going on, I glanced beyond this greeter and saw that there was a nice-sized dining area, probably good for hosting big parties, and I assumed that was what was taking place because it was packed and there were not many places to sit.<\/p>\n
I decided to just pay for my meal to go, and the charge was about $10 without a drink. This covered two pieces of meat, two sides and a dessert. It was very busy and loud inside; the longer I stood at the counter inhaling elementary school fumes, the more my appetite continued to diminish.<\/p>\n
As I proceeded to the buffet area, I discovered that there were about 15 options to choose from which included: catfish, fried chicken, shrimp, gumbo, French fries, hush puppies, beans, corn on the cob, fried okra, pickles and a few more selections.<\/p>\n
The options were picked over, and what was available seemed to be scraps and this made a few customers complain. I don’t know how long the food trays had been bare, but I did notice an employee from the kitchen staff come out and speak to some of the guests about refilling some of the food items that were lacking.<\/p>\n
He went back in to the kitchen and returned within minutes to put out more fresh food.<\/p>\n
Several of the food selections had somehow managed to end up in other food dishes, and I found it to be a bit disturbing that no one had come to clean up the messy countertops.<\/p>\n
The food had been sitting under heat lamps in the restaurant, and once I got home it was still pretty warm.<\/p>\n
I tried the food and it was edible, although I found it hard to swallow alongside the flashbacks of those messy countertops.<\/p>\n
Huckleberry’s is not too far from campus and is located at 2613 Eastline Road. The restaurant is open Thursday through Saturday from 4-9 p.m. and Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Will I go back a third time? Probably not, as this last time has left a bad taste in my mouth. I may have gone on a bad day, so by all means go and see for your self.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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