Golden Corral Moves Closer to Grand Opening, 1st Location in Connecticut

MILFORD, CT — There's no doubt people are excited and hungry for Connecticut's first Golden Corral to open. No official opening date has been announced as of Thursday, but it's getting close that is for certain.

"Wow! Step by step we are getting there...," Golden Corral staff posted on their Facebook page Wednesday. The state's first Golden Corral will open at 74 Turnpike Square in Milford at the site of the former Hometown Buffet site, which closed more than a year ago.

Staff posted on Facebook that they've been trying to bring a Golden Corral Buffet to Connecticut for the past seven years. When someone posted that the grand opening was taking forever, staff responded by saying, " A lot closer than 7 years ago. Grateful CTGC never gave up!"

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"The wait is always hardest at the end...7 years of never giving up! We are finally here (almost)!," Golden Corral shared on Facebook.

Golden Corral staff added that there have been rumors of an official grand opening date including Jan. 30 but that was never officially announced. They promised that the grand opening is coming soon.

One person posted on Facebook, "You have a lot of hungry people waiting!!! I'm one of them. I'm tired of drooling over the commercials Lol.. Hurry."

Golden Corral is known for its "endless buffet features," according to its website and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. The location plans to hire up to 200 people.

According to its website, "Golden Corral's legendary, endless dinner buffet features an enormous variety with 15 proteins including USDA, grilled to order sirloin steaks, pork, seafood, shrimp, and chicken.

"...The endless lunch buffet features a wide variety of home-style classics like our pot roast simmered for 12-hours, made-from-scratch meatloaf, crispy fried chicken, creamy mac and cheese, made-from-scratch mashed potatoes, beloved Bourbon Street Chicken, so many fresh salad choices and dozens of other items.

"Our endless breakfast buffet features made-to-order omelettes, fluffy pancakes, hot-off-the griddle sausage and bacon, fruit, French toast, pastries and much more. Our bakery and dessert buffet are filled with freshly baked breads, like our famous yeast rolls, homemade cakes and pies, delicious cookies, brownies, pastries, and ice cream."

You can follow the Golden Corral Milford location Facebook page here.

Image via Golden Corral Milford Facebook page