Buffets can provide unique dining experiences, and the SJ-R asked readers what their favorite spots are.
Do you prefer your tried and true places, or possibly newer buffets that have opened?
Here are the top three buffets in the Springfield area, as voted on in the 2024 Community Choice Awards.
Winner: Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
Location: 1038 Lejune Drive, Springfield
Phone: 217-670-1604
More: goldencorral.com
Finalist: Mario’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Location: 2841 Mansion Road, Springfield
Phone: 217-483-6888
More: eatatmarios.com
Finalist: Pizza Ranch
Location: 1001 Lejune Drive, Springfield
Phone: 217-679-8844
More: pizzaranch.com
About the Community Choice Awards
The Springfield Community’s Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year.
The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r.com in more than 140 categories for their favorites from bakeries and barbecue joints to banks and barbershops.
Nominations for the 2025 Community Choice Awards began June 2 and ended June 23. Readers will be able to vote for their Springfield favorites from Aug. 11 to Aug. 25. Winners will be announced in November.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@gannett.com.
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