Are There Vegan Options at Golden Corral?
One of my favorite things in life is an all-you-can-eat-buffet, and Golden Corral is one of the biggest in the U.S. You get to design your own meal, which is great as a vegan, and you can go back for seconds if the first round wasn’t enough. Let’s explore some of the vegan options at Golden Corral that I’ve found.
The menu options will ultimately differ depending on the location, time of day, and season. Your Golden Corral location may not serve every vegan option that I’ve found, but that also means you may find vegan options that I haven’t (yet)! You can call ahead to find out if your location has a specific option. If you have questions about ingredients in an item at your location, ask restaurant staff.
Golden Corral Vegan Breakfast Options
Buffets like Golden Corral are fruit paradise—all of the fresh fruit are vegan so it’s easy to make a fruit bowl as big as your heart desires.
Since the plain oatmeal is vegan, you can make it as epic as you want by adding brown sugar or fresh fruit from the fruit station. Pro tip: the cherry and apple toppings at the pancake and waffle station are vegan and make an awesome addition to the top of warm oatmeal.
If you’re a fan of grits, the plain grits are vegan and can be livened up with whatever vegan options you find at the vegetable bar.
While hash browns are a common vegan item at places, the skillet hash browns at Golden Corral contain milk stolen from cows.
Move on from milk: Cows have friends, hold grudges against other cows, and mourn when a loved one dies or when they’re separated from each other.
Vegan Sides at Golden Corral?
Golden Corral offers a number of vegan sides. Note that these may not all be in the same station at the restaurant.
- Asian stir fry vegetables
- Baked sweet potatoes
- Corn-on-the-cob
- French fried potatoes
- Fried green tomatoes
- Fried okra
- Onion rings
- Plain baked potato
- Potato chips (Homemade, Homemade BBQ)
- Steakhouse fries
Vegan Main Courses at Golden Corral
The salad bar at Golden Corral is the star of the show for vegan options because you get to build your own and have as much as you want. In addition to the typical veggies, Golden Corral also offers other toppings like mandarin oranges, raisins, rice noodles, strawberries, and sunflower seeds. The following salad dressings at Golden Corral are vegan:
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Catalina dressing
- Olive oil vinaigrette
- Red wine vinegar
- White balsamic vinaigrette
While the spaghetti and penne pasta is vegan, the Italian red sauce at Golden Corral contains milk.
Vegan Desserts at Golden Corral
I’m so excited to report that the cherry pie is vegan!
If traditional sit-down restaurants are more of your speed, you’re in luck because many chain restaurants are offering more vegan options as people are choosing not to eat animals because of the destructive combination of cruelty to animals, environmental destruction, and negative human health effects.
Check out our list of chain restaurants with vegan options and the best vegan-friendly restaurants to eat at with friends or family who aren’t vegan… yet.
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