Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl Township is having its best summer yet, feeding over 8,000 hungry customers each day. “The food is excellent here at Shady Maple.

While many buffet restaurants are struggling and several all-you-can-eat chains have declared bankruptcy, Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl continues ...

EAST EARL, Pennsylvania -- Shady Maple Smorgasbord in Lancaster, Pa., is known as the biggest and best buffet in the USA. This renowned buffet, stretching an impressive 200 feet, offers a diverse ...

For lunch, Richman chose wings, a ham ball, coconut shrimp, fried chicken, gravy, mac and cheese (topped with onions) and chuck roast. The Shady Maple Smorgasbord, in East Earl Township, Lancaster ...

According to Shady Maple Smorgasbord’s website, they have been around since the early 1960s, but opened as an all-you-can-eat buffet in 1985. They are now known as the largest buffet in the country.

The top five buffets in the 2025 rankings include Miller’s along with Shady Maple Smorgasbord (East Earl, PA), Der Dutchman (Sarasota, FL), Brooks Shaw’s Old Country Store (Jackson, TN), and ...