Hartz Chicken Buffet

When you go to a Hartz you should know what you are in for.  It is not the best chicken out there, in fact I would rate the other chains ahead of it.  But it's edible, and if you want to fill up fast on chicken it's the best choice.

I have not been in a Hartz in years, but decided to go to this one because I was feeling a bit under the weather and my taste buds were a bit dulled.  Ordering the buffet was easy with prompt and polite service.  I got a styrofoam kid lunchroom tray.  They actually have a much larger variety of dishes than I remember, and also a somewhat higher price (about $11 for the buffet, and you can tip!).  I had corn and beans, but they also had collard greens and a few others.  Overcooked, just as I remembered.  There were some au gratin potatoes that looked a bit solid so I skipped them.  There was a pan of what looked to be fried chicken livers with green peppers and onions in a glutinous tan sauce--just had to try it and it was as bad as it looked.  The roll was fresh and soft, but tasted rather sour and metallic, as did the mashed potatoes.

But I come to Hartz to stuff my gut with chicken, and they delivered.  There was some acceptable catfish, and some boneless buffalo wings that were not (all vinegar), but the signature fried and baked chicken was just fine.  Had not been sitting too long on the steam table and was ready to eat.

There are desserts on the buffet--some pudding and nilla wafers, and a couple of cobblers--but I went for the soft serve ice cream, which was as good as the free stuff you get at Gringo's or a Chinese buffet.

Tables were reasonably clean, as was the bathroom.  Competence is the expectation here, and they did just fine.

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