Pizza Hut

Monday, May 2^nd, 2016. 11:50 a.m. Pizza Hut lunch buffet.
My last review here was in 2014, and my how things have changed.
After walking at the Granite Falls Rec. Center, I stopped by the local Pizza Hut for their lunch buffet.
I had to wait a few minutes to be seated, in a basically empty restaurant, which always irks me just a little.
The pizza on the buffet, what little there was of it, was all cold and lifeless. It had obviously been sitting out since 11:30 or before. There were two little slices of cold thin crust pepperoni and one slice of pan pizza. The rest of the trays were basically empty.
The first rule of a pizza buffet, actually any buffet for that matter, is to keep it stocked with food.
THE REASON THAT I’M UPDATING THIS REVIEW… is because no pizza was put out on the buffet from 11:50 until I got up to leave at 12:30 p.m. Not ONE slice. This is totally unacceptable.
The «manager» on duty was trying to prep pizzas, stock the food bins in the kitchen, AND run the cash register. She was doing a half-​a**** job of everything.
My server, Catherine Starnes, was excellent. I have no qualms with the service whatsoever. I couldn’t ask for better.
I also enjoyed their salad bar, which was reasonably well stocked.
They should also be praised for their sanitation rating of 100.0%, which is outstanding!!!
SALAD BAR — OLD GUY TIP
I now prepare my salad WITHOUT lettuce. I make broccoli florets and cucumbers the base. I find it to be a healthier and more delicious salad. No lettuce = no gas. No spinach = no possibility of salmonella poisoning. Give it a try next time.
HELP WANTED!
I counted seven diners in the restaurant at 12:15 p.m., and based on today’s restaurant performance — I can see why there is such a low turnout. If I were a server, earning my living off of tips, I would raise **** at the lack of food on the buffet and the lack of customers. But that’s just me…
I don’t «do» pizza buffets very often due to the salt and fat content, but when I do have another Pizza Hut pizza buffet craving, I’m going to the Pizza Hut off Clement Blvd. in Hickory. That place has their act together. Granite Falls clearly does not.