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'''Chuck-A-Rama''' is a [[Restaurant chain|chain]] of [[buffet]] [[restaurant]]s based in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]];<ref name="Snow Rainey 2004 p. 134">{{cite book | last1=Snow | first1=G. | last2=Rainey | first2=V. | title=Salt Lake City | publisher=Globe Pequot Press | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-7627-2836-7 | url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetos00rain | url-access=registration | accessdate=July 3, 2016 | page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetos00rain/page/134 134]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Gill | first=A.A. | title=To America with Love | publisher=Simon & Schuster | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-4165-9621-9 | url=https://archive.org/details/toamericawithlov0000gill | url-access=registration | accessdate=July 3, 2016 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/toamericawithlov0000gill/page/87 87]–}}</ref><ref name="Friend 2009 p. 38">{{cite book | last=Friend | first=C. | title=The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat | publisher=Da Capo Press | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-7382-1264-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RbJTNtvjxJMC&pg=PT38 | access-date=December 9, 2017 | page=38}}</ref> as of January 2022, the company operates nine restaurants<ref>{{cite web|author=David Mott |url=http://www.chuck-a-rama.com/locations/locations.php |title=Locations of Chuck-A-Rama Buffet Style Restaurant |publisher=Chuck-a-rama.com |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2017}}</ref> in [[Utah]] and two in [[Idaho]]. Fare includes American [[comfort food]]. Main dishes include meats<ref name="Friend 2009 p. 38"/> such as baked and fried chicken, carved turkey, ham, and roast beef,<ref name="Friend 2009 p. 38"/> and mashed potatoes and gravy, among others.<ref name="Phillips 2006">{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Valerie | title=The choice is yours ... Chuck-A-Rama celebrates its 40th anniversary today | website=DeseretNews.com | date=September 6, 2006 | url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/9/6/19972282/the-choice-is-yours-chuck-a-rama-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-today/ | access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> A salad bar is included with every meal and a rotating variety of soups are provided.<ref name="Phillips 2006"/><ref name="Restaurant Business 1997">{{cite book | title=Restaurant Business | publisher=Restaurant Business | issue=v. 96, nos. 1–6 | year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLMgAQAAMAAJ | access-date=December 9, 2017 | page=58}}</ref>
'''Chuck-A-Rama''' is a [[Restaurant chain|chain]] of [[buffet]] [[restaurant]]s based in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]];<ref name="Snow Rainey 2004 p. 134">{{cite book | last1=Snow | first1=G. | last2=Rainey | first2=V. | title=Salt Lake City | publisher=Globe Pequot Press | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-7627-2836-7 | url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetos00rain | url-access=registration | accessdate=July 3, 2016 | page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetos00rain/page/134 134]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Gill | first=A.A. | title=To America with Love | publisher=Simon & Schuster | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-4165-9621-9 | url=https://archive.org/details/toamericawithlov0000gill | url-access=registration | accessdate=July 3, 2016 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/toamericawithlov0000gill/page/87 87]–}}</ref><ref name="Friend 2009 p. 38">{{cite book | last=Friend | first=C. | title=The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat | publisher=Da Capo Press | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-7382-1264-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RbJTNtvjxJMC&pg=PT38 | access-date=December 9, 2017 | page=38}}</ref> as of January 2022, the company operates nine restaurants<ref>{{cite web|author=David Mott |url=http://www.chuck-a-rama.com/locations/locations.php |title=Locations of Chuck-A-Rama Buffet Style Restaurant |publisher=Chuck-a-rama.com |date= |accessdate=December 9, 2017}}</ref> in [[Utah]] and two in [[Idaho]].
 
== Menu ==
The restaurant's menu includes American [[comfort food]]. Main dishes include meats such as baked and fried chicken, carved turkey, ham, and roast beef,<ref name="Friend 2009 p. 38" /> and mashed potatoes and gravy,<ref name="Phillips 2006">{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Valerie | title=The choice is yours ... Chuck-A-Rama celebrates its 40th anniversary today | website=DeseretNews.com | date=September 6, 2006 | url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/9/6/19972282/the-choice-is-yours-chuck-a-rama-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary-today/ | access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> and deep-fried [[Scone|scones]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chuck-A-Rama — fueled by faithful customers — reopens its Utah buffets |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2020/08/23/chuck-a-rama-fueled-by/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> A salad bar is included with every meal and a rotating variety of soups are provided.<ref name="Phillips 2006" /><ref name="Restaurant Business 1997">{{cite book | title=Restaurant Business | publisher=Restaurant Business | issue=v. 96, nos. 1–6 | year=1997 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZLMgAQAAMAAJ | access-date=December 9, 2017 | page=58}}</ref> The chain also serves breakfast food.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ideas |first=Meg WalterMeg is a staff writer who covers |last2=Utah |first2=culture in |last3=beyond. |date=2025-10-17 |title=The man who ate at every Chuck-A-Rama |url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/10/16/the-man-who-ate-at-every-chuck-a-rama/ |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=Deseret News |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Don Moss opened the first Chuck-A-Rama restaurant in September 7, 1966, in in the former O.P. Skaggs building in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref name="Stephenson 2016">{{cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Kathy |title=A Utah institution, Chuck-A-Rama celebrating 50 years of comfort food choices |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=September 9, 2016 |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2016/09/09/a-utah-institution-chuck-a-rama-celebrating-50-years-of-comfort-food-choices/ |access-date=July 1, 2025}}</ref>
Don Moss opened the first Chuck-A-Rama restaurant in September 7, 1966, in the former O.P. Skaggs building in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref name="Stephenson 2016">{{cite web |last=Stephenson |first=Kathy |title=A Utah institution, Chuck-A-Rama celebrating 50 years of comfort food choices |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=September 9, 2016 |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/food/2016/09/09/a-utah-institution-chuck-a-rama-celebrating-50-years-of-comfort-food-choices/ |access-date=July 1, 2025}}</ref> The company's name was devised by Don Moss and is a [[portmanteau]] of the word "[[chuckwagon]]" and the term "Scout-O-Rama".<ref name="Phillips 2006" />
 
==Name==
The company's name was devised by Don Moss and is a [[portmanteau]] of the word "chuckwagon" and the term "Scout-O-Rama".<ref name="Phillips 2006"/>


==Controversy==
In 2004, Chuck-A-Rama gained national attention when, at its [[Taylorsville, Utah]] location, a couple following the [[Atkins diet]] were made to leave without refunds after attempting to go back to the carved [[roast beef]] twelve times.<ref name="AP 2004">{{cite web | author=AP | title=Chuck-A-Rama apologizes to couple, won't change buffet | website=[[USA Today]] | date=April 30, 2004 | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-04-30-buffet-line_x.htm}}</ref> The chain stated that, although they are a buffet, they are not an all-you-can-eat restaurant.<ref name="AP 2004"/>
In 2004, Chuck-A-Rama gained national attention when, at its [[Taylorsville, Utah]] location, a couple following the [[Atkins diet]] were made to leave without refunds after attempting to go back to the carved [[roast beef]] twelve times.<ref name="AP 2004">{{cite web | author=AP | title=Chuck-A-Rama apologizes to couple, won't change buffet | website=[[USA Today]] | date=April 30, 2004 | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-04-30-buffet-line_x.htm}}</ref> The chain stated that, although they are a buffet, they are not an all-you-can-eat restaurant.<ref name="AP 2004"/>


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Chuck-A-Rama is a chain of buffet restaurants based in Salt Lake City, Utah;[1][2][3] as of January 2022, the company operates nine restaurants[4] in Utah and two in Idaho.

Menu

The restaurant's menu includes American comfort food. Main dishes include meats such as baked and fried chicken, carved turkey, ham, and roast beef,[3] and mashed potatoes and gravy,[5] and deep-fried scones.[6] A salad bar is included with every meal and a rotating variety of soups are provided.[5][7] The chain also serves breakfast food.[8]

History

Don Moss opened the first Chuck-A-Rama restaurant in September 7, 1966, in the former O.P. Skaggs building in Salt Lake City, Utah.[9] The company's name was devised by Don Moss and is a portmanteau of the word "chuckwagon" and the term "Scout-O-Rama".[5]

In 2004, Chuck-A-Rama gained national attention when, at its Taylorsville, Utah location, a couple following the Atkins diet were made to leave without refunds after attempting to go back to the carved roast beef twelve times.[10] The chain stated that, although they are a buffet, they are not an all-you-can-eat restaurant.[10]

See also

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References

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