Trends · data through September 2026

Buffets in Pennsylvania

Iceflower tracks 95 stores from 67 buffets in Pennsylvania. China Buffet grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Golden Corral Buffet & Grill and King Buffet.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
67
Tracked stores
95
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked buffets

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. China Buffet and Golden Corral Buffet & Grill sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C China Buffet ▲1 +5.6%
2 G Golden Corral Buffet & Grill logo Golden Corral Buffet & Grill - -0.9%
3 K King Buffet - -1.2%
4 G Gourmet Buffet ▼1 -2.3%
5 P Panda Buffet - -10.0%
6 G Grand China Buffet - -12.2%
  • Golden Corral Buffet & Grill
  • Fortune Star
  • Royal Buffet & Grill
  • New City Buffet
  • China Buffet
  • Gourmet Buffet
  • Dragon Hibachi & Sushi Buffet
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

95 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Golden Corral Buffet & Grill (6)
  • Fortune Star (2)
  • Royal Buffet & Grill (1)
  • New City Buffet (1)
  • China Buffet (8)
  • Gourmet Buffet (3)
  • Dragon Hibachi & Sushi Buffet (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C China Buffet 8
  • 2 G Golden Corral Buffet & Grill logo Golden Corral Buffet & Grill 6
  • 3 K King Buffet 4
  • 4 P Ponderosa Steakhouse logo Ponderosa Steakhouse 3
  • 5 G Gourmet Buffet 3
  • 6 G Grand China Buffet 3
  • 7 P Panda Buffet 3
  • 8 S Super Buffet 2
  • 9 O Ocean Buffet 2
  • 10 A Asian Buffet 2
  • 11 O Old Country Buffet 2
  • 12 F Fortune Star 2
  • 13 C China House Buffet 1
  • 14 B Brothers' Buffet 1
  • 15 P Panasian Buffet 1
  • 16 Q QQ Buffet 1
  • 17 H Hong Kong Buffet 1
  • 18 A Asian Fusion Buffet 1
  • 19 J Jumbo Seafood Buffet 1
  • 20 G Grace Chinese Buffet 1
  • 21 Y Yummy Buffet 1
  • 22 J Jumbo China Buffet 1
  • 23 T The Barn Resort 1
  • 24 R Royal Buffet & Grill 1
  • 25 B BAM Homemade Freezer Meals 1
  • 26 M Monsoon Indian Restaurant 1
  • 27 A Asian Cuisine 1
  • 28 H Hibachi Grill Supreme Buffet of Bethlehem 1
  • 29 H Heritage Family Restaurant 1
  • 30 J Jumbo Buffet 1
  • 31 T The Lunch Ladle 1
  • 32 N New Super Buffet 1
  • 33 A Asiana Grand Buffet 1
  • 34 B Bonfire Restaurant 1
  • 35 F Fortune Buffet 1
  • 36 F Fred's Market Restaurant 1
  • 37 G Grand Buffet 1
  • 38 H Hibachi Grill & Buffet 1
  • 39 O Ocean Super Buffet 1
  • 40 N New City Buffet 1
  • 41 D Dragon Hibachi & Sushi Buffet 1
  • 42 M Miller's Smorgasbord 1
  • 43 M Manor Buffet 1
  • 44 E East Gourmet Buffet 1
  • 45 I Imperial Buffet 1
  • 46 R Royal House Buffet 1
  • 47 R Royal Buffet 1
  • 48 H Hibachi Buffet & Grill 1
  • 49 I Ichiban Seafood Buffet 1
  • 50 H Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet 1

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