Chuck-A-Rama

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Chuck-A-Rama
Company type Private
IndustryRestaurants
FoundedSeptember 7, 1966;58 years ago (1966-09-07)
FounderDon Moss
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, Utah
,
U.S.
Number of locations
11
Area served
 Utah and Idaho
Key people
Duane Moss (CEO)
Products Buffet
OwnerMoss family
Website www.chuck-a-rama.com

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. Fare includes American comfort food. Main dishes include meats [3] such as baked and fried chicken, carved turkey, ham, and roast beef, [3] and mashed potatoes and gravy, among others. [5] A salad bar is included with every meal and a rotating variety of soups are provided. [5] [6]

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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. [7]

Name

The company's name was devised by Don Moss and is a portmanteau of the word "chuckwagon" and the term "Scout-O-Rama". [5]

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. [8] The chain stated that, although they are a buffet, they are not an all-you-can-eat restaurant. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Snow, G.; Rainey, V. (2004). Salt Lake City . Globe Pequot Press. p.  134. ISBN   978-0-7627-2836-7 . Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Gill, A.A. (2013). To America with Love . Simon & Schuster. pp.  87–. ISBN   978-1-4165-9621-9 . Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Friend, C. (2009). The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat. Da Capo Press. p. 38. ISBN   978-0-7382-1264-7 . Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ David Mott. "Locations of Chuck-A-Rama Buffet Style Restaurant". Chuck-a-rama.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Phillips, Valerie (September 6, 2006). "The choice is yours ... Chuck-A-Rama celebrates its 40th anniversary today". DeseretNews.com. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Restaurant Business. Restaurant Business. 1997. p. 58. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Stephenson, Kathy (September 9, 2016). "A Utah institution, Chuck-A-Rama celebrating 50 years of comfort food choices". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  8. 1 2 AP (April 30, 2004). "Chuck-A-Rama apologizes to couple, won't change buffet". USA Today .
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