16 All-You-Can-Eat Buffets That Are a Blast from the Past

Sambo’s was an American diner founded in 1957. Its name and imagery come from the book The Story of Little Black Sambo. Most of the locations did not appear to have a buffet, so let me know if you ate at a Sambo’s with one! By the 1980s, it was a controversial place, with the word “Sambo” being a slur against Black people and the story itself featuring poorly aged imagery. The last location in Santa Barbara, California, was rebranded to “Chad’s” in 2020.