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Chuck-A-Rama

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]

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References

  1. G. Snow, V. Rainey. Salt Lake City Globe Pequot Press, 2004, retrieved July 3, 2016^
  2. A.A. Gill. To America with Love Simon & Schuster, 2013, retrieved July 3, 2016^
  3. C. Friend. The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat Da Capo Press, 2009, retrieved December 9, 2017^
  4. David Mott. Locations of Chuck-A-Rama Buffet Style Restaurant Chuck-a-rama.com, retrieved December 9, 2017^
  5. Valerie Phillips. The choice is yours ... Chuck-A-Rama celebrates its 40th anniversary today DeseretNews.com, September 6, 2006, retrieved December 9, 2017^
  6. Chuck-A-Rama — fueled by faithful customers — reopens its Utah buffets The Salt Lake Tribune, retrieved 2025-12-16^
  7. Restaurant Business Restaurant Business, 1997, retrieved December 9, 2017^
  8. Meg WalterMeg is a staff writer who covers ideas. The man who ate at every Chuck-A-Rama Deseret News, 2025-10-17, retrieved 2025-12-16^
  9. Kathy Stephenson. A Utah institution, Chuck-A-Rama celebrating 50 years of comfort food choices The Salt Lake Tribune, September 9, 2016, retrieved July 1, 2025^
  10. AP. Chuck-A-Rama apologizes to couple, won't change buffet USA Today, April 30, 2004^