Golden Corral Locations in Tennessee: Store Locator

Tennessee holds nine Golden Corral restaurants weighted toward the eastern half of the state, including the Smoky Mountain tourist corridor.

Each restaurant runs the same format: one price at the door covers the hot line, salad bar, soup station, bakery and dessert bar, with the carving station opening at 4 PM. Guests across Tennessee rate these locations 4.1 out of 5 on average. Because every restaurant is franchisee operated, the exact board price differs between markets, which is why the buffet prices page shows ranges rather than one figure.

Pigeon Forge and Sevierville sit in the heart of the Smokies tourist market and run tourist season volumes to match. Knoxville, Johnson City, Kingsport and Morristown cover the northeast, Hermitage serves greater Nashville, and Clarksville and Cookeville fill the middle of the state.

Ordering works the same way statewide. Individual meals like Pot Roast at $14.99 and Fried Chicken at $13.99 come with two sides, a yeast roll and cookies, while Family Meals feed four to six from from $35.99. Breakfast runs Friday and Saturday mornings at most Tennessee locations, opening as early as 8:00 AM to 9:30 PM.

For groups, catering trays are ordered 24 to 48 hours ahead and priced per tray rather than per guest. The catering calculator costs out any guest count, and holiday dates in Tennessee book earliest around Thanksgiving, the busiest day of the Golden Corral year.