Golden Corral is an American restaurant chain that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, mainly through an all-you-can-eat buffet and grill with numerous hot and cold dishes, a carving station, as well as Brass Bell Bakery.
This restaurant chain is definitely not vegan but you can find a few vegan-friendly options, although they may vary based on what is prepared on a given day. Still, If you’re planning to visit Golden Corral to try some vegan food out, let us just say it’s not the ideal place.
In addition, it’s a restaurant with a history of serving “unsafe” and “spoiled” food, so it’s probably the last place we would recommend any vegan to go.
What Vegan Food Can You Order At Golden Corral?
We have recently visited the Golden Corral website, and we’ve taken a detailed look at the nutrition facts for each item on their menu.
These are the supposedly vegan-friendly options they have:
Vegetables, Fruits, Legumes & Nuts
- Baked sweet potatoes
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Asian Stir Fry Vegetables
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Black beans
- Black-eyed peas, southern style
- Cabbage
- Campfire vegetable medley
- Cauliflower
- Collard greens
- Corn-on-the-cob
- Jalapenos
- Mushrooms
- Pickles
- Green beans
- Green chilies
- Lima beans
- Machaca beans
- Northern beans
- Pinto beans
- Ranch style beans
- Sauerkraut
-
Refried beans
- Spinach
- Squash (tempura battered)
- Turnip greens
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Vegetable trio
- Zucchini (tempura battered)
- Black olives
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery sticks
- Cherry peppers
- Cherry tomatoes
- Chickpeas
- Artichoke hearts
- Baby carrots
- Peanuts
- Cucumbers
- Pineapple
- Watermelon
- Onions
- Dill pickle spears
- Dill pickles
- Dried cranberries
- Fruit cocktail
- Green grapes
- Green olives
- Green peppers
- Iceberg lettuce
- Kidney beans
- Lettuce
- Mandarin oranges
- Almonds
- Jalapenos
- Soy nuts
- Pecan pieces
- Pepperoncinis
-
Pico de Gallo
-
Red grapes
-
Romaine lettuce
- Strawberry
- Sunflower seeds
- Tomato
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Zucchini
- Apples
- Bananas
- Blueberries
- Cantaloupe
- Grapefruit
- Honeydew Melon
- Kiwi
- Lemon
- Lime
- Mango
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peaches
- Pears
Sides
- BBQ baked beans
- Baked potatoes
- Charro beans
- Fries
- Mexican rice
- Okra
- Onion rings (fresh battered)
- Pagoda rice
- Penne pasta
- Plantains
- Potato chips
- Spaghetti noodles
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Spring rolls
- Sweet potato fries
- Taco shells
- Tater tots
- White rice
- Yellow rice
- Tortilla chips
- Rice noodles
- Sesame sticks
-
Sweet pickle chips
Sauces and Condiments
- Brown sugar
- Cocktail sauce
- Cranberry sauce
- Grape jelly
- Jelly
- Olive oil
- Salsa
- Strawberry Jelly
- Vegetable Oil
Salads
- Beet and onion salad
- Fruit salad
-
Marinated garden salad
- Marinated vegetable salad
- Pasta salad
- Strawberry spinach salad
- Summer salad
- Three bean salad
- Tomato and onion salad
Breakfast & Toppings
-
Cocoa Krispies cereal
- Corn Pops cereal
- Frosted Flakes cereal