I think the price point also matters. There's a vegan buffet 10 minutes from my house that gets a lot of visitors. I'll go there when I want to eat food but I d

I think the price point also matters. There's a vegan buffet 10 minutes from my house that gets a lot of visitors. I'll go there when I want to eat food but I don't necessarily have something specific in mind. I just serve myself a reasonable amount (less than a full plate) and once I'm done eating I'll go. I notice that a lot of other people do the same. They have free tea and water, so it's a quick process. The price point is probably 1.5x what you could get a satisfying lunch for from street vendors, but it's a nice environment and still cheap (about $1.37 usd, located in the capital of Vietnam). It must be a combination of customs and the price point though. If they had a $5 buffet in the US I bet a lot of people would gorge out there, and I feel like if I went to a $50 buffet I'd also try to maximize the value of the food that I'd intake.