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The Best All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants in Austin

AYCE sushi, hot pot, Sunday brunch, barbecue, and much more

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All-you-can-eat hot pot at Soupleaf.
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Sometimes, dining out can be difficult, at least when it comes to deciding on what dishes to order, especially when you want to try a little bit of everything. But there is an easy answer to that dilemma: all-you-can-eat (AYCE) restaurants. The beauty of AYCE dining is that you come in, you pay a fixed price, and you get access to all the dishes available, so you can have a great mix-and-match meal on your own — though keep in mind that food waste isn’t cool, leftovers are typically not permitted for takeout, and there are usually time limits on seatings.

Austin’s all-you-can-eat restaurants include Sunday barbecue at Salt Lick’s Round Rock location, sushi galore at Japanese restaurant Tsukimi, Brazilian pizza at Delucca, Korean barbecue at K BBQ, hot pot at Soupleaf, Sunday Southern brunch at Moonshine, and much more.

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Salt Lick

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The Round Rock location of the famed barbecue restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat smoked meats meal on Sundays. Dubbed the family-style meal, there are brisket, sausages, and pork ribs, rounded out with potato salads, cole slaw, and beans. Keep in mind that sharing isn’t allowed. It’s $32.95 for adults and $11.95 for children 10 years old and younger with the purchase of an adult meal. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet

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The Mediterranean chain with two Austin-area locations — one near Barrington Oaks and the other in the South Congress neighborhood — offers a hefty all-you-can-eat buffet full of dips, rices, meats, vegetables, and much more. It’s $17.99 for adults from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; $19.99 from 4 p.m. until closing Monday through Thursday; and $23.99 from 4 p.m. to close on Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. It’s $8.99 for children between the ages of three and nine. There are also general $22.99 prices for holidays (New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and both Eids). Takeout pricing is an additional $8.99 per pound. There are indoor dine-in areas.

Tsukimi

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The North Austin Japanese restaurant offers all-you-can-eat menus, spanning appetizers to sushi rolls (including deep-fried and tempura options) to udon to teriyaki. Lunch doesn’t include nigiri and it’s $27.95 for adults; dinner includes nigiri and it’s $35.95 for adults; children between the ages of three and seven can pay $17.95. For leftover foods, it’ll charge a la carte pricing as well as one dollar for every leftover sushi piece and there are two-hour limits. There are indoor dine-in services.

Delucca Gaucho Pizza & Wine Austin

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The Dallas import in North Austin is all about all-you-can-eat Brazilian pizza — thin-crust pies with cheese, and lots of toppings. The meal is described as a five-course array, but that just means it comes with salad, lobster bisque, and beef meatballs, alongside all the sweet and savory pizza slices a person could eat. It’s a table-service affair where diners can indicate whether they want more food or not through a table sign. It’s $25.95 for adults, $11 for children between the ages of three and six, $18 for kids between seven and 12 years old, and free for kids under the age of three. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Soupleaf Hot Pot

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The Highland Chinese restaurant focuses on casual filling all-you-can-eat hot pot meals. There are unlimited base soups and broths with a buffet-like setup for vegetables, noodles, and seafood; and table-service meats and drinks, plus a la carte higher-end items like snow crab and various beef cuts. For adults, it’s $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner; for children between the ages of four and 10, it’s $15 for lunch and $20 for dinner. Leftover plates of food will cost $10 each. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Highland Korean restaurant’s Korean barbecue is served up all-you-can-eat grill-it-yourself table-service style with — yes — robot servers. There are all sorts of meats from classic galbi, marinated prime rib, eel, to shrimp, alongside sides like steamed eggs and corn cheese. There are two main all-you-can-eat options with its own selection of choices. The A is $36.99 for people 12 years old and older and $26.00 for children between the ages of five and 11; the more premium B is $46.99 and $36.99 respectively; and the ultra-premium C for $59.99 and $38.99. Leftovers of more than half a pound will be charged; seatings are limited to two hours. There are indoor dine-in services.

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

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The Southern restaurant with two locations, one in downtown and the other in Avery Ranch, offers all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch buffets. Expect dishes like biscuits served every which way, chicken-fried steak with eggs, migas, desserts, and much more, along with a la carte brunch cocktails. It’s $26.95 per person at the downtown location with Sunday brunch hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and $24.95 per person at the Avery Ranch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Machi Sushi

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The newcomer Japanese restaurant in Travis Heights is all about all-you-can-eat table-service sushi and hibachi since it opened this year. The lunch and dinner menus slightly differ, but there are sushi, hand rolls, udon, yakitori, hiachi entrees, and desserts (a la carte is also available). During lunch, it’s $24.95 for adults, $14.95 for kids between the ages of four and 12, and $9.95 for children younger than four. Dinner is $35.95 for adults, $24.95 for the four-to-12 age range, and $12.95 for children younger than that. There are indoor dine-in services.

K Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot [Austin]

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The Korean restaurant chain brought along its all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue and Korean hot pot to the city. People grill or swish their own meats and vegetables at the table, with plentiful options such as spic marinated beef, mussels, mushrooms pork belly, and noodles (for hot pot). For either all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue or all-you-can-eat hot pot, lunch pricing is $22.99 for adults, $11.99 for kids between the ages of seven and 10, and $7.9 for children between four and six years old; dinners and all-day weekend services is $32.99 for adults, $15.99 for seven- to 10-year-olds, and $11.99 for children between ages four to six. Combining both hot pot and barbecue all-you-can-eat meals is an additional $5. There’s a two-hour eating limit.

Gangnam Korean BBQ

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South Austin is chock-full of all-you-can-eat restaurants, which includes this Sweetbriar neighborhood Korean barbecue restaurant. Expect the usual array of meats, vegetables, banchan, and noodles. For lunch, it’s $29,99; for dinner, there are various meal options ranging from the basic $39.99 for adults/$20.99 for children between ages five to 10 with also a height limit to the premium $59.99/$29.99. There’s a two-hour seating limit and leftover charges of $19.99 per pound. There are indoor dine-in services.

Nadia Chaudhury is an editor for Eater Northeast and Eater New York and was the former Eater Austin editor, who often writes about food and pop culture.

Salt Lick

The Round Rock location of the famed barbecue restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat smoked meats meal on Sundays. Dubbed the family-style meal, there are brisket, sausages, and pork ribs, rounded out with potato salads, cole slaw, and beans. Keep in mind that sharing isn’t allowed. It’s $32.95 for adults and $11.95 for children 10 years old and younger with the purchase of an adult meal. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet

The Mediterranean chain with two Austin-area locations — one near Barrington Oaks and the other in the South Congress neighborhood — offers a hefty all-you-can-eat buffet full of dips, rices, meats, vegetables, and much more. It’s $17.99 for adults from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; $19.99 from 4 p.m. until closing Monday through Thursday; and $23.99 from 4 p.m. to close on Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. It’s $8.99 for children between the ages of three and nine. There are also general $22.99 prices for holidays (New Year’s Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and both Eids). Takeout pricing is an additional $8.99 per pound. There are indoor dine-in areas.

Tsukimi

The North Austin Japanese restaurant offers all-you-can-eat menus, spanning appetizers to sushi rolls (including deep-fried and tempura options) to udon to teriyaki. Lunch doesn’t include nigiri and it’s $27.95 for adults; dinner includes nigiri and it’s $35.95 for adults; children between the ages of three and seven can pay $17.95. For leftover foods, it’ll charge a la carte pricing as well as one dollar for every leftover sushi piece and there are two-hour limits. There are indoor dine-in services.

Delucca Gaucho Pizza & Wine Austin

The Dallas import in North Austin is all about all-you-can-eat Brazilian pizza — thin-crust pies with cheese, and lots of toppings. The meal is described as a five-course array, but that just means it comes with salad, lobster bisque, and beef meatballs, alongside all the sweet and savory pizza slices a person could eat. It’s a table-service affair where diners can indicate whether they want more food or not through a table sign. It’s $25.95 for adults, $11 for children between the ages of three and six, $18 for kids between seven and 12 years old, and free for kids under the age of three. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Soupleaf Hot Pot

The Highland Chinese restaurant focuses on casual filling all-you-can-eat hot pot meals. There are unlimited base soups and broths with a buffet-like setup for vegetables, noodles, and seafood; and table-service meats and drinks, plus a la carte higher-end items like snow crab and various beef cuts. For adults, it’s $25 for lunch and $35 for dinner; for children between the ages of four and 10, it’s $15 for lunch and $20 for dinner. Leftover plates of food will cost $10 each. There are indoor dine-in services.

K BBQ

The Highland Korean restaurant’s Korean barbecue is served up all-you-can-eat grill-it-yourself table-service style with — yes — robot servers. There are all sorts of meats from classic galbi, marinated prime rib, eel, to shrimp, alongside sides like steamed eggs and corn cheese. There are two main all-you-can-eat options with its own selection of choices. The A is $36.99 for people 12 years old and older and $26.00 for children between the ages of five and 11; the more premium B is $46.99 and $36.99 respectively; and the ultra-premium C for $59.99 and $38.99. Leftovers of more than half a pound will be charged; seatings are limited to two hours. There are indoor dine-in services.

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

The Southern restaurant with two locations, one in downtown and the other in Avery Ranch, offers all-you-can-eat Sunday brunch buffets. Expect dishes like biscuits served every which way, chicken-fried steak with eggs, migas, desserts, and much more, along with a la carte brunch cocktails. It’s $26.95 per person at the downtown location with Sunday brunch hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and $24.95 per person at the Avery Ranch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Machi Sushi

The newcomer Japanese restaurant in Travis Heights is all about all-you-can-eat table-service sushi and hibachi since it opened this year. The lunch and dinner menus slightly differ, but there are sushi, hand rolls, udon, yakitori, hiachi entrees, and desserts (a la carte is also available). During lunch, it’s $24.95 for adults, $14.95 for kids between the ages of four and 12, and $9.95 for children younger than four. Dinner is $35.95 for adults, $24.95 for the four-to-12 age range, and $12.95 for children younger than that. There are indoor dine-in services.

K Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot [Austin]

The Korean restaurant chain brought along its all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue and Korean hot pot to the city. People grill or swish their own meats and vegetables at the table, with plentiful options such as spic marinated beef, mussels, mushrooms pork belly, and noodles (for hot pot). For either all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue or all-you-can-eat hot pot, lunch pricing is $22.99 for adults, $11.99 for kids between the ages of seven and 10, and $7.9 for children between four and six years old; dinners and all-day weekend services is $32.99 for adults, $15.99 for seven- to 10-year-olds, and $11.99 for children between ages four to six. Combining both hot pot and barbecue all-you-can-eat meals is an additional $5. There’s a two-hour eating limit.

Gangnam Korean BBQ

South Austin is chock-full of all-you-can-eat restaurants, which includes this Sweetbriar neighborhood Korean barbecue restaurant. Expect the usual array of meats, vegetables, banchan, and noodles. For lunch, it’s $29,99; for dinner, there are various meal options ranging from the basic $39.99 for adults/$20.99 for children between ages five to 10 with also a height limit to the premium $59.99/$29.99. There’s a two-hour seating limit and leftover charges of $19.99 per pound. There are indoor dine-in services.

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