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The One Delicious All-You-Can-Eat Buffet In South Dakota That’s Actually Worth Visiting

JoDean's Famous Steak & Buffet in Yankton, South Dakota, offers a highly praised all-you-can-eat dining experience with a 50-foot buffet.

Published Mar 2, 2019

Written by 

Annie Sandmeier

Do you have a hankering for not just good food, but A LOT of it? Sometimes, we all get a little hungry and want nothing more than to splurge on our favorite foods, which is exactly where this delicious, all-you-can-eat South Dakota buffet comes into play:

Welcome to JoDean's Famous Steak & Buffet: a "South Dakota tradition" that has been filling everyone's stomachs since 1971.

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Located in Yankton, JoDean's is arguably the locals' favorite, thanks to its low-key and comfortable dining room, and super friendly staff that will treat you like family.

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Aside from the Midwest charm, JoDean's serves up something else that we all crave: a whopping 50-foot buffet full of everyone's home-cooked favorites!

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Voted South Dakota's best buffet, JoDean's serves up such deliciousness as all-you-can-eat crab legs...

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That is not a typo, folks!

...homemade biscuits and gravy, and fried chicken...

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...and yes: even steak and all the trimmings.

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The all-you-can-eat dinner buffet at JoDean's starts at just $10.99 per person!

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Please note: The seafood buffet runs Fridays and Saturdays and costs $26.99 per person.

JoDean's is located at 2809 Broadway Ave in Yankton and is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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Visit the restaurant's website or Facebook page for even more information about this one-of-a-kind experience.

For even more all-you-can-eat goodness, check out The All-You-Can-Eat Mexican Food Buffet In South Dakota You Never Knew You Needed.

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