# Christmas Dinner buffet? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 14, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353 "2009-12-14T12:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/1 "2009-12-14T12:02:28Z")
Anyone have any suggestions? I’m looking for something nice, traditional and somewhere that I can take my parents. They will be in town, my in-laws only do Xmas Eve dinner and we don’t have room at our house. I will be 38 almost 39 weeks pregnant and not really up to cooking the whole traditional thing anyhow. Just looking for something easy–like having someone ELSE cook 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sinim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@sinim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sinim)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/2 "2009-12-14T12:20:53Z")
I understand your predicament, however, I can tell you that as someone who used to wait tables and was forced to work christmas eve, I would have absolutely hated you. I always said that it was only because people go out christmas eve that I was forced to work…didn’t even get any customers. That being said, my wife is pregnant and if she were in your situation, I would simply do the cooking myself. I do anyway because she’s tire all time now. Just saying if you find a place, watch out for disgruntled employees that are mad to be working on christmas eve. They my spit in your food. ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/3 "2009-12-14T13:10:20Z")
We will have in-laws visiting and need dinner for 12. So my wife is picking up food from HoneyBaked Ham. Ham and 2 sides is something like $60. That doesn’t solve the space issue of your house, but at least you wouldn’t have to cook. ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/4 "2009-12-14T13:13:40Z")
Well having been in the restaurant industry for 15+ years I would have said that you probably didn’t have any place in the hospitality industry 😉 It’s not for Xmas eve, it’s for Christmas dinner. We don’t have ROOM in our house to do dinner (we don’t table or a dining room–it’s an office) it’s a teensy house, and my husband doesn’t cook. That being said… Anyone have any helpful posts to make? ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/5 "2009-12-14T13:15:22Z")
> [@Meat head roll call!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meat-head-roll-call/41804/27): > > I understand your predicament, however, I can tell you that as someone who used to wait tables and was forced to work christmas eve, I would have absolutely hated you. I always said that it was only because people go out christmas eve that I was forced to work…didn’t even get any customers. That being said, my wife is pregnant and if she were in your situation, I would simply do the cooking myself. I do anyway because she’s tire all time now. Just saying if you find a place, watch out for disgruntled employees that are mad to be working on christmas eve. They my spit in your food. Well having been in the restaurant industry for 15+ years I would have said that you probably didn’t have any place in the hospitality industry 😉 It’s not for Xmas eve, it’s for Christmas dinner. We don’t have ROOM in our house to do dinner (we don’t even own a table or have a dining room–it’s an office) it’s a teensy house, and my husband doesn’t cook. That being said… Anyone have any helpful posts to make? > [@Purely for Curiosity](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/purely-for-curiosity/41788/65): > > We will have in-laws visiting and need dinner for 12. So my wife is picking up food from HoneyBaked Ham. Ham and 2 sides is something like $60. > > That doesn’t solve the space issue of your house, but at least you wouldn’t have to cook. Yeah we don’t even have a table LOL! 🙂 Thanks for the suggestion… ---
**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/6 "2009-12-14T13:32:32Z")
my best friends family always goes to nemacolin woodlands, I know from personal experience the spread they put out is nothing short of amazing ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/7 "2009-12-14T14:02:41Z")
u 😃 ---
**Author:** ![steelcitysix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steelcitysix/32/5992_2.png) [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/8 "2009-12-14T14:36:46Z")
I used to go up on the mountain with my family…Oakhurst tea room or the Smorgasborg right off Donegal exit… I cant rmember the name of it right now. but they had good food. ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/9 "2009-12-14T16:08:23Z")
any Chinese restaurant, break the tradition ---
**Author:** ![sasquach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@sasquach](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquach)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/10 "2009-12-14T16:50:44Z")
FAH RAH RAH RAH RAH RAH , RAH RAH RAH RAH ---
**Author:** ![Laura00WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/laura00ws6/32/6017_2.png) [@Laura00WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Laura00WS6)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/11 "2009-12-14T17:03:54Z")
dont know of any places…just wanted to say your getting close!!! ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/12 "2009-12-14T19:41:15Z")
A few years ago Jodie and I dined at a Mexican restaurant on christmas eve. There were a few big family parties there. ---
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/13 "2009-12-15T05:33:18Z")
> [@Meat head roll call!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meat-head-roll-call/41804/27): > > I understand your predicament, however, I can tell you that as someone who used to wait tables and was forced to work christmas eve, I would have absolutely hated you. I always said that it was only because people go out christmas eve that I was forced to work…didn’t even get any customers. That being said, my wife is pregnant and if she were in your situation, I would simply do the cooking myself. I do anyway because she’s tire all time now. Just saying if you find a place, watch out for disgruntled employees that are mad to be working on christmas eve. They my spit in your food. I dont think she wants to take her family to McDonalds. I never minded working on Christmas Eve or Christmas. Always got good tips. ---
**Author:** ![jinxxycat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/14 "2009-12-18T18:34:45Z")
Thanks everyone, we actually made a reservation at McCormick & Schmicks in Southside…should be nice. And yep Laura, 2 weeks left till my EDD! EEK! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Laura00WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/laura00ws6/32/6017_2.png) [@Laura00WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Laura00WS6)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/15 "2009-12-18T22:23:07Z")
> [@Say hello to the manliest sandwich you will ever eat.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/say-hello-to-the-manliest-sandwich-you-will-ever-eat/41838/5): > > Thanks everyone, we actually made a reservation at McCormick & Schmicks in Southside…should be nice. > > And yep Laura, 2 weeks left till my EDD! EEK! 🙂 ill be there 2 weeks after you! lol ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/christmas-dinner-buffet/204353/16 "2009-12-19T01:05:49Z")
I am there during christmas buffet