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 6.8 #8334 (DL Qual #3187
August 2, 2011 11:22 PM

Is any one else a little upset that the Big thunder ranch BBQ doesn't let you take home the left overs. They should tell guest that detail when your making your reservations, I much rather pay extra and eat at the blue bayou now 

thats odd since you paid for it - FaithTrustandPixieDust  11.2 #6411 11:24PM
Is it an 'all u can eat' place? - MomWithAJuiceBoxBuzz  922.2 #94 11:24PM
Oh. Stop your bloodclot crying and be thankful your at the happiest place on earth. - SoloSiyoNqoba  565.3 #196 11:25PM
Huh. I was told by a CM that one could take leftovers. Guess they were wrong. - CrashIntoMe  53.4 #3686 11:26PM
I dont know of a buffet in existence, Disney or otherwise, that let's you take leftovers home. Imagine the possibilities. You could put an entire chicken in your bag - Missshelly  690.3 #147 11:27PM
They let me do it once. It was last year but, I couldn't eat everything. All they are going to do is throw it away. - Arielkitten13  120.9 #2709 11:27PM
Makes sense though. What buffet allows take out? - unclebeezy  230.0 #1240 11:28PM
Yea, I have never thought about this in regards to the BBQ place but all you can eat places will usually not let you take the leftovers to discourage full meals going out the door. - PrincessDuckie  586.9 #187 11:28PM
I have eaten there twice, and the waitress gave us boxes for left overs..did u ask for a box? - Leopardpixie  249.1 #1017 11:30PM
All the times I have eaten there, they've let us take any leftovers. I found it odd and it wasn't something they advertised. They must have changed their policy. - disney42dude(CM)  521.7 #222 11:30PM
It's an "all you can eat". That policy is standard anywhere you go. Unfortunately people would take advantage of them if they did not do this. - Boundin  424.7 #298 11:32PM
Usually all you can eat places do NOT allow doggy bags. - Mrsblue  692.4 #145 11:33PM
They didn't give us bags. Just boxes. We had to request clear bags from Stromboli's Wagon. - disney42dude(CM)  521.7 #222 11:34PM
You should borrow CS's fanny pack and line it with foil. Eat up then.  - unclebeezy  230.0 #1240 11:36PM
That was my thinking as well. - MomWithAJuiceBoxBuzz  922.2 #94 11:37PM
When i asked our server he said they dont carry togo stuff. But he said we could but "he knew nothing" ;) - Starr  549.9 #201 11:37PM
I just ate there in June and our sever gave us boxes to pack up whatever we wanted.... He was asking us if we wanted more food and we said no we wouldn't wanna waste it, we just took some corn bread which he gave us a brand new basket of also. - Krisseee  22.7 #4833 11:40PM
They shouldn't let you but they do!!! We were asked if we wanted them to pack up what we couldn't finish but we were so stuffed we declined!!! - MozPrincess  577.4 #189 11:53PM
I usually don't eat at buffets so I don't no the rules but I have ate at the ranch before and was able to take left overs home, I'd enjoyed eating ribs at home, but the waitress told me they recently made that rule. - Charles-Xavier86  6.8 #8334 11:55PM
It makes sense since it never made sense before. - disney42dude(CM)  521.7 #222 11:57PM
I ate there last month and was able to take my leftovers. Our waiter gave us a box and even asked if we wanted more of anything. That is so weird they didn't allow you to take yours home! - FindMeAtTheCove  237.3 #1138 12:12AM
Maybe they saw that box of quart size Ziplocks in your backpack...:) - msdizmaui  518.9 #223 1:29AM
I ate there a while back, and yes, they did give us boxes upon request. I ended up with enough for another meal. Obviously, that's not typical of all you can eat restaurants, so maybe it's a recent policy change.  - bluefairy  627.1 #174 4:38AM
They let us take our left overs last time we were there. The CM was the one who asked us if we wanted a box to take home we didn't even ask for it. - DSNYCheeks3  534.9 #211 5:41AM
why would you want to spend the rest of your day at the park hauling around smelly food? - missgoofy  367.8 #376 4:51PM
You can totally take the left overs! - Pixarprincess  531.4 #215 4:52PM
It's all you can eat. I have never heard of an all you can eat place letting you take home left overs. - Yoshi  257.2 #932 4:53PM
It just makes sense that you're not allowed. You could order extra of everything then just take it with you. It may be Disney but it's still a business. - TrueFromOzLovesDisney  312.2 #546 4:56PM
I have a question for those that do get to take leftovers.... Are you going straight back to your hotel or do you carry it around for the rest of the night? I find that I already have so much to carry that I don't want to be carrying extra, especially ribs, chicken wings and coleslaw. - TrueFromOzLovesDisney  312.2 #546 4:58PM
You used to be able to take the leftovers but I think they had too many people take advantage. @jacs1234 - I agree, I wouldn't want to carry around leftover chicken until the parks close and then take a chance on it! Enjoy the food while you're there and then move on. - Duchess73  293.8 #647 5:00PM
Nope. - Katrayher  739.0 #138 5:00PM
This reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite and the fanny pack tater tots, lol. - Alicewhoareyou  536.0 #209 5:12PM
Really they didn't let u? I went last winter n I got to take my leftovers home - Penguinn_CM  188.2 #1769 5:52PM
I heard they'll let you fill up your back pockets with baked beans.  - Tom  3842.0 #7 5:56PM
@Tom, ever since you posted this, I can't stop laughing, lol!! - Alicewhoareyou  536.0 #209 6:03PM
I ate there last month and they weren't giving to-go boxes anymore. They said they changed their policy. - WhatHappensInDisneyland  2201.9 #29 6:06PM
I ate there last month as well. They also did not let me take a box to go. In fact, I made a post about this on the spot about this same change in policy. - Slotherini  886.9 #99 6:08PM
They dont give boxes. But my server didnt stop us from taking the leftovers home. - Starr  549.9 #201 6:11PM
We ate there last weekend and we were told the policy recently changed. The times before we were offered to go boxes but the CM said people would order tons of extra food just to take with them. - MXPrincess399  482.1 #245 6:19PM

        
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