Golden Corral's Anticipated Opening Already Leads to Traffic Advisory by Milford Police

MILFORD, CT — Call it a buffet traffic advisory. You know Golden Corral's anticipated grand opening date of this Thursday, March 30 is a big deal when the Milford Police Department is already raising awareness about the anticipated additional traffic volume in the area.

Milford hasn't see this kind of attention about a business opening since the Krispy Kreme craze 15 years ago.

Milford police posted on social media Monday "Starting Thurs, 03-30-17, Expect heavy traffic in the area of Turnpike Square for the opening of Golden Corral, consider alt routes."

Golden Corral corporate has said the buffet will open on March 30 but the local franchisee hasn't confirmed that date, but now police are saying March 30 too.

Golden Corral will open at its 74 Turnpike Square location in Milford. The site was the former home of Hometown Buffet, which closed more than a year ago. Golden Corral, Milford has been teasing the opening on its Facebook page for months, saying the opening was coming soon.

The company has been renovating the building for months and has routinely been teasing on social media the grand opening by saying it's coming soon but never saying exactly when.

Golden Corral is continuing to hire and last week posted that it is looking for "qualified team members to join us, especially the 4 positions listed below: * Grill Cooks * Line Cooks * Cold Prep * Utilities. You need to be registered and please email CTGC (CTGoldenCorral@gmail.com) your resume ASAP."

Staff posted on Facebook that they've been trying to bring a Golden Corral Buffet to Connecticut for the past seven years. When someone posted that the grand opening was taking forever, staff responded by saying, "A lot closer than 7 years ago. Grateful CTGC never gave up!"

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"The wait is always hardest at the end...7 years of never giving up! We are finally here (almost)!" Golden Corral shared on Facebook. Golden Corral had operated a location in Groton previously.