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Maple Grove Residents Excitedly Anticipate Golden Corral Debut

The Golden Corral will open in the former Old Country Buffet location.

A local franchisee is bringing Golden Corral to Maple Grove, and residents can't wait.

A Facebook event page titled "Golden Corral Comes To MN Finally!" has already reached thousands of fans, even though the Maple Grove location won't open until September.

The Star Tribune reported that local franchisee Dale Maxfield will reopen Maple Grove's now-closed Old Country Buffet location as a Golden Corral at 13603 Grove Dr.

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Several Old Country Buffets in Minnesota have closed in recent years, but in addition to Maple Grove, Maxfield has plans to open a Golden Corral at former Old Country Buffet locations in Maplewood, Mankato, Duluth and Burnsville.

"I'm getting 100 calls a day about when they're going to open," he said.

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The Maple Grove Golden Corral is set to open Sept. 1.

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