SPRINGFIELD – Buffets often have something for everybody — whether you fill up on one dish or several.
SJ-R readers voted on the best buffets in the area in the 2025 Official Community’s Choice Awards.
Here are the top three buffets in the capital city.
Winner: Pizza Ranch
Location: 1001 Lejune Drive, Springfield
Phone: 217-679-8844
More: pizzaranch.com
Finalist: Feast Buffet
Location: 3125 S. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield
Phone: 217-970-4031
More: facebook.com/p/Feast-Buffet-61564763368841/
Finalist: Izumi Rotary and Bar
Location: 3061 Wabash Ave., Suite B Springfield
Phone: 217-679-1317
More: izumirotary.com
About the Community Choice Awards
The Springfield Community’s Choice Awards celebrates the best businesses and organizations in the Springfield area each year.
The State Journal-Register readers vote at sj-r.com in more than 140 categories for their favorites from bakeries and barbecue joints to banks and barbershops.
Nominations for the 2026 Community Choice Awards began June 1 and end on June 22. Voting will take place from Aug. 7 through Aug. 21. Winners will be announced during a ceremony on Nov. 2.
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@usatodayco.com.
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