{"id":872367,"date":"2025-09-12T00:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/southern-hospitality-with-a-twist-and-more-shoneys-is-a-winner-in-the-2025-newsweek-readers-choice-awards-contest-for-best-buffet-chain\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T00:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T05:13:27","slug":"southern-hospitality-with-a-twist-and-more-shoneys-is-a-winner-in-the-2025-newsweek-readers-choice-awards-contest-for-best-buffet-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/southern-hospitality-with-a-twist-and-more-shoneys-is-a-winner-in-the-2025-newsweek-readers-choice-awards-contest-for-best-buffet-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Southern Hospitality With a Twist\u2019 and More: Shoney\u2019s Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers\u2019 Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-218470\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\">\n<div id=\"tps_slideContainer_218470\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Southern-Hospitality-With-a-Twist-and-More-Shoneys-Is-a-Winner-in-the-2025-Newsweek-Readers-Choice-Awards-Contest-for-Best-Buffet-Chain.jpg\" alt=\"'Southern Hospitality With a Twist' and More: Shoney's Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"  ><\/p>\n<p>Nashville, TN\u00a0 (<a title=\"RestaurantNews.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>RestaurantNews.com<\/u><\/a>)\u00a0 <a title=\"Shoney's\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shoneys.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Shoney\u2019s<\/u><\/strong><\/a> is going to need a bigger trophy case.<\/p>\n<p>Shoney\u2019s, a true pioneer and a category leader in the restaurant industry, is one of America\u2019s favorite brands and has been accumulating accolades for nearly eight decades. It has recently received another award, being named a winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers\u2019 Choice Awards contest for Best Buffet Chain.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mVx7EQOAWe4?si=jl6EFij0_CBfvsCr\" width=\"722\" height=\"406\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The honor, revealed during the home stretch of its \u2018<a title=\"100 Days of Summer at Shoney\u2019s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/revered-restaurant-brand-kicks-off-100-days-of-summer-at-shoneys-052925\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>100 Days of Summer at Shoney\u2019s<\/u><\/strong><\/a>,\u2019 celebrates the rock star restaurant brand\u2019s southern hospitality with a twist, established humbly in Charleston, West Virginia in 1947. Shoney\u2019s immediately became the epitome of the family dining experience and remains a world-renowned brand, consistently praised for having the best value rating among all family dining chains, while being hailed for its service, menu variety, and diners\u2019 recommendations.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88668\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shoney's Chairman and CEO Mr. David Davoudpour\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/David-Davoudpour.jpg\" alt=\"'Southern Hospitality With a Twist' and More: Shoney's Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88668\">Shoney\u2019s Chairman and CEO Mr. David Davoudpour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Shoney\u2019s fans and Newsweek readers, for this fantastic recognition,\u201d said Shoney\u2019s Chairman and CEO, Mr. David Davoudpour. \u201cThis amplifies and elevates our entire Shoney\u2019s leadership team, our coveted franchise partners, our super supplier partners and of course, our valued guests. This brought a collective smile to our entire Shoney\u2019s family, and we could not have done it without every member of our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since acquiring the great American eatery in 2007, Mr. Davoudpour has been on a driven and spirited mission to reinvigorate and revitalize Shoney\u2019s, one of the first and most popular family casual dining concepts in the United States. To return to what Mr. Davoudpour confidently calls Shoney\u2019s \u201cGlory Days,\u201d the brand hopes to grow through franchising following an extensive revitalization effort. Shoney\u2019s is offering franchising opportunities to qualified single and multi-unit candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Please get in touch with your local Shoney\u2019s for details, visit <a title=\"Shoneys.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shoneys.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Shoneys.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> for more information and follow Shoney\u2019s on <a title=\"Shoney's Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shoneys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Facebook<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Shoney's Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shoneys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Twitter<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Shoney's Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/shoneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Instagram<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, and <a title=\"Shoney's YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ShoneysNews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>YouTube<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shoneys-exterior-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"'Southern Hospitality With a Twist' and More: Shoney's Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Shoneys-exterior-1.jpg\" alt=\"'Southern Hospitality With a Twist' and More: Shoney's Is a Winner in the 2025 Newsweek Readers' Choice Awards Contest for Best Buffet Chain\" width=\"722\" height=\"404\"  ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Shoney\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shoney\u2019s is headquartered in Nashville and owns restaurants in 16 states. For over 78 years, Shoney\u2019s has garnered numerous industry accolades, consistently being recognized as the premier family dining restaurant. It is praised for having the best value rating among all family dining chains, while also being recognized for its excellent service, diverse menu options, and high diner recommendations. It is widely recognized as one of America\u2019s most iconic restaurant chains. Visit <a title=\"Shoneys.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shoneys.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Shoneys.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a> for more information on restaurant hours, locations and special offers.\u00a0 You can also follow Shoney\u2019s on <a title=\"Shoney's Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shoneys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Facebook<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Shoney's Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shoneys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Twitter<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Shoney's Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/shoneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>Instagram<\/u><\/strong><\/a>, and <a title=\"Shoney's YouTube\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ShoneysNews\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong><u>YouTube<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><br \/>Derek Farley<br \/>derekPR for Shoney\u2019s<br \/>704-941-7353<br \/><span \n                data-original-string='bg8d0xwbik3S2AH0jLdECQ==7f4DddfnzhIWj2DgoA33KZdmrgoP71ik1gRCDIrOlQVKNU='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>de<span class=\"apbct-blur\">***<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">*****<\/span>pr.com<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More from <a title=\"More from Shoney's\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/search-2\/?q=shoney%27s\"><u>Shoney\u2019s<\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p> RestaurantNews.com<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantnews.com\/southern-hospitality-with-a-twist-and-more-shoneys-is-a-winner-in-the-2025-newsweek-readers-choice-awards-contest-for-best-buffet-chain-081925\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN\u00a0 ( RestaurantNews.com )\u00a0 Shoney\u2019s is going to need a bigger trophy case. Shoney\u2019s, a true pioneer and a category leader in the restaurant industry, is one of America\u2019s favorite brands and has been accumulating accolades for nearly eight decades. It has recently received another award, being named a winner in the 2025 Newsweek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":872368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38554,4917],"tags":[44071,5228],"class_list":{"0":"post-872367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hospitality","8":"category-southern","9":"tag-hospitality","10":"tag-southern"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}