First, there was Buffet City, way out in the south part of Tuscaloosa. It’s a Chinese Buffet, and actually quite good. So imagine our delight, when we found out that they would be opening another restaurant in the north end of town, much closer to where we live. Soon, we saw this:
For a long time, we honestly through this was the first restaurant, expanding their influence. But if you look closely, you will notice that the first one is Buffet City, and the second one is City Buffet. They are both Chinese buffets (and they are both good!) but they are not run by the same people, the second is not an extension of the first. However, I do believe that the people opening the second restaurant were playing off the reputation of the first, hoping to intentionally confuse people into thinking they were the same.
Which is fine, since as I mention, they are both good restaurants. But what if the second restaurant was TERRIBLE? And ruined the reputation of the first? Is there a potential lawsuit here?
Russ and I figured this one out, but only after some time had gone by. I wonder how many local people still think the two are related to each other.
