Ole Times Country Buffet comes to Boro

Valdostas Pat ONeal taking over Ryans site

With the Ole Times Country Buffet trailer, restaurant chain owner Pat O'Neal, left, and area supervisor Ray Parr, a promise of new life has arrived at the restaurant that was previously Ryan's on U.S. Highway 80 East. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

W Ole Time IMG 2447 lightened — With the Ole Times Country Buffet trailer, restaurant chain owner Pat O'Neal, left, and area supervisor Ray Parr, a promise of new life has arrived at the restaurant that was previously Ryan's on U.S. Highway 80 East. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

When Pat O’Neal of Valdosta opens an Ole Times Country Buffet in the building formerly occupied by the Statesboro Ryan’s, he will have 14 restaurants in operation. He hopes to open it in early May, in time for Mother’s Day, a peak day for family restaurants. Wednesday morning, O’Neal sat down for an interview in the building on U.S. Highway 80 East.

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