How bad?

I ate at a Chinese buffet just last week and didn't think anything of it.

I ate at an hibachi buffet 3 times. I have no issues so far. I have a ton of food allergies so I make sure to go to an allergy friendly buffet.

The reason some people advise against it is because of the risk of foodborne illness with a lot of people touching food, plus the food sitting out as opposed to being cooked fresh. It's really up to you, you just have to decide if you're comfortable with the level of risk.

I eat at them

Ohhh thank you thank you, I was soo confused. But good to know

I got food poisoning from papa John’s . It’s just the cleanliness of the place

I ate at chinese buffets and golden corral a couple of times while pregnant. It's mostly botulism you have to look out for, but as long as the food is fresh and well heated. Just make sure the place isn't low quality.