Bill Pintner has been in the restaurant business since he was 14 years old and began working at a fast food restaurant and he has been serving food ever since. His career with Golden Corral began in 1984 when he was assigned an Area Supervisor running six restaurants in Utah. Two years later, he was promoted to District Manager overseeing 35 stores in the Mid Atlantic area. Three years later, he became a Regional Vice President over all restaurants (over 150) west of the Mississippi before he left to become a Vice President with Lone Star Steakhouse. After several years, he returned to Golden Corral and decided the extensive travel was something he no longer wanted to do. He knew the previous owner of the Lincoln Golden Corral was looking to sell, so he contacted his good friend Don Egbert to see if he wanted to partner with him to buy the restaurant. He agreed and the two purchased the Lincoln Golden Corral and now devote their efforts to making it a great place for their guests to dine as well as a great place for their team to work. Golden Corral serves a lunch and dinner buffet daily as well as a breakfast buffet Saturday and Sunday mornings. The prices are family friendly with special prices for those 12 and under or 60 and better. The food is freshly prepared on the premises and includes bakery, fruit, salad and veggie bar, grilled meats, chicken and fish, soups, casseroles, Italian, Asian, Mexican and more.
What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced professionally? – The biggest challenge was the many years of extensive travel.
What has been your most important achievement professionally? – Making our Lincoln Golden Corral great for our guests and our team.
Tell me a little about your family. – My wife of 34 years, Barbara, is the best. She works daily in the restaurant and is well-known and liked by both our guests and our team. More importantly, she did a great job raising our three daughters and being everything from Chief Executive to Chief Bottle Washer of our family as I was traveling across the country running restaurants. We are expecting our first granddaughter in the next few weeks and are really excited about her arrival.
What do you see as one of the biggest turning points in your life? – Meeting Barbara and convincing her to marry me.
What is your favorite thing to do on a day off? – Visit the restaurant.
What are you the most proud of? – My family.
What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – Figure out a way to get paid for doing what you really enjoy.
What is your favorite local restaurant? – Golden Corral or Dozo
If our readers would like to contact you, how should they do so? – Come by the restaurant. More information on Golden Corral is available at: goldencorral.com.