With a few tricks, these restaurants still manage to turn a profit— despite offering endless food. Following is a transcript of the video. Announcer: It's all-you-can-eat pancake time at IHOP.

Have you ever hesitated to go to an "all you can eat" (or AYCE) restaurant, like one of the 20 absolute best buffets across the U.S., because you didn't know exactly what AYCE actually meant?

With a few tricks, these restaurants still manage to turn a profit- despite offering endless food. Following is a transcript of the video. Announcer: It's all-you-can-eat pancake time at IHOP.