Like a 128-pack of crayons, a buffet dinner offers an array of colorful options irresistible to starving artists. Color yourself satisfied with today’s Groupon to Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet in Richardson. Choose between the following options:

• For $12, you get two self-serve, all-you-care-to-eat meals with unlimited soft drinks (a $24 value).
• For $50, you get $100 worth of anything on the catering menu. Catered entrees range from $30.99 for a 12-inch meal tray to $300 for a whole stuffed lamb.<p>

The seasoned chefs at Dimassi’s Mediterranean Buffet whip up unlimited portions of authentic Middle Eastern cuisine seven days a week. Partnered patrons survey the robust buffet to plot their takeover of fresh, house-made bread sauced with hummus or baba gannouj, a roasted-and-seasoned eggplant purée. Endless supplies of savory entrees silence even the chattiest tummies with chicken kebabs, tender lamb-shank teriyaki, and baked-fish-shaped pacifiers.

Diners who are not on speaking terms with salt may opt for Dimassi’s spinach, baked with chickpeas, onions, garlic, and cilantro, and herbivores can nosh on an assortment of seasoned veggies or greek salad with feta, olive oil, and aged balsamic vinegar. Dining duos toast the possibility of falafel shot put becoming a common party game with unlimited glasses of iced tea or soft drinks. Fistfuls of jam cookies or ladyfingers with walnuts, sugar, and rose alongside orange water give meals a delicately sweet send-off.