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| - It's official - I have a new favourite buffet in town. For months now I have been mourning the fact that I rarely get to go to M Resort's Studio B because of next to no options for my vegetarian wife - my experience at The Wicked Spoon has made me forget all about it.
Firstly, if you're a vegetarian like my wife, don't worry about some reviews you see here saying that there's nothing for vegetarians - you'll be more than fine. There's a stack of options for everyone and even the things that you would consider "sides" are quite incredible. By "vegetarian" here I mean ACTUAL vegetarian, not the "vegetarians" who "eat fish or chicken".
Now, on to the main body of the review. We had no idea this buffet even existed. I had always thought The Cosmopolitan was yet another tower of condos, but it's a fully fledged casino with restaurants and everything.
This buffet is much different from anything you've seen in Vegas before. There are no giant troughs of food to scoop from here, but individual portions in little pans and covered pots. Most of the time when I go to a buffet I end up eating a lot of about two or three things that I find I like - here EVERYTHING was great. Leek Bread Pudding? A SAVOURY bread pudding? I hate the dessert version of this dish, but this was awesome. I'd never even heard the word "succotash" before this meal unless is was preceded by the word "suffering" in a Warner Brothers cartoon, but this was great. How are -vegetables- "great" on a buffet?
There were so many things to see and try here that looked different and interesting that by the time I had loaded up on all my swag the first things I had taken were cold. Next time I think I'll get one thing at a time.
My only lament is that they don't let you go home for a few hours before you tackle dessert, because the options here are impressive ,too, with a great gelato station, huge chocolate-covered strawberries, an assortment of mini chocolate desserts, mousses, cookies and even some jazzed-up peanut butter cups and Kit-Kats.
At 35 bucks per head for dinner this place isn't cheap, but it's a real experience. I've found myself extremely burned out with buffets over the past year or so, but Wicked Spoon has really thrown me a curveball. It's a different concept with interesting choices beyond the standard buffet fare. Even if you usually avoid buffets, this place is different enough that you have to try it for yourself.
Definitely the best buffet on the main Strip area and quite possibly the best in the valley.
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