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| - 4 stars on a regular scale, but 4.5 rounded up to 5 stars on the buffet scale. Came here for dinner, $35 + tax & tip. Wicked Spoon is actually one of my favorite buffets in Vegas now, if not my favorite for dinner.
We got there before the buffet had reopened for dinner at 5pm, so we lined up and waited about 15 minutes before getting seated. The service at Wicked Spoon wasn't so great... it was a while before anyone came by to take our drink orders, and we had some difficulty flagging down the waiter responsible for our table.
But other than that, the food was "great" - and by great, I mean pretty good by normal standards and great by buffet standards. It's a little pricier than your regular Rio buffet, but they offer a much more creative menu. And unlike the Paris and Wynn buffets, Wicked Spoon actually executes a good amount of these dishes well!
Memorable dishes:
-Bone marrow + sea salt + crostinis (you can get the toast points by the cheese section)
-Some pork dish marinated in wine with olives (served inside a mini tin pot) - can't remember the specific name but this was surprisingly good
-Southern-fried steak & gravy over some sort of polenta
-Ceviche shooters
-Gelato bar
-Chocolate & nut/oreo covered strawberries
The crab legs were kinda wimpy, but at least they were pre-cut. I'm usually not too impressed with most of the meats at buffets (prime rib, lamb, etc.) and Wicked Spoon was alright... not egregious but obviously not as good as what you would get at a nice restaurant. The main reason why I enjoyed Wicked Spoon so much was because of their smaller plate dishes.
Overall, I felt like the quality at Wicked Spoon was a lot more like a restaurant than a buffet, which is great. Yes, not all the dishes were amaaazing but since it's a buffet, you can just go get something else! If I spent $40 at a restaurant with comparable menu offerings, I would probably leave feeling just as satisfied as I did after Wicked Spoon - and that's saying a lot for a buffet!
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