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| - I've been to more upscale buffets than I'd care to admit. Seriously, it's embarrassing how many I've been to. I have a pretty good strategy down for maximum enjoyment and minimal regret. Overall, probably 25% of the dishes I tried at Wicked Spoon were good, but if you know what to gravitate toward, it would probably be an enjoyable experience, and the prices are reasonable. The buffet is a pretty average size for this type of buffet, but there were very few carved meats.
Here are a few tips for the dishes I remember:
*The angry mac and cheese is pretty good, but the real winner is if you take the tiny, roasted fingerling potatoes and dip them in the cheese from the mac and cheese once you're done with the pasta.
*The spicy, Asian-style ribs are excellent, but the regular ribs are just OK.
*Don't waste your time with the roast lamb; it's not nearly as good as it looks.
*The gnocchi and risotto were not great. I didn't try the spaghetti or the lasagna, but they looked pretty good.
*The molten chocolate cake in caramel sauce is just OK. It's a bad combination, really, because they mute each other's flavors to the point that you would enjoy them more separately. The cheesecake is pretty good, but to maximize your enjoyment, you need to dip the cheesecake in the caramel sauce from the chocolate cake.
*The chocolate strawberries were great, with very ripe fruit and dark chocolate that was easy to bite through.
*The chocolate mousse is excellent, better than most mousses I've had.
Sadly, that means the vast majority of dishes I tried were not memorable enough to list. I'd come back to Wicked Spoon if a group wanted to go, but I'd be more inclined to try something new.
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