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My brother-in-law took us to Vegas this past week. We had never been before, so b-in-law went ahead and planned out an itenerary for us. We ate at the MGM Grand Buffet on the first night of the trip Monday b/c it was the most convenient (we stayed at MGM Grand Hotel).
Short wait in line (5-10 min). Cost was upwards of $120 for 2 adults and 2 kids :(
Nice sized selection including American, Mexican, Asian, Italian, and Indian. I liked that they had whole asian pears
Food was very hit or miss. I would have expected much better quality for the price. Steamed dim sum dumplings were cold and dried out. Miso soup was devoid of tofu and sooo salty. Chinese 'rice balls' were awfully dried out and sitting in a thick sauce that was so salty that I could not eat it. I am the sort of person who has 3-4 different types of specialty salt at home and sometimes even carries my sea salt grinder in my purse, so it is really bad if something is that salty to me! Fried tofu balls were better, lighter and fluffier than any fried tofu that I have previously had elsewhere. Sesame balls were hot enough for the sesame seeds to be all hot and toasty - yum :)
Desserts selection was pretty decent. All of the desserts (fruit tarts, custards, etc) that I tried were delicious, though still not quite worth the price...
My favorite part was the asian pear. My husband does not remember eating anything impressive, but is still grumping about the cost. My oldest son loved the mints that he got as we were leaving.
All in all, not worth the $$. For a few bucks less you can get a far superior buffet experience at Wicked Spoon (our fave meal of the trip).
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