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| - The list of Vegas buffets that I have been to is kind of embarrassingly long. I swear, I am not THAT much of a glutton. In my defense, we've had a number of visitors over the past year and they almost always want to experience a strip buffet so we usually add it to the list of attractions as we are playing tour guide. And I was a frequent tourist to Vegas myself back before I lived here, and so like any good little tourist I had to check out the buffets.
But really, overall, there is just something about the ridiculous opulence and over-the-top decadence of a fancy mega buffet that appeals to me. I don't have to stuff myself to get my money's worth! It's just fun to experience.
So, anyway, Bacchanal is the best buffet on the strip- yes, better than Wicked Spoon, its chief rival at this point. Yes there are crazy long lines (but wait! If you are willing to pay for convenience, you can skip the line for $15/person, a bargain when everyone is waiting 2+ hours to get in!) and it is a tad pricey but it is worth the cost. There are so many dishes to choose from and just about everything is delicious (with a few exceptions; for example, I would avoid the sushi station). The small individual portions are 1. cute, 2. more hygienic than a big communal pile and 3. allow you to sample more things before feeling too full! It is a little annoying having to juggle all of the tiny plates but I like the concept.
The seafood station is pretty great with piles and piles of crab. They have awesome mac 'n' cheese and the most fantastic little mini burgers that are packed with flavor. Lots of tasty potato-y sides (truffled scallop potatoes, potato pancakes, tater tots), delicious fried chicken, good pasta, an awesome watermelon-feta salad... good meats, and AWESOME desserts. SAVE ROOM for dessert; they have baklava gelato! And Aztec chocolate and a ridiculous pile of other awesome flavors. There are cookie and candy jars, little mini cakes, soufflés straight out of the oven.
Anyway, from now on I will be taking visitors here as the example of BEST Vegas buffet. The dining room is snazzy, the food is great and there is plenty of it and it displays the kind of (yes) bacchanalian opulence you can only find here. Awesome!
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