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| - Since my office didn't have a Christmas party last year, the owner of my company told us dinner was on him and to pick any place our little hearts desired. We immediately thought "buffet!" and then eventually narrowed our choices down to the Buffet at Bellagio and Wicked Spoon. Suffice to say we did not choose wisely.
First off, the decor is laughably bad. Really killed the ambiance for me. I mean, the food can be luscious, but when you have to look up at ugly cream wallpaper and tacky mismatched china-as-wall-art, it takes away from the experience.
Now, the nitty gritty: the food. Frankly, I was extremely underwhelmed. I go to a buffet for the sheer variety of food. I don't go to create one plate of meat & potatoes, a salad and a dessert. I like to go get a scoop of everything. Here, that added up to maybe 3 plates-worth of different dishes. Not a whole lot, comparatively. Some items were stand-outs though. I kept going back to the sushi bar again and again. Their sweet soy sauce is delicious and the fish was fresh. Also, there were mushrooms that were cooked to the point of melting in your mouth, with a great garlicky sauce.
Everything else was average and, honestly, when you're paying around $30 per person, it should be way, way better.
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