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| - Came here for lunch and left very satisfied, maybe a little too satisfied. After a good weekend in Vegas, my friends and I decided to stop here before we hit the road back home. And let me tell you, for $15.95, you really get your money's worth.
The service was good. The waitresses were fast, efficient, and attentive. They brought us water right away and were happy to split the bill 8 ways (not like it's really that hard though, its all the same price for everyone).
Anyhoo, onto the food. There were so many different kinds of rolls; some really hit the spot and others just didn't cut it. The fish was fresh enough for my liking, and the albacore was really good. Their udon soup noodle bowls were surprisingly good with perfectly Q noodles, which is saying a lot because I am very critical about the Q factor in my noodles. I love their Red Bean ice cream and the chocolate fondue fountain. The hot foods were just average, nothing worth raving about.
Dessert is secretly my favorite part of buffets, which is why I deducted 1 star for Makino's fail on dessert. Don't get me wrong, there is a vast selection of desserts available, and I got excited just looking at all the different selections. And damn, did it look good. But. A big But. Looks can be oh so deceiving. After getting 1 of each dessert to share with my friends and I (so that we could first get a sample of everything to see what we liked), we didn't like any dessert. Not one! All of the desserts tasted very stale and lacked any flavor whatsoever. I was very disappointed. But I just ate my feelings away with the Red Bean ice cream and the chocolate fondue fountain. They really saved the day.
So bottom line, come here for the variety of rolls and sashimi, the udon, and the good service. But don't be expecting a lot from the dessert. It's a good price compared to other buffets on the strip, just be careful because I definitely got food coma driving back to LA from Vegas after conquering this bad boy.
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