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| - Y'know, from a factcheck perspective, Diane P.'s review is scarily dead on. A bit angry mind you, (just kiddin' D.P.) but it really is the honest to God truth.
HIGH SPEED SUMMARY OF DIANE P's REVIEW:
The seafood's marginal... the sushi's abominable... the carving station's great... the pizza was sketchy and the miso soup tragic... although I found the desserts to be pretty good as they go in Vegas, even compared to Le Village @ Paris, contrary to what she states.
THE RULE OF VEGAS BUFFETS:
Now with that out of the way, here's the thing you gotta remember:
As buffet's go, this is probably one of the BEST in Vegas. No, seriously. And that's because most buffets in Vegas - even those from the Wynn & Bellagio... SUCK.
There's only 2 reasons I personally go to a buffet in Vegas:
1) COMPED: The casino comped the buffet & a line pass for me.
And in this case, Wynn's Red Card is EASY to get buffet comps with. Chat them up, tip the dealers, and pit bosses are at liberty to offer up line passes.
2) STERLING: The buffet is the Sterling Brunch at Bally's.
And as such is worthy of your reservation, your wallet, and your respect, dammit.
(Sidenote: Interesting that comp-ed meals are rung up as a $28 charge each against casino marketing. Normal customer cash rates are $43/person. A 54% margin? You bastards.)
NOT BAD FOR A LOW-STRESS MEAL:
Being that this ain't the Sterling Brunch, you can bet my visits were comped with a line pass. And if you don't have to wait in line, and you don't have to pay the $45ish per person charge, this ain't half bad for a brunch or dinner meal, especially if you've just taken it in the pants at the blackjack pits, despite the Wynn's friendly rules.
(INSIDER'S HINT: Wynn's Blackjack pits accept early surrender on both their double deck as well as their 6 deck. Early Surrender? On the strip? WTF?)
OTHER REASONS TO VISIT:
So what does this all mean? Well, you've seen my reasons for eating here. I can think of a few others:
3) FAMILIES: As much as they don't belong at the Wynn, if you've brought your kids along, I can't imagine you bringing them into 'Alex' or 'The Country Club'. You're probably better off at the Buffet. They can get hot dogs, pizza, and "California Roll" there - all-you-can-eat at a flat rate for growing kids. Yay!
4) STARVING: You've been grinding nonstop in the Wynn poker room and haven't eaten in 72 hours. People are starting to look like meatsicles. The buffet is easy to get to in order to eat & wind down before your next sit-and-go. I've heard the Poker Room manager can line pass you if you've clocked in enough time.
Here's a hint for those of you that frequent buffets:
If you wanna know what food is probably gonna be decent, look behind the counter and do some quick profiling: The Wynn buffet staff is heavy on people of a latin persuasion. Big surprise: The homemade guacamole, fresh fried tortilla chips, salsa verde, and the cheese enchiladas are delicious & my 4 favorite items there.
CONCLUSION:
Buffets are totally situational. You either like them or you don't. You either eat like a pig or you eat daintily. You either like flat rate meals or you prefer $250/person dinners at Guy Savoy. [shakes head]
It's a buffet. 2 1/2-stars. But it's one of the best buffets! 3 1/2-stars. Split the difference:
3-stars.
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ON GETTING FREE BUFFET PASSES:
Wynn's comp plan, "Red Card" give you a free pair of buffet passes after just 150 points. This is the equivalent of passing $450 through the slots, which is very easy to do in under 7 minutes on a simple $100 bill given Wynn's high return slots which are probably 99.x%, meaning you're not likely going to lose that $100. Next pair is a 500 points which may take 20 minutes or so. Either way, if you & a significant other play, getting free buffet comps is like shooting fish in a barrel at the Wynn.
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