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| - I've been to a few of the Green Valley casinos...while the others target the locals this one could be a special destination for any visitor to las vegas, particularly if you wanna spend some time at the nearby Red Rocks park nearby.
First of all the service was great. Everyone was incredibly nice and they didn't look harried or overworked (which is not to say they don't work damned hard, and we tipped them well for it). Our server came by several times and made sure we had everything we wanted. It was hard to believe we were at this huge buffet place, cos they purveyed intimacy.
For lunch, the first thing I hit (and it was paydirt) was the beef brisket station, which happened to be hauling major ass that day. Maybe it was that particular slab, but it was so tasty, and I've had my share of beef brisket across the loins of Texas, but this one hit the spot. That set the tone for the rest of the lunch, and maybe the fact that it was the first of this week's buffets and it's been awhile I've gone chomp crazy contributed to this otherworldly sensation in my mouth. Fried chicken, buffalo wings, chinese chicken wings, creamed corn, spareribs, mango ice cream and 15 lychees later, I was done. Sure, there were a few misses along the way (the orzo salad, bowtie pesto salad...I mean do they defrost this or something...that buffet tastelessness syndrome was all over that), but the overall gestalt was that of GOODNESS.
I'm giving 4 stars not because I don't think it deserves 5, but ONLY because I haven't eaten buffet at the heavy hitters (Wynn, Bellagio, etc) and I would imagine spending $40 instead of $10 would result in a 5. (I mean it better damed...right?). But I had a lovely experience here....read it and weep.
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