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| - So I went here expecting to be wow'd..... I'd seen it on some travel show, which made it seem like it took buffet dining to a whole new level. This place seems to be in the top 3 of most "best buffet in Vegas" lists.
Admittedly, I'm not a buffet aficionado. I tend to be a quality over quantity kinda guy, and despite my notable belly, don't have a monstrous appetite.
The good news- they do have a pretty big variety, though that's not really unique for any buffet worth it's weight. They had several interesting items that I've never seen on a buffet before, like bone marrow. The positive to this is that I can comfortably never order it in a restaurant and live my life knowing I'm not missing out. The best thing by far is the seafood station, where chefs create a dish based on your request. This was really the only thing that was memorably good about the buffet. I have to admit that the food, particularly the seafood, was cooked well. Frequently buffet seafood is over cooked and nasty.
The bad- there were many things that I expected to be super flavorful, that were just plain bland. You'd think they would make a good effort to make cheap side dishes like fried rice well enough that patrons load up there and drop the ball on the snow crab, but they didn't. Aside from the personally prepared seafood dish, there wasn't a single item that had me feeling like I needed seconds. I don't like wasting food, but I also refuse to fill up on things that aren't good after dropping $40 to eat there. There was quite a bit of waste on my plates.
Overall, I say it's just boring and typical. Not bad, but nothing to get excited over. I won't be back. There are too many great places to eat in Vegas to waste another meal here.
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