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| - As I entered into the hotel to make my way to the buffet, there was an aroma unpleasing to the senses that made you want to vomit. The air was filled with cigarettes, mold, Bengay and heavy Jean Nate cologne. I believe Jean Nate actually lived there.
What I absolutely forgot about this place is, there is an actual Flamingo sanctuary in the hotel's atrium. That is a sight to see on it's own. Who wouldn't want to take pictures with a cute pink flamingo?
We arrive at the counter. There is no wait at 330pm for our lunch buffet. Friendly lady in a wheelchair helps check us in. We ask to be seated next to the Flamingo windows. And first the hostess said those seats are reserved for Diamond members... but because it's 330pm and it was so empty, she went ahead and seated us there. That was very nice. But what I noticed was, instead of cloth napkins, we got cheap paper napkins. But that's fine, I was able to use my extra's to sneak off 5 cookies from the dessert bar - shhhhhhh...
I would have never made it into Flamingo if it wasn't for this Buffet of Buffets thing I bought. Since we stayed at Ballys and had no car, our legs were our fastest transportation to the next buffet.
I scanned the room for food. I grabbed a foiled wrapped hamburger. Fresh prime rib slice (the dude cutting the meat looked stoned out his mind and confirmed it when he dropped my slice off the side of my dish), buttery mash potatoes, mac n cheese, and a bowl of clam chowder. I ate everything. It's okay, not bad at all.
I ended up at the dessert section for my 2nd round. I grabbed 5 tasty cookies ;), a chocolate mousse cake and strawberries. Then i went to the salad section and grabbed lettuce, black olives and dressing. That was it. I was done.
I was full but left room for my next buffet...
Tip: Always ask to be seated next to the Flamingo's. It doesn't hurt to try to get the best seat in the house... you earned it after walking through Jean Nate's gambling section
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