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| - Ah how time flies.. shockingly it's been over a year since I wrote a review. I was surprisingly happy to a new discovery on buffets... a downtown buffet. A first for me. Being a Native in Vegas, I'm skeptical on how good the quality and taste of the food is in downtown, but no need to worry when you have yelpers to help you decide if it's something worth checking out. So after reading a few reviews giving it 4 stars... my daring date and I gave it a try. Here's the conclusion:
Impressed... very very impressed. Being a busy weekend and all... the line wasn't forever long to where we had to wait for eternity to eat. A few minutes later and we were already in front. And luckily we came on Prime Rib Night YESSS Siiiir. Every Saturday!! I haven't ate that for awhile and was pleased that was on the menu.
Our server.. I believe Gilbert? was very kind and had impeccable guest service. Our drinks were refilled when needed, always checked up on us to see if we needed anything, asked if we needed any sauces for our entrees, if we needed coffee for dessert. I mean he was on point and I absolutely love service like that. For service, I give him 5 bright stars! *sparkle sparkle...
We first went to the salad bar... I was doubting that area since the lettuce didn't look crisp or fresh... BUT let me reassure you.. anything at this buffet don't judge it by the way it looks... because you might miss the very thing that was actually Delicious. Everything... at the salad bar section was unbelievably GOOD. Usually at buffets, the salad bars are average, not much taste to tickle your fancy.. but low and behold their crab salad, pasta salad, and even the antipasto salad ( my fav. ) tasted Fresh, Light, and quite Flavorful, but not overwhelming. Even the low-fat Italian dressing had flavor that bounced off your tongue. My last impression was... Refreshing!!
Main courses.. I started out in the Soul Food section, because I was eyeing the baked yams that you actually peel the skin from instead of the canned kind. So soothing, tasty, and warm! Loved the Collard Greens.. perfect in taste, Fried Chicken was juicy and the skin.. I know it's not good for you, but just to let you know... it was crispy and seasoned well. I mostly eat the skin, because anything crispy is the most delicious part to me. Sadly, the cornbread which I am a huge fan of was dry and crumbled from biting into it. Darn... but that's alright. There's more great selection to choose from.
Round 2: A slice of heaven... My favorite: Prime Rib :) They had all the condiments that goes with it: horseradish ( the hot textured and mild milky kind), dipping sauce, cranberry sauce to cool off the heat. It was scrumptious, tender, and juicy. Even my date's slice looked dry, but he told me it was moist and perfect. We both rave about their mashed potatoes... real potato mashed not the instant powdered kind. It tasted like homemade cooking... it wasn't too rich or creamy.. it just left a flavor of wanting more. It was so good that even after trying to attempt to have a bite of everything... I wanted to end it with having seconds. My mind was constantly reminding me... "hey hey now remember to make room for Prime Rib again!!!" Just that made my night.
Round 3: Asian Section... my mum told me later that night that they have raw oysters in a small cup covered with sauce right by the sushi section. I must have missed it... Darn again. That's the first on my list when I go back there... she told me not many ppl know it's there.. yea like ME!?! Ugh. Well don't get discouraged by the looks of the Oxtail Stew, it was a soup for the soul. Very comforting and delicious... the oxtail meat was soft and almost like they cooked it for hours on end. Like I said before.. it may look unappealing, but the taste sure makes up for it. Fried Rice was moist and fluffy... Chow mein was like eating dry, ramen noodles not so good, but the cabbage cooked in there was tasty. Orange Chicken was too zesty for my taste buds and was over cooked. I did pick the small nuggets versus the chunkier portions since I like one bite wonders... but it was tough like a rock. They have a cucumber salad in the sushi section...very refreshing and tangy...loved it.
I skipped Italian and Mexican food..only because I was getting overly full that I couldn't taste anything anymore even when I wanted to. I wanted to try the fresh pineapples and watermelon... desserts... But no room in my tummy. I did have one slice of sausage :) It was decent and good. I have to say there were a lot more selections I wanted to try, but didn't want to push myself to where I'll be hurting later... I was at a point where I could barely breathe. Yeah.. that's how I get down and clean plate. My date quit after Round 2!!! But at least he tasted the dessert... cheesecake he said tasted old, but the rice pudding was good. Also he enjoyed the Tofu soup and Hot Chicken Wings ( literally spicy hot, but yummy).
Best Deal for Buffet! Def. be back !
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