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| - I came here with virtually no expectations and came out extremely amazed. Maybe I should've came in with expectations... after all, it's a location in The Cosmopolitan, what's probably the best hotel in the Las Vegas strip.
While the place is indeed a buffet, there is sort of a cool portion control trick they do here. A lot of their menu items are served on smaller platters or containers. For example, edamame was put in their own Chinese to-go boxes, and the mac and cheese came in their own little saucers. It's a good strategy because people waste all sorts of food at buffets, and it allows people to rethink what actually goes on their buffet plate.
My group arrived for brunch and it was right before 2PM, so we were greeted with complimentary mimosas. On that note, they're bottomless for an extra $8. While it's a tempting option, I didn't do it because I knew I'd be having a rather large Fat Tuesday a little later.
Wicked Spoon's international buffet options are simply amazing. From well-marinated Korean BBQ beef strips to their fried rice, the food was amazing. Mind you, the sushi isn't anything to write home about. The coolest fusion at the buffet was probably the pork inside the falafel. The plum sauce really added quite a zest to it.
Another buffet item worth a mention is their eggs benedict. Call me a noob, but I've never seen eggs benedict served at a buffet, and Wicked Spoon had a lot of things you wouldn't normally see served including bone marrow... which I didn't get to try, but I will next time!
The dessert options aren't as great as what you'd find at The Wynn's buffet, but there are some head-turners. I got this huge cake pop that I thought looked delicious...until I bit into it to find out it was a huge truffle. Scrumptious! The gelato here is also good, though I only tried the mango, biscotti, mint, and almond joy. And for the record, the almond joy gelato is a silent killer of great flavor.
Wicked Spoon is simply great. I might even call it the best buffet in Vegas. Might.
Also, if you gamble a lot, sign up for the Cosmo's Identity Card. For every 25 points you accumulate, you get a free spin on the wheel, and one of those prizes is a free meal at the buffet. Definitely worth it.
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