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I particularly enjoyed the kobe beef top sirloin (dinner only) but was a little dismayed by how rare my cut was. The veal osso bucco was excellent and tender, the meat was very soft and well-flavored. The paella was also delicious but a little runny. There was a large selection of grilled/baked/steamed/what have you fish filets, including tilapia, salmon, and cod. I particularly liked their cod. The sushi selection is limited, featuring only the usual suspects you'd see anywhere that serves sushi and nigiri. No eel :(
As for the snow crab legs, they were cold (but aren't they cold everywhere?). My only real complaint is that they were kind of too salty. I didn't gorge on those like I normally do at buffets, but that's fine since I was saving room for dessert.
The dessert selection was impressive. Not only was it vast but the pre-plated desserts were actually complex and innovative, not just variations on yellow cake. The banana walnut cake was a sleeper hit -- it was amazing and actually distinguished itself from a banana walnut muffin that I'm so used to eating. The tirimisu had a real alcoholic kick, which I liked. The miniature ice cream cones filled with vanilla or dark chocolate cremes were delicious -- bonus points to the vanilla one because its cone is lined with nutella on the inside. As for the un-plated desserts, like bread pudding and bananas foster, I did not try them. They appeared to be forgotten and unappealing since that section of the dessert bar was not even lighted... o.O
Overall I was satisfied with eating at The Big B. The wait staff was friendly and attentive, checking up regularly and bringing us our drinks in a timely manner. Entree foods that aren't supposed to be oily were not oily -- nothing was heavier than it should be. So many buffets have trouble with this, but Bellagio's does not. I was glad to be able to try everything I wanted to try before my stomach got stuffed!
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