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| - I arrived in Vegas after a long drive from LA on Sunday with an enormous appetite. It seemed to be the perfect occasion to splurge on a buffet. Of course for my very first meal, it had to be between Bacchanal and Wicked Spoon. I had eaten at Bacchanal on my previous Vegas vacation, so by default - Wicked Spoon it was! I was so thrilled to finally have the opportunity to try this elusive gluttonous foodie heaven.
The buffet is very pretty and tastefully decorated. The servers are very friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, the food was not memorable at all. I wanted to love it so hard, but sadly, it did not live up to my expectations. I had 5 rounds at the buffet - yes 5! I started off at the meat carving station - the beef roast was very good, but the asparagus was a little woody. The thick cut bacon was not nearly as good as the bacon at Bacchanal - it was not even thick and there wasn't enough smokiness to it. It just tasted like any regular pork belly. Even though the beef was good, I decided that it did not warrant a return trip to the carving station. I also had the fried chicken wings, which were decent, but not crispy enough. Kinda under seasoned and the sauce selection was sadly very limited. There was BBQ, ketchup, and something else. You would think that a place like Wicked Spoon would be a little more creative and playful.
For round 2, I did the breakfast part of brunch - I had some carnitas benedict fusion dish - which was not very good - too salty and the carb (I forget the name of it) was far too hard to even cut - I didn't eat it. The guac was good though, so at least there was that. I also had the fruit cup, sriracha watermelon (weird), and watermelon-apple juice blend (which was not so flavorful and had me wishing that there were other juice options). Once again, Bacchanal beats Wicked Spoon out here.
For round 3, I had the oxtail "pho". First of all, the noodles were not even pho. They were a different type of thick Vietnamese rice noodles - called bun. Not the same as pho - don't try to trick the customer, Wicked Spoon! The broth was oxtail and wasn't made to order - there was a big vat of soup that you serve yourself. The condiment bar for the pho was abysmal. The beansprouts, cilantro, and green herb (I don't know what it is called in English) were not fresh at all. Some of the stuff was BROWN. No bueno. Also, it's very inaccessible, you really need to reach to get stuff and for me, it was a huge struggle. However, gotta give them props for the phenomenal roasted bone marrow with crostini. That was my favorite thing of the meal. Absolutely delicious! That was the only item that I came back to the buffet a second time for.
For round 4, I tried some of the Asian stuff - sushi (don't get it - it's all rice), pot stickers (good, but not worth wasting your calories on), some sort of sweet and sour chicken with rice (don't get - the rice was hard, the chicken was not hot), chicken wings (decent), and of course more bone marrow. All in all, pass on the Asian section.
Finally, round 5 consisted of desserts. My fave was the carrot cake and gelato bar. This was the only section that beat out Bacchanal I think. Since I'm not a huge dessert person, I will not be returning to Wicked Spoon and instead I will be going to Bacchanal.
Wicked Spoon had good variety, pretty presentation of the food, and a delicious dessert bar. But, most of the food, with the exception of the bone marrow, was unremarkable. Was it worth the $40+ ($35 + tax, tip)? Probably not, to be honest. I think that money would be much better spent at Bacchanal. I wanted to love Wicked Spoon especially since I have heard about it for years, but I just wasn't impressed. Good food and plenty of variety, but nothing really WOWed.
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