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| - Came here over the weekend during my Vegas trip and this buffet had to be one of the better buffets of Vegas. First of all, we stayed at the Cosmo so we didn't have to wait in the hour+ line which was a plus for us but it could be minus for those that had to wait. We were quickly seated right away and we went to the buffet lines to see what was stored for us!
Firstly, the quality and the aesthetic features of the food looked a lot better than the other buffets that I've been to in Vegas. Although the selection is less than the Rio buffet, I have to say that they put more work into the quality of the food in Wicked Spoon. For my first plate, I tried the Bahn Mi, BBQ pork buns, prime rib and some shrimp cocktails. The shrimp cocktails came in little tiny shot glasses which had the cocktail at the bottom of the cup. It looked pretty but it was not practical. The shrimp at the bottom of the cup was drenched in cocktail sauce while the one on top had none. Regardless, it was good shrimp but for those that come to these buffets for the shrimp (like myself) it looked quite silly stacked 10-12 shot glasses full of shrimp on a square plate. The Bahn Mi was one of my favorite dishes. The orange spicy sauce that accompanied the soft white bread and tender pork was just splendid! The BBQ pork puns were okay. The filling was sweet and savory but the buns were a bit too soggy. The reason could be that these buns are sitting in the steam basket which probably caused the buns to absorb too much water. The prime rib was a bit of a disappointment; it was quite dry and flavorless even with the au just sauce on it. I had to smear horseradish just to put some flavor on the meat.
As for my 2nd plate, I tried their fried chicken, Mac & Cheese and some fried rice. A lot of their dishes come in pretty little pots and pans which makes the food seem a lot more pleasing to the eye but makes it hard to clean up when stacking up your dirty plates. The fried chicken was one of the better dishes at the Wicked Spoon. The skin of the chicken had a nice flavor profile of different spices and the meat of the chicken was moist and juicy. The mac & cheese that had some bits of sausages was a bit too heavy for my liking. It had an immense amount of heavy cream and cheese which pretty much left your mouth aching for some liquid to wash down the heaviness. The fried rice didn't have much to showcase; it was basically normal fried rice with bits of bbq pork.
For my last plate, I picked out a plethora of desserts. The desserts at the Wicked Spoon outperforms the other buffets of Vegas. From their chocolate covered strawberries with toffee bits to their variety selection of gelato, there's enough sweet treats to fulfill anyone's sweet tooth.
Overall, I don't expect stellar, off the wall food from buffets but the Wicked Spoon really blew my expectations of what buffet food should be like!
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