Buffet inside the Cosmopolitan? Check.
Wicked Spoon is slightly different from your usual buffet. Many of the items are actually served as if you are dining at a tapas or small plates restaurant. Curry in tiny metal pots, fried chicken in small baskets, and pastor tacos on small square plates are just some of the items served this way.
It's a pretty unique concept for a buffet, and it certainly helps eliminate some of the mess some of these items can create. When's the last time you saw a clean tacos station at buffet place? Here, it is all prepared for you and all you have to do is add the condiments. It's also a good way to "portion control." The small plates prevents going overboard and it prevents them on making a buttload of food, except... I can only imagine how high the water bill is to wash all them plates.
Mostly Americanized versions of food from around the world. Asian, French, Italian, and Mexican are some of the easy ones to spot. Everything's fairly solid and not bad, but I do have to say the Asian selections is probably the weakest: Korean BBQ rib tasted a little off to me and the Thai curry is bland. The pastor tacos mentioned earlier is prob my favorite out of the ethnic food group.
There's also a carving station, with prime rib and the BBQ ribs as the standout. I'm particularly fond of the fried chicken. It's nothing crazy but I love using the chimichurri sauce with it. There's a meatball in marinara and goat cheese that I'm a fan of as well.
The desserts are probably my favorite. Love the gelato here, especially the mango and lemon pomegranate. The manga tasted like those Asian mangos and the lemon pomegranateis just tart enough. There's also a lot of chocolate covered items such as marshmallow and strawberries. However, I was extremely disappointed that on my 2nd visit to Wicked Spoon, they didn't have the macaroons, cause them macaroon shells were bomb.
Definitely need to try the dinner next time since both times I've been here, it was for the champagne brunch. The champagne brunch is a good deal since the price different is only $7 from the regular brunch price. Both times also came on a Sunday and never really had to wait that long, but still suggest to come early!