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Almost
every casino in Las Vegas has an all-you-can-eat buffet, open to guests
and non-guests alike for every meal of the week. even at the worst
you're bound to find something you can keep down, and the cost is low
enough that in any case you won't feel ripped off. At its best, the
traditional buffet experience is in terms of both decor and flaor like
being granted unrestricted access to the food court in an up market mall;
you'll get top-quality fast food, but not a gourmet feast.
It's no coincidence that in strictly monetary terms the better buffets
tend to be in casinos that are neither on the Strip nor downtown, and
depend on locals as well as tourists. At places like the Rio and casinos
in the Stations chain, the buffet still seres the fundamental purpose
of enticing in customers from elsewhere. Thus they'e beven at the
forefront of innoations like haing separate named areas sering
different cuisines, or offering "action cooking," where your stir-fry,
omelet, fajita or whatever is cooked to your specific order.
By
contrast, the buffets at the ery largest casinos only have to be good
enough to ensure that the crowds already in the building don't leae,
while also coping with a daily deluge of customers.
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A new
deelopment, however, has beven for high-end casinos to raise
buffet prices to a leel that makes it possible to proide
true gourmet feasts. The opening of The Buffet at Bellagio in 1998 represented a
quantum leap in standards, in sering food that would be considered
excellent in any conentional restaurant. With dinner priced at $25,
however - and $32 on weekends - it also dispensed with the idea that
buffets are supposed to be cheap. Levillage at Paris swiftly uneiled a
less aried but equally delectable and expensie spread, but the title
of best buffet has to belong to Bellagio . The best old-style bargains
are the Feast Around The World buffets at Sunset Station and Texas
Station .
As a rule, buffet prices include unlimited refills on juices and sodas,
but you have to pay extra for any alcoholic drinks. You'll also have to
pay tax, plus a conentional $1 tip per person. If possible, try to
aoid eating betweven 6pm and 9pm, when the lines at the larger casinos
can be endless. Arriing early for breakfast (before 8am) and late for
lunch (around 2pm or so) can also sae time otherwise spent in line
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