Vegas-by-Night

Vegas is the REAL city that never sleeps, this is true. And as per this truth not much sleep was had on my recent endeavor there. But like I said in a previous post, the day party aspect was really the fun clincher for this Vegas escapade (despite a bout with sun stroke on my part – that was not so much fun).

However, Vegas is the city of lights above all and a night town at heart. 

It is also the city of buffets, some of the best buffets known to man in fact. That’s the word on the street anyways. Therefore, this Vegas-by-Night post will be a foodie one. 

The two nights we were there for dinner we hit up two of the most popular and raved about Vegas buffets out there, Wicked Spoon at The Cosmopolitan and The Buffet at Wynn. They were both delish, and amazeballs for their selection and upscale variety in that selection (not to mention presentation and atmosphere overall). I loved that such an oxymoron as a high class buffet can exist - only in Vegas will mass consumption meet some ritz and razzle dazzle. However, these high class buffets also were high class in price. At roughly $40 a person (alcoholic beverages not included), you better come hungry and make it worth your money (and wear loose fitting clothing)! That being said, I would spend the money again. 

But if I had to choose one over the other, my vote would definitely go to Wicked Spoon. My experience there far exceeded that of my experience at The Buffet (and that was the night my sun stroke was coming on too, so you know it must have been good)! Here are a few points, good and bad, about both, with visual aids for good measure. Yes, I am one of those who photographs their delectable looking food before consuming it. Forgive me.



WICKED SPOON

• Doesn’t look or smell like a buffet, the food smelled awesome in fact
• We were seated in prime buffet location, with easy access
• Each buffet serving was a miniature individual serving, everything was prepared in its own contained plate and not all together in a bucket of self-served slop
• Lots of interesting, non-typical dishes for a buffet – spaghetti and meatballs, kobe sliders, grits (which I thought was cool because I had never had grits before!), edamame containers, asiago covered gnocchi, shaved garlic on yummy crostini, artisan cheeses, etc.
• Presentation was clean, appetizing, and fancy despite being a buffet

THE BUFFET

• Visually stunning in the main room, as most everything at Wynn is
• However, we were seated at the furthest possible seat to the actual food stations, so that sucked, because several trips back and forth in heels, up a ramp, not fun
• We also had to pass the cleaning station on the way to the buffet and there was a distinct odor of some sort of cleaning solution mixed with the smell of discarded sterilized food, this was a huge turn off for me
• Once at the actual buffet and food stations, the selection was ginormous, I didn’t get to sample nearly as much as I wanted to
• They had lots of food stations, like a pasta station and crepe station, where you could “make your own” so to speak
• Large American food section, filled with hearty and homey food like meatloaf and mash potatoes, but turned up a notch
• No individual miniature servings, spoon your slop type of set-up
• They won in the dessert area, the dessert section was a dessert wonderland, all tiny versions of delicious things including tiny cupcakes and cakes, sprinkle covered marshmallows, candy apples, and the delicious smelling crepes. swoon.

Now I’m hungry.