Question of the Day - 13 April 2022

If you want "all you can eat," there's always the Churrascarias with Rodizio (or as I like to call it, "all you can meat"), although they are a little expensive on/near the strip; Galpao Gaucho at Fashion Show Mall, Fogo de Chao on Flamingo near Silver Sevens, Pampas inside Miracle Mile Shops, and Texas de Brazil on Sunset (just south of the airport).

Too bad.  Pare of the Las Vegas experience was always partaking in at least one evening of Bulk Dining. If you didn't win at the tables you could always beat them at the buffet line.  Actually, this is one area where  casinos in some local markets seem to have Las Vegas beat--still offering buffets to the players.  So, what will the strategy be in LAS to get that third piece of pie without embarrassment? 

Sad thing I'm hearing is that they've told some out at the M that they are going to convert the buffet area to a food court.

hope the palms' buffet's return is with the quality it had before shutting. only other buffet i'd like to see is orleans, but QUD's answer makes it clear it won't. to expand on That Don Guy's answer: i do the AYCE at Sasa Sushi every time i'm in town 

glad Mgm casinos still have some,easiest way to spend resort credit 

So many good things about buffets.  The variety,  we never had to agree on what kind of food we wanted. I like trying new dishes so that was a fun thing for me. The choice of foods that were not fried! Vegetables besides broccoli! Time spent, buffet eating seemed like a much better use of our limited vacation time.  We will be spending much more time at the Southpoint from now on.    

Obviously the buffets are very popular, but personally I’ve wondered why.  Years ago they used to be very cheap, but now they’ve become quite expensive, often costing around $30 for mediocre food that you have to serve yourself.  Of course, I alway limited myself to one serving each from the salad bar and the entree line, so maybe those who went back for seconds or thirds found them more economical.  But for about the same price I can go to a coffee shop for better food and actual service.  I hope they come back for those who miss them, but frankly, I don’t miss them at all.

When the economy declines; Socals are taking fewer descretionary trips; the post-pandemic money has dried up and many more machines are sitting empty, then you will a change by the bean counters and they will re-open buffets to get bodies (and the attached Social Security checks) thru the door.

"Money-losing buffets." They were nothing of the kind. They got people in the door, and those people almost always spent money on other things--gambling, entertainment, drinks, etc.

The shift of Vegas management from "we just want to make money" to "every single department has to make a profit" is complete. I'm really surprised that they haven't figured out a way to charge people for using the restrooms. After all, they're FREE! That's blasphemy!

Of all the things I used to like about Vegas but are now history, inexpensive buffets are definitely in the top three. Decently priced rooms and non-shitty gambling are up there, too, of course.

Seems to me  a Buffet would take less staff and equipment to run then 2-3 restaurants to replace it to feed same amount of people. With all the trouble with hiring staff now seem buffets would be better options for casinos.  Buffets are a big part of Las Vegas. 

The more workers they can ax, the better for the bottom line. It's all about profit and the more they can outsource to someone else to have to hire those pesky humans, the better for the corporations. Not a wonder why corps have been seeing record profits across the board during this time of "inflation" that we're experiencing.

I just returned from 14 days in Vegas and proud that I never spent 1 cent at any Boyd or Station casino's. No coupon's through you folks and no buffets. They can go to you know where. They used to be my go to places. Vegas has become a greedy place and thinking it's time to find a new place to go for vacation. At least till things get better if ever. Was looking into coming back in the fall and stay same place and same dates, same amount of time as last year and they want $600 more. Now if that is not greed I don't know what is.

I can't imagine how they could be losing $$$. The amount of people that passed through if 25% was on a meal comp you had to spend $$ to earn that comp. You could decide you were ready to eat and go to the buffet before your show and still have time to put $20 or $40 through a machine before the show. Now all I see is signs stating that reservations are recommended or long lines to get a bite to eat, I can't imagine waiting in lines to be profitable to casinos because in line you are not spending money gambling. I agree with others, when the next recession happens maybe Vegas will love us again