OH WAIT A SECOND!!! The buffet at Silver Sevens is inedible lol. I used to go there all the time when I lived in Vegas and they would comp me food all the time. I usally ate in the restaurant but one day I tried the breakfast buffet and there wasn't anything edible on this buffet. I wouldn't recommend it lol.
Circus breakfast buffet. The food tasted like the metal from the pans.Quote: MrVWhat is the worst dining experience you've had in Las Vegas: the kind of place you WOULD want your worst enemy to eat at?
Quote: AxelWolfCircus breakfast buffet. The food tasted like the metal from the pans.
I actually thought it was pretty good. Well, at least in 2011.
I used to eat there somewhat regularly in the early 90s, back when they had a bunch of very good bonus VP games. You are probably wondering why I kept eating there if it was so bad? I would get lots of comps, so it was free. I stayed away from anything cooked. I would just eat cereal and things like that for breakfast. I had friends that really didn't care, they would eat anything if it was free.Quote: IbeatyouracesI actually thought it was pretty good. Well, at least in 2011.
They have improved a lot since then, at least for dinner and lunch(it's been at least 3 years since I have eaten at anything at CC. I haven't been to the breakfast since they took out the good machines pre 1999.
I can still remember the metallic taste of all the cooked food.
Their Steakhouse has always been a very good experience.
Quote: PokerGrinderWell other than the obvious White Castle which I can't for the life of me understand why people eat that horrid crap .
Couldn't agree more. White Castle burgers have to be the worst tasting thing ever that technically qualifies as food. It's like someone ate a burger, chewed it up and spit it out, then they put it on a bun and served it. And most stuff that tastes like crap is at least good for you unlike that garbage. Amazing that theres a chain of them, much less one.
Interesting. Lots downtowners went there just for the chili. I have had it many times and I thought it was always fairly good. Their snack bar and deli always seemed good and reasonably priced. The burgers were always good too.Quote: AyecarumbaI don't know if it is still there, but there was a snack bar in the Horseshoe that advertised their chili with a big sign. Hey, they're promoting it with a big sign... It must be good right?... WRONG! Oh, so wrong....
You are just mad that you lost some prop bets.Quote: Mission146I did not like Hash House A Go-Go at all, but the service was really good. That's the only place I wouldn't go again unless any company I had insisted on it.
Not a big fan myself. They make some strange salty gluttonous stuff. Why not just glop some bacon grease on some buttered bread?
Anyway, the buffet was completely awful.
I'm usually pretty good with food, I can eat just about anything (except that weird nasty oriental sh**, like chicken paws or sea urchin eggs or whatever else the hell is wonky on the menu).
In their defense the name implies what it is.
My food was free and still I felt I paid too much for it.
Quote: AxelWolfYou are just mad that you lost some prop bets.
Not a big fan myself. They make some strange salty gluttonous stuff. Why not just glop some bacon grease on some buttered bread?
When I have guys like Wizard and yourself as my opponents, I'm pretty much guaranteed to be getting my money in bad! Usually I get it in good, but you guys are slick!
That's exactly my problem with it, much like many of the restaurants in my area. It's just pointless crap with a bunch of salt and gelatinous fat poured all over it. Flavor is great, obviously, but I prefer getting my flavor from spices, not pure lard...lol
What's with having to ask for "country scrambled" in order to get a real egg in Vegas?
Quote: djatc+1 for the terribles buffet.
In their defense the name implies what it is.
My food was free and still I felt I paid too much for it.
Well, yeah, how much is a day of your life worth? Now, multiply that amount by three and then by how many times you've eaten there.
Quote: MaxPenStay far far away from the Palace Station buffet. All Stations buffet meat is subpar. I have often wondered if it is a quality issue or that they just don't know how to cook a piece of meat.
What's with having to ask for "country scrambled" in order to get a real egg in Vegas?
The only real egg is over easy, though I can excuse Eggs Benedict as passable. I thought the buffet at Main Street Station was okay, remembered liking the Kielbasa, peppery and smoky, maybe just a good day?
Quote: MaxPenStay far far away from the Palace Station buffet. All Stations buffet meat is subpar. I have often wondered if it is a quality issue or that they just don't know how to cook a piece of meat.
What's with having to ask for "country scrambled" in order to get a real egg in Vegas?
This sounds like a conspiracy.
Quote: AxelWolfInteresting. Lots downtowners went there just for the chili. I have had it many times and I thought it was always fairly good. Their snack bar and deli always seemed good and reasonably priced. The burgers were always good too.
Plus one on binions chili and the snack bar in general. Good stuff.
Worst I've had was boulder station buffet. Once for dinner. I couldn't make the 10 minute drive home.
Once for breakfast because how bad can you screw up breakfast? The answer is, real bad.
It never occured to me that the buffet could be as bad as it was. I mean Thursdays at a homeless shelter are always bad news but at least its edible or almost edible. Terribles was worse. I felt cheated and it was free.
Quote: WizardThat's easy for me to answer. The Guatamalan food joint by UNLV that nearly killed me with food poisoning. Read my blog entry JUST RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL for the whole story.
Maybe you should be more open minded, doesn't every restaurant deserve a second chance? j/k
A close second is Samba at Mirage; I felt sick after 15 minutes - I think it was something in the salad.
The worst experience was at a Hash House a Go Go off strip.
I like corned beef hash, and had looked forward to trying their home made variety.
The amount served was copious, but the corned beef was not finely chopped, it was in long strands and quite stringy.
Tasted OK, but a chunk got lodged in my throat and I choked badly for at least five seconds.
My poor long-suffering wife was about to give me the Heimlich maneuver before the offending morsel leaped out of my mouth and onto the table.
I second the motion. In our last trip Oct 2016, the main breakfast feature for us was to watch "Mainstreet Manny" (don't know if that's his moniker, but it's fitting) taking as many as 6 a la carte orders at the same time. This may be one of the few buffets in Las Vegas offering live entertainment - even a 15-min wait seems like 2 minutes, with Manny's entertaining non-stop bantering - he can talk to 6 different people and remember the ingredients for 6 different omelets!Quote: Mission146. I thought the buffet at Main Street Station was okay . . .
Quote: MaxPen…All Stations buffet meat is subpar…
Note that Main Street Station is a Boyd property, and not part of the Stations family of casinos. Probably why it is good.
Many moons ago (Slots-a-Fun still had craps) I ate at tbe Circus Circus buffet, and they had this "meat" that I assume was supposed to be "beef", but it was a shade of grey, and tough as a 4-ply radial. How do you make meat grey?
Quote: LostWagesI second the motion. In our last trip Oct 2016, the main breakfast feature for us was to watch "Mainstreet Manny" (don't know if that's his moniker, but it's fitting) taking as many as 6 a la carte orders at the same time. This may be one of the few buffets in Las Vegas offering live entertainment - even a 15-min wait seems like 2 minutes, with Manny's entertaining non-stop bantering - he can talk to 6 different people and remember the ingredients for 6 different omelets!
In college, the pasta & omelette station had a guy like that. Pretty sure he was on meth most of the time.
Well, you mentioned Slots-a-Fun and then complained about the food at the associated property. It reminded me that when I posted my Slots-a-Fun chip in the Casino Chip of the Day thread, I got a reply post from DJTeddyBear that seems relevant to this thread. In describing his visit to Slots-a-Fun, he said:Quote: AyecarumbaMany moons ago (Slots-a-Fun still had craps) I ate at tbe Circus Circus buffet, and they had this "meat" that I assume was supposed to be "beef", but it was a shade of grey, and tough as a 4-ply radial. How do you make meat grey?
Quote: DJTeddyBearI also crossed something off my bucket list that day. I had a 99¢ foot-long hot dog. Word to the wise: It was overpriced.
That post must have been some time ago, though.
Quote: FleaStiffThat post must have been some time ago, though.
8/13/2012
Is you comment based upon visits to that buffet that were PRIOR to the Dec 10, 2016 heavily touted complete overhaul??? If so, you might want to revisit and see if your opinion has changed. I do realize that physical remodeling and name changes do not necessarilly change the food quality but I also believe that new personnel and a new emphasis are also involved.Quote: WizardThe worst buffet in Vegas is Arizona Charlie's (Decatur) and about that there can be no debate.
So I would suggest a few of our members who find themselves conveniently located to Arizona Charlies Decatur plan a visit and report back to us if the much touted changes are factual or imaginary.
On Edit: Er, uh... Dec 10, 2016 2015. (Never trust FleaStiff).
To people bashing White Castle: it's an acquired taste apparently. Those burgers aren't supposed to be gourmet. If you like the WC from your grocer's freezer, the live version on the Strip is fantastic fresh WC burgers for a change. I love 'em! You can't compare them to steakhouse burgers, or even McDonalds. White Castle is it's own category, and there's a good reason they've been in business continuously since 1921, that's more than 30 years longer than McDonalds.
Quote: zippyboyWorst buffet in LV IMO was the old IP buffet, and it was kinda expensive. Why would anyone pay for that when Harrahs is right next door for same price? The Palace buffet was bad, but it's cheap. It's not at all on the same level at Red Rock's or GVR.
To people bashing White Castle: it's an acquired taste apparently. Those burgers aren't supposed to be gourmet. If you like the WC from your grocer's freezer, the live version on the Strip is fantastic fresh WC burgers for a change. I love 'em! You can't compare them to steakhouse burgers, or even McDonalds. White Castle is it's own category, and there's a good reason they've been in business continuously since 1921, that's more than 30 years longer than McDonalds.
The WC frozen burgers I infrequently purchase at 711 are edible.
The ones that are "fresh" at a brick & mortar WC are nasty.
Never had one at a WC.....never been to one (I might be 86'd, I'm not actually sure). Don't care if I'm ignorant or arrogant or whatever the word is. WC is bad news bears, and that's that!
The reason they are still in business is because truly evil people still live in this world. ;)
Palace, and Boulder buffets suck and they always have.Quote: RigondeauxPlus one on binions chili and the snack bar in general. Good stuff.
Worst I've had was boulder station buffet. Once for dinner. I couldn't make the 10 minute drive home.
Once for breakfast because how bad can you screw up breakfast? The answer is, real bad.
The Broiler salad bar is great, especially the clam chowder.
Boulder & Sunset Station have a Viva Salsa Mexican stand, they have the best ground beef soft shell or corn tortilla tacos I have ever had. I get the same thing every time. A 3 taco combo with beans, rice extra cheese, side of sour cream and a drink is less than $10.
Quote: zippyboyWorst buffet in LV IMO was the old IP buffet, and it was kinda expensive. .
+1
Had a friend staying there, and tried it a couple times over days because of that. My impression was, they had a buffet, because casinos are suppose to have a buffet. Because I couldn't think of another reason for it to exist.
Quote: zippyboy
To people bashing White Castle: it's an acquired taste apparently. Those burgers aren't supposed to be gourmet. If you like the WC from your grocer's freezer, the live version on the Strip is fantastic fresh WC burgers for a change. I love 'em! You can't compare them to steakhouse burgers, or even McDonalds. White Castle is it's own category, and there's a good reason they've been in business continuously since 1921, that's more than 30 years longer than McDonalds.
The only worse thing than liking White Castle is admitting it. There is no valid reason or justification. I imagine the reason they've been open so long is at least 25% of Americans have always had awful judgment, and that is a bad reason not a good one.
Quote: RSThe ones that are "fresh" at a brick & mortar WC are nasty.
Never had one at a WC.....never been to one....
1. Late night food courts - various properties. Once the lights start going out, it's a sign to move on. Sub-par quality has taken a turn, and it's not for the better...
2. 550 Pizza at Aria. I did not like their pizza, could have been the odd veggie combo that I had, but it just wasn't good, nor was the atmosphere anything I really cared for.
3. The walk from Vdara to The Cosmopolitan through Cosmo's garage. You pass right through the exhaust from the buffet. Smelling any buffet exhaust is second only to eating at a bad buffet.
Quote: rxwine+1
Had a friend staying there, and tried it a couple times over days because of that. My impression was, they had a buffet, because casinos are suppose to have a buffet. Because I couldn't think of another reason for it to exist.
Stayed there once and got free buffet passes. First day was horrid except for their self made tacos that actually was not bad. Returned the second day and the one item they had removed was the taco station and replaced it with a Macaroni dish they labeled baked lasagna but tasted like Mac and cheese, ketchup and roadkill.
Had salad and a bowl of ice cream.
Quote: FleaStiffIs you comment based upon visits to that buffet that were PRIOR to the Dec 10, 2016 heavily touted complete overhaul??? .
Yes. Way before then. Okay, I promise to make a return visit before any further jabs.
BTW, Vegas comedians like to make fun of the Circus Circus buffet, but it isn't that bad. The Sahara and Riviera were both worst. However, since they no longer exist, I suppose the Circus Circus is my new second to the bottom.
Have a nice day.