December 22, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Too Much of a Good Thing

Stratosphere Hotel and Casino – Plate Plate Plate Seasonal Buffet and Salad Bar

Stratosphere Hotel and Casino – Plate Plate Plate Seasonal Buffet and Salad Bar

Following the trend of properties such as the Excalibur and Luxor, both the MGM Grand and The Stratosphere have begun offering all day buffet passes.

The gist of these particular gimmicks is that, not only will you be able to get unlimited food from the eatery, but you can come and go as many times as you wish.

If you want to eat a piece of chicken, go play blackjack, come back and eat a piece of beef, go to a show, come back and eat a taco, etc, etc … you are free to do so. You may visit the buffet a theoretically unlimited amount of times for one price. This includes various time-of-day offerings such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a buffet of the buffet for lack of a better analogy.

When I first heard of this concept, I was skeptical. To some degree, I still am.

Even though the Vegas buffet is my dining venue of choice, I don’t think I would ever purchase one of these passes.

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