| I was in the area, off Strip, staying in an affordable | | | | Treasure Island all-you-can-eat, where salads can be |
| hotel by the Rio, and I wanted to eat somewhere | | | | prepared for you with truly delicious sauces, with an |
| cheap. I had tried the nearby Rio all-you-can-eat | | | | amazing outcome) you may be feeling quite restricted |
| restaurant many times and I certaintly favoured it | | | | as to what to eat next. |
| when it was included in the Harrah's 5-dollars-off | | | | You have your meat, a very small choice of fish, a |
| coupon book (these days they have excluded the Rio, | | | | very small choice of pasta, a small choice of Chinese |
| for some reason) - more on this later. I therefore had a | | | | dishes and some vegetable dishes which, had it not |
| small range of choices in that particular off-Strip area. | | | | been for the salty slant, would have been ok. |
| So, I went to the Palms, just across the road, because | | | | However, vegetarians may prefer the above |
| their price was good, just above ten dollars for lunch | | | | mentioned Treasure Island or Mirage all-you-can-eat |
| (about 5 dollars if you are a local - many dining places | | | | restaurants, although of course their price range is |
| in this city offer half price deals to locals). | | | | higher. |
| The first thing that hit me was that this all-you-can-east | | | | The dessert section is equally small. All in all, I wouldn't |
| restaurants is very small. When a restaurant is small, | | | | opt for this all you can eat restaurant unless I were a |
| the choices are inevitably limited. I also noticed that, | | | | local resident in the area (locals have 50 per cent off |
| despite the reasonable range (with the limitations | | | | all their prices). |
| already mentioned), almost everything seemed to use | | | | I would opt - if budget is an issue - for the Paris |
| the same spice range, so many dishes, especially the | | | | all-you-can-eat with a 5-dollar off coupon and of |
| vegetarian ones, all tasted similarly. | | | | course go there just before lunch starts, so you may |
| The salad section, because they do offer olive oil and | | | | only a little above ten dollars. |
| balsamic vinegar, was fine although they could have | | | | The service at the Palms all-you-can-eat is ok, but their |
| added sliced lemons (if not here in another section!). | | | | drinks were equally limited. They do not have pots of |
| But, once you have your average salad (this is nothing | | | | tea but only bring you cups, so if you enjoy tea you will |
| like the Mirage all you can eat, for example, or the | | | | find yourself asking for it many times. |