The Palms Buffet - Cheap Off Strip Buffet

I was in the area, off Strip, staying in an affordableTreasure Island all-you-can-eat, where salads can be
hotel by the Rio, and I wanted to eat somewhereprepared for you with truly delicious sauces, with an
cheap. I had tried the nearby Rio all-you-can-eatamazing outcome) you may be feeling quite restricted
restaurant many times and I certaintly favoured itas to what to eat next.
when it was included in the Harrah's 5-dollars-offYou 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 adishes 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, becauseHowever, vegetarians may prefer the above
their price was good, just above ten dollars for lunchmentioned Treasure Island or Mirage all-you-can-eat
(about 5 dollars if you are a local - many dining placesrestaurants, 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-eastThe 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 limitationsall their prices).
already mentioned), almost everything seemed to useI would opt - if budget is an issue - for the Paris
the same spice range, so many dishes, especially theall-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 andonly a little above ten dollars.
balsamic vinegar, was fine although they could haveThe 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 nothingtea but only bring you cups, so if you enjoy tea you will
like the Mirage all you can eat, for example, or thefind yourself asking for it many times.