Thursday, December 14, 2006

Vegas Bloat - The Blarg!

Of course, once you find it, you have to pay for it. $35.12, counting the $5 tip.

I forgot to start collecting this information till my second plate, but that one was just some pasta. I started out with some pumpkin ravioli (good), penne (so-so), shrimp tortellini in pesto (okay), and chicken pasta (blargh).


Anyway, plate #2 contained a few new potatoes (bland), chicken noodle soup (bad), Chinese sausage fried rice (okay), and teriyaki salmon (delicious). The salmon (pronounced: "sal" + "mond") was really tasty and had the distinction of being the first thing I ate all of.


Now, properly warmed up, I went for the gusto. I got some chicken Wellington (good), free range turkey breast (bland), buffalo sirloin (not bad, but I'm a wimp and got it medium well so it was a little dry), mashed potatoes (with requisite gravy, good), buttered carrots (good), and bread (also good). However, plate 3 just wasn't stacking up so...


In comes plate #3B (which made the previously named plate #3A). Prime rib, a single oven baked potato, and some sauces. The prime rib was really good, and the mustard grain sauce was nummy.


The horseradish (and a bit of the mustard sauce) was the only survivor of the devastation, proving it supreme.


Then there came desert. It started off with a nice apple cobbler, pecan bread pudding thing, and some vanilla ice cream. None of it was bad, but it wasn't stellar, either.


The cobblers were joined by a piece of carrot cake that was okay, but a little odd. It tasted like it had tangerines in it.


I took a breather and then went back for more. There was a bit of cheesecake, a cream puff, and some chocolate mouse with raspberry sauce. The mouse was my favorite of all the deserts and was quite nummy.


After I was done, I... umm... made some raspberry boobs. Don't ask.



And so ended the adventure. After that, I got to walk quite a ways to the bus stop. Blarg!

Vegas Bloat - The Search

Well, I decided to do it. Megan was nagging me about going out and eating some real food while in Vegas since I now am a minor shareholder in Panda Express ("Try the orange chicken, it's made with real crack!"). Thus, I decided to seek out the buffet at the Bellagio.



As near as I can tell, there are two, count them, two signs that indicate where the buffet is located. You'll get to see most of the hotel and casino before you find either of them. And the first one only barely leads you in the direction of the second one. The place does look really nice, all decked out for Christmas, though.