Lunch buffets at $25 to $30 are common on the Strip, and dinner buffets can reach $50 or more. With better quality food, comes higher prices. You will find fresh sushi, King Crab, Wagyu steak as well as homemade gelato and fresh pastries everyday. Casinos compete against each other to offer some of the best buffets in town. Nowadays, the buffet tradition remains and with the foodie trend, buffets are now gourmet attractions by themselves. Quantity was more important than quality. The buffets were used as a loss leader, where cheap food and drinks was used to entice patrons to stay and gamble.
They were also low-cost at $1 and conveniently available 24/7. In 1941, when Las Vegas was still a sleepy town in the desert, El Rancho Vegas pioneered the concept of “chuck wagon” which evolved into the “all-you-can-eat” buffets.Īt the time, buffets were quite basic with salads, coleslaw, sandwiches and cheap steaks offered.
Did you know, all-you-can-eat-buffets are a huge deal in Las Vegas?
