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Return of the Las Vegas Buffet | Ep. 69 · Vegas Revealed

• 0:00
  Dayna Roselli: It's time for episode 69 of Vegas Reveal.
• 0:03
  Sean McAllister: Bust out the makeup and remember how to smile.
• 0:06
  Sean McAllister: Masks are a thing of the past if you got your shots.
• 0:10
  Dayna Roselli: Shots, shots, shots.
• 0:11
  Dayna Roselli: All right, pack your appetite on your next Vegas trip.
• 0:14
  Dayna Roselli: Buffets are back.
• 0:15
  Dayna Roselli: Here are our first hand experience inside Caesar's newly remodeled food joint.
• 0:20
  Sean McAllister: And digital tickets seem to be the new norm as demand is huge for some just announced headliners.
• 0:26
  Dayna Roselli: All right, let's spin the wheel and get rolling.
• 0:40
  Dayna Roselli: It is episode 69 of Vegas Revealed.
• 0:44
  Dayna Roselli: Welcome everyone.
• 0:44
  Dayna Roselli: I'm Dana Roselli.
• 0:46
  Sean McAllister: And I'm Sean McAllister.
• 0:47
  Sean McAllister: And Dana, this is our first time being back together in a couple weeks after your trip back to hometown of Rochester, New York.
• 0:54
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 0:55
  Dayna Roselli: Went in to check on my parents.
• 0:57
  Dayna Roselli: Uh hung out for 10 days with them and friends from home.
• 1:00
  Dayna Roselli: It was a really nice break and uh did a lot around the house, opened the above-ground pool.
• 1:06
  Sean McAllister: And uh speaking of that, you were wearing your Fitbit while you were doing that, and the little chart that it gives you, it looks like a two-year-old scribbled on some paper.
• 1:15
  Dayna Roselli: It does.
• 1:16
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, I was gonna tweet it.
• 1:17
  Dayna Roselli: It's so funny.
• 1:18
  Dayna Roselli: I was like, wow, look at me running around.
• 1:20
  Dayna Roselli: It recorded it as a run.
• 1:21
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, uh running around opening the pool.
• 1:23
  Dayna Roselli: It was insane.
• 1:24
  Dayna Roselli: But I had so much fun with uh my parents.
• 1:26
  Dayna Roselli: I hadn't seen him in a long, long time.
• 1:28
  Dayna Roselli: So uh, you know, my dad's back at the senior center playing cards.
• 1:31
  Dayna Roselli: They had quiz show game day, and he got too right.
• 1:36
  Dayna Roselli: And it's so fun to watch dad go and come home and talk about if he won or lost or, you know, all that.
• 1:42
  Dayna Roselli: And then bocce season's starting up soon.
• 1:44
  Sean McAllister: Oh, that's a big deal.
• 1:45
  Dayna Roselli: It's a big deal, yeah.
• 1:46
  Dayna Roselli: But they're doing really well, and I had a great time at home in New York.
• 1:50
  Dayna Roselli: The weather was chilly, but it was a nice change because I come back and it's like hot, hot, hot here.
• 1:54
  Sean McAllister: No kidding.
• 1:54
  Sean McAllister: And there was a lot that happened while you were gone, too.
• 1:57
  Dayna Roselli: And so much.
• 1:58
  Sean McAllister: From the second you landed, there has just been a ton of updates for us to talk about this week.
• 2:05
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 2:05
  Dayna Roselli: And one of the big ones is the mask.
• 2:07
  Dayna Roselli: We talked a little bit about it last week, but you know, the CDC recommended that people that have been fully vaccinated don't need to wear masks.
• 2:14
  Dayna Roselli: And the number one question I get, I feel like on social media, and I'm sure you do too, is do we have to wear masks in hotel casinos?
• 2:21
  Dayna Roselli: Where can I take my mask off?
• 2:24
  Dayna Roselli: And um, that's been something that a lot of our folks that listen and are aren't in Las Vegas keep asking, like, okay, I'll come back if we don't have to wear masks.
• 2:33
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 2:34
  Sean McAllister: And as you mentioned, that mask guidance from the CDC was happening just as we recorded last week's podcast.
• 2:41
  Sean McAllister: And since then, uh pretty much every resort, uh hotel and casino has come out and said, if you are vaccinated, if you are fully vaccinated, you do not have to wear a mask on property.
• 2:55
  Sean McAllister: And that goes for not only the hotel casino guests, but for employees who work there too.
• 3:02
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 3:02
  Dayna Roselli: So, I mean, anyone who's unclear on that, I mean, just you know, literally, as far as we know, most have adopted this.
• 3:10
  Dayna Roselli: And, you know, just you know, call and check if there's somewhere you want to stay and you're just not sure, just to double check.
• 3:16
  Dayna Roselli: But wearing the mask um is a thing that has kept a lot of people away.
• 3:22
  Dayna Roselli: Let's put it that way.
• 3:23
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, people didn't mind the the social distancing so much and some of the safety procedures, but the mask is something that I hear often of like, well, I don't want to come and wear a mask.
• 3:34
  Sean McAllister: Right.
• 3:34
  Dayna Roselli: So I think it's gonna be a big game changer for folks visiting Las Vegas.
• 3:38
  Sean McAllister: And if you do anything off of the strip, especially if you go to a restaurant or anything, there are still, you know, individual restaurants are making their own rules in regard to masks at this point.
• 3:51
  Sean McAllister: So you may still encounter some establishments that do ask you to wear a mask inside.
• 3:58
  Sean McAllister: However, uh on the strip, it's a different story.
• 4:02
  Sean McAllister: And coming up in a little bit, we're gonna be talking about uh strip buffets.
• 4:07
  Sean McAllister: And we are going to Bacchanal Buffet at Caesar's Palace, and I checked to make sure that what their situation was, and they said, no, if you are fully vaccinated, you do not have to wear a mask.
• 4:22
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and then the follow-up question to that I keep getting is well, how are they gonna know if you're vaccinated?
• 4:28
  Dayna Roselli: And it's like, listen, here's the deal it's an honor system, and if you're fully vaccinated, you don't need to wear wear a mask.
• 4:34
  Dayna Roselli: If you're not, you should be wearing a mask.
• 4:36
  Dayna Roselli: If you don't, that's on you, I guess.
• 4:39
  Sean McAllister: And the honor system, people's uh, you know, people are questioning the honor system, and that just goes to shows how much confidence we have in our fellow citizens, doesn't it?
• 4:49
  Dayna Roselli: Really?
• 4:50
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my goodness.
• 4:51
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, well, speaking of Caesars, uh, something we wanted to touch on today is a big change when it comes to their shows.
• 4:58
  Dayna Roselli: We were just chatting about this last week when it came down, Sean and I and decided not to go with it on the podcast, but uh something that's developed in the last week is Caesar's making changes to its showrooms.
• 5:12
  Dayna Roselli: And what I mean by that is they've decided to close a lot of the small showrooms at their properties.
• 5:18
  Dayna Roselli: Off the top of my head, um, the Rio showroom where the Chippendales performed.
• 5:22
  Dayna Roselli: Yep.
• 5:23
  Dayna Roselli: The Cleopatra's Barge, which was iconic and obviously through the years has had many different performers.
• 5:32
  Dayna Roselli: Um there was just a little dance club for a while, then Matt Goss performed there, then Wayne Newton and uh my my uh my neighbor, Dion Warwick.
• 5:41
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, that's what friends are for.
• 5:43
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, that's what friends are for.
• 5:44
  Dayna Roselli: She lived in my building.
• 5:45
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but lots of people have performed there through the years, and then what other ones closed?
• 5:49
  Dayna Roselli: The I think it's the Crazy Girls Theater.
• 5:51
  Sean McAllister: The Crazy Girls Theater at uh Planet Hollywood has closed, and that was aside from Legends and Concert, one of the longest-running shows on the strip, they're now having to look for a new home because the smaller showroom there at Planet Hollywood is closing down.
• 6:06
  Sean McAllister: Essentially, Caesars has come out and said that they are focusing their attention on big name acts in the larger showrooms.
• 6:17
  Sean McAllister: And uh the smaller performance venues are closing down for the foreseeable future, and what that means is that most of the local entertainers who depend on those venues to be open for a livelihood are once again finding themselves out of gigs.
• 6:39
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I I was watching um social media the other day and I was noticing a lot of people post um Vin A from the Bronx Wanderers said that you know they're no longer gonna have their show.
• 6:49
  Dayna Roselli: I believe they were at Hara's, and they'll still be performing a little bit at the Carnival Court.
• 6:56
  Dayna Roselli: But uh Anthony Cools, who's been a long time resident performer at the Paris in the small showroom there, he was moving out the other day saying, you know, it just seemed he's trying to be positive, but he said, you know, I'm not gonna lie, I'm really sad.
• 7:11
  Dayna Roselli: I've been there a long time, and so that little room will close.
• 7:14
  Dayna Roselli: So it's sad to see a lot of our local longtime performers, you know, be out of work once again.
• 7:20
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I know, and it's such a such a blow to them because after this whole past year, when there have been no venues on the strip for them to perform, that's been a a huge blow.
• 7:34
  Sean McAllister: And now, as venues are able to reopen, the casino deciding, at least as far as Caesars Entertainment is concerned, not to reopen some of those smaller venues.
• 7:46
  Sean McAllister: So that is definitely an unfortunate development that we're seeing.
• 7:50
  Dayna Roselli: And I'm a little surprised because I thought those kinds of shows would be more popular than the big, you know, I think a variety.
• 7:56
  Dayna Roselli: People will love to see, you know, the big shows.
• 7:58
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, but I want to say more popular, but you know, give people uh more to do while they're here in Vegas since everything's been shut down for so long.
• 8:05
  Dayna Roselli: To me, it's like you might want to pop to a really big show and you buy your tickets ahead of time and whatever, you're going to Celine at Resorts World, and then and then you're gonna go see, you know, an Anthony Cools or a Bronx Wanderers, Another Night, or you know, to have variety.
• 8:18
  Dayna Roselli: So I'm a little surprised by that.
• 8:20
  Dayna Roselli: And it could also be maybe the small proximity.
• 8:23
  Dayna Roselli: Do we want to be spread out more?
• 8:25
  Dayna Roselli: I don't know.
• 8:26
  Dayna Roselli: Um, but they have a plan, they have Usher performing at the Coliseum, I know, at Caesars Palace, and they're they're putting a lot of weight on that show that's apparently sold really, really well.
• 8:35
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 8:35
  Sean McAllister: So that apparently is uh the the trend that that Caesars is following, just focusing on those big headlining artists, and you know, not putting the attention on the on the local performers who've really sustained those uh properties in those smaller venues for decades.
• 8:56
  Dayna Roselli: Everyone wants to know where is Wayne Newton going?
• 8:58
  Dayna Roselli: We need to know.
• 8:59
  Dayna Roselli: Wayne is our is our Vegas face.
• 9:01
  Sean McAllister: We need to shoot him a text.
• 9:02
  Sean McAllister: We do need to text Wayne and say, Wayne, where are you gonna end up, buddy?
• 9:05
  Dayna Roselli: Don't cache.
• 9:08
  Dayna Roselli: All right.
• 9:08
  Dayna Roselli: Well, we are going to see uh magician Matt Franco on Monday.
• 9:12
  Dayna Roselli: So this podcast comes on out a Saturday.
• 9:14
  Dayna Roselli: We're we're going on Monday, and he is still performing at the link.
• 9:18
  Dayna Roselli: The link, yep, which is a Caesars property.
• 9:20
  Dayna Roselli: So um he's back on stage.
• 9:22
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, we're excited to go check Matt out.
• 9:24
  Dayna Roselli: And then we loved the way that we got our tickets.
• 9:27
  Dayna Roselli: We got a link text to us, and I was chatting with you about this.
• 9:30
  Dayna Roselli: I'm like, this is amazing.
• 9:32
  Dayna Roselli: Click the link, click the link.
• 9:33
  Dayna Roselli: I was so excited to click the link.
• 9:34
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, because what it is is it takes you to basically a digital ticket that you can also add to your Apple wallet.
• 9:42
  Dayna Roselli: And I thought this is so convenient.
• 9:44
  Sean McAllister: I love that.
• 9:44
  Dayna Roselli: It's so easy.
• 9:45
  Dayna Roselli: You just show your phone and then boom, you're in.
• 9:47
  Dayna Roselli: You don't have to go and try and retrieve it and all that.
• 9:50
  Dayna Roselli: But I did ask um Matt's publicist about this to get some more information, and she was telling me that ticketing is going to be as digital as possible moving forward.
• 10:00
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 10:01
  Dayna Roselli: Um, and that they're trying to push as much digital, you know, via text um with the live nation mobile app and all sorts of different things like this.
• 10:08
  Dayna Roselli: I think this was from Ticketmaster.
• 10:10
  Dayna Roselli: So um good to know because I hope that that's the way it will be, because that was simple.
• 10:15
  Dayna Roselli: I don't have to go to the box office and show my ID and get there early and wait in line and pick up a ticket.
• 10:21
  Sean McAllister: Well, and last week, you know, we talked about the Allegiance Stadium tour, and those tickets uh came digitally as well, and I got to add those to my Apple wallet.
• 10:31
  Sean McAllister: Um, and going through the checkout process, there was if you wanted the tickets delivered digitally, it was no fee, but if you wanted physical tickets, there was a fee attached to that.
• 10:45
  Sean McAllister: Oh like obviously you would have a free version.
• 10:48
  Sean McAllister: Well, yeah, unless you're like putting a scrapbook together of Vegas Adventure.
• 10:53
  Dayna Roselli: I have a whole bag of my tickets.
• 10:55
  Dayna Roselli: Well, back in the day that's all we got was tickets, and we didn't have a choice.
• 10:58
  Dayna Roselli: And uh yeah, shows how old I am a whole lot of things.
• 11:00
  Sean McAllister: I've got a drawer upstairs full of full of tickets and lanyards and all sorts of stuff.
• 11:06
  Dayna Roselli: Everything.
• 11:07
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh.
• 11:08
  Dayna Roselli: All right, well, let's talk about more shows being added for Celine, Dion, and Carrie Underwood.
• 11:13
  Dayna Roselli: Their tickets just literally went on sale, right?
• 11:15
  Dayna Roselli: Was it just the pre-sale?
• 11:16
  Sean McAllister: Well, yeah, I was gonna say this isn't even the the on sale to the public.
• 11:21
  Sean McAllister: This is only pre-sale tickets, and they just went on sale uh this past week, and within a day of the pre-sale being available, Celine Dion and Carrie Underwood have already added additional shows over at the new theater at Resorts World.
• 11:41
  Dayna Roselli: That is really incredible.
• 11:43
  Dayna Roselli: That means things are going really well.
• 11:45
  Dayna Roselli: I think people test the waters, like, well, let's see if these sell.
• 11:47
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 11:48
  Dayna Roselli: And then and then we'll add more.
• 11:49
  Dayna Roselli: And what a great sign that people are are buying tickets and wanting to see these shows.
• 11:54
  Dayna Roselli: And Resorts World's not even open yet.
• 11:56
  Dayna Roselli: It doesn't even open until June 24th.
• 11:57
  Sean McAllister: So the tickets are actually pretty reasonably priced too when you compare them to the prices of you know big name headliners.
• 12:06
  Sean McAllister: I think the Carrie Underwood tickets started under$100 easily.
• 12:12
  Sean McAllister: They went up, obviously, as you know, as you get closer to the to the stage.
• 12:18
  Sean McAllister: But I thought one of the interesting things is Carrie Underwood is not doing a meet and greet before the show.
• 12:25
  Sean McAllister: So I was thinking, I was like, so what are these VIP packages going to entail?
• 12:30
  Sean McAllister: And the the package that's being offered uh for specifically for Carrie's show.
• 12:35
  Sean McAllister: I didn't look at Celine's show.
• 12:37
  Sean McAllister: Um but there's a$750 add-on for a VIP experience.
• 12:43
  Sean McAllister: Uh and that gets you into a pre-show wine tasting with the Resorts World Sommelier.
• 12:50
  Sean McAllister: You do this whole wine tasting, Carrie comes in and does a wine toast with a select few people who decide to, you know, do that$750 add-on per person.
• 13:03
  Sean McAllister: And then there's uh an assortment of really uh elevated hors d'oeuvres from the resort chef and really nice stock desserts, and that's before you go in.
• 13:15
  Sean McAllister: And I think the VIP section has uh complementary beer, uh, wine, and soft drinks.
• 13:23
  Sean McAllister: And then you can get some cocktail tickets.
• 13:25
  Sean McAllister: You get a couple tickets for cocktails if you decide to go that route.
• 13:29
  Sean McAllister: But I thought it was interesting to see how uh the show producers and the properties are evolving the VIP experience now that a meet and greet is kind of off the table, at least for the time being.
• 13:41
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I mean that makes sense.
• 13:42
  Dayna Roselli: It's safety first.
• 13:43
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, that's an interesting, you know, uh package for I guess you do.
• 13:47
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, with the amount of drinks you're getting with it, that can really add up.
• 13:50
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you can drink all night, it sounds like when you leave, you'll be like, Jesus, take the wheel.
• 13:57
  Sean McAllister: Please, because I haven't getting behind it.
• 14:00
  Sean McAllister: Come on, Jesus, drive me home.
• 14:02
  Dayna Roselli: Like that I needed like that reference because you're a Carrie Underwood fan.
• 14:06
  Dayna Roselli: I've been stewing it all in my head the whole time you were talking.
• 14:09
  Sean McAllister: I saw a smirk on your face and I was wondering what was up.
• 14:13
  Dayna Roselli: Well, my friends did just tour resorts world um and they went inside and the little hard hat tour, and I said, Well, what was it like inside?
• 14:20
  Dayna Roselli: And they gave me a little recap.
• 14:22
  Dayna Roselli: They said that uh the red and brown exterior is not what the property looks like inside.
• 14:30
  Dayna Roselli: So don't think like, oh, that's gonna be the theme inside.
• 14:32
  Dayna Roselli: You're saying it's more of like this desert chic interior with marble, light woods, cream walls, bright and gold accents, and this is all throughout the casino and common areas.
• 14:45
  Dayna Roselli: And then they were saying that there's the three different hotels under the one roof, but each with their own address and hotel lobby check-in too.
• 14:52
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, interesting.
• 14:52
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, so that's kind of cool too.
• 14:54
  Dayna Roselli: Um, I noticed the Hilton and I don't think the Hilton's on sale now.
• 15:00
  Sean McAllister: And the Conrad.
• 15:02
  Dayna Roselli: And then what's the other one?
• 15:03
  Dayna Roselli: Crockford's?
• 15:04
  Sean McAllister: Yes.
• 15:05
  Dayna Roselli: One of those other ones is on sale too.
• 15:06
  Dayna Roselli: But there was one of them that wasn't yet, so I'm not sure.
• 15:09
  Dayna Roselli: But for for check-in for June 25th.
• 15:11
  Dayna Roselli: So anyway, they loved it.
• 15:12
  Dayna Roselli: They thought it was a great setup, and they said it's really unique and very different from a lot of the resort properties already on the strip.
• 15:19
  Sean McAllister: Very cool.
• 15:19
  Sean McAllister: And again, Resorts World uh having its grand opening on June 24th.
• 15:24
  Sean McAllister: And just another little tidbit about another new property, Virgin Hotels, which has been open uh for a couple months now.
• 15:32
  Sean McAllister: Uh, I've heard through some sources that uh Sir Richard Branson, of course, the the head of the Virgin brand, uh, will be coming into town in June for four days for kind of a delayed opening.
• 15:47
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 15:48
  Sean McAllister: A big, you know, a big weekend.
• 15:50
  Sean McAllister: Big long weekend of celebrations, and he'll be in for that.
• 15:53
  Dayna Roselli: And they're gonna be opening the day club area that weekend.
• 15:56
  Dayna Roselli: They have an incredible day club pool that they're opening there called Elia.
• 16:01
  Dayna Roselli: I interviewed two of the operators for a magazine article in deluxe version.
• 16:06
  Dayna Roselli: So check deluxe version for all the details.
• 16:09
  Dayna Roselli: But let me tell you, this is a really cool day club because it's a whole different kind of vibe than we have in other places on the strip.
• 16:18
  Dayna Roselli: This is more of like a mykonose, like a Tulum kind of vibe.
• 16:22
  Dayna Roselli: Ooh.
• 16:22
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and it's got like all the raw materials and the, you know, the curtains hanging, the food is a little bit different, and beers from around the world.
• 16:30
  Dayna Roselli: And so read the article.
• 16:32
  Dayna Roselli: I don't want to give too much away.
• 16:33
  Dayna Roselli: I want you to be able to go to Deluxe Version and read all the details, but uh, they're gonna be opening on June 10th.
• 16:38
  Sean McAllister: So that'll be a good option for those of us who don't have the luxury of traveling around the world and taking part in all of these uh international party experiences.
• 16:49
  Sean McAllister: We'll get that vibe right here at Virgin Hotels when Elia opens.
• 16:53
  Sean McAllister: So that's exciting.
• 16:54
  Sean McAllister: Uh, one of the other things, a couple weeks ago in one of our polls, Dana, we asked about what kind of entertainment people wanted to see.
• 17:03
  Sean McAllister: And surprisingly, a lot of people said touring concerts were at the top of their list for Vegas Entertainment, and we have just gotten word that the Jonas brothers are kicking off their tour right here in Vegas.
• 17:19
  Dayna Roselli: I know, and this is great news because right before the pandemic, they were gonna open a residency show.
• 17:24
  Sean McAllister: Right, at Park Theater.
• 17:26
  Dayna Roselli: At Park Theater, and then they had to cancel and they thought, okay, let's just put this on hold.
• 17:30
  Dayna Roselli: But at least they'll be coming here to Park MGM on Friday, August 20th, and Saturday, August 21st.
• 17:37
  Dayna Roselli: Tickets go on sale May 27th at 10 a.m.
• 17:39
  Dayna Roselli: But it's part of their remember this tour.
• 17:42
  Dayna Roselli: So uh we're happy that the Jonas brothers will be here for two nights in Las Vegas and and why not kick off the tour here.
• 17:48
  Sean McAllister: And also we want to mention that George Strait is coming back to T-Mobile Arena.
• 17:54
  Sean McAllister: He was one of the very first, he was actually the first entertainer to have a residency at T Mobile Arena.
• 18:02
  Sean McAllister: Uh his shows are going to be back on stage August 13th and 14th.
• 18:09
  Sean McAllister: Uh, special guest Caitlin Smith is going to be joining him.
• 18:13
  Sean McAllister: These are rescheduled shows that were supposed to happen in 2020.
• 18:17
  Sean McAllister: So George Strait coming back to honor those dates.
• 18:19
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and I think in the details it said, okay, if you had tickets to this show, you're going to the like the 13th show.
• 18:25
  Dayna Roselli: If you had tickets to this show, you're going to the 14th show.
• 18:27
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 18:28
  Dayna Roselli: Uh call, work it all out, and then I guess whatever's left over, if there are any, people will be able to buy tickets to go.
• 18:34
  Dayna Roselli: So, but he sells quick.
• 18:35
  Dayna Roselli: He sells.
• 18:36
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 18:36
  Dayna Roselli: Incredible, George Strait.
• 18:38
  Dayna Roselli: Um, okay, should we get to our poll?
• 18:40
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I'm hungry.
• 18:41
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 18:41
  Dayna Roselli: Our poll is about buffets.
• 18:45
  Sean McAllister: We asked, and you have responded to our exclusive Vegas Revealed Weekly poll.
• 18:57
  Sean McAllister: I love it.
• 18:58
  Sean McAllister: So much buildup for our weekly exclusive poll.
• 19:01
  Dayna Roselli: Who doesn't love a poll about buffets, right?
• 19:03
  Dayna Roselli: Well, we've been talking a lot about buffets because several have announced openings.
• 19:07
  Dayna Roselli: Like we mentioned, Caesars is opening their buffet, and huge, the Bacchanal buffet.
• 19:12
  Dayna Roselli: And then Wicked Spoon is open at the Cosmopolitan, and MGM Grand just announced their buffet is opening as well.
• 19:19
  Dayna Roselli: And we seem to get a lot of response when we talk buffets on Twitter.
• 19:23
  Dayna Roselli: So I thought, okay, let's do a poll and see who loves buffets, and maybe you don't.
• 19:29
  Sean McAllister: Well, it seems that just over half of people do like buffets.
• 19:34
  Sean McAllister: 53% said, Yeah, I do like to go to buffets.
• 19:38
  Sean McAllister: Uh 47% said, no, it's not really their vibe.
• 19:41
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 19:42
  Sean McAllister: Uh, but we did get uh several comments about this, Dana.
• 19:46
  Dayna Roselli: We did, and and I must say, this was over 200 votes this week.
• 19:50
  Dayna Roselli: So big time.
• 19:51
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 19:52
  Dayna Roselli: But yeah, Nixter says the buffet at MGM Grand was my favorite.
• 19:56
  Dayna Roselli: They had the best fish.
• 19:57
  Dayna Roselli: I hope it returns.
• 19:58
  Dayna Roselli: Well, guess what, Nixter?
• 20:00
  Dayna Roselli: They just announced they're opening the buffet, so that's exciting.
• 20:03
  Sean McAllister: May 26th at 7 a.m.
• 20:05
  Dayna Roselli: There you go.
• 20:06
  Sean McAllister: Be the first in the door.
• 20:07
  Dayna Roselli: She's all set.
• 20:09
  Sean McAllister: Uh Brett says I personally enjoy the Rio buffet mainly because that's where I tend to stay.
• 20:16
  Sean McAllister: But I will say I was highly impressed with the buffet at Red Rock Casino during my last visit.
• 20:24
  Sean McAllister: Uh let's put a pin in Rio.
• 20:26
  Sean McAllister: Station casinos, they have redone their buffets as well.
• 20:30
  Sean McAllister: So I say good choice on Red Rock.
• 20:33
  Sean McAllister: Going back to Rio, that was at one point the world's largest buffet.
• 20:37
  Dayna Roselli: The world's yes.
• 20:38
  Dayna Roselli: I remember going at my friends' parents were in town and they're like, we want to go to the Rio buffet.
• 20:42
  Dayna Roselli: And I went.
• 20:42
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 20:43
  Dayna Roselli: And I couldn't, like, there was stuff in every corner, and they were all about the crab legs and all that kind of thing.
• 20:48
  Sean McAllister: And then we have a couple votes here from Ryan and Beyond Creative, a regular listener, saying the win, hands down, is so good.
• 20:58
  Sean McAllister: I agree.
• 20:58
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 20:59
  Dayna Roselli: And then uh Bari Vegas Lover voted for Aria.
• 21:02
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, she likes that buffet.
• 21:04
  Dayna Roselli: And then Melly says, not at the strip, but local casinos.
• 21:07
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, I like those buffets.
• 21:09
  Dayna Roselli: She said she likes the Orleans, Sam's Town, and the weekend champagne brunches at Main Street and Aliante.
• 21:16
  Dayna Roselli: So some great tips from her.
• 21:17
  Sean McAllister: Okay.
• 21:17
  Sean McAllister: And Joseph tells us we usually do one in old Vegas to get that nostalgic feel, which is a great idea because you do go down to the casinos on Fremont Street, and they do have a totally different vibe than what you get on the strip.
• 21:33
  Sean McAllister: So good choice, Joseph.
• 21:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, he says hopefully looking tan.
• 21:36
  Dayna Roselli: He likes to go tan, you know.
• 21:38
  Dayna Roselli: I said, listen, we love a good tan too.
• 21:40
  Dayna Roselli: I get it.
• 21:41
  Dayna Roselli: Um, the Mirage, someone voted for, and then somebody else, Randy, said, I'm not a buffet kind of guy.
• 21:47
  Dayna Roselli: I prefer meals individually prepared and served via weight staff.
• 21:51
  Dayna Roselli: So that makes sense.
• 21:52
  Dayna Roselli: Some people do prefer that.
• 21:53
  Dayna Roselli: And then another vote for Aliante, and they said that that Aliante buffet is really clean, so it's definitely their favorite.
• 21:59
  Dayna Roselli: So Buffet favorites for certain reasons.
• 22:03
  Dayna Roselli: So we love everyone chiming in, and thanks for chiming in on the weekly poll about the buffets.
• 22:09
  Sean McAllister: And we are uh moving right in to our uh tips of the week, and our tips come straight from the buffet at Caesar's palace, to Bacchanal Buffet, which has just reopened.
• 22:22
  Dayna Roselli: Yes, and if you look at their website, they are the largest buffet in Las Vegas.
• 22:30
  Dayna Roselli: 90 minutes to dine, nine kitchens with infinite flavors.
• 22:34
  Dayna Roselli: So Sean and I we went to Tabacanal Buffet as soon as it opened, and we were on location, and here are our tips.
• 22:45
  Sean McAllister: So right now we're here at Tabacanal Buffet at Caesar's Palace.
• 22:48
  Sean McAllister: It is just reopened.
• 22:50
  Sean McAllister: We're here for the grand opening service.
• 22:52
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, you can tell everyone is so excited it's open, right?
• 22:55
  Dayna Roselli: And you know what else is back?
• 22:57
  Dayna Roselli: The lines, right?
• 22:58
  Dayna Roselli: We saw we both, I was gonna say we pulled up, we walked up, and we were like, well, the lines are back.
• 23:04
  Dayna Roselli: People are ready to hit the buffet.
• 23:06
  Sean McAllister: There is definitely demand, and uh, judging from the comments and questions that we've uh received on social media, people really want to know what the buffet experience is like right now.
• 23:18
  Sean McAllister: And guess what?
• 23:19
  Sean McAllister: We can tell you.
• 23:20
  Dayna Roselli: We can tell you, because we're here, we're sitting at our table, we just finished our meal, and we'll get into some of that in a bit, but we wanted to answer the questions that we got on Twitter because we let people know we were coming here, and a lot of them had to do with kind of the safety plan.
• 23:33
  Dayna Roselli: Like what how does it work?
• 23:34
  Dayna Roselli: And and people wanted to know if they were going to do it as in like you would sit down at your table, you know, and be served and ordered, because apparently the win, and is it uh the cosmopolitan, are doing you sit down, you order, they bring it to you.
• 23:49
  Dayna Roselli: Well, no, at the Bacchanau buffet, they are allowing you to go up and it's self-serve.
• 23:55
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, it's self-serve.
• 23:56
  Sean McAllister: They're uh they have taken good precautions though.
• 24:00
  Sean McAllister: I feel like the um I don't know, what do you call it?
• 24:04
  Sean McAllister: The sneeze guard, like the glass that covers things.
• 24:08
  Sean McAllister: I feel like that's definitely been lowered and like it's at face level and it's down pretty low at hand level too.
• 24:16
  Sean McAllister: So when you use the tongs to get your food, like all that you're doing is sticking your hand under there.
• 24:22
  Sean McAllister: So I feel like that's good.
• 24:23
  Sean McAllister: And there's hand sanitizer everywhere.
• 24:25
  Dayna Roselli: There is hand sanitizer.
• 24:27
  Dayna Roselli: They also brought us little uh hand wipes for our table as well.
• 24:30
  Dayna Roselli: And something else that they're doing is every time you go up, you have to get a new plate.
• 24:35
  Dayna Roselli: Uh they are taking away your plate, they're taking away your silverware, they're bringing you out a new drink, and so you know, the plateware and also glassware is changing at all times.
• 24:45
  Sean McAllister: And uh we did have one question here on uh Twitter from Puzzle Piece, Slot Machine, Joker Card, Pizza, Ice Cream Cone, Pretzel, Hot Dog, Donut Moon.
• 24:59
  Dayna Roselli: He's gonna that's his his name is emojis.
• 25:02
  Dayna Roselli: His Twitter handle is all emojis.
• 25:04
  Sean McAllister: And he wants to know if there's a lobster.
• 25:06
  Sean McAllister: Yes, there are lobster claws.
• 25:08
  Sean McAllister: I had them and they are yummy.
• 25:10
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, yeah.
• 25:11
  Sean McAllister: Oh, it's good humor life.
• 25:13
  Dayna Roselli: Good humor life is his name, yeah.
• 25:14
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, um, and then I had the the shrimp, I saw the crab legs up there, there's oysters, I mean, everything you can imagine on the seafood side, that's for sure.
• 25:23
  Dayna Roselli: Um, what are the hours they're open and closed?
• 25:25
  Dayna Roselli: They're open 4 p.m.
• 25:26
  Dayna Roselli: to 10 p.m.
• 25:27
  Dayna Roselli: and they are closed two days a week.
• 25:30
  Sean McAllister: Also, somebody asked if there's a two-hour limit at your table.
• 25:34
  Sean McAllister: It's actually a 90-minute uh limit that you are invited to dine here.
• 25:40
  Sean McAllister: So just keep that in mind and plan accordingly.
• 25:43
  Sean McAllister: If you need to, you know, scarf down your first couple plates to take full advantage of that 90 minutes, then make sure your belly's ready.
• 25:51
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, there's a lot of people who want to get in here, so they want to make sure that they're they keep it moving.
• 25:55
  Dayna Roselli: And there's so many choices.
• 25:56
  Dayna Roselli: So they've got the Asian cuisine, there was an Italian section, uh, they had salads, which you know I think most people just skip over.
• 26:05
  Dayna Roselli: They weren't like hardcore salads, but you know, salad-y type things.
• 26:08
  Sean McAllister: And they had my favorite, like the prime rib carving station, which was amazing.
• 26:13
  Sean McAllister: They had a a wagyu that was delicious.
• 26:17
  Sean McAllister: And the brisket was also really good.
• 26:19
  Sean McAllister: But I started my meal with sushi because I thought it was a little lighter.
• 26:24
  Dayna Roselli: You whipped out the chopsticks, and I thought, really?
• 26:26
  Dayna Roselli: We're going sushi right now?
• 26:27
  Sean McAllister: We're going sushi.
• 26:28
  Sean McAllister: We I had to start light, and then I moved into the the wagyu and the brisket, and ended up with the seafood, and then hit the desserts.
• 26:37
  Dayna Roselli: The desserts were amazing.
• 26:38
  Sean McAllister: The desserts are delicious.
• 26:40
  Sean McAllister: The gelato, I recommend the espresso chip gelato.
• 26:44
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 26:45
  Sean McAllister: And so that brings us, Dana, to our tips if you're hitting the buffet.
• 26:49
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 26:49
  Dayna Roselli: So, my tip: ask people that work here what you should get.
• 26:54
  Dayna Roselli: And what I mean by that is there are a lot of people behind the glass working certain stations.
• 26:59
  Dayna Roselli: And what I did was like, you tell me out of the four meats which I should have.
• 27:03
  Dayna Roselli: And he's like, Well, you could have a little of each, or this is one that people keep coming back for, this is a favorite right here, you gotta have it.
• 27:11
  Dayna Roselli: I was like, Great, give me those two.
• 27:12
  Dayna Roselli: So, I mean, ask for advice because you want to make sure you get the best stuff.
• 27:15
  Sean McAllister: And and that's who knows it best are the people preparing it.
• 27:18
  Sean McAllister: My advice is to wait for the table side service.
• 27:22
  Sean McAllister: And what I mean by that is there's little carts that come around during dinner service.
• 27:27
  Sean McAllister: We had lobster bisque from one cart, which was adorable.
• 27:31
  Sean McAllister: There was a little lobster-shaped cutout of squash that was in the little cup, and then it was topped with the bisque.
• 27:40
  Sean McAllister: And also they brought over these little uh Japanese Wagyu hot dogs that were delicious.
• 27:48
  Dayna Roselli: I know, and you were the only one at the table to get the hot dog because we all passed, but you were like, I'm gonna try this out.
• 27:53
  Dayna Roselli: We there's a video floating around somewhere, you might see it at some point.
• 27:57
  Sean McAllister: And it was really good.
• 27:58
  Sean McAllister: I recommend the Japanese Wagyu hot dog.
• 28:01
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 28:02
  Sean McAllister: But you have to get it from the cart.
• 28:04
  Dayna Roselli: You have to get it from the cart.
• 28:05
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, very nice people here, and you can tell they're working hard to obviously clean things up as fast as they can.
• 28:11
  Dayna Roselli: Um, quick thing, we mentioned masks at the top of the show, and that seems to be a question.
• 28:16
  Dayna Roselli: If you are fully vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask.
• 28:20
  Dayna Roselli: There are plenty of people without masks on in this uh buffet, and there are plenty with masks on.
• 28:24
  Dayna Roselli: So it's just depends if you're vaccinated, if you're comfortable, but you know, a little bit of both.
• 28:30
  Sean McAllister: Let's toss it back to us in the studio.
• 28:33
  Dayna Roselli: Let's do it.
• 28:34
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, that was fun.
• 28:35
  Dayna Roselli: Great trip to the buffet at Caesars Palace.
• 28:38
  Sean McAllister: Uh, Dana, I just had to loosen my belt.
• 28:42
  Dayna Roselli: Man.
• 28:42
  Sean McAllister: Stuff.
• 28:43
  Dayna Roselli: Woo! I hope you guys enjoyed that as much as we did, because we really, really did.
• 28:47
  Dayna Roselli: And check out some of our pictures and videos on our social media sites because we know you love the visuals too, and we want to make sure that you're able to see some of the dishes that we have.
• 28:56
  Sean McAllister: And there really are infinite flavors in all of that.
• 29:01
  Dayna Roselli: Alright, well, now that we've gained four pounds, let's say goodbye and hit the treadmill.
• 29:05
  Sean McAllister: We need to.
• 29:06
  Sean McAllister: Alright.
• 29:07
  Sean McAllister: We are gonna be running into our back at you with episode 70 of Vegas Reveal next week.
• 29:16
  Sean McAllister: Geriatrix over here.
• 29:18
  Dayna Roselli: That is crazy.
• 29:19
  Dayna Roselli: Remember to go to our show notes.
• 29:20
  Dayna Roselli: We have a link to our merchandise.
• 29:23
  Dayna Roselli: The Vegas Revealed hoodies and a really song.
• 29:26
  Dayna Roselli: So get yourself one for those chilly nights and I in the backyard and enjoy.
• 29:32
  Dayna Roselli: They also have masks and stickers, all sorts of merchandise with Vegas things, not just Vegas Revealed.
• 29:38
  Dayna Roselli: So click the link and get yours now.
• 29:41
  Sean McAllister: And also some designs that let people know that you have gotten your vaccine.
• 29:46
  Dayna Roselli: That's right.
• 29:46
  Dayna Roselli: Vaccinated AF if you want to get the tank top for summer.
• 29:50
  Dayna Roselli: Have a great week, everyone.