Went to Golden Corral tonight at the recently opened location in Las Vegas. I had never been to a Golden Corral before and didn't know what to expect, although I had done some research before hand.\n\nMy wife and I wanted lunch as to avoid what we figured would be a large dinner crowd, so we arrived about 2:30. It was quite busy, with a line at the cashier stand, however the line moved quickly. The major bottleneck is the beverage station, it slows forward progress as diners fill their glasses. As long as you're going to have servers that re-fill your drinks, you might as well have them serve the initial drink to avoid the delay at the front door. \n\nThe price was good, I'm used to two-for-one deals at the casino buffets, so it was weird paying for both lunches, but the pricing was reasonable.\n\nWe were able to find a table with no difficulty, as it was seat yourself at that time. The restaurant was clean, and tables were bussed frequently, with no piles of dirty plates or napkins cluttering the tables. \n\nThe food was very good, some items were a little bland for my taste, such as the mexican dishes weren't as spicy as I would have liked. The meatloaf was a hit for me and my wife, which we consider the best meatloaf of any buffet. The steakburger sliders were very good too. \n\nWe were very pleased with how often the food is rotated, I didn't see any old or dried out food on the buffet line. We had to be careful when eating because the food was very hot, which is a plus! I also like how you can watch the food preparation as you're eating. It's nice to watch them cooking as your eating so you know the food is being handled well, and prepared fresh.\n\nThe desert area was very good as well. Although it's hard to get to the fountains because of the volume of people trying to use them, it's almost always wall-to-wall people at the desert counter. I can highly recommend the hand scooped ice cream too.\n\nLastly, everyone, even the other diners, were very friendly. Everyone was observing proper line etiquette, and excusing themselves. Not jumping in line, waiting patiently. Such a nice change from buffets where the norm is the \"entitled\" elite who think they run the world and you must allow them to cut in front of you and in general ignore you. It's nice to be seen and to be acknowledged and to use the people skills our parents taught us. Oh, and there were a lot of servers, buss persons, and staff keeping everything running very smoothly.\n\nAs long as things stay the same at this location I'm quite sure it'll remain our favorite buffet in Las Vegas.
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