text: The Rio buffet was my most anticipated buffet. I got the pass ($45 for 24 hr hour access to six buffets). We had a party of ten and got seated into a small room. First thing I got was prime rib, decent but not seasoned like it was at Paris buffet. One thing I enjoyed was the noodle soup bar. You can order udon, pho, Tom yum noodle soup and some others. I tried the udon which I heard was the best and it was. The Tom yum soup was good but they gave the super thin rice noodle which was slightly powdery. A good variety of food and there were crab legs and shrimp. The crab stuffed sole was delicious. Dessert bar was decent. About the same items as the other buffets, with the chocolate shell tarts (but these had fruit) and coconut cream pie. All in all, not a bad buffet but not as great as I had hoped. I liked the Paris buffet and planet Hollywood much better.