text: First Thoughts Voted Number Buffet by USA Today Let us see about that nnWhen we arrived at Bacchanal at am we had to wait in a short line for about minutes to get our printout slip from the automated kiosk We had to punch in our party size and we were told to come back at our designated time We were told for our party of the total wait was about minutes and we were told to come back to pay at around pm We came back at our designated time and waited to payin yet another line This line took about minutes We noticed the party of ahead of us had a printout slip that told them to come back to pay at pm It was obvious they had cut the line and judging from their dodgy behaviorthey knew it too My bf scoffed and said they would probably be turned away at the cashier they were not It was utter bullshit that while honest people like ourselves were waiting our turns others could just cut in line and Bacchanal would turn a blind eye The cashier did nothing and the kicker they were seated before usnnWhen it was finally our turn to pay the cashier pointed out the tip section of the receipt and so my bf had to write down his tip amountBEFORE we had been served This seems entirely backwards to me Why have your patrons pay for a service they have not received yet You leave tips based on the kind of service received during the mealnot before Nonetheless this left an even more sour taste in our mouths and did nothing to mollify the frustrations of waiting in separate lines to pay Once the monetary transaction was completed we found ourselves waiting in you guessed it another linethis time to be seated This line was significantly shorter but it is deceiving since I had assumed I would be seated after we paid The hostess took us to our seats and we were greeted by our sever who looked at the receipt She asked us for our respective drinks and I think we saw her another x during our and a half hour meal Ridiculous nnAs for the food itself the quantity and diverse variety is really impressive I really enjoyed the Chinese section and was pleased that the chefs knew how to speak Cantonese That is always a good sign The XO green beans and stirfry fish were standout dishes for me The wok hei was great in both dishes and I went back for seconds The shrimp har gow had a thick translucent skin reminiscent of some of the best har gow I have had in the The char siu was also very tender and not overly salty and sweet I went back for seconds and thirds The sweet custard bao was good but my one gripe about the baos would be that they are left far too long in their steamer containers When they are first placed in the baskets they are good but minutes later the soft bao skin gets hard and crusty Nevertheless Bachannal has one of the best Asian sections in all the Vegas buffets I have been to nnOther than the good Asian section none of the other food sections stood out to me Most of the foods were unlabeled so even if I did enjoy something I did not know what I was eating half the time We were eating at pm so Bacchanal really has no excuse to not put up adequate signage on their dishes The Mexican and seafood section seemed to be pretty popular I thought the carnitas were too salty and I liked the creamy rice dishes from the seafood section Wish I could tell you what they were but you know it is kind of hard to do that when the signs were not put up nnThe dessert section was entirely underwhelming I thought the crepe station looked neat but I was too stuffed to try it Presentation was not nearly as nice as Wicked Spoons and I thought the containers full of candy jelly beans gummy candies and Hersheys kisses was a copout I want less candy I can buy from CVS and more gourmet desserts The gelato was awful I got a scoop of Thai tea gelato and it tasted like vanilla When I had ordered the same gelato at Wicked Spoon the gelato tasted authentic nnAlso my bf had taken me to Bacchanal as part of my birthday lunch When we were checking into the kiosk they asked us if were were celebrating a special occasion like a birthday or an anniversary My bf checked birthday Nothing happened No one acknowledged it on Bacchanals end so why bother asking If anything asking the question made us anticipate something happening We were not pleased nnBottom line Go to Wicked Spoon For the price of person for a weekday lunch the overall food service and experience did not justify the price or its USA today accolades for that matter nnBacchus would not be pleased and neither was I