Gluttony, the ancients warned, is a sin, but those abstemious ancients never supped at America's plentiful buffet restaurants.
Guests help themselves as the top tier of the table spins.
When you walk in, you're pointed to a table for 10 to 18 people, and before you hit your seat, you are surrounded by platters of fried chicken, hot biscuits, sweet potato souffle and a dozen other Dixie specialties. An other regional specialty is burgoo, a thick, spicy stew of meat and vegetables. The place to go if you're a lobster lover. Gorge on succulent crustaceans and all manner of seafood, plus heaping portions of filet mignon, prime rib and pork ribs. It was long standing tradition for Basque shepherds to come down from their pastures in the winter and stay in hotels throughout northern Nevada.