"But the number of buffets has dwindled to around a dozen on the Las Vegas Strip. Many shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic and elected not to reopen with rising prices. Before the Carnival World Buffet at the Rio closed in 2020 and was replaced with the Canteen Food Hall, it touted itself as Las Vegas' largest buffet with over 300 international dishes to choose from. It had just about everything you could eat for around $30, said Jim Higgins, a Las Vegas food tour guide."
"ARIA's buffet, which stood out in its offering of Indian dishes and fresh-baked naan, also closed for good in 2020 and reopened as the Proper Eats Food Hall. The food hall offers several options, including ramen, sushi and burgers. Last March, the pyramid-shaped Luxor's ancient Egypt-themed buffet closed. It had cost around $32, but many people ate for free with a casino comp."
Eighty years ago the first Las Vegas buffet opened as the $1 western-themed Buckaroo Buffet offering cold cuts and cheese. Today visitors can spend up to $175 on luxury buffets featuring lobster tail, prime rib and limitless drinks. The old buffets operated with slim margins but enabled cheap, quick meals so customers could return to casino floors. The number of Strip buffets has fallen to about a dozen after many closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and did not reopen amid rising prices. Several large buffets were replaced by food halls, celebrity-chef restaurants and upscale buffet experiences as dining tastes evolved.
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