Bacchanal Buffet
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{{Infobox restaurant
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|image=Bacchanal Buffet 2.jpg
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|established={{Start date and age|2012|9|11}}
|current-owner=Caesars Entertainment
|chef=Josh Grimes
|food-type=International
|dress-code=Casual
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|street-address=3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard
|city=Las Vegas
|county=Clark
|state=Nevada
|zip=89109
|country=United States
|coordinates={{Coord|36.11595|-115.17623|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NV|display=title,inline}}
|seating-capacity=600
|reservations=Yes
|website=[http://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/restaurants/bacchanal-buffet Official website]
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Bacchanal Buffet (formerly Café Roma, Palatium Buffet, Café Lago, Café Lago Buffet and Lago Buffet) is a buffet located at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. The buffet consists of nine show kitchens and over 500 daily dishes. Chefs at their own stations serve food at Bacchanal.{{cite web|last=Rauschnot|first=Chris|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rauschnot/17000000-bacchanal-buffet_b_1885882.html|title=A $17,000,000 Buffet?|date=September 17, 2012|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Eliza|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/08/caesars-palace-bacchanal-_n_1753850.html|title=WATCH: Feast Like A God In Vegas|date=August 8, 2012|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}
History
The restaurant was opened on September 11, 2012, costing $17 million. The buffet won "Best Buffet" by USA Today in 2012 and 2013. It was also rated by the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2013 and Las Vegas Weekly in 2013 and 2015.{{cite web|last=Yancey|first=Kitty|url=http://experience.usatoday.com/las-vegas/story/best-of-vegas/2013/03/15/best-las-vegas-buffets/1991653/|title=Five of the best buffets in Las Vegas|date=April 3, 2013|work=USA Today|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Grimes|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/7-las-vegas-top-buffets|title=7 of Las Vegas' top buffets|date=January 28, 2014|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}
The buffet was expanded to offer whole fish options including Norwegian mackerel and New Zealand tai snapper.{{cite web|last=Stapleton|first=Susan|url=http://vegas.eater.com/2015/8/5/9103857/bacchanal-buffets-fancy-pants-new-menu-items|title=Bacchanal Buffet's Fancy Pants New Menu Items|date=August 5, 2015|work=Eater Vegas|accessdate=September 29, 2015}}
The restaurant, along with the rest of Caesars Entertainment's properties, was closed on March 17, 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On April 21, the restaurant "filed paperwork" for an unspecified renovation in response to challenges posed by the pandemic.{{Cite web |date=April 21, 2020 |last=Martin |first=Bradley |title=Bacchanal Buffet Undergoes a $2.4 Million Makeover at Caesars Palace |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2020/4/21/21229049/bacchanal-buffet-2-4-million-makeover-caesars-palace |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=Eater Las Vegas}} The Los Angeles Times reported that the buffet will no longer be self-serve, with staff serving all food instead.{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Here's what eating out looks like in Las Vegas as it reopens |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-05-19/eating-scene-vegas-will-look-like |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times}} The buffet reopened May 2021 as a fully self-service buffet.{{cite web | last=Stapleton | first=Susan | title=Bacchanal Buffet Is Back, Better Than Ever With Roving Carts, Composed Dishes, and 100 New Menu Items | website=Eater Vegas | date=May 21, 2021 | url=https://vegas.eater.com/2021/5/21/22447548/bacchanal-buffet-reopens-caesars-palace | access-date=October 21, 2022}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.caesars.com/caesars-palace/restaurants/bacchanal-buffet}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Bacchanal Buffet}}
{{Caesars Entertainment}}
Category:2012 establishments in Nevada