What: Seafood Thursday Dinner at the Potrero Canyon Buffet
Where: Morongo Casino Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon
How much: $22.95 with a players’ club card
Contact: 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com
Why: You can pig out on crab or dessert or shrimp or whatever else.
I grew up in Nevada, a fact I’ve noted in this space before. The more time I’ve spent away from Nevada, the more I’ve become convinced that growing up in a state where casinos are everywhere makes you … well, just a little different.
For example, take buffets—specifically, casino buffets. Some non-Nevadans tend to be a little wary of large buffets, fearing potential disease and mediocre, mass-quantity food. However, these fears are unwarranted. First of all, I have eaten at casino buffets hundreds of times, and never have I gotten food poisoning from one. Not once. And second of all, great food can be found at many casino buffets—and such is the case at Morongo’s Potrero Canyon Buffet.
We went there for a birthday celebration on a recent Thursday night—which just so happens to be seafood night—and everyone in our large party thoroughly enjoyed the bevy of food on offer. That’s not to say everything was good—among many dozens of dishes both hot and cold, and both sweet and savory, there are bound to be a few clunkers. However, each of us found an item or four that we absolutely reveled in. For one person, it was the crispy fried shrimp (with oodles of cocktail sauce). For another, it was the unlimited quantity of crab legs.
For me? I was having a sweet-tooth sort of night, so my personal highlight came at the dessert case, where I enjoyed cookies and German chocolate cake and even a miniature lemon-meringue tart.
Yeah, the experience wasn’t so good for my waistline, but it did limited damage to my wallet—and absolutely enthralled my taste buds.
So, go. Don’t be afraid of the casino buffet. Trust me: I’m a former Nevadan.
what time is seafood dinner buffet starting on Thursday?
They’ve actually changed the Seafood Buffet to Wednesdays and Sundays now. Monday is still Mexican and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday are “International.” I’m not sure what Saturday is though. It’s all very tasty!