My father wanted to go to Circus Circus for brunch. I suggested Aladdin, but he really wanted the Circus Buffet. He claimed that, according to his AAA Tourbook, it received three diamonds. So we went there for the brunch buffet. We ended up parking at the wrong lot and walked a long distance to the buffet restaurant. As we walked to the front of the hotel near registration, we passed the visitor’s lot where we should have parked. We followed the signs to the buffet, and then we got lost. The signs failed to direct us to the left. We stopped to ask directions and found our way.
It was $10 per person for lunch. As I perused the food, I gravitated towards the breakfast foods while my aunt veered towards dinner ones. My father and uncle went for lunch. I checked out the breakfast bar, and it was pretty decent. I got some potatoes, scrambled eggs covered in cheese and bell peppers, corned beef, a couple sausages, and a couple of French toast sticks. The potatoes were bland. I have had better in public school cafeterias. The eggs were quite good. I wish I had helped myself to more of those. The sausages were good, and the French toast sticks were okay. The corned beef was nasty. I wondered if that’s the way the Irish eat it, or if the Circus Buffet made a mess of it. I had cranberry juice to wash it down.
My uncle and aunt loaded up on the meat. My aunt went crazy with the fried chicken and broiled fish. My father and uncle were commenting on how salty the cream of potato soup was. After finishing my breakfast, I had a bowl of the salty soup. It was really good, except that it was a bit too salty. The cooks need to lay off the salt. Then I tried some of the desserts, like a cream puff and other such pastries. These were actually very good, especially with coffee. My aunt had tea with milk while my uncle had coffee after their lunch. My uncle and father continued to eat long after I had already finished my meal.
I have to say that I expected the food to be very bland, like my prior experience at the Sahara. The Circus Buffet is much better. I actually enjoyed my meal despite my prejudice towards buffets.