valarltd | Balley's Update

Balley's casino redid their buffet.
Dang, they've climbed the ladder a few notches.

Bread basket: Nice selection of 5 types, including a "grain stick" which is thick, chewy and very flavorful

Salad bar: Greens were pretty standard: iceberg/red cabbage/carrots. A little wilted. Everything else good. Antipasto needed refilling as was down to a single giant lump of cauliflower.

Soup: crawfish-dill bisque. Oh gods. This was lethal! So thick and creamy. Rich sauce with dill, and lots and lots of chewy little crawdads. I had 2 bowls.

Down-Home bar: all right. The shrimp is still stunningly mediocre. The seafood salad makes liberal use of dill and chervil, very nice. Dollface ate all her BBQ chicken. The pot-roast was tender and flavorful. Obi-Chris ate 2 pieces of catfish, so it must have been really good. The prime-rib was over done, and dry even with the au-jus.

Oriental: The curry was ok, not a strong curry flavor. The peanut sate was gummy, and the sauce had a bland flavor and nasty mouth-feel. The egg-rolls were good.

The pasta: the lasagna was pretty standard fare. Not nasty like it used to be. The pork with wild mushrooms was very good.

I had a decadent pecan pie with brandy and chocolate in it for dessert. the dessert selection has improved immeasurably. From 3 kinds of cookies and 2 cobblers to pies, cheesecakes, cake, cookies, ice cream and sugar free.

And best of all, it was ladies' night so my dinner was free!