Potrero Canyon Buffet, Cabazon, CA

Potrero Canyon Buffet
Morongo Casino
49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA 92230
http://www.morongocasinoresort.com/d_pcb.cfm
Plenty of free parking in the structure. Turn left when you enter the casino from parking.
Casual. Very very very large dining room.

Visited: Dinner, Dine in
Most recently: November 2009

So being a fan of the Las Vegas casino buffets, I had to come see how the Morongo Casino's buffet stood in comparison. And I must say, it is really good, and the value is exceptional. Saturday night is Prime Rib Night, and dinner is $18.95 per person. In Vegas, you would easily spend at least $10 more per person, and food quality is almost what you'd get in Vegas.

So what do they have to offer (now keep in mind, the menu does change, so you may not get the same things, but you get the idea)...

Salad Station: an assortment of do-it-yourself salad bar items as well as a couple prepared salads such as Caesar. They also have assorted cut and whole fruit. My favorite part of this station is the selection of cold grilled veggies - tonight they had asparagus and yellow squash that were cooked very well. A couple of soups round out the Salad Station.

Italian Station: garlic bread, bouillabaise (chock full of shellfish), and an assortment of pastas. They also had a pink colored ravioli filled with butternut squash with a gorgonzola cream sauce - I'm not so into the gorgonzola, but the ravs were very tender and tasty. They also had a nice linguine alfredo with a tinge of nutmeg. A couple flavors of pizza rotated throughout the night, ranging from margherita, and pepperoni, to barbecue chicken.

Carving Station: Saturday being Prime Rib night, there was a nice Prime Rib, compelete with your choice of jus or an amazing dark mushroom gravy. They also had roasted turkey breast and gravy.

Americana: following the Carving station was the next take on Americana which included herby roast chicken, smothered mushroom gravy (I didn't really know what this was, but it was really good!), creamed spinach, mashed potatoes, and homemade potato chips. They also had some bbq pork ribs and really fresh crispy fried chicken.

Asian Station: there was really quite the selection here from some traditional Chinese food fare like chow mein and spicy orange chicken, to really tasty Korean kalbi beef, to a whole Mongolian bbq where you can choose your meat, veggies, and sauce (mild or spicy).

Mexican Station: included carnitas, tacquitos, and of course rice and beans.

Dessert Station: the soft serve ice cream machine was a sight to behold unto itself. You pushed a button, the machine gurgled, and in a flurry of activity you received a nice sized portion of either vanilla or chocolate. The vanilla was okay, but the chocolate was really flavorful. There was also hot fudge to add on top. They also had a hot bread pudding and a hot apple cobbler. The dessert case was full of an assortment of fruit tarts, creme brulee, cream puffs, eclairs, pie slices, mousses, etc etc. They also had nice selection of sugar free desserts (however, the brownie wasn't too fabulous).

The dinner price included a non-alcoholic beverage. Service to take our drink orders and pick up empty plates was very efficient, and everyone was very polite.

The prices vary during the week, for example, Friday night is Seafood Night, so dinner costs a little more. But overall, it's an exceptional value.
--T