Staff pick: Simon Restaurant & Lounge (At Palms Place, 944-3292) Chef Kerry Simon goes bonkers every Sunday, with a killer sushi bar, American comfort foods such as chicken and waffles or his celebrated meatloaf and, for an extra charge of $7, an all-you-can-drink Bloody Mary bar. The pastries, desserts and peel-and-eat shrimp with homemade remoulade are worth a detour by themselves.

Readers’ Choice: Carnival World Buffet (At the Rio, 777-7777) This vast spread, which has helped redefine the Vegas buffet from a tired comedian’s punchline into a genuine culinary experience, is a true Sin City classic. Three hundred dishes! From Asian barbecue to American comfort food, this place has it all.

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