Comments on: Reno/Lake Tahoe Vacation: Carvings Buffet in Harrah’s Reno http://chowtimes.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/ Suanne and Ben's Food and Travel Adventures from Vancouver, BC Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chubbypanda http://chowtimes.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1240 Chubbypanda Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:44:21 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1240 Wow. I wanna go on a king crab binge now. Wow. I wanna go on a king crab binge now.

]]> By: nhbilly http://chowtimes.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1239 nhbilly Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:15:16 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1239 That was some horrible looking kobe let alone over cooked. Mind just server a slice of a tire. That was some horrible looking kobe let alone over cooked. Mind just server a slice of a tire.

]]> By: Jason http://chowtimes.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1238 Jason Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:40:34 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1238 I agree with Erick and would go as far as saying there is no way in the world that was kobe beef. The price of that one piece you showed alone would be twice as much as you paid for the buffet. More likely is that it's what kobe-style beef, which is really not kobe beef at all. It's simply the same breed of cow they use for Kobe beef, except it is raised in the US without the strict guidelines they have in Kobe, Japan. i.e., not the same intense diet, beer, etc. I agree with Erick and would go as far as saying there is no way in the world that was kobe beef. The price of that one piece you showed alone would be twice as much as you paid for the buffet. More likely is that it’s what kobe-style beef, which is really not kobe beef at all. It’s simply the same breed of cow they use for Kobe beef, except it is raised in the US without the strict guidelines they have in Kobe, Japan. i.e., not the same intense diet, beer, etc.

]]> By: Erick http://chowtimes.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1237 Erick Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:14:59 +0000 http://chowtimes.26miler.com/2007/09/05/renolake-tahoe-vacation-carvings-buffet-in-harrahs-reno/#comment-1237 Ben, As you probably know, Kobe beef is distinguished from other cuts by the intense marbling (fat) in the meat that gives it the flavor. That piece of roast you show did not demonstrate any kind of marbling. Secondly, it was overcooked so it is not surprising it was tough. The other Prime Roast beef looked a lot better. Kobe beef for $13.99 all you can eat is quite suspicious. Real Kobe beef goes for more than double that amount per pound. Still, $13.99 for all of that food is quite a deal. I would venture to say a better deal than Las Vegas buffets. Ben,

As you probably know, Kobe beef is distinguished from other cuts by the intense marbling (fat) in the meat that gives it the flavor. That piece of roast you show did not demonstrate any kind of marbling. Secondly, it was overcooked so it is not surprising it was tough. The other Prime Roast beef looked a lot better. Kobe beef for $13.99 all you can eat is quite suspicious. Real Kobe beef goes for more than double that amount per pound.

Still, $13.99 for all of that food is quite a deal. I would venture to say a better deal than Las Vegas buffets.

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