Just look at the beautiful detail! I'm always impressed when food is used as part of the design. They had been used for an event there then rather than discarding them were added as displays in the buffet. She told me these sculptures came over from the banquet hall. The dessert bar had two gorgeous chocolate sculptures (1, 2) so I of course had to ask if it was ok to photograph them. Still it is a nice way to strike up a conversation with the chef, cook or wait-staff. If you are taking a picture of only your meal than you don't need to worry about asking. Most like the little bit of a blurb I do on them as well. I have yet to have anyone decline permission. My philosophy is to always ask for permission and to not take pictures that can identify people.

I take a lot of pictures in restaurants and eateries. The wait-staff is always very friendly and accommodating Seating is quite pleasant with nice sized tables and comfortable chairs. There is the soup, salad and dessert bank tucked into the 'L' formed. To the left and end is the actual buffet. The ceiling tiles over most of the buffet are studded with a multitude of LED lights to simulate a star light sky giving a lovely ambiance. I see they are moving away from the green tones to the blue tones with their recent renovation. The general layout of the buffet is quite lovely.

My gosh, I think we have stopped at the Firefly Buffet at Soaring Eagle ever since the resort was built. I'm particularly fond of the spa facilities at Soaring Eagle but I'm not sure Many of these casinos offer excellent live entertainment also available to the general public. There are very few foods offered on these buffets that could not be made at home which is one of their appealing features. If you want home cooked style foods the buffets really have it. All of the restaurants are open to the general public so you do have to gamble to enjoy their good food. Most offer all three dining styles although the smaller one may not. Their restaurants range from the lower end deli to the mid-range buffets to the higher end restaurants. Their banquet facilities for special events are top notch. Today's casinos are much more than just gambling establishments. We stayed there overnight then headed out mid-afternoon on our final destination of home. Once we left the kids we headed north to Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel in Traverse City, Michigan where we stayed overnight then left there for Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

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