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For decades, Las Vegas buffets were a tourist jackpot. Today, food halls<\/a> are a big draw.<\/p>\n

Even “Pawn Stars” boss Rick Harrison has noticed the evolution of people’s eating habits, calling the buffet’s decline an example of “Darwinism.”<\/p>\n

“You know, 100 years ago, lobster was<\/a> considered poor people’s food, so everything has changed,” Harrison told Fox News Digital in a video interview from his restaurant, Rick’s Rollin Smoke Barbeque & Tavern.\u00a0<\/p>\n

LAS VEGAS BUFFETS ‘A DYING BREED’ AS CASINOS PUSH ‘YOUNGER AND COOLER’ FOOD HALL OPTIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The once-famous buffets<\/a>\u00a0in Vegas have given way to trendy Strip food halls in recent years.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Rio’s Carnival World Buffet closed down before reopening as Canteen Food Hall in 2024.<\/p>\n

ARIA Buffet also shuttered in 2020, reopening as Proper Eats Food Hall in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Big Top Food Court at Circus Circus, which opened in 2021, replaced a small portion of the venue’s buffet.<\/p>\n

Despite the changes, the menu at Harrison’s restaurant leans on barbecue tradition<\/a> \u2013 the kind that takes 16 hours in a smoker.<\/p>\n

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“We don’t cut the time,” Harrison saidl. “It’s not 15-and-a-half hours. It’s not 15 hours and 45 minutes. It’s 16 hours, every bit of it.”<\/p>\n

Harrison said all the meat at his restaurant is locally sourced.<\/p>\n

“We’re kind of known for our burnt ends,” he added. “For people who don’t know what the burnt ends [are], that’s the fatty side of the brisket.”<\/p>\n

Harrison said he was born and raised in North Carolina, which he called “mostly the barbecue capital of the world.”<\/p>\n

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His restaurant,<\/a> which is next to the pawn shop, receives thousands of visitors every day, he said.<\/p>\n

“People from overseas<\/a> don’t know about American barbecue, and when they find out about it, they absolutely love it,” Harrison said.<\/p>\n

With tourism numbers down in Vegas, many people have pointed to the expensive pricing, especially when it comes to food.<\/a><\/p>\n

On that point, Harrison called the $1,000 steak<\/a> “the most ridiculous thing in the world.”<\/p>\n

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“I wouldn’t fall for the gimmicks,” he said, noting there are still places to eat “a good ol’ American steak”<\/a> for $50 to $80.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Las Vegas\u00a0Convention and Visitors Authority recently released its numbers for July visitors, noting a 12% drop from last year.<\/p>\n

There were 3,089,300\u00a0visitors in July<\/a>\u00a0compared to over 3.5 million last year, while occupancy on the Strip dropped 7% from 86.5% in 2024.<\/p>\n

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Harrison attributed the decrease to “people skipping vacations” due to inflation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The great thing about Vegas, he said, is the variety of food offerings.<\/p>\n

“You have everything from a food court to five-star restaurants,” Harrison said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So, it’s a little bit of everything here. \u2026 You got something for every budget here.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/las-vegas-buffets-dying-pawn-stars-boss-touts-barbecue-american-steaks <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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