Meanwhile, Station Casinos decided it was done with the concept for good at its properties. Longtime favorites like Le Village Buffet at Paris, Carnival World & Seafood Buffet at the Rio, and Studio B at The M Resort never reopened.
More than three years and a few vaccine shots later, Vegas is thriving again with pool parties, nightclubs, and other fun stuff, but the buffet scene looks quite a bit different. The closure of buffets in 2020 was the first sign COVID-19 was a problem that couldn't be solved with a sneeze guard.
After overcoming the depths of the pandemic, everything is back to normal in Las Vegas.