Running 13 miles for Vegas’ Best Italian Buffet | Amazing Sunday Brunch at Buddy V’s

It’s time for Vegas again and this time I’m participating in the 1/2 Marathon event that takes place on the Vegas Strip. My friend noticed I was getting a little round lately and suggested the Vegas marathon to off set things. How could I turn down an excuse to go to Vegas!

But before the run, we needed to fuel up and I can’t think of a better way to get our nutrition than at a buffet! Buddy V’s Ristorante at the Venetian offers an incredible Sunday Italian Brunch Buffet and I’ve always wanted to go but have put this off as I was expecting a lot of carbs. However, with the run, this would be the perfect opportunity. And I was also wrong about too many carbs at this buffet! Along with the amazing traditional pizzas (made to perfection by the way) and pastas, there were seafood, perfectly grilled steaks, and more. If you are in Vegas and manage to make a visit, make sure to get many slices that pepper crusted striploin from Orgo. So tender one can cut it with a butter knife. Great experience and don’t forget about the desserts with the panna cottas, cannolis and more!

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• Buddy V’s Ristorante
• Italian Sunday Brunch Buffet – $55USD
• https://buddyvsrestaurants.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/BuddyVs_Menu-SundayBrunch_Aug2023.pdf
• 3327 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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We’re about the halfway mark and having that Buffet this morning before the Run not such a good idea but I can certainly use a canoli right about [Applause] Now good day everyone uh this is Tim and we are about to start the weekend and uh this is a gloomy cold Vancouver evening which is just as well because I’m at the airport and I’m uh about to head on to a trip and oh that looks pretty nice giant

Globe there and I’m actually heading out on a trip for a run uh one of my friends was uh noticing I was getting a little bit round recently and she was kind enough to uh convince me to go uh on a run and this is is a half marathon and

The way she convinced me was that uh she found a run in Vegas and I think it’s called The Rock and Roll Marathon and uh just a half but you get to run up and down the strip or or uh both ways but we’ll see but uh thank you so much for

Joining I’m just about to catch my flight so hopefully we’ll have a great run but hopefully we’ll also have a couple of good meals maybe a buffet or two thank you so much for joining and I’m just about to catch my flight and watch so I don’t get hit by the car but

Uh so really grateful that you can join and uh we’ll uh be on our way Come On Let’s uh let’s head over to Vegas so after a short 3our flight leaving the gloomy wet Vancouver we have arrived in Vegas and this is beautiful Las Vegas at night and this is beautiful Las Vegas in the morning good morning everyone and I hope you’re doing well well so arrived in Vegas and all set for

The half marathon that we will go up and down the strip later on tonight yesterday we picked up our race package and uh in typical Vegas form uh the lights and the smoke and the tunnels and that was in the morning but later on the day we got a chance to visit downtown

Las Vegas as well and uh really grateful for that one of my favorite places is a main street cafe and it’s really thanks to Bill and Lisa for recommending that place and I was smart enough to listen to Bill and Lisa and I ordered the Sim in and unfortunately my friend who did

Not listen to Bill and Lisa got a club sandwich and a salad and she was eyeing my s in so we had to share and really delicious there lots of broth lots of noodles and that mustard was super spicy and that small amount on the noodles was

Quite a lot to handle it was strong and went straight to the sinuses and I could not stop coughing but lucky enough there was this wonderful lady Mama Joe who you see that is her from behind gave me a pat on the back and a small hug and

Everything was good from there and it was very kind of her because while we were not looking she took our bill and covered our meal so really grateful for her and uh hopefully she enjoys the cookies we got her as a thank you so really grateful for that but now um this

Is relatively early in the morning early by Vegas standards because this is 11:30 and I’m hoping to get some energy for the run in the form of a brunch buffet and I’ve heard about this buffet for the longest time this is Buddy V’s Restaurante and only on Sundays they

Have a buffet and uh Italian food pastas and pizzas and hopefully steaks and meats and of course the canoli so I’m pretty excited for that but I’m not sure if it’s such a wise thing to have a buffet right before the run at least a

Couple hours before the run so uh if you don’t know who buddy V is all around Vegas he has these annoying vending machines and they turn up the volume to the max here you’re walking along down the hallway and all of a sudden you hear Buddy’s voice and it just freaks you out

Hey you where you going who wants to eat some cake but I’m quite excited to try their Sunday brunch buffet and having such a large Buffet couple of hours before the marathon or the half marathon not sure if that’s such a good idea but I think I’m willing to find out this is

Car in cramming style so we’re doing this at the last minute and this is the Venetian and I believe buddy V’s Restaurante is right down those hallways over there so I can’t wait to give it a try I hope you’re hungry uh I can certainly use the energy uh come on

Let’s have a great Sunday brunch buffet together come on let’s Go so this is in the Grand Canal shops and I think there’s a bit of a lineup and uh oh I can certainly use a coffee let’s get in line so the line is moving quickly and I think we’re coming up next but look at all the hardworking folks in the hot

Kitchen over there and it is a beautiful day so I’m just checking out the menu over there and it looks pretty nice so $55 uh lots of good food and I think uh meatballs lots of carbs uh ham peppercorn crusted steak that looks pretty good and I think our table’s ready hey

Arlene good morning good morning thank you for joining us here are you here for a brch buet I am uh it looks so good can I get a table yes of course you can follow me right thank you all right so is every so this is certainly a

Nice venue and uh gosh I can use a coffee but uh I can see the buffet already starting over there and right in front of us are the pastries and over there I think it’s a hot food station and further to my right I think that is

A gentleman with some Carver and some steaks so I’m still not sure if it’s a good idea to have such a uh carb loed heavy Buffet before the run but uh wish me luck and uh I think I’m I’m going to not wait for the coffee and then uh

We’ll just get started cuz maybe a little bit of time for resting before uh before the buffet come on or before the Run come on let’s go all right so this is really nice so this is the appetizer station and I think we’ll start here first but there

Are so many more stations available from the carv to the uh hot food station that looks pretty good best chicken parmesan I’ve seen and the meatballs but I think to begin with we’ll start off with something healthy this is a rustia salad looking very good and I think a little

Bit of capresi a little bit of cheese and basil and tomato right here beautiful and moving on the Caesar salad with the giant croutons and uh I think I can’t resist a little bit of salad with the croutons and the food gets better there’s shrimp hey what a way to start off the

Morning with shrimp number one and maybe a second one for good measure and as we progress on the seafood they have more this is salmon with a bit of hummus and a beautiful Cherie board and cheese and as good as a salmon looks I think I’m going to get a couple of

Christinis as a base oh nice and oily in the best possible way no let’s arrange those so a little bit of salmon we’ll do a shmear there we go but to Guild the Lily some more as nice smoked salmon on top little bit of hummus and this is probably the best hummus I’ve

Seen on cristini number two and of course a little bit of the shakery mix them all up there we go and as we go along I can see all the hot food there and that is a pepper corn steak and the roast and the hard working folks in the kitchen but I

Think this is a good start for the buffet it’s so nice to get back to your table and find something new Joe has brought over the coffee and not only do we have a cup of coffee we’ve got a jug of milk and I couldn’t resist the tomato

Soup but I think I need the coffee first okay all right a little bit of a stir all and a good morning to you and uh good morning it’s like noon but uh cheers anyways so normally I stay away from the salad but that Caesar salad with the

Croutons just look so appetizing I think I definitely need to give it a try so a little bit of salad first very nice but let’s go for the Crouton oh nice and crunchy it’s an interesting Crouton it’s cheesy and crunchy on the outside a bit

Of olive oil and soft and tender on the inside side as well I think we got to try the shrimp and the shrimp here is quite ginormous I’m going to go with a little one first but that is not little shrimp is really fresh and not

Only is it fresh it is so flavorful perfect texture and perfectly cooked nice and clean as well oh really well done so I think a little bit of the salmon locks on the Christini that is exactly what I was after a crunchy Christini soaked in the lovely olive oil top with some nice

Salmon and a wonderful shmear nice and cream as well and with the Christini I think we got to try the tomato soup little bit of cheese little bit of croutons mix them around nice and rich and creamy and I think I’m going to try something different from the ca salad I think I’m

Going to take the mozzarella warm it up in the tomato soup with the basil and let’s give this a try again the rich tomato soup and it just kind of melts the mozzarella a little bit nice and creamy balances it out so I’m going to finish off the first

Round and thank goodness because Joe our server mentioned that in the far end of the buffet they have a dessert station and more hot food so I can’t wait to take it back I’m starting to wake up a really quick appetizer around and I think it’s time for some breakfast items

And some hot food uh I guess this is brunch come on let’s go oh and this is interesting I haven’t noticed this normally I’ll stay away from the pastries but these little white uh packages here Italian Donuts let’s go for one oh thank you sir but moving on that is what I’m

After those are the claes and behind them are the hardworking chefs cooking pasta made to order okay and I think we’ll get a plate first so we’ve got a little plate a medium plate and a big plate oh and this is heavy and let’s see what they have all right starting

Off our quential breast breakfast items a little bit of bacon and some sausages which I think I’ll Skip and let’s see CL number two okay little bit of scrambled eggs not a lot and Clash number three okay the clashes are quite high and uh looking in these are the potatoes and I think

That’s okay we’ll do a little bit of a carb load so that section is our typical breakfast little bit of potatoes eggs and bacon but let’s see what they have and I think it gets better because the Italian food is right here so I think we will start off oh with a wonderful

Mushroom and truffle pizza right here right in the center some wonderful fatatas and uh that looks a little heavy but I think we’ll go with some pasta and I think this is sausage and broccolini let’s go for this here oh there we go scoop number one and scoop number two for good

Measure and I can see the other stations over there but I think with a fresh pizza this can’t wait and let’s go back and this is a truffle mushroom pizza and let’s take a look nice and thin fantastic bite as expected wonderful toppings beautiful crust and let’s check the undercarriage beautifully Brown and

Spotted very nice and as nice as the topping is the crust is nice and bubbly and crunchy as well but I can’t think of a better way to start brunch then with a bit of coffee and some donuts let’s get that a try all right so nice Italian Donuts nice and fluffy

Chears a beautiful sugary coating nice and light like a little cloud or a pillow just need a little bit of [Applause] coffee what a perfect start let’s try the pasta next so this looks wonderful and all the hardworking chefs cooking this up the flavor is intense with the basil and

The parmesan and the broccolini and some spicy sausage and pasta is cooked perfectly M very nice so I’m starting off with little bits and bites and going around the buffet and I am actually a little bit cautious about eating too much for the run so I’m going

To s a little bit of everything and we’ll take you back the breakfast type round was delicious and so easy to finish a little bit of eggs and potatoes a great start and with the bacon I tried to mine my manners with the cutlery but unfortunately it’s only one way with

Your fingers and bacon is always good so uh with h the second round done let’s go for round three and I think orgo has some uh wonderful steaks back there and I can’t wait to give it a try come on let’s go so the steaks and the the roast are

Looking lovely hey Argo how are you how are you oh very good and that is looking delicious perfectly pink so thank you so I’m going to come back for the very end to get the steak while it’s nice and hot thanks orgo so we’ll definitely visit

Orgo a little bit later and oh that is a nice looking pizza and I might go for a second slice but let’s see what we have here these have got to be the best looking chicken paresan I’ve seen let’s go for one here carefully nice and cheesy hey how’s

It going hey Manuel this looks lovely thank you very much and this is like the best chicken parmesan I’ve seen oh thank you looking pretty good so what’s not uh what should I not miss here I really enjoy the fatatas the a lot of flavor cured meats broccolini yeah roasted tomatoes

Spinach a little bit of Parmesan is all very good well definitely go for the fata thank you Emanuel thank you thank you all right so great folks here so I think I’m going to go for the frittata and look at this this is the mac and cheese carbonara style all right let’s

Give this a try all right this is going to be rich and heavy but that’s okay and another Spoonful for good measure all right and moving on wow so we’ve got the meatball and and something called the Hoboken Wings not sure what it is but let’s give

It a try and we’ll start off with the meatballs first smothered in sauce carefully I think right next to the chicken Farm and let’s go for the wings right over here and we’ll Paar them up so the plate is getting full and uh I think we’ll have to see our friend orgo okay so it does get busy in here and oh I think there is one little piece

Left and that’s all I can handle hey orgo how are you oh one little piece left can I get a fatty cut uh fatty cut oh that’s wonderful thank you only one maybe two yeah oh oh thank you orgo welcome thank you oh and I can’t forget the fata as

Recommended by Emmanuel and they are looking heavy let’s see and one last spot for the uh steak and eggs so I think I’m going to be in trouble for the Run cuz the plate is getting pretty full okay so that is a heavy plate and

Uh skews the shake I’m not sure if it’s the weight of the plate or the coffee but this is looking wonderful so I might be in a little bit of trouble and there’s so much items here I don’t know what to start but I think the steak

Can’t wait and uh A really lovely piece here it’s cut into o and all they give you is a butter knife and that’s actually all you need so it’s so tender a little bit of horseradish not just melting the mouth this is absolutely tender probably on far with

The best steak houses in Vegas little bit of horseradish cream okay so when you’re here don’t make the mistake I did by waiting till the third or fourth round for the steak go see orgo immediately because that is probably one of the best steaks I’ve had but with the meats let’s try the

Meatball as well and these are quite sizable so a little bit of a knife and fork with the marinara sauce there just something comforting with the meatball and that Tangy sauce and I think maybe we’ll mix it up a little bit with the macaroni and cheese carbonera

Style very tasty that Macar and cheese perfectly cooked but very rich at the same time so a little bit of the the sauce would hit the spot finally let’s go with a chicken FM oh the chicken farm not too bad breaded cheesy Saucy but sometimes at a buffet when uh it’s

Been sitting out for a while you just need it fresh but all in all not too bad for sure so I am getting a bit worried with all this food and the run but I saw someone with a marathon or half marathon t-shirt here with an even

Bigger plate so my uh anxiety has subsided and I think I’m just going to enjoy and I’m going to finish off uh this course and then uh we’ll go back for maybe another slice of pizza maybe another bowl of soup but for sure the desserts and we’ll take you back the

Same I think we need to go for a mimosa next this is a familiar Buffet walk and always nice to see the folks in the kitchen uh cooking up a storm and uh I think I’m going I’m done for uh all the hot food round three that was enough and

I think when you’re here definitely go for the wings those are the Hoka wings and uh I wish they just call it Jersey Wings it’s hard to pronounce but so tasty a little bit spicy but very tender and of course emanuel’s suggestion the fatata that’s certainly something not to

Miss as your egg dish and a rich luscious Frittata with all the Smoked Meats and that ricotta just cuts it perfectly but now I think it is time for dessert and this is the dessert station and it’s nice because earlier I can see them replenishing the stations very

Diligently and let’s grab a plate and once again these are the smallest plates I’ve seen But after all that food this is exactly what is called for and oh look at all these wonderful Italian desserts my friend Stevie from Montreal would be proud let’s go for the Italian

Cookie right over here some raspberry mering lemon tarts oh and my favorite the wonderful canoli and I think I can only handle a mini one carefully and this is right on the edge perfect no casualties there right over there are mini banana bun cakes and unfortunately I don’t like bananas but

They are just too pretty to pass up and uh I’ll risk The Taste and moving on beautiful cheesecake and okay chocolate covered strawberries let’s go for one right here a little bit of rearranging needed and we’ll go for a second one as a backup wonderful panacotta and I think we’ll

End it with a teramusu so I couldn’t resist I also got the panacotta and uh I think out of all this this might be a mistake not too fond of bananas but this is just just too pretty to pass up and let’s see just a little

Bit hard to open and I think we need two hands and I satch up there but let’s see oh there we go let’s give this a try hopefully not a mistake okay it is moist and [Applause] tender and I can verify it is moist and tender

And wild banana is not my favorite thing they did such a good job the texture is light not too sweet and that cream is Heavenly I think this is probably the only banana dessert I like and speaking of my favorite desserts let’s go for the canoli oh oh that is absolutely Heavenly crunchy

And crispy on the outside rich and creamy on the inside a perfect balance and contrast of textures and what makes a good canoli there are two sides to it just like every good tail the pistachio side and the uh chocolate chip side very nice and very rich and to counteract

That richness maybe a little bit of panacotta oh much too pretty to eat but that never stopped us rich and creamy and Luscious and the panacotta is just set barely and look at the wobble and I think the wobble is partly due to the excess coffee w so flavorful light and Luscious and

Refreshing so this is Buddy V’s Restaurante at the Venetian and I’ve been avoiding this for the longest time because of afraid of all the carbs and the pastas and the meats but uh that’s certainly something we should embrace because not only do they have the Fantastic pizzas but the meats and uh the

Meatballs and the roast from Margo and I for forgot to mention uh I got to mention that on the menu they have uh made to order omelets or french toast or pancakes so you can order those but I don’t think I can handle any much more so I think this is

It so really great experience here from Arlene and orgo and uh Joe and really fantastic experience here so thank you so much for joining and uh I’m not sure if this is such a good idea still for the run but I I think I’m going to

Finish up these desserts and uh uh then we’ll proceed and I’ll let you know how it goes so again thank you so much and I think we’re going to finish this off with the cookie and a little bit of coffee so thank you again and until we see each

Other take care of each other God bless and bye-bye for now and later that afternoon along with a crowd of 45,000 we were ready to run off that Buffet a little bit of pyrot Technics to start and we were off 45,000 people down the strip beautiful to see at night and

After a little while this is the Finish Line a little bit of a weary finish thank you so much for watching and check out my other videos as well