Sidewalk Cafe — Restaurant in Shelbyville

For those who have been coming to the casino for a long time, you may remember the extensive buffet that once existed. Amazing selection, great prices, quality chefs....the perfect way to entice you to come to the gaming tables.

It seems someone in casino management realised that casino goers would keep going regardless. So instead of the buffet, we now have the Sidewalk Cafe. The selection is limited, the portions are getting smaller and smaller, there is less and less produced in-house and prices are raised frequently. Apparently the ethos of "make money through gambling, give reasonably priced food to soften the blow" is dead and gone.

The staff is kind, hardworking and doing their best but, alas, it may be a losing battle. How long before they are replaced by a White Castle or some such entity?

Finally, unlike the old buffet that gave you some space and a bit of quietude, the Sidewalk Cafe dining area is lined up against slot machines, making hard to even have a conversation over the din. The dining space keeps getting smaller, as well, to welcome more gambling machinery.

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