IKEA to hold all-you-can-eat Midsummer feast this month

By CAITLIN LILLY REVIEWJOURNAL.COM

9 years ago

Plates of Swedish meatballs are ready for customers during the grand opening of Nevada’s first IKEA home furnishings store Wednesday, May 18, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Meatballs and macaroni and cheese are seen in the upstairs restaurant area during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Customers visit the upstairs restaurant during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Matt O’Keefe, with Jet Services, cleans the outside walls of the new Las Vegas IKEA, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. "We’ll be here until people walk in the doors," O’Keefe said. "They want it to shine." Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons walk through the store during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Customers visit the downstairs restaurant during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Shopping carts sit inside during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Security guard Daniel Kurtin walks in the background. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons walk the sales floor during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons walk through the parking lot with purchases during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons are greeted by employees as they enter the store during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Cars filled Nevada’s first IKEA store’s parking lot during its grand opening on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Cashier Tiffany Nakano, right, assists Urian Booze with her purchases during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons walk the sales floor during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Brianna Awa shops during the opening day event for IKEA in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Jason Ogulnik/Las Vegas Review-Journal

IKEA recently opened its Southern Nevada outpost, and the retailer is already thinking like a Las Vegan when it comes to dining — all you can eat.

On Friday, June 24, fans of IKEA’s restaurant can indulge in an AYCE buffet featuring classic Swedish fare — meatballs and lingonberry juice included, of course — at the store’s “Midsummer Smörgåsboard” event.

The event, held annually to celebrate the arrival of summer, follows the Swedish tradition of celebrating “midsommar” — recognized across the globe as the longest day of the year, according to a news release.

Tickets are $16.99 per person and $4.99 for children 12 and under. Members of the Family loyalty program are eligible for discounted tickets — $12.99 per person and $2.99 for children 12 and under.

The menu for IKEA’s Midsummer Smörgåsboard event includes:

Assorted varieties of herring
Hard boiled eggs with shrimp
Gravad lax with mustard sauce
Smoked salmon with horseradish sauce
Poached salmon
Tossed green salad
Cucumber salad
Midsummer fruit salad
Assorted Swedish cheeses
Boiled dill potatoes or mashed potatoes
Meatballs with lingonberries
Prinskorv sausage
Crispbread, thin bread, dinner rolls
Assorted desserts
Coffee, tea, fountain beverages

To accommodate as many guests as possible, IKEA is holding two separate seating times for the Midsummer buffet — 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m — with each dinner being open to 300 guests. Due to limited seating, guests are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance at IKEA.

On the day of the event, seating is first come first serve.

Contact Caitlin Lilly at clilly@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @caitielilly_