East Rutherford, NJ — Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment’s popular Friday night theme buffets are back starting Jan. 11.

“Our Friday themed buffets were extremely popular last year,” said Jason Settlemoir, COO & GM of Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment. “They provide variety that our fans enjoy. This year we brought back the most successful menus and introduced a few new themes we believe will not only appeal to our current customer, but will attract some new faces to Pink.”

The themed night buffets are $29.95, excluding tax and gratuity, and include appetizers, soup, main courses, side dishes and dessert. The themed buffet schedule is as follows:

• Friday (Jan. 11) Italian Night: Enjoy a tour of Italy featuring assorted antipasti, fried calamari, home-made manicotti, pork chop Murphy, chicken cacciatore and parmigiana and plenty of Italian desserts

• Friday (Jan. 25) Mexican Fiesta: Enjoy a make your own taco bar, chili con queso, chicken and beef chimichangas, freshly made pico de gallo and home-made tres leche cake

• Friday (Feb. 8) Endless Soup and Pasta: Create your own soup bowls with our homemade broths and fixings plus enjoy delicious pasta creations

• Friday (Feb. 22) Brunch for Dinner: Enjoy all your breakfast favorites including French toast, farm-fresh eggs, maple bacon and sausage and a variety of muffins, breads and desserts

• Friday (March 1) ’70s Friday featuring Elvis Through the Years: Dine on your favorites from the 1970s including quiche lorraine, chicken ala king, cherries jubilee and more. Plus enjoy an entertaining ride through the career of The King with Ralph Carey as Elvis of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s

In addition to the theme nights, diners will now be able to “Eat & Earn” with the new dining VIP card. Guests that dine in Pink Friday nights five times will get 50 percent off their sixth buffet. Guests that have dined on 11 Friday buffets will get their 12th buffet for free. Diners will receive a rewards card on their first visit to a Friday night buffet.

On non-themed nights, the Pink Friday buffet remains $29.95 and $39.95 on Saturdays. Live harness racing post time is 7:15 p.m.

Reservations are strongly recommended and can be made by calling 201.THE.BIGM.