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Pauma Bay Café at Casino Pauma
The long and winding road from I-15 east on the 76 to Casino Pauma is a lovely drive. I marvel at the beauty of this area, and it doesn’t take much to imagine what we now know as San Diego County was once virgin land and the Pauma Valley was probably a
true oasis. Now known as “The Player’s Oasis,” Casino Pauma is in the heart of the Pauma Valley and worth the trip for a day’s outing of play and good eats at great prices.
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The bright and cheery Pauma Bay Café is right off the table games area towards the back of the casino and has a light and airy feel. Outdoor seating is available on an adja- cent patio during the day, and the décor and ambience is tropical. The staff at Casino Pauma and at the Pauma Bay Café are open and friendly and want to be sure that you have a great time! Our server, K.C., guided us with great enthusiasm and aplomb through a packed dinner menu! Notable about the Pauma Bay Café is the enormous value of the meals. Portions are
include Prime Rib 8 oz. cut, $10.95! Did I men-
tion that Sunday through Thursday, that $10.95
Prime Rib Dinner is a 2 for 1 special? And on Friday and Saturday there is an All-You-Can-Eat Prime Rib Buffet from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
And seafood—I ordered a fresh piece of sword sh with beurre blanc (it can also be served with a teriyaki sauce). At $10.95 this was an incredible deal! The shrimp scampi, six tender jumbo prawns was sautéed in olive oil, garlic,
white wine, lemon, butter
High Deli sandwiches all ranging from $3.75 to $5.25 (for the Prime Rib sandwich).
And there are large and delicious Cobb ($4.25), Chicken Caesar, and Oriental Chicken salads ($4.25 each) on both the dinner and lunch menus.
The breakfast menu includes old-time favorites at old-time prices! You can have omelets—ham and cheese, Western and Spanish for $4.25—and even create your own for the same price! There are also pancakes, waf es and French toast. And great coffee! And the Pauma Bay Café has a 95¢ breakfast special daily from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m.!
Service is tops, meals are great deals at the Pauma Bay Café. Good food, great prices, fun and happy people!
Open 6 a.m.–Midnight (to 2 a.m. Sat and Sun). Reservations accepted. Call (760) 742-2177.
huge, and the prices almost unheard of.
“Did I mention that Sunday through and parsley served over rice
K.C.’s “hot tip” about
the “must have” onion rings
was well deserved, as we
devoured the lightest beer-battered rings, served on a
chicken ($8.95), a grilled boneless 8 oz. breast of chicken ($8.95) and Coconut Chicken—a chicken breast coated in shredded coconut
and served with pineapple sauce ($9.95).
The lunch menu includes a sandwich board selection of
hot sandwiches including French Dip, Tuna Melt, Philly Cheese Steak, a Hot Turkey and a Prime Rib sandwich; and cold sandwiches including Casino Club and Mile
12˝-high stand like a bunch of tossed rings with three dif- ferent sauces—barbecue, spicy mustard and ranch. A huge stack was $2.75. Soups are homemade, with a “soup of the day” offering. We enjoyed the hearty pea soup with ham.
Entrees (all served with choice of soup or salad, fresh vegetables, and rice pilaf, baked or French-fried potatoes)
Thursday, that $10.95 Prime Rib Dinner is a 2 for 1 special?”
pilaf. Very tasty!
Chicken dishes include a
re-roasted marinated half-
Barona Creek Golf Club Gets Golf Week Magazine Kudos
I t’s the award season in golf, and Barona Creek Golf Club continues to reap honors after opening just 15 months ago. Their latest recognition came from Golf Week Magazine, which named Barona Creek Golf Club the fourth best course in California, and the 100th best
San Diego Man Wins Over $1 Million on Quartermania® Progressive at Sycuan Casino & Resort
“I typically play table games when I visit casinos,” said Quiamzon. “So I didn’t real- ize that I had won. I thought that something had happened to the machine.” He had played just $2 when the jackpot hit.
Quiamzon was visiting Sycuan Casino with his wife and cousin and decided to play slots for the rst time based on advice from a co-worker from electronics and manufactur- ing company Kyocera, who had heard about a sizable jackpot that was won at Sycuan Casino on New Year’s Eve.
Although he says that he is not normally lucky, Quiamzon now believes that his luck may be changing for the better. He plans to invest most of his winnings, pay college tuition for his 14- and 18-year-old children, and possibly even buy a new house and a Mercedes.
Quiamzon’s jackpot is the largest ever won on Quartermania on the Native American Progressive Systems.
course in the country.
In addition, Barona Creek Golf Club was recently named as one of the Top 10 New Courses You Can Play by Golf Magazine in their March 2002 issue.
“We are ecstatic to be in this prestigious company after only being open since January 2001. Many of the great- est public golf facilities in the entire country are in Cali- fornia, and to be a part of this group is quite attering,” said Clifford LaChappa, Chairman of the Barona Band of Mission Indians. “This has been a group effort led
by our Director of Golf, Don King and the golf course design team of Gary Roger Baird and his senior archi- tect Todd Eckenrode.”
Barona Creek Golf Club is a centerpiece of Barona’s current $260 million expansion project, which will include a new 315,000 square foot casino, 400-room resort hotel, wedding chapel and events center. The Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino is scheduled for completion in late 2002.
Barona Casino’s new resort facility construction is on schedule for late 2002 opening.
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Column: Dining Review San Diego Gaming News