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steak and seafood bu ets at extraordinary prices. Check out the di erent dinner bu ets that change periodically. Use your Players Club card (player’s club cards are always available free of charge) for $3.00 o all Valley
View Casino bu ets.
e bu ets at Soboba Casino in San Jacinto are
served in the Soboba Steakhouse and include a weekly lunch bu et, plus a fabulous Sunday brunch feast for a mere $15.95. Also note the great Senior discounts.
Sycuan Resort & Casino’s Paipa’s Oasis, a San Diego award-winning favorite, o ers a fantastic variety of Asian dishes plus active carving stations. Executive Chef
Ted Borce, the 2004 Chapter Chef of the year by the Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego, presides over this fabulous bu et that o ers Prime Rib and peel and eat shrimp daily on the dinn er bu et and at Sunday brunch. A fresh salad bar, soups and a decadent dessert bar round out the fare.
You can nd the 2005 Southern California Casino Bu et Guide on pages 16 and 17. It lists bu et times, highlights of the bu ets
and prices. Lunch bu ets are always less expensive. Know that bu et waiting lines can be long (especially on weekends) so time your visit appropriately. Most casinos o er player’s club member discounts, or comps for bu ets.
Check with the casino’s player’s club. And always use your player’s club card! ose points can usually translate to free casino dining!
A few casinos have such enormous portions
in their main restaurants that bu ets are almost super uous. Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center’s Golden Grill is the casino’s main restaurant, o ering 24/7 service. e Grill specializes in American,
Asian, Mexican and Italian items featuring daily specials that change each month and include prime rib, T-bone steaks, broiled lobster and steak, and steak and shrimp.
e portions are huge and absolutely delicious!
Eating Healthy
Casino bu ets are seductive—all that wonderful food, all those beautiful presentations. And they are contradictory to the current national obsession of watching what we eat (or not, as the case may be). But a casino bu et doesn’t necessarily preclude healthy eating. Using a bu et’s enormous choices can keep you in the spirit of the experience, grazing from this station and that, trying that dish and this, while still watching what you eat. e key is not to graze yourself into an overeating stupor, but to enjoy the experience
of eating well at the bu et. After all, a healthy body has a sharp mind, and you want to hone your awareness for your maximum winning
potential at the casino, right?
Some Southern California casinos have ne dining comparable to the excellent restaurants of major cities... and Las Vegas! Taking a page from the Las Vegas food and beverage book, Southern California resort casinos have created their own upscale signature restaurants with unique specialties, sometimes
with a celebrity chef presiding.
The award-winning signature
Barona Oaks Steakhouse
offers diners an exciting combination of steakhouse favorites and gourmet fare in a truly elegant and intimate setting. Executive Chef Dean Thomas has created a unique and sophisticated dinner menu that includes memorable dishes, artfully presented at this elegant and beautiful restaurant.
The Bistro at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is a
classy, intimate restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with seating inside and outside adjacent to the resort’s new beautiful pool. The desert’s newest eatery features an exhibition kitchen, sushi bar and stunning stone hearth. A private dining room for nine people is available for special
occasions. Lunch menu selections include a Kobe Beef Burger, while dinner choices include Seared Scallops with roasted pepper Risotto or Filet Mignon
The N9NE Steak House at the new Morongo Casino Resort Spa combines the best of a classic Chicago steakhouse and a contemporary American restaurant in a scintillating setting. The trademark circular granite champagne caviar bar (just like the one
in the Palms Las Vegas N9NE Steakhouse) features the finest champagnes and caviars and offers an alternative to typical steakhouse dining. N9NE’s dramatic ceiling incorporates a silver-leafed dome that continually transforms hundreds of variable color. And Morongo’s Belly, located on the 27th floor is a rooftop restaurant offering handmade in- house, pastas and seafood.
At the Agua Caliente Casino you can dine at the Prime 10 Steakhouse for the beautiful ambiance and the delicious selections. And Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort’s Fiore restaurant features classic elegant fare. Don’t miss the serenely beautiful Roppongi restaurant at the Spa Resort Casino, featuring an Asian-fusion menu; and the stately The Grove, Viejas Casino’s ne dining restaurant. Pala Casino’s Oak Room is a world- class steakhouse with an inventive menu, and Pechanga Casino Resort’s The Great Oak presents wine-country cuisine coupled with steakhouse favorites. Eat well and enjoy all the fantastic dining options at Southern California casinos!
CLASS ACT: CASINO FINE DINING
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