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The Sage Café at Barona Valley Ranch offers panoramic views, a relaxed atmosphere, and spectacular California cuisine.
seafood, memorable dishes are artfully presented at this beautiful restaurant. e rst place winner in the Southern California Gaming Guide 2007 Reader’s Choice Award for Best Restaurant, Barona Oaks also has an exceptional wine list. Open for dinner only, when you go to Barona Valley Ranch, this restaurant is a must. Reservations are recommended.
Also not-be-missed, Barona’s Sage Café is a true sanctuary from the excitement of the casino oor. With comfortable indoor and conservatory seating all providing panoramic views of the beautiful valley and award-winning golf course, the Sage Café provides a relaxed atmosphere and spectacular California cuisine. O ering a wide variety of casual fare, the menu is extensive and rich in quality ingredients and generous portions. A 2007 California Restaurant Association Gold Medallion Award winner for Best Casino Restaurant, the Sage will not disappoint. Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Manhattan at Soboba Casino o ers a taste of New
York with its deli,
restaurant and
bakery specialties.
Serving over 100 New York-sized
di erent sandwiches, Manhattan prizes itself for the best onion rings this side of the Mississippi. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Manhattan at Soboba has prime rib,
Alaskan King Crab legs, shrimp, mussels, cat sh, and lobster all feature nightly at The Buffet at Valley View Casino.
grilled salmon and a deli-goer’s delight—brisket of beef on its dinner menu. Manhattan’s fountain includes delicious ice cream treats, including sundaes—Manhattan style, and a fantastic New York-style cheesecake. Open weekdays
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and weekends 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
At Valley View Casino, the beautiful new Black&Blue
Steakhouse and Lounge is comfortable and welcoming, with a decor of rich, dark woods and warm earth tones. e Lounge o ers casino guests specialty cocktails and signature martinis along with a wide variety of top-shelf beverages. e Black&Blue dining experience provides its guests more than great food, and extends diners an opportunity to try their luck. As the only restaurant in the country presenting Dining for Dollars, a card game where you can gamble for a free surf-and-turf dinner right at your table, Black&Blue gives diners the choice of letting fun and excitement add spice to an already delicious meal.
Open 24 hours, Sycuan Casino’s Wachena Falls Café presents relaxed patio dining and features Certi ed Choice Angus Beef, creative pasta dishes,
favorites from south of the border, salads,
sandwiches and burgers.
Fiore at Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort
serves up a memorable dining experience featuring the nest in Certi ed aged Angus beef and the Paci c’s freshest seafood, accompanied by award-winning California wines. Enjoy tantalizing Filet Mignon, Broiled Paci c Salmon or the pride of the house, the 20 oz. Rib-Eye Chop. Finish your meal with the signature favorite, Bananas Foster for two. Reservations are recommended for Fiore.
Authentic Asian Fare at the Casino
Asian cuisine, a major part of Southern Californiafoodculture,isknownforits unique avors. Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, ai, Filipino and Korean
specialties have become mainstays at Southern California casinos, where authentic Asian cafes and restaurants serve a variety of delicious Asian dishes. Don’t miss Lunar New Year
specialties at the casino.
At Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino, the Ho
Wan Noodle Shop has a tantalizing array of tastes from throughout Asia. Executive Chinese Chef Wai Wa Lau o ers authentic Asian cuisine, featuring a variety of exotic avors including ai Red Curry Chicken, Philippine Pancit, and Korean Beef Ribs. In Chinese, Ho Wan means good luck. And if it’s exotic avors you crave, this incredible noodle shop is just that. Open Sunday– ursday 11 a.m.–11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.–1 a.m.
Fortunes at Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort offers authentic Asian dishes, using the aromatic herbs and spices that make Asian cuisine vibrant, colorful and distinctive. Delicious appetizers, pan-fried noodles, soup noodles and barbecued and roasted main courses are Fortunes’ fare. Open 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
Executive Chef Wai Wa Lau presides over the authentic Asian cuisine at Barona Valley Ranch’s Ho Wan Noodle Shop.
Sunday–Thursday and 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
China Camp, created by legendary Chef Tom Fat, at Viejas Casino is a unique concept that expresses some of the past, present and future contributions of the Chinese in developing the West. e China Camp menu encompasses Chinese dishes from the four main regions of China: Cantonese (Southern China); Szechuan (Western China); Mandarin (Northern China); and Shanghainese (Eastern China), each o ering a variety of unique and exciting avors. Open Sunday– ursday 11 a.m.–2 a.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m.–3 a.m.
All Southern California casinos feature extraordinary dining venues with varying themes and menus. Check
At Valley View Casino’s Black&Blue Steakhouse, players can try their luck for a free surf-and-turf dinner right at their tables.
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