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Awesome Eats!
Awesome Eats!
Dazzling Delicious Casino Dining
by Maya Winkler
Where can you breakfast or soothe your comfort food desire 24/7, savor some of the best Asian fare, dine in award-winning steakhouses, and eat to your heart’s content at amazing bu ets? Southern California casinos provide their guests with an incredible dining variety. From sensational casino bu ets, signature steakhouses, trend-setting and traditional sushi
and noodle shops, 24/7 cafés, delis, snack and co ee bars, and food courts — casino players have a dazzling variety of delicious dining. Quality, prices, value, and the awesome spectacle of dining experiences at Southern California casinos have won local and national awards, and continue to amaze and delight the senses and challenge waistlines.
And Southern California casino resorts cater to their guests’ round-the-clock appetite whims with a variety of dining including pool-side lounges, game-side dining where you can snack or dine right at your favorite slot machine or gaming table, oyster bars, and casual dining.
ere are even familiar food service brands including Pink’s legendary hot dogs at Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort and Starbucks at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. And all Southern California casinos have some version of the classic casino dining centerpiece—the ultimate food celebration — the casino bu et!
Award-Winning Buffet Extravaganzas
Southern California casino bu ets are wonders of sight, smell and taste. Sumptuous casino bu ets are an art form in the gaming world, and most de nitely in Southern California casinos, with their magni cent extravaganzas. Bu ets are celebrations of dining excess that o er vast choices, and Southern California casinos have amazing
bu ets complete with the latest bu et trends. Action stations provide freshly-made-to-order dishes for guests in a wide variety of cuisines and an engaging blend of styles. It’s no wonder that some Southern California casino bu ets have won numerous local and national awards.
Most casino bu ets are open seven days a week. Know that bu et waiting lines can be long (especially on weekends and holidays), so time your visit appropriately.
And don’t forget, casinos o er players club member discounts, and comps for bu ets. Yes, using your player’s club card every time you play at a casino can deliver a discounted or even free casino bu et.
Here’s the low-down on awesome eats at fantastic featured Southern California casinos. Check each casino for details including hours and prices. All featured casino contact information is on pages 28 and 29.
Barona Resort & Casino
At Barona Resort & Casino, guests are sure to
leave satis ed when dining at any of the casino resort’s award-winning signature restaurants and
casual eateries. Barona is the
recipient of the California
Restaurant Association
Gold Medallion Award for
Best Casino Dining, and was also
named the home of San Diego’s Best Buffet, Best Steakhouse, Best 24-Hour Restaurant and Best Noodle House by readers of the Union-Tribune in the 2011 annual San Diego’s Best Reader’s Poll. Featuring six signature restaurants including the Barona Steakhouse, Italian Cucina, El Rancho Grande, The Plaza, Sage Café, Seasons Fresh Buffet, and Ho
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Chef Baron carving at the Grand Palms Buffet at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa.
Wan Noodle Shop, and several casual restaurants in the Food Court, players have a wide variety of tasty options.
e 850-seat Seasons Fresh Buffet features individually-themed stations that translate into an around-the-world culinary journey. With more than 200
menu selections and exciting food stations featuring seafood, Mexican, Chinese, Dim Sum, Mongolian, American bbq, rotisserie, soup and salad,
omelet and crepe, dessert and ambé, guests can enjoy a vast variety at a
great value.
For avid players, satisfying
a food craving is only a ngertip away as Barona o ers delicious “Fun Bites” delivered to players at slot machines 24 hours a day. And from the streets of Saigon to Barona’s Food Court, guests can enjoy delicious house made Banh Mi from the Banh Mi Sandwich Cart, the signature sandwich of Vietnam and one of the culinary world’s hottest food trends. Barona’s version of the street food staple features a crunchy French baguette, a choice of
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Italian Cucina at Barona Resort & Casino features traditional dishes made from scratch in an open kitchen.
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