The restaurant will be one of only four Hell’s Kitchen spots in the world. Harrah’s Resort Southern California: Earlier this week, the Valley Center-based casino announced that global superstar chef Gordon Ramsay will open a 332-seat Hell’s Kitchen restaurant in the former buffet space that closed at the beginning of the pandemic. Meanwhile its Black & Blue Steakhouse and Patties & Pints restaurants are now open Thursdays-Sundays only. In future months, the resort hopes to open more seating for the general public. Valley View Casino & Hotel: This Valley Center’s regionally famous $42 all-you-can-eat Maine lobster buffet is back, but only for qualified members of its Players Club, only for dinner service and only with servers bringing plated selections to the table.

Here’s a look at what’s on the menu at San Diego area casinos. Only one local casino has resurrected its buffet, but with multiple restrictions. But the buffets - which were loss leaders for casinos and banned under public health orders - are not coming back. When the pandemic arrived 16 months ago, the region’s casinos sharply scaled back their restaurant offerings and - to the dismay of thousands of local gourmands who relished unlimited crab legs and lobster tails - closed their popular buffets.Īs the state has reopened this summer, so have many casino restaurants.

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