Best of Orange County 2021: Best Southern California casino
Pechanga was named the best casino in Southern California. It has two hotel towers with 1,100 hotel rooms, an RV Resort and an expansive gaming floor that encompasses 200,000 square feet. The resort's entertainment venues are the more than 3,00-seat Pechanga Summit and the 1.200-seater PeChanga Theater. In May, Pechinga reopened its 4.5 acre pool complex The Cove.
Pala Casino, Spa & Resort offers a 507-room hotel, an RV resort and a gaming floor with nearly 2,000 slots and more than 70 table games. Pala's restaurants include fine dining restaurant The Oak Room and full service restaurants Bar Meets Grill and the PalA Café. The casino offers daily free entertainment as well as ticketed concerts each weekend.
San Manuel Casino in Highland unveiled the first phase of its $550 million expansion over the summer. The casino’s gaming floor has 6,500 slot machines and dozens of table games. Restaurants on the property include Chinese restaurant Hong Bao Kitchen, 24-hour restaurant Serrano Vista Café, George Lopez's Chingon Kitchen and Rock ‘n‘ Brews.