(The beer taps mark the first time draft brew has been served at Valley View it’s now available at all four of the casino’s bars.) There’s also a stand-alone take-out area. Patties & Pints serves eight kinds of burgers - made from a custom, Brandt beef grind - nine varieties of deep-dish pizza, 16 beers on tap, 16 in bottles, 17 kinds of ice cream shakes, including seven boozy shakes. Its menu was created by Howard Silver, Valley View’s vice president of food and beverage and a former Culinary Institute of America-trained chef. A new grand entrance leads to the added gaming area - made airy by a high ceiling and natural light coming through a sleek, indoor water wall.

An additional 25,000 square feet of gambling space, with 250 new slot machines, for a total of 2,000, and 11 new table games, doubling the previous number.It also boasts the county’s only casino infinity pool.Īmong the features of its new expansion and renovation are: Known almost as much for its endless Maine lobster buffet as gaming, Valley View has a boutique, 105-room, 100 percent non-smoking, 21-and-over hotel. Valley View, located in Valley Center, is in the core of the North County casino hotbed, with Harrah’s SoCal, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, Casino Pauma and Temecula’s Pechanga all nearby.