With football season now under way, fans may be preparing to set up their fantasy football league or trying to figure out the best way to watch all of the games each week.
If you’re looking to change up the routine and go out to watch the games on massive screens with fellow sports fans while leaving the cooking to someone else, San Diego County -area casinos haveseveral viewing and food options. Some properties also offer gaming promotions, specialty football-themed cocktails, food and snacks to munch during the game. Here’s a look.
Harrah’s Resort Southern California
The Valley Center casino’s Spiked cocktails and craft beer bar features football games on CBS, NBC, and Fox stations on 50-inch LED TVs that wrap around the bar. It serves craft, domestic and specialty beers and has monthly cocktail specials. While the space doesn’t serve food, guests can order bites at the casino’s nearby eateries and enjoy them at the bar. Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. daily. 777 Harrah’s Rincon Way, Valley Center. (760) 751-3100, harrahssocal.com
Pala Casino, Spa & Resort
Luis Rey’s sports bar boasts 23 75-inch LG TVs, including its signature 14-foot jumbotron screen for the games. The food menu prices range from $12-$15 and sells bites such as bacon cheddar potato skins, shrimp ceviche, chicken wings, nachos and burgers. The bar offers 16 different kinds of craft, domestic, imported and specialty beers and some seltzer options. Hours: 4-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; 4 p.m.-midnight Fridays-Sundays. 11154 Highway 76, Pala. (877) 946-7252, palacasino.com
Pechanga Resort Casino
Pechanga’s Kelsey’s sports bar has 22 screens, including two 100-inch LEDs, three 150-inch projector screens and 17, 55-inch LED TVs. The bar will also offer specials every Monday, Thursday and Sunday throughout the football season. The food price ranges from $8-$24 and includes appetizers like pork belly poutine fires, loaded tater tots, smoked tri-tip sandwiches, sliders and a surf ‘n’ turf pizza. In addition to the craft, domestic and specialty beers, the bar will serve football-themed cocktails like the Cowboys Blue made with Bacardi Superior light rum, blue curacao, blueberries and soda water; the Ninerita made with Teremana Blanco, triple sec, sweet and sour, grenadine and lime; the Rams Smash mixed with Woodford Reserve, soda water, orange, lemon and mint; and the Chargers Rush made with Buffalo Trace, lemon and honey. Each specialty cocktail is $9. Hours: 4-10 p.m. Mondays–Fridays; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula. (877) 711-2946, pechanga.com
Valley View Casino & Hotel
Patties & Pints bar at this Valley Center casino shows football games on its 18-foot LED video wall or over 100 big-screen TVs throughout the property. Guests can order food at Patties and Pints priced at $8-$29, including the firecracker shrimp, burgers, pizzas and larger plates like the rib eye steak and fries. The casino offers a game-day snacks and drinks promotion with $2 chips and candy, $3 hot dogs, $4 draft beers, $5 wines and $6 margaritas at the Main Stage Bar. The promotions are available from 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Sundays and 5-9 p.m. Mondays. Hours: 3 p.m.–9 p.m. Sundays–Thursdays; 3 p.m.–10 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays. 16300 Nyemii Pass, Valley Center. (760) 291-5500, valleyviewcasino.com
Vargas writes for the Southern California News Group.