Also of note is the six-pound “Glory Burger,” a giant round of grilled beef on a specially-made roll. “It’s a lot of food that you’re getting for $7.77 and (for) under $10 bucks you can have a whole dinner,” said Gary Thompson, the property’s executive chef. The $7.77 prime is eight ounces of tender beef, served with a dinner roll, mashed, baked potato or fries.

(Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune )ĭining: Triple 7’s are a symbol of luck at a casino - at Golden Acorn, it’s also how the Golden Grill’s signature dish is known. And because we’re smaller, we’re not always crowded, you can always finds what you want to play,” she said. “We’re a smaller casino but if you’re a regular, everybody knows your name. Leon said Golden Acorn’s intimate setting sets it apart. Giveaways and promotions have included a 2016 Cadillac Escalade and $15,000 jackpots won in the “Cash Cube,” where players enclosed in a wind-blown booth try to catch as many bills as they can. Player’s club members score free play on the machines - every 500 points earns $5 in free play - as well as free game packs at the 200-seat bingo hall.

Gaming: The modest-sized casino floor has 750 slot machines and eight table games, including $3 blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em. “And believe it or not, we do have buses that come from L.A. Marketing manager Deanna Leon said many regular casinos guests come for the day by bus from National City, Chula Vista, El Cajon, El Centro, Calexico and Mexicali. Golden Acorn, which celebrated its 15th anniversary this summer, draws San Diegans heading east to the desert dunes, Colorado River or Arizona, as well as snow birds driving west. Located about halfway between downtown San Diego and El Centro, Golden Acorn Casino and Travel Center is distinctive in several ways: It’s the region’s smallest facility, the furthest east and the only casino truck stop. The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Ultimate Casino Guide takes a spin at the region’s 10 properties.Ī sure bet for: Travelers along Interstate 8, long-haul truckers, shuttle-bus day trippers and anyone craving the signature $7.77 prime rib.

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