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    Pala Cafe

    3.5 (151 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Soup, Cafes
    Open 7:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Enrique D.

    Went with a few friends.. lined up and it took a good 15-20 minutes .... Got seated... it basically looked like a diner... ambiance was very casual.... :) Food on the menu, is basically diner food too. .......... Quality isn't extraordinary... is basically plain.... No wow factor.... The order taking took awhile. Also, a mix up happened... brought the wrong items and had to change it up and took a few more minutes... The only good thing was that refilling of drinks were on point. Bill came up to $100 ..... + tax + tip...... The club was filling ... choice of type of bread and side. Went with sourdough bread............ ....Sweet potato fries were good a little limp but okay. Would probably go back only if hungry and had no other good choice. ......

    Medium well classic pala burger with American cheese
    Courtney T.

    Was craving fish and chips! Came out super hot and crunchy! Thank you. Service was spot on and he was nice

    Menudo
    Jay C.

    Okay, I seriously debated even writing this because I kinda want to keep this spot to myself. But wow -- this was hands down the best homemade menudo I've ever had. You can taste the love and time that went into it. The flavor, the texture, everything was just perfect. I came in not expecting much and left totally shocked at how good it was. If you love menudo, you have to try it... just don't tell too many people, I'm trying to keep it under the radar!

    BLTA with half fries half rings
    Spencer S.

    Located inside Pala Casino. Open later than any other food place in there. Full service, sitdown restaurant. Fast and friendly service. Casual atmosphere. They offer both breakfast and lunch/dinner items throughout their open hours. I got a BLTA and they did half fries half rings for me. Not sure if they charged extra for it, as my friend paid and also we were all very inebriated after a long night of gambling. Great way to end the night, though!

    Corned beef hash

    Honestly not that bad but the corned beef hash was really mushy and my partners had an actual crisp from being cooked longer. Mine was just a pile of mesh. They also serve the eggs right on top which I didn't find appealing what so ever. I love corned beef hash if it's got a proper crust on it. Just leave it in the pan? This way just felt straight out of the can microwaved bc of the no crisp/well done cooking. If you just got a great crisp on it, it would be great

    Chilaquiles

    Went during a weekday so it wasn't very busy. The staff were kind and attentive. I ordered the chilaquiles which were nicely plated and pretty good. The staff were accommodating when I requested a few ingredients to be removed.

    Chicken and Waffles
    Archie S.

    This is located inside the Pala Resort and Casino. While not really expecting much to eat inside the casino late at night after an event, this was the one place open past midnight. It's a nice looking cafe with a good amount of items on their menu and they serve breakfast items at night as well. Oddly that sounded really good for a late night bite and the Chicken & Waffles were just standing out more than anything. I decided to get that and surely it was very well portioned and visually looked great with 3 pieces of fried chicken and a large waffle and butter. The chicken were tasty and really crisp as it should be. The maple syrup they used didn't taste like maple and it was maybe just the brand they use but it was not good at all. The waffle could have been crispier as it was on the doughy side but again at that time at night when you're hungry anything sounds good. The service was nice as well as everyone was very friendly.

    Jessica W.

    幸福就像一根根粽繩,緊緊的綁住了你,快樂就像一片片粽葉,團團的圍住了你,希望你的生活就像陣陣飄來的粽子香,永遠幸福甜蜜,端午節到了,吃粽子了沒呀? Pala 之行,晚上這一頓才是重頭戲,他們特地從大陸請來的廚師,手藝真的不是一般,真的可以說,是一整年來,我吃過排名前三名的中餐,很多道菜都令人驚艷,雖然大家知道我的標準不是很高,但是灰熊灰熊好吃的情況,我還是吃的出來的,我也在這天天外食的吃了一年了,所以快一個月前吃的這餐,大部分的菜色還在我心中,令我念念不忘, 剛好是我們的粽子節,中國三大節日之一,跟各位吃貨分享~端午節快樂呀!

    Reuben sandwich with potato salad. It was good :)

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    Great breakfast! Blueberry pancakes are huge and yummy! Way to much for 1 person! They need more servers though! Good prices!

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    9 years ago

    Very good food and HUGE portions. The server did a great job keeping up with our group of 10.

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    10 years ago

    Great food! Love all you can eat lobster! Worst part is the two hours of waiting in line. Maybe because I went on a wrong day.

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    Not a late night eatery. I was turned away by at least three phone calls until they looked at me.

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    Breakfast burrito was surprisingly good, though too greasy by the end. Pancakes didn't have a lot of flavor but were still good.

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    Ask the Community - Pala Cafe

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