Server Estella! She is service with a smile! Fast and friendly service and attentive! If you come…read morehere please ask for her! P.s the food was amazing and hot.

China was outstanding server. The food was delicious and quick to the table. China was very…read moreattentive to our order delivered it exactly as ordered.

Before leaving Escondido, I was looking for a lunch spot. Pizza, to be exact, so that I could have…read moresome leftovers for my road trip. After hopping on the trusty Yelp app, I came across Pahua's Bakery & Pizza. I stopped by on a Thursday late morning to place a to-order. Ambiance (2.5/5): Pahua's is no frills. It's definitely more of a grab-and-go type of spot. With it being up in the mountains, I didn't even have any service inside. But anyhow, I was there for takeout so ambiance wasn't important to me. Service (4/5): I placed my order at the counter and my food was ready within the timeframe promised. No complaints. Drinks (N/A): I didn't order any beverages. Food (4/5): As the name entails, Pahua's has both pizza and baked goods. Most of the baked goods are of the Mexican variety. Conchas, churros, etc. I went with a pepperoni pizza. The prices are reasonable here, especially by California standards, which I appreciated. Solid pizza too. Definitely better than the pizza you'll find at a chain. It was exactly what I had hoped for.

Pahua's bakery and NO PIZZA!…read more Walked in place was dark. Looking forward to pizza and got skunked.

This restaurant is located inside the Harrah's So Cal Casino and resort, along with a few other…read morerestaurants including Hell's Kitchen and the soon-to-open Terra y Firma. It's a small-ish space with not a lot of tables and no real ambiance, so be prepared to wait in line at peak hours (there is no dedicated Diamond /Seven Stars line). The menu is extensive and offers a wide assortment of mostly Chinese dishes (common/classic as well as slightly more obscure) as well as some Thai and Korean dishes. We've eaten there twice and were pleased both times. The ingredients were fresh, the food came out quickly, and everything was well-seasoned. The portions are quite large-- for example the hot and sour soup easily feeds six adults. Parking is free in the structure and first floor parking lot. There is no outdoor seating.

Pretty fast service and dishes came out hot and tasty. This is a bait and bustling place so if you…read morewant a quieter dining experience, skip this place. I noticed they also have take out and there was lots of orders being made/picked up. Considering this is a casino, the prices were very reasonable and the portions large. The soup bowl was huge and there was more than enough for 3+ people. Although we come to this casino often, this was our first time at this restaurant. We will be back again as the food was tasty but we will order less! Our group of three ordered one noodle bowl, fried rice and two chicken dishes - kung pao and orange. So much food. They also started with waters and have fountain Pepsi products.

Valley View Casino is one of my favorite casinos in the area. Their buffet is easily one of the…read morebest in San Diego, especially the all-you-can-eat lobster nights, which are a big highlight. The atmosphere is lively and they even have live bands on some days, which adds to the experience. Service can be a bit slower during busy times, but overall it's still a fun place to visit. Helpful tip: you do need to be a card member to access the buffet, so it's a good idea to call ahead to confirm details before heading over.

The "buffet" is very hit or miss depending on the day and time you go, and if you get a great…read moreserver. And I put buffet in quotations because it's not actually a standard buffet, but more of a sit down "all you can eat". You need to be at blue card level (2nd tier level) to gain access to the buffet but they sometimes will let new people or red cards enter if they aren't busy. There's also a mandatory $8 (recently raised from $7) tip per person that's dining. If you're not black card (highest tier) you usually have to wait 1-2 hours before even being called to get in line. Then you have to wait in line 20-45 additional minutes before being seated. Black cards get to skip the initial wait and go directly into the line to wait to be seated. Once you're seated you get to choose a soup, salad, or both and then wait for them to bring you the food. Then you have to wait again for your server or try to flag one down to place another round of orders. On average my family has noticed people usually only do the appetizer round, one or two main rounds, and dessert because of the long service times. My family averages around 4-5 main rounds so we sit there for 3-4 hours sometimes with the majority of that time just waiting. The service is the main reason I say this place is hit or miss. If you get a nice and attentive server then everything goes great, but some of the servers are very noticeably there to just do the minimum amount for the job and that's it. Some servers will listen to your orders and actually tell you what additional options there are (like for the lobster tails we didn't even know until months later that we could get it with garlic butter or different sauces on top of it), and some even go and get the food to bring directly to you if they notice you've been waiting too long. Others.. will look around and barely hear what you're ordering and get the whole plate wrong or forget items for your order, resulting in you only getting 2 or 3 of what you asked for instead of the whole 4 that you're supposed to get. Or sometimes the opposite happens where they bring 2-3 of the same item on one plate and none of the other items that you ordered. It's already bad enough that most of the time, the servers only come to your table every 30-45 minutes so you're waiting an incredibly long time just to get one plate of food. The best times to go are definitely the weekdays very early right when they open (if you're not a black card) and the worst times are Fridays and weekends. They also have a recommendation to not have groups larger than 4 because they either split you up or you have to wait an extremely long time for a table to accommodate your group (because they only have 2 tables for large parties). They honestly should just turn the cafe dining room into an additional dining area for the buffet since that space goes wasted after they close and the cafe is literally right on the other side of the wall of the buffet. We've been coming here every other Friday for the drawings for almost 2 years now and the service is so inconsistent but the food is great! There has only been one time I was served a rancid lobster tail and almost threw up in the dining area. The menu changed last month and we tried the new tenderloin, it was absolutely perfect. But then a few weeks ago we tried it again and it was served well done even though we all asked for medium rare (and that's the last time we ever ordered the tenderloin because of that). One problem that happened the other day though was that the people doing the seating weren't seating any of the black card line. There were 8 tickets lined up and only 4 for the other line, but they kept seating the other side and kept putting up a new ticket. The group in front of us had 2 disabled people waiting for 30 minutes (and one of them was missing a leg). I felt so bad for that guy. The explanation was that "we have to follow the timestamp on the tickets to seat people fairly" but hello??? We're not blind. No one was being seated in the black card line for 30 minutes, even small groups of 2 that were in front of us started complaining. I don't understand the "timestamp" bs because we can actively see people getting in the other line, paying waaaay after the 3 groups ahead of us AND us, and still get seated before us. A group of 5 that paid after us in the general line got seated before any of the 3 groups ahead of us. It was just ridiculous but was a one off bad experience compared to the hundred we've had but thought I'd mention it. We still love coming to eat here because the food is great and consistent and almost all of us are black card members so we get food vouchers, but the service definitely needs some improvement or at least consistency equal to the food quality.

Easy to get a table and service right away. Portions were…read morelarge--enough for meals for each of the four of us. The marinara was delicious. The garlic bread was unexpectedly good. The salads were mixed greens, cucumbers, and tomatoes--not just the typical iceberg lettuce. Sausage hero was delicious. Chicken piccata was tasty. The chicken was cooked tender, just right, and the broccoli was al dente. The cappellini was a tad too soft. Eggplant parmigiana was just right. Crispy outside and soft and chewy inside. Marinara was plentiful. Spaghetti was a bonus. The frutti da mare with clams, mussels, and shrimp, and big pieces of red and green bell pepper and onion in a slightly spicy marinara sauce over al dente linguine was perfect. Yum. We will be back next week.

Hubby and I were in the mood for some pizza and decided to stop at Portino's in Valley Center on…read morethe way back from a day in Pauma Valley. We split a bottle of Chardonnay and ordered a pizza along with the chicken parmigiana. The food was fine, nothing particularly memorable, but it hit the spot. The atmosphere was friendly, and the staff was kind, though the service was noticeably slow. The place was quite crowded, and it seemed like the servers disappeared into the kitchen for long stretches, which left us waiting more than we would've liked. In fact, be prepared to wait during peak times. That said, it's a charming little spot, and I appreciate being able to support a local business. I wouldn't go out of my way to dine here, but if I'm in the area again, I'd give it another shot.

I have a small Circle of Friends (CoF), that we've known each other for 25+ years. This weekend we…read moregot together to celebrate one of our birthdays. In the Valley View Casino, we dined at Patties and Pints. We ordered: APPETIZER: $18 - Firecracker Shrimp; ENTREES: $18 - Brandt Beef Burger (sweet potato fries); $30 - Glazed Salmon (veggies and roasted fingerling potatoes) $32 - Prime Rib (garlic mashed potatoes and veggies). DESSERT: $10 - Chocolate Cake ala Mode The food was amazing, but what made the evening EXTRA special was the superb service from Angelo. He was part of the celebration! He made good recommendations, and sang when he brought us chocolate cake for dessert that was unforgettable. We didn't have reservations and waited 45 minutes for our table. That was a lesson learned, we are making reservations for the next birthday in August. While you are at the Casino, check in at the hospitality desk for a gaming card to earn rewards on games and dining. See you there, Sincerely, Rosemary

This was our first time at Valley View Casino and we stumbled into Patties & Pints after joining…read morethe buffet waiting list and realizing that the wait time was over an hour (to be clear, not a ding on the buffet at all. We would have waited and the buffet seems well worth it. We just know that in the future we will get on the list BEFORE we start playing vs after when we're starving). For starters, we were greeted and seated immediately by a wonderfully pleasant team. Our server, Paulina, was incredibly kind and attentive. Our orders were placed quickly and our apps took no time to make it to the table. Everything was hot when it arrived. We ordered: Beer-Brined Chicken Tenders - 10/10: AMAZING! The tenders have light breading, so its mostly meat without much batter, which is our preference. The buffalo sauce wasn't too spicy (for those who like buffalo flavor without an intense kick) and the Ranch and Blue Cheese were both really good. If you like blue cheese on the creamier side without a ton of crumbles then you will like this one. French Onion Soup - 7/10: REALLY GOOD FLAVOR! Would order again! I only gave it a 7/10 because the Swiss cheese was burnt in the middle, but the taste overall was still really good so it was easy to look past this. Rotisserie Prime Rib (Medium) - 10/10: I used to LOOOOOVE Longhorn Steakhouse's Prime Rib. It was one of the only places that I could get a solid prime rib with au jus and a well-seasoned outer crush without paying premium prices (e.g The Prime Rib). This was gooooood - great portion size with a tender texture at the right temperature. Not only was the steak cooked perfectly, but those may have been the BEST FREAKING MASHED POTATOES I'VE EVER HAD!!!!! They were so fluffy, creamy and buttery - literally perfect (to me). I don't ever order mashed potatoes, just not my thing, I prefer rice, but these? These are the one exception. I was super skeptical because other than not being a fan of mashed potatoes in general, I don't like horseradish and they were advertised as horseradish mashed potatoes. I am forever changed (when it comes to these specifically) - I even strongly considered ordering a side to go. Also, the asparagus was really good too! Cooked perfectly with a light crunch when you bite into it. Manhattan Deep Dish Pizza - 10/10: My husband ordered this and he was singing its praises the entire ride home! When it comes to pizza, my husband is picky - especially with crust. The crust HAS TO be right, and this one was that. The breading had a soft center with a crispy outer layer just the way he likes it. They also bring a mini spice rack with oregano, Parmesan and red pepper flakes and he was over the moon about that! It's such a big portion that two people can share it. He ended up taking the other half home and popped it right in the oven to have more as soon as we got home. And the cost! We paid less than $100 for our meal (one soda, two apps, and two entrees), and this was before we used the players club coupons*! Overall, we had a wonderful experience! Very spacious and clean with a staff that operates as a team (shoutout to Claudia who also helped us when we needed it). We didn't have any desserts or drinks this trip, but the menus for both look great! We had such a great time between the casino and dinner that we're already planning another trip back! *If you're a couple or a group visiting the casino for the first time, they offer a coupon for this restaurant when you receive your players card. We both were able to redeem our coupons ($10 each) and got $20 off our meal (which was already under $100 before the coupons).

Fun spot, but very smoky and the slots are packed close together. Free masks at the players' club…read moreand I recommend getting one or two. Casino is pretty clean though. No piled up ashtrays. (Ugh) There is a large nonsmoking section which is where we spent a lot of time. Unlike some other casinos, they don't just chuck old machines in the section but have a good mix. And there are several self-serve beverage stations throughout the casino. My friend had never seen that feature and he now loves this casino, lol. Harrah's is only about 10 minutes away.

I have a service animal and was initially denied entry. They claimed they do not allow psychiatric…read moreservice dogs only seeing eye dogs or guide dogs. When I explained all of his training and then tasks they said he was not "acting like a service dog" and they said they watched footage of us waiting for a minute while they were coming and that he was "pulling on his lead" and "not patting attention" I said I take an accusation like this very seriously and that if they are truly claiming that I want all of this is writing and documentation of him "not acting like a service dog" as well as that video evidence of him not acting like a service dog. I then unfortunately had an episode due to the drama of it all to which my dog tasked and my husband stepped up and took over. They then realized they had messed up, changed their mind and said "we will allow it just this time" Absolutely ridiculous. My dog has gone through extensive training, been certified through two trainers, has passed his CGC and public access and the audacity for a security guard to say he wasn't acting like a service dog because he wasn't looking up at me every single second is ridiculous. They are not robots, he can get stepped on if not careful, he checks in every 10-15 seconds and alerts just fine. They would not show us footage of him "not acting like a service dog" which makes me think they were just lying to try and not allow us entry. I'm only writing this review so others don't feel absolutely awful since the valley view security treats people as the service dog police. I understand people abuse and lie about service animals, but it was quite obvious my dog is trained. To be questioned like a that was awful and just sad. Just be for warned you're going to be questioned like a criminal and may or may not be allowed entry with a service animal.