The cellar is stocked with top bottlings of Napa Cabernet, Bordeaux blends and Champagne.

With nearly 200 selections supported by a 1,350-bottle inventory, the program earned its first Award of Excellence this year. The casino’s director of beverage operations, Ryan Sharpe, makes quarterly seasonal updates to the wine list as well. Raw-bar items and premium steaks are complemented by dishes like roasted veal chop, pan-roasted cauliflower steak and miso-glazed sea bass.

The Pines focuses on quality steak-house classics with a quarterly rotating menu crafted by executive chef Matt Smith. Designed with natural elements like walnut, stone and burnished metal, the interior is a nod to the Serrano people and the tribe’s ancestral land. Opened in 2008 and recently relocated to a new space on the first floor, the Pines Modern Steak House features a 182-seat dining room, complete with a lounge, private-dining area and full-service bar. What began as a small bingo hall in 1986 has grown into a substantial hotel and casino, complete with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award–winning steak house. Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel sits about an hour-drive east of Los Angeles, among the San Bernardino Mountains.

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