Several of us had wine or beer for $6 that were very good quality for the price point, and the one who ordered the cosmo for $8 was very happy with the fresh lime juice and Absolut Citron used in the drink. The hit of the evening was the prosciutto tapas for $15 with marvelous crostini, arugula and olives. We loved the shisito peppers so much we got two orders, and for only $6 each it was a great deal! The cannellini bean hummus for $8 was the only mediocre dish of the evening, although the olives and cornichons helped perk it up a bit, the actual hummus was bland and boring. We actually ordered our food before our drinks because we didn’t realize how hungry we were! Their Happy Hour menu was so enticing we basically ordered one of everything! We started with the calamari for $12 which came with a marvelous san marzano tomato sauce, but was so good that we didn’t need it! This would have been my meal if I had been there alone!

Looking over what the hotel had to offer in the way of libations and food, I saw a happy hour offer at the steakhouse on the 27th floor Cielo and convinced my friends to go for a drink if not for food after our day of labor. After unloading a 16′ truck, my only desire was for a shower 🙂 Morongo Casino Resort was a good overnight stop for both rest and food after a grueling drive to the rural high desert.

Morongo casino happy hour