Graton Casino unveils $1B expansion featuring $40M flagship restaurant, rooftop dining, and sports bar
Wednesday 04 de March 2026 / 12:00
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(California).- As part of its $1 billion expansion, Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park will unveil three new dining concepts on May 4—a rooftop restaurant, a sports bar, and a gourmet doughnut and dessert shop. To oversee the expanded culinary offerings, the resort has appointed Las Vegas dining veterans Roy Ellamar and his wife, Jennifer Murphy-Ellamar.
The largest and most ambitious addition is Aya, a 28,000-square-foot restaurant and bar designed with two terraces overlooking Sonoma Mountain and the surrounding hills. The $40 million project includes a walk-through wine tunnel and a $1 million cellar.
The menu will center on coastal California cuisine with Asian accents, highlighting local oysters, wild-caught seafood and meats — including Japanese Wagyu — cooked over a wood-burning grill. Produce and other ingredients will also be drawn from the resort’s 40-acre farm, according to a news release.
Renderings depict a warm, contemporary interior with amber and chocolate-brown tones, gold accents, and layered lighting to evoke a polished night-out atmosphere.
In a notable shift, Aya will feature a dedicated exterior entrance, allowing diners to bypass the casino floor — and the smoking areas that have long posed a challenge for some guests. The expansion also includes a 144,000-square-foot non-smoking gaming floor.
Playbook Sports Bar, another addition, is built around a central bar wrapped in television screens, with additional wall-mounted displays and individual table screens. The menu leans classic and crowd-pleasing: Detroit-style pizza, Buffalo wings and a pastrami bánh mì with pickled vegetables and Kewpie mayonnaise. Soco Dough, the third concept, brings a high-gloss dessert bar sensibility to the property.
To support the expansion, the resort plans to hire more than 430 employees, including 160 culinary and beverage professionals who will work alongside the Ellamars.
The casino currently operates four full-service restaurants: 630 Park Steakhouse, Bistro 101, Boathouse Asian Eatery and Tony’s of North Beach. Its marketplace includes outlets such as The Habit Burger Grill, Starbucks, La Texanita, Slice House, and Everett & Jones Barbeque.
Categoría:Casino
Tags: Sin tags
País: United States
Región: North America
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