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Located on the beach in Gulfport, Island View Casino Resort offers the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s largest land-based casinos with more than 2,000 state-of-the-art slots and 47 table games included in the 80,000-plus-square-feet of gaming space. The 520,000-square-foot resort also features a 562-room hotel and a variety of upscale amenities. 228-314-2100.
Restaurants
The Buffet – Offering a tour of tastes, this buffet features breakfast, lunch and dinner, blending a regional and international menu. From Southern specialties, including fried turkey and fresh boiled shrimp to buffet favorites, such as a gourmet salad bar and crab legs, to authentic Italian and Asian dishes, The Buffet features fresh and delicious food 7 days a week. Breakfast: 8-10:30 a.m., $7.99 plus tax; lunch: Daily, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $9.99 plus tax; Dinner: Sun.-Thur., 4-10 p.m., $18.69 plus tax, Fri-Sat., 4-11 p.m., $17.99 $18.69 plus tax.
C&G Grille – Fabulous food can be found around the clock at C&G Grille with a menu that includes specialty-made items such as blue-crab cakes Benedict, shrimp cocktail yahoo, garlic-herb Cornish game hen, steaks, sandwiches, pasta and more. Open 7 days a week. Breakfast: 6-11 a.m.; lunch: 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (lunch on Wed.: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.); dinner: Sun.-Thur., 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m.; late night: Sun.-Thur., 10 p.m.-6 a.m., Fri.-Sat., 11 p.m.-6 a.m.
Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House – Kick your evening up a notch with a meal at Emeril Lagasse’s newest restaurant. Enjoy Lagasse’s signature “coastal Creole” cuisine, a combination of the famed chef’s signature “new New Orleans” cuisine with an emphasis on fresh local seafood, produce and farm products that are unique to the region. The menu features Lagasse’s coastal-Creole signature cuisine with dishes that include New Orleans barbecued shrimp, house-made andouille and boudin sausages, crispy jumbo lump crabmeat cake with corn maque choux, shrimp and grits and the chef’s famous banana cream pie. Open 7 days a week. Lunch: Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner: Sun.-Thur., 5:30-10 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 5:30-11 p.m. For reservations, please call 228-314-1515.
Cocktail Lounges
The View Bar at Island View Casino Resort, located off the main casino floor, features a fresh and hip atmosphere with sleek modern décor, specialty cocktails 24 hours a day. Live entertainment hits the View Bar stage from to from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays; 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Fridays and Saturdays; and 7 to 11 p.m, Sundays. Visit the View Bar for happy hour specials featuring half-price drink specials from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Music videos are shown before and after the live entertainment performances.
Emeril's Gulf Coast Fish House – Located at the entrance of Emeril's Gulf Coast Fish House, this intimate lounge with a full service bar offers the perfect setting for after-work cocktails or a nightcap after dinner in celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's nationally-acclaimed and newest restaurant. Emeril's Gulf Coast Fish House bar is open seven days a week from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday.
Center Bar – Get into the middle of it all at Island View Casino Resort's Center Bar. Located at the heart of the casino floor, this open lounge is the perfect hot-spot for enjoying a refreshing cocktail and checking out the high-energy gaming action. Large-screen TVs, video poker machines and some of the Coast's best bartenders can also be found at the Center Bar 24 hours a day, seven days a week.