Rick Ortiz, co-owner of Antique Tacos and a graduate of Lockport Township High School, talks about the tacos he will offer at Hollywood Casino Joliet. Aug. 7, 2025 <\/span>(Bob Okon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAntique Taco is one of five restaurants and one bar in the Boulevard area outside of the casino.<\/p>\n
Others are: the 5 Fifty pizzeria; Lucky Goat, a hamburger and sandwich restaurant that also ventured from Chicago to the Hollywood site; Dailies bakery; and Pretty Cool Ice Cream.<\/p>\n
The food hall also includes a bar named Once Upon a Time.<\/p>\n
The Boulevard restaurants were assembled by McClain Camarota Hospitality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want this to be community facing,\u201d said Shawn McClain, explaining the business strategy for the food hall. \u201cIt was important for us to get all ages in here.\u201d<\/p>\n\nA variety of pizzas were on display Thursday at the 5 Fifty pizzeria at Hollywood Casino Joliet. Aug. 7, 2025 <\/span>(Bob Okon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBasically, visitors can get burgers, tacos, pizza and ice cream at the food hall, and all of the dishes have a certain gourmet touch aimed at making the experience worth the visit.<\/p>\n
Management at two restaurants inside the casino also believe they have something special to offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think our objective here in food is something different,\u201d said Matt Cappellini, property executive chef who discussed the menu at the ESPN sports betting restaurant. \u201cWe wanted to do something that you don\u2019t ordinarily see in a sports bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cappellini brought out the restaurant\u2019s root beer, barbecue, bacon burger along with Nashville sliders to prove his point.<\/p>\n
The casino also includes a Red Lotus Asian restaurant, which features a mix of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese dishes.<\/p>\n\nMatt Cappellini, property executive chef at Hollywood Casino Joliet, talks about what goes into the menu offerings at the ESPN sports bet restaurant. Aug. 7, 2025 <\/span>(Bob Okon)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRafael Verde, senior vice president for regional operations at Penn Entertainment, the parent company for Hollywood Casino, noted that the casino has charging stations for electric vehicles, too.<\/p>\n
The stations hopefully add another opportunity to attract visitors who may not be gambling, Verde said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think what this does is give an opportunity for people who are looking to stop by,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Hollywood Casino expects to see more visitors stopping by with its new location. The casino is moving from a relatively obscure location off or U.S. Route 6 in Joliet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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