Ussenko said he wanted the juxtaposition between the two spaces. He added that the space is supposed to be bright, energetic and playful. Meanwhile, Ussenko wants Pink Coffee to make guests feel as though they are at a Parisian street cafe with its whimsical moldings, chocolate-colored paint and bright pink mugs. Square windows on either side of the restaurant are lined by slats of red-painted wood meant to resemble British telephone booths and Spanish tile on the floor is supposed to remind guests of Southern California. Ussenko said the design of Good Times Cafe is meant to be a cross between a British pub and an American one.

“It’s more of a 24-hour cafe kind of a place.”Ĭafe Serrano, located directly across the way, closed when the new options opened and will be turned into an Asian restaurant, Driver said.īoth the pub and coffee spot were created by designer Kenneth Ussenko, who also designed Morongo’s exclusive Drum Room on the 26th floor. “Our current Serrano restaurant does very, very well, but it does not have a full-service bar or TVs or regional cuisine,” Driver said. There are also 16 beers on tap from craft breweries throughout the country. Next door, the Good Times Cafe features a diverse menu of breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night bites, including burgers, brick oven pizza, salads and more. There are two elaborate-looking espresso machines behind the counter for making drinks. The outside entrance has an awning while the interior boasts several tables surrounded by plush leather chairs, ornate lamps, white tile and a shelf filled with bright pink mugs to match the name. Pink Coffee serves an assortment of coffee drinks, European-style pastries and gelato, The space has a similar layout to a Starbucks, but with more upscale elements. “In our expansion we want to upgrade the experiences for our guests, and moving into this location was good for us because we could design a new menu that matches what we were looking to do,” Shane Driver, Morongo’s director of food and beverage, said. The opening of the new restaurants is the latest development in the casino’s ongoing renovation and expansion efforts, which include expanding its gaming floor by 30 percent, adding a free valet parking structure and reopening the old Casino Morongo as its own casino after slot machines were moved there from the newer building’s gaming floor in advance of the changes. Sign up for our Casino Insider newsletter and get the week’s best bets for food, entertainment and fun at Southern California’s casinos.

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