Ray and I checked out the Starlight Casino for the first time on Valentine's Day. Kirin and Shang Noodle House are outside of the casino but in the same building so that you don't need to go in the casino to access them. Actually I don't think there is any access to them from inside the casino. So, it's good for families who want to bring their kids. Inside the casino we ate at the Redbar Lounge which was really cool. There was a level of U-shaped booths (could seat 5 people I think comfortably) on an elevated level looking down at the stage and 200 square foot screen the Canucks were on. Below the booths were smaller round tables on other levels so everyone had a good view. All the walls are red. We could see a drum set behind the screen so it would be a good place to watch a live band. There was a Valentine's Day dinner special which consisted of 2 steak dinners, 2 glasses of champagne, and expresso chocolate cake with some sort of coulis for $35. Since both Ray and I don't drink champagne nor expresso and since I wanted salmon we declined the special. I had wild BC salmon and Ray had a steak. The food was good there. It's the biggest screen I've seen besides the ones at the movie theatres. I wasn't really paying attention to the game until it got exciting at the end and then went into Overtime and the Shootout.

The Salt and Pepper Cafe was also open with lighter fare. I checked out their Chinese food buffet there but it looked like it had been sitting there for a while. For a casino it wasn't that busy - so good for us as we had our pick of poker slot machines.

I'm looking forward to when their last restaurant Schanks opens in a few weeks (soft opening Feb. 25 and grand opening March 4 according to the waitress who will be working there). There's supposed to be mini-golf and an arcade there.