Celebrity-driven Wahlburgers makes its Southern California casino debut at Morongo

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 12:58 AM
  • Fielding Buck, The Press-Enterprise

Billboards along the 10 Freeway that usually feature big pop stars headlining casinos were covered with hamburgers on Friday.

That’s because Wahlburgers, a celebrity restaurant by three Wahlberg brothers — Mark, Donnie and Paul — was making its Inland debut at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon.

The restaurant features what Paul Wahlberg called family cooking and aims to reflect the tastes and values of his native Boston, where he still lives. The chain was made famous by the reality series “Wahlburgers,” which aired from 2014 to 2019 on A&E.

This is the third Wahlburgers restaurant in Southern California, after USC Village and West Hollywood.