Page 20 - Jackpot Magazine Tunica ~ October, 2026

CASINO DINING GUIDE
Enjoy ‘Big Eats’ as bold as Guy Fieri
Welcome to ‘Favortown’ at Horseshoe Tunica’s celebrity eatery
by David Grisham
TUNICA — Guy Fieri’s first dining
venue in Mississippi is not trying to be
subtle. Guy Fieri’s Tunica Kitchen +
Bar sits on the main floor of Horseshoe
Tunica, across from the World Series of
Poker room, and it sells the same idea
that made Fieri a Food Network fixture:
oversized comfort food, extra sauce, and
names that sound like they were invented
for television.
The roughly 5,000-square-foot room
opened in July 2023 and seats more than
Eat” plates. The current main menu is
200. A neon Fieri silhouette, wood-slat
American comfort food with a Delta
ceiling, ring chandeliers, checkered chairs,
accent — smoked pork, catfish, po’ boys
and an open kitchen give it a diner-
— and a lot of Bourbon Brown Sugar
meets-roadhouse look rather than a
BBQ and Donkey Sauce.
white-tablecloth casino steakhouse. That
Start loud: shareables that share
is the point. This is the stop between a
If you only order one starter, consider
session at the tables and a late show, not
the Loaded Nachos. Tortilla chips get
a tasting-menu detour.
buried under house-smoked pork, cheese
The official pitch is “Real Deal”
sauce, cheddar, black beans, jalapeños,
Guy recipes: award-winning burgers,
sour cream, pickled red onion, cilantro,
championship-style barbecue, and “Big
pico de gallo, and Bourbon Brown Sugar
BBQ. The restaurant’s own marketing
still talks about Fieri’s signature Trash
Can Nachos — the same overbuilt
tower, presented in a mini trash can —
so expect theater with the chips. It is the
table’s icebreaker and, realistically, half a
meal.
Two other interesting apps include the
Queso Corn Dip, which is charred corn,
cheese sauce, roasted poblanos, bacon,
and Monterey Jack—and the BBQ
Garlic Butta Shrimp, an option people
will remember. Bacon-wrapped shrimp
get smothered in Bourbon Brown Sugar
BBQ and garlic butter, finished with
pickled red onion, and sent out with
Texas toast points. Sweet, smoky, and
messy — the toast is not garnish.
Guy Fieri’s has big, bold selections on the menu that are sure to please.
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