The steakhouse and event space are part of SugarHouse's renewed focus on enticing customers with more nongaming amenities, although the expansion will include dozens more table games and poker tables and hundreds more slot machines. Gibsons will also be the official caterer for the casino's new 30,000-square-foot event space. It's signature dish: the 'Philly Cut,' a 12-ounce rib-eye topped with smoked provolone, crispy shallots and herbs. Related story: Topping off ceremony for SugarHouse Casino expansion This is the first Gibsons restaurants in Philadelphia, and will feature seating for 300 guests. Hugo's is part of Chicago-based Gibsons Restaurant Group, best known for its steakhouse of the same name in the Windy City.
The restaurant is a present to a city known for its cheesesteaks, hailing from a city known for its steakhouses. The SugarHouse Casino, nearing completion on a massive $164 million expansion project, announced Wednesday the first new restaurant on the property: Hugo's Frog Bar and Chop House.
