“As Dishes was being developed, we wanted to offer an item that would make us stand apart,” said Odegard. “We decided we would do it with barbecue, and had a wood burning grill and rotisserie built for us in North Carolina. It’s the main attraction at the barbecue action station.”

Actually, the main attraction might be the whole pig being roasted for everyone to watch.

Texas-style brisket, St. Louis dry rub ribs, and Kansas City brisket and links are prepared with spice recipes specific to their region. Chicken, turkey, salmon, and game hens are also being barbecued on the grill that only uses hickory, mesquite, and cherry woods.

Odegard researched the perfect side dishes to go with the many barbecue meats and selected cheese bread pudding, macaroni and cheese, garlic mashed potatoes, baked beans, creamed corn, cheddar grits, roasted root vegetables, and steamed vegetables.

Besides the made-to-order barbecue and grill, Dishes is home to an exhibition bakery that looks out onto the casino floor. Guests watch bakers make croissants, muffins, apple pies, country biscuits, all kinds of breads, blueberry cheesecake, cookies, more pies, cream puffs, and coconut macaroons.

The bakery alone will bring customers into Dishes. When guests see how tempting the desserts are, they’ll want to come in and try everything else.