Starting Gate Bar & Grill at Zia Park Casino

First time going to Starting Gate because B.I.G. was performing. This group is amazing and really gets people going!! I can see why people love this band. People go crazy over them, and no one cares who's watching them dance because its a FULL-ON PARTY with B.I.G.!!! We have seen them perform 5x now and can not get enough!! Can't wait til next time!! Keep them booked Starting Gate! Thank you

I've been going here for years. The Cochino Comedy show is top notch and the wings are some of the best around!

Small but fun local spot, that's FREE to get in & friendly staff.Food: 4/5

The food is pretty good here. I had chicken strip. I loved the band on Sunday and the line dancing. Staff is friendly but a bit slow in service. But overall it's a great bar!

So as clubs open back up some open up with high risk safety factor concerns. As the Starting Gate they do not care about the safety of their bartenders or customers. All they are concerned with is packing people in arm pit to arm pit just so they can make money. They do not have a crowd control and it gets way to packed on a Saturday night, extremely dangerous and a high safety violation. No enforced dress code, they are short handed on waitresses so the poor waitresses are running like crazy, getting verbally harassed by customers for taking to long. Their bartenders get beat up verbally, its a mess. The owners just sit back or jumps into take a few shots. Get more waitress staff and do crowd control by number counting and get a line outside. Arguments and fights are common and this is a high safety concern. You took your time to open back up after the pandemic, took the stimulus checks and delayed opening and took the money why not open right with safety measures in place, hire plenty of staff to tend to customers, and do crowd control.

I like the entertainment they get Great Bands to come play there the people are cool and the atmosphere is fantastic.Food: 3/5

Starting Gate in Los Alamitos is a Sports, karaoke, live band, and restaurant party place, that we all wish we had. Closed on Monday. Karaoke from 6-8, then live entertainment. B-fast on the weekends starts at 8 am, and you don't need much cash for the food anyway.

I love this place but so drama there that why I don't come that much ... the band great and food great too waitress so kind and amazing .

I love The Starting Gate!! This place is so special. On any weekend night, you can find a very nice mix of people in ages from 20s to 60s+, enjoying themselves, dancing the night away to excellent live music! We have been traveling up from San Diego since 2007 just to party here! 3 cheers for the Starting Gate!!

Met a friend for a light dinner and drinks. You can't go wrong with the chicken wings. They were delicious. My 1st drink was weak. I let the waitress know and she had the problem corrected right away. The rest of the night they were very strong. They had a live band and DJ. The music was great. The place has been remodeled and upgraded. It was a huge difference compared to the previous times I had been there. It was more upscale and very nice. Arrive early because it does get packed. It's also handicap accessible with plenty of room to get around.