In the hospitality trade, it's the best kind of bling. Cielo restaurant at Morongo Casino Resort Spa just earned a 2012 AAA Four Diamond Award. It makes a matching set for Morongo. The hotel received a Four Diamond Award in 2005.
In all 37 SoCal restaurants and 85 hotels were given the honor. The award recognizes properties that rank among the top 3.8 percent of 59,000 hotels and restaurants inspected by the AAA and the Auto Club of Southern California, AAA's local affiliate.
Cielo is an upscale restaurant with a casual vibe. The focus is on exceptional Pacific seafood and sizzling steaks prepared with a laidback California sensibility and matched with the state's bounty of produce. The wine program carries on the Pacific theme, presenting vintages from boutique wineries located near the Pacific coasts of Australia, North America and South America. Find details on Cielo at the Morongo website.