New places to eat will be available at Black Oak Casino Resort later this month and at the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort that is scheduled to open to the public for the first time next month. • The Charlie , a new pizza venue created by the owners of the popular St. Charles Saloon concession in Columbia State Historic Park, is scheduled to open June 19 on the first floor of the Black Oak Resort’s main casino building, where The Mill Sports Bar and Grill used to be.
Leif Krueger, of Sonora, and brothers Jim Hodge and Jeremy Hodge, of Tuolumne, have owned St. Charles Saloon since November 2020. Krueger emphasized that the new venue at Black Oak Casino Resort will be branded to be distinct from the saloon because the state owns the St.
Charles Saloon name and the saloon building in Columbia. The Charlie’s menu will have the same offerings as St. Charles Saloon, including pizzas, calzones, and sandwiches, with a few additional items and seasonal specials, Krueger said in a phone interview Friday.
Black Oak Casino Resort staff promoting the opening of The Charlie later this month have pointed out that St. Charles Saloon was voted Best Pizza in Tuolumne County in 2023 in The Union Democrat’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. “We are extremely excited to bring the amazing pizza St.
Charles Saloon is known for to Black Oak Casino Resort,” Ty Day Jr., chair of the board of directors for the Tuolumne Economic Development Authority. “The Charlie will bring those same incr.
