Northern Quest has three kitchens, one of which is located near the resort and casino's about 12,000-square-foot Pend Oreille Pavilion events hall, which can accommodate up to 800 guests.
About 400 of the casino's 1,400 to 1,500 employees work in the food and beverage operations, Sutter says.Īlthough 'the gaming is the engine that drives the resort and casino,' the food and beverage department is expected to show a profit, he says. The casino includes about a dozen different dining venues and serves thousands of guests a week, says Gary Sutter, director of restaurant services at Northern Quest. In addition to a gambling facility, Northern Quest, owned by the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, also is a significant food-service operation. Gaming chips aren't the only things that can stack up at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.Įvery month, the West Plains tribal casino buys about 560 gallons of milk, 800 pounds of hot dogs, 1,600 pounds of salmon, and 100 cases of bacon, just to name a few items in the roughly $1.5 million in food purchases it makes.
