Valentine's Day Dining at the Inn Plus More from the Carson Valley Inn

Valentine's Day Dining at the Inn

Katie's and CV Steak are both offering their regular menu selections plus specials on Valentine's Day, Friday, February 14.

• The CV Steak regular menu features a selection of appetizers and a generous range of entrees including steaks, chops, seafood, chicken and pasta dishes.  CV Steak is also offering two Valentine's Day Specials for $29: Pomegranate Orange Glaze Pacific Salmon with sautéed green asparagus and Tomahawk Berkshire Pork Chop with garlic butter mushrooms. Both specials include the CV Steak signature tableside tossed salad, sour dough baguette, creamery butter, and choice of twice-baked, baked or au gratin potatoes. CV Steak’s Valentine’s Day Special Dessert is Dark and White Chocolate Mousse Dome with macerated Strawberries. CV Steak opens at 4:30 p.m. and reservations are always recommended by calling 775-783-6650. The CV Steak Sunset Specials will not be offered on Valentine’s Day. NOTE: All CV Steak reservations were filled at the time this was written but check back on Friday as we do sometimes receive cancellations.
• Katie's Valentine's Day specials run from 2 to 10 p.m.  The Shrimp & Penne Pasta tossed with vodka tomato cream sauce is $13.99 and the 12 oz. Double Pork Chop with mustard mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables is $15.99. The regular Friday Katie’s special will not be served on Valentine’s Day. Katie’s seating is on a first-come basis.

Special Valentine's Cake Available

Picture this: an 8" moist Chocolate Cake with strawberry filling, chocolate icing and a scrawling Happy Valentine’s Day message on the top of a giant dark chocolate mousse heart with mirror glaze icing!!  We’ll have several of these decadent delicacies available for sale ($20) at the Katie’s Bakery Counter through Friday . . . and we suggest you reserve one today just to make sure you don’t miss out! Stop by or call 775-783-6664.

We Wore Red – Now Let’s Take Action!

The day shift staff in Katie’s “front of the house” marked National Wear Red Day® last Friday as did others at the CVI. It was all part of the federally designated American Heart Month and the American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women. If you’d like to take action on checking your heart health, our friends at the Carson Valley Medical Center in Gardnerville are offering a special Heart Health Screening Package during February. All the details are available at this link

Happy Valentine’s Day from Tanya

Tanya Tucker’s CMT Next Women of Country Tour has started with positive reviews, ticket sales for her June 6 concert in TJ’s Corral are climbing and this week we received this short video with a Happy Valentine’s Day message for her fans. Information on Tanya’s concert, the almost-sold-out Charlie Daniels Band concert on June 26 and other CVI entertainment is available at this link. Concert tickets are also available at our hotel registration desk (775-783-6606).

Reminders & Loose Ends

• We have $5,116 for you, but you have to let us know who you are! We’re still looking for the lucky sports book bettor who played a $5 Pro Pk’em Progressive ticket at Sharkey's on Super Bowl Sunday. You got all 15 correct and have the $5,116 coming to you - but we have no way of knowing who you are until you step up with the winning ticket!
• Watch next week for info on the new Ahi Tuna Poke Appetizer in CV Steak.
• Treat Your Mom, Grandma, Wife or In-Laws to Mother's Day Weekend at the Carson Valley Inn! Here's a link to more information on our Mother's Day Weekend Package.
• Working on your Federal Tax Return? We can help with a Win-Loss Report on your gaming activity using your card in any of our four casinos: CVI, Sharkey's, Bodines and SlotWorld.

Hot Seat Prizes From the Chocolate Shoppe Tonight

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Ladies’ Night Wednesday: Ladies’ Night fun from 5:30 to 8:30 PM with a Free Chocolate Shoppe Treat for the first 150 ladies (100 with FreePlay), Chocolate Shoppe Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes, free Bingo Games, free Raffles and a Drink Special. Ladies, be sure to bring your husband, boyfriend or neighbor tonight and make it a Couples’ Night as we add a Mens' Night element for the first 50 men who register with their spouse or lady friend. We'll have a separate raffle for the men and a separate drawing for two special prizes for the men.
• Point Multiplier Friday: Earn 4X Points on slots and videos all day this Friday. 
• Polar Plunge Drawings and Board Game Saturday: The drawings take place between 6 and 8 PM for cash and FreePlay prizes and chances to play our Polar Plunge board game to "break the ice" for up to $1000!
• Point Party Sunday: You’ll be earning anywhere from 2X to 10X Points from noon to 8 PM with the point multiplier changing every half hour. We guarantee the 10X Points will run for 30 minutes at least twice every Sunday in January.
• 5X Points Monday: Quintuple your point earning power all day on Presidents’ Day!

This Week in Our Restaurants

Katie’s Specials This Week:

• Wednesday: CVI Smoked Chicken Legs served with jalapeno corn bread, mashed potatoes, bacon baked beans & BBQ from 11 AM to 10 PM for $6.99.
• Thursday: Spaghetti & A Giant Meatball with mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, parsley, garlic bread from 11 AM to 10 PM; $6.99.
• Friday: Valentine’s Day Specials – see story above.
• Saturday: Meat Lovers Platter with slow roasted brisket, pulled chicken & smoked sausage plus choice of 2 sides from macaroni salad, baked beans, potato salad or coleslaw. From 11 AM to 10 PM; $13.99.
• Sunday: "Chandler" Chicken Dinner; southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw. From 2 to 10 PM; $7.99.
• Monday: Katie’s Shepherd’s Pie; a one-dish serving of sautéed ground beef with grandma’s brown gravy, peas and carrots. From 11 AM to 10 PM; $5.99
• Tuesday: Pork Chili Verde served with Spanish rice and black beans for $7.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.

CV Steak Specials:

• Today: Pork Stroganoff, pork tenderloin and a cream sauce of mushroom, Dijon mustard and Sherry wine served with egg noodle pasta.
• Thursday: CV Steak Mix Grill, a combination of our Filet Mignon, a Dijon and molasses marinated Pork Tenderloin Medallion and herb marinated Lamb Chop Steak.
• Friday: Valentine’s Day Specials – see story above (Sunset Special not available on Valentine’s Day.)
• Saturday: Garlic Studded Prime Rib.
• Sunday: “Oscar Style” Fillet of Salmon with crab and Béarnaise sauce. 

Michael Furlong Band This Weekend

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Michael Furlong Band, Thursday thru Saturday: Michael Furlong has been an accomplished performing musician and technician throughout his life with extensive experience as a lead vocalist, lead guitar player, songwriter, studio and live audio engineer, record and video producer and editor. While he and his band perform hits from a variety of artists, he is best known for his “Petty Theft” Show – A Tribute to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Coming up next in our Cabaret Lounge: Gruve Nation, February 20 – 22;

Planning a Stay at the CVI? You will always get the best rate by booking directly with the Carson Valley Inn either online or by calling our Reservation Department directly at 775-783-6629 or 800-321-6983.

Comments? Have questions or comments about the CVI? Use the comments section below, shoot us an email or pick up the phone and call us @ 775-782-9711. Hit “0” when the automated voice comes on and you'll go right to the hotel operator who can get you to the correct person or department.  We have a lot more coming up at the Carson Valley Inn so check our Blog posting every Wednesday morning!