Font-of-house operations at Dream Dance will be led by Rohit Nambiar, who joins Potawatomi after spending the past 25 years in the Chicagoland area, most recently as director of operations at Prairie Grass Café and Wine Club in Northbrook. He has also received his certification as a Level 2 Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers.
The current Dream Dance restaurant was opened as part of the casino’s expansion in 2008. The restaurant made its debut in a much smaller space off of the casino’s current bingo hall in 2000. The restaurant's reopening comes in the midst of a $100 million renovation to the casino’s third floor, which it now calls its second level. The 120,000-square-foot project will create new gaming, food and entertainment experiences, including 1,800 slot machine stations, a new bar with 28 bar-top “slot seats” (a first for Potawatomi) and an array of 4K televisions. The project will also include the addition of Rock & Brews, a restaurant co-founded by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of the rock band KISS. The restaurant will be located just off the skywalk. It will also include a stage for live music performances. The project originally was scheduled for a spring 2023 completion, but now Potawatomi anticipates opening in phases, with the entire floor up and running by fall, a casino spokesperson said.