The Corps previously announced its satisfaction with the dig last August. “It's a farce,” consulting party Torben Jenk, a preservationist and amateur historian, said of the process. While SugarHouse is pleased, some of the consulting parties – a group of local historians, neighborhood activists and archaeologists who advise the historic review process – are not. “We're certainly hopeful, but we'll take our directions from the Army Corps,” said SugarHouse spokeswoman Leigh Whitaker.

But if the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation concur with the Corps' assessment, it will mean SugarHouse has satisfied the federal requirement for a historical review of its Delaware Avenue. The Corps also looks at environmental and other issues, and some are still outstanding. This doesn't mean the Corps is close to deciding whether or not to give SugarHouse the permit it needs to build its casino project as planned.

Army Corps of Engineers says it's satisfied – again - with the archaeology done at the SugarHouse site and no further digging needs to happen before a permit is issued. Since undertaking the expansion in July 2014, the casino has more than doubled in size, from 108,000 to 260,000 square feet.UPDATE 12/20/11: The current site plan is below, from PlanPhilly (). The steakhouse and event space are part of SugarHouse's renewed focus on enticing customers with more nongaming amenities, although the expansion will include dozens more table games and poker tables and hundreds more slot machines.

Gibsons will also be the official caterer for the casino's new 30,000-square-foot event space. It's signature dish: the 'Philly Cut,' a 12-ounce rib-eye topped with smoked provolone, crispy shallots and herbs. Related story: Topping off ceremony for SugarHouse Casino expansion This is the first Gibsons restaurants in Philadelphia, and will feature seating for 300 guests. Hugo's is part of Chicago-based Gibsons Restaurant Group, best known for its steakhouse of the same name in the Windy City. The restaurant is a present to a city known for its cheesesteaks, hailing from a city known for its steakhouses. The SugarHouse Casino, nearing completion on a massive $164 million expansion project, announced Wednesday the first new restaurant on the property: Hugo's Frog Bar and Chop House.

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