South
Shore Restaurants:
Fresh Ketch
Tahoe Keys Marina, South Lake Tahoe -- (530)
541-5683
At 2433 Venice Drive, just off Highway 50, this is a
casual dining room, on the water, serving high quality
seafood and other dishes with good service and atmosphere
-- open for lunch and dinner. Dinner is served in the
upstairs dining room, overlooking the marina.
Cantina Bar & Grill
711 Emerald Bay Rd., South Lake Tahoe -- (530)
544-1233
Served both traditional Mexican and up-to-date Tex/Mex
dishes, plus beer, wine, and liquor. This is not a
high-toned, sophisticated place, but is a family
restaurant serving tasty (and huge) Mexican dishes.
Nepheles California Cuisine
1169 Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe -- (530)
544-8130
Fresh fish, duck, and game dishes are on the top of the
menu of this interesting place, including a bar. Try out
their hot tub rentals.
Carina's Cafe & Deli
3469 Lake Tahoe Blvd. -- South Lake Tahoe --
(530) 541-3354
Located in the Bijou Shopping Center, this is breakfast
and lunch place owned and operated by Carina Evans.
Originally from Sweden, Carina serves up what she calls
American home cooking with Swedish touches." Breakfast
and lunch with deli dishes.
Gi Fu Loh
At Harrah's Tahoe Casino Hotel -- Stateline,
NV.
This restaurant opened after the hotel
went through a $5.4 million renovation to accommodate the
Cantonese dining place. The operation is headed by Hung
Wong, former head chef at the Riverside Plaza Hotel in
Hong Kong and the Lisbon Hotel and Casino in Macau.
Pacifica Seafood Buffet
At Harvey's Resort Hotel -- Stateline, NV.
Hours: Sundays-Thursdays 4-11 p.m.
Champagne Brunch on weekends from 8:30 a.,m. to 2
p.m.
This is the ultimate gourmand experience for seafood
fans. From fish tacos to fried and barbecued shrimp,
slipper lobster, oysters raw and cooked -- in fact you'll
be long sated before running through the bounty of this
buffet.
19 Kitchen Bar
At Harvey's Resort Hotel -- Stateline, NV.
Fine dining at the top of the hotel, on the 19th floor. A
great view and good food, well-served. Open for dinner
nightly, and Wed.-Sat. for lunch. This room was called
Lewellyn's for a long time, and took on its new name in
summer 2006.
Cabo Wabo Cantina
At Harvey's Resort Hotel -- Stateline, NV.
Before attending a summer concert at Harvey's outdoor
amphitheater, we dined briefly in the Sammy Hagar
inspired Wabo Cabo restaurant in the lower level at
Harveys.. It's a loud and crowded place with wait lines
often holding up would-be diners. What to expect? The
food was beyond expectations. Harveys is one of the
better places to eat in South Lake Tahoe/Stateline and
Cabo Wabo came through. The cuisine is Mexican -- fish
tacos, tostadas, burritos, etc, plus entrees featuring
steak and other standards with a latin touch. The dishes
we tried were inventive and beyond the ordinary
Mexican/American dining experience.
Forest Buffet
At Harrah's Tahoe Hotel -- Stateline, NV
On the 18th floor, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
including a special seafood buffet on Fridays evenings,
and a Sunday Champagne brunch.
North Shore Restaurants:
Austin's
120 Country Club Drive, Incline Village (775)
832-7778
Austin's specializes in down home American cooking,
indoors or on the patio. Open for lunch and dinner.
Borderhouse Brewing Co.
24 Stateline Road, Crystal Bay (775)
832-2739
This is a microbrewery restaurant, with an oyster bar and
other food to eat while you sample the pub's own
beer.
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe
111 Country Club Drive, Incline Village (775)
831-1234
The Hyatt has several restaurants, including the Lone
Eagle Grill, with American cuisine and fine lake view,
Ciao Mein -- focusing on Chinese, and the 24-hour Sierra
Café.
Cal-Neva Resort
2 Stateline Road, Crystal Bay (775)
832-4000
Sir Charles' Lakeview restaurant/coffee shop has a fine
view of Lake Tahoe, and the menu has a wide range of
dishes.
Tahoe City and Truckee
Restaurants
Alpine Riverside Cafe
Alpine Meadows Rd. & Hwy. 89
(530) 583-6896
This delicatessen-style cafe serves breakfast and lunch,
next to the Truckee River, near the ski hill of the same
name.
The River Ranch
Highway 89 and Alpine Meadows Road (530)
583-4264
Wild game, seafood, and steaks are the specialties here,
at this comfortable restaurant overlooking the river.
Black Bear Tavern
2255 West Lake Blvd -- 2.5 miles south of Tahoe
City
(530) 583-8626
Serving steaks and dishes with a New England flavor, plus
nightly specials.
Colonel Clair's Tahoe Grill
6873 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe Vista
(530) 546-7358
Seafood and ribs are at the top of the Colonel's menu,
and a wine list bears more than 100 vintages, including
many served by the glass.
Jake's On The Lake
At Boatwork's Marina, Tahoe City (530)
583-0188
A restaurant with lounge specializing in fresh seafood
dishes. Overlooks the lake. Opens at 4:30 for dinner.
Open for lunch in July and August. Indoor and outdoor
dining.
Plump Jack Cafe
1920 Squaw Valley Road, Squaw Valley
(530) 583-1576
The original Plump Jack is in San Francisco, and this
version is just as good. This is "New American" cooking
-- a perfect cuisine for this High Sierra location, close
to the ski slopes and summer cable car ride. The
restaurant is a destination in itself.
Sunnyside Resort Restaurant
1850 West Lake Blvd., Tahoe City (530)
583-7200
This is a charming place, on the lake, serving lunch and
dinner, plus Sunday Brunch in summer.
Chamber's Landing Restaurant & Bar
6300 West Lake Blvd., Homewood (530)
581-2199
Lunch and dinner with a Mediterranean flair are served at
this lakeside restaurant. Also featuring Sunday Brunch,
in the old bar.
The Pfeifer House
760 River Road, Tahoe City (530) 583-3102
This European-style restaurant is one of the oldest in
the region, having been built in 1939 (as the Lake Inn).
It's just north of the "Y", with fine cuisine in an old
world setting. Open for dinner.
Tahoe House Restaurant
625 West Lake Blvd., Tahoe City (530)
583-1377
Swiss cuisine is a specialty, but the Tahoe House also
served California dishes, including pasts, veal,
vegetarian fare, and European style breads, pastries, and
bagels.
Blue Water Brewing Co.
850 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City (530)
581-2583
This is the North Shore's one and only brewpub, with a
selection of fresh brews, and pub-style food. Live music
featured, pool tables, darts.
Hacienda Del Lago
760 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City (530)
583-0358
This place is popular with local residents, featuring
combination dinners, plus all the traditional Mexican
dishes as entrees. Beer, microbrews, and Margaritas are
available. Outdoor deck. Dinner from 4 p.m. year-round.
Lunch in summer months.
