January 15, 20196 yr Only saw some quick mentions in the ski thread. We are going in early March. Staying at the Marriott Grand Residences, chosen by my FIL who is the footing the bill for lodging. Access to the gondola and being in the middle of town were most important to him. We are still able to cancel if somebody has a great rec with the same qualifications. All that to say, recs on best apres ski (drinks and food) and dinner spots? That's pretty much all I'm looking for since we'll be skiing the rest of the time. Thanks
January 15, 20196 yr Jumped into a frozen lake naked for $100 in Tahoe so this thread hits close to home.
January 15, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, Spoosner said: Only saw some quick mentions in the ski thread. We are going in early March. Staying at the Marriott Grand Residences, chosen by my FIL who is the footing the bill for lodging. Access to the gondola and being in the middle of town were most important to him. We are still able to cancel if somebody has a great rec with the same qualifications. All that to say, recs on best apres ski (drinks and food) and dinner spots? That's pretty much all I'm looking for since we'll be skiing the rest of the time. Thanks The Naked Fish (sushi) was fantastic.
January 15, 20196 yr I went to Squaw for Spring Break in '08. Only place I ate on the south side was Burger Lounge, and it was excellent. If you find yourself in the vicinity of Truckee, and have a sweet tooth, the Treat Box Bakery on Donner Pass Rd. may have the best "donut" I've ever had, and I've had a lot of donuts. They are the things shaped like plump bars of soap on the left side of this picture underneath where it says "Apple pockets." Perfect balance of crunchy crust and cake interior.
January 15, 20196 yr 39 minutes ago, miguelito said: Donner Pass ... are you sure there's not human meat in those things? lighten up. it’s all protein.
January 15, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, DanRydell said: Heavenly is super convenient but Kirkwood is the best skiing in the area Yep I've never traversed more in my life than at Heavenly .
January 16, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, Gen. Applewhite said: I went to Squaw for Spring Break in '08. Only place I ate on the south side was Burger Lounge, and it was excellent. If you find yourself in the vicinity of Truckee, and have a sweet tooth, the Treat Box Bakery on Donner Pass Rd. may have the best "donut" I've ever had, and I've had a lot of donuts. They are the things shaped like plump bars of soap on the left side of this picture underneath where it says "Apple pockets." Perfect balance of crunchy crust and cake interior. Truckee is great, but on the opposite end of Lake Tahoe
January 17, 20196 yr That hotel is fine, centrally located close to the lifts and near the stateline 2 min walk to harrahs if you intend to gamble naked fish already mentioned, base camp pizza, right next to the gondola and your hotel, good pizza (i like the pearl harbour, hawaiian pizza with japs) outstanding taplist lucky beaver on the other side of harrah's fantastic burger, a must try IMO There is a bakery near naked fish that has great croissants, cant think of the name off hand
January 17, 20196 yr There’s a burger place/bar by the gondola that was good when we tried it last year. California Burger or something like that.
January 18, 20196 yr Went there for a bachelor party once. One of the guys hired 2 strippers to come to the condo to dance. The 2 strippers ended up fucking each other w a double dildo. Was indeed a good time.
January 22, 20196 yr On 1/15/2019 at 5:35 PM, DanRydell said: Heavenly is super convenient but Kirkwood is the best skiing in the area Yep. The best thing I can say about Heavenly is that it's right in town. Other than that ... pffffft. And yeah, Kirkwood is the shit. I just wish the Vail resorts hadn't bought out my two favorite resorts in Tahoe - Kirkwood and Northstar. Vail resorts are top notch, but unnecessarily ridiculously expensive, and those two resorts were already fantastic anyway. Quote Yep I've never traversed more in my life than at Heavenly . OK, so it wasn't just me then. I've never been anywhere with more flat area than Heavenly. Not even close. That place can eabod. Edited January 22, 20196 yr by wood
January 22, 20196 yr Last time I was in SLT, which has been a few years, there was a very good Italian place on or near Ski Run Blvd up near Heavenly. It was called Prima or Primo iirc.
January 22, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, wood said: Yep. The best thing I can say about Heavenly is that it's right in town. Other than that ... pffffft. And yeah, Kirkwood is the shit. I just wish the Vail resorts hadn't bought out my two favorite resorts in Tahoe - Kirkwood and Northstar. Vail resorts are top notch, but unnecessarily ridiculously expensive, and those two resorts were already fantastic anyway. OK, so it wasn't just me then. I've never been anywhere with more flat area than Heavenly. Not even close. That place can eabod. Yep, won't ever go back. Not need to go that far west for better skiing.
January 22, 20196 yr Agreed. I like Vail and Aspen’s mountains for skiing. Heavenly is nothing special for skiing and South Lake Tahoe is kind of trashy. Sure is beautiful area outside of that.
January 26, 20196 yr I believe Primo's is the Italian restaurant I went to last year. It was pretty good from what I recall. I was also drunk. AleWorX was a good place for beer.
February 19, 20196 yr Bump....Have a group of 14 going next week. Skiing 2 days and snowmobiling the third day. Any recommendations for steakhouses/upscale restaurants?
February 23, 20196 yr A friend posted this yesterday. Don't know if it was from yesterday... or just posted yesterday from last weekend, but...
February 24, 20196 yr On 2/23/2019 at 3:11 AM, Napoleon said: A friend posted this yesterday. Don't know if it was from yesterday... or just posted yesterday from last weekend, but... This is why someone died in heavenly earlier this week.
March 5, 20196 yr On 2/24/2019 at 9:45 AM, Pato del Muerto said: This is why someone died in heavenly earlier this week. Yeah going off in the trees is no joke in those conditions. That dude probably suffocated.
March 5, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, wood said: Yeah going off in the trees is no joke in those conditions. That dude probably suffocated. Never go off in the trees alone.
March 15, 20196 yr Author Just got back from our trip. Overall it was great. Scenery is stunning, the gondola access from the Marriott Grand Residences was as advertised, walking distance to casinos was cool (we only went once), had great snow, and lift lines were not too bad Saturday and basically non-existent Sunday and Monday. I liked that it felt a bit more like a town than just a tourist ski village, if that makes any sense. First night we went to Azul out of convenience. Was described as California Fresh Mex, and I'd say that's pretty accurate. Food was good, nothing great. I had a jalapeno marg that had a nice spice kick, but seemed very weak in the tequila department. Primo the second night. We got there real early (5 PM) as that was the only time they could seat our party (6 and a baby). We were the only people there so got great attention from the staff from the start, and it continued even when they started to fill up. Starters were nothing special (spinach stuffed mushrooms, sauteed shrimp and calamari, wedge and caesar salads), but the pastas were fantastic. We got rigatoni with vodka sauce (not nearly as creamy as traditional), bolognese that was on special, veal picatta, and chicken parm (my favorite of the bunch). I will caveat that we were all starving after a full day on the slopes, so that always helps. Naked Fish the 3rd night. I thought the food was very good, but the setting was a little cramped for our party. Service started off good, but then tailed off. Still an enjoyable meal. Last dinner was at Artemis Lakefront Cafe (Mediterranean). Enjoyed all the food and a nice Greek white wine. They advertise lake views, but you would really only have those if you sit outside which obviously was a bit on the chilly side. Would recommend for a casual dinner if Med sounds good. I thought the skiing was good. Helped that the snow was pretty great. The lifts/runs were pretty short. Felt like you had to ride 2 lifts and then ski all the way down to have a decently long run. Really enjoyed my time in the trees.
June 26, 20196 yr Any rec's for North Lake Tahoe area? Going on a last minute trip after the fourth with another couple. Staying in Incline Village. Edited June 26, 20196 yr by DDD Dad
June 26, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, DDD Dad said: Any rec's for North Lake Tahoe area? Going on a last minute trip after the fourth with another couple. Staying in Incline Village. The Hyatt Regency in Incline Village has a casino and sportsbook Kings Beach is nearby and has a lot of water activities Downtown Truckee is worth a visit https://www.truckeeriverrafting.com/ if the water is not too high Dinner/drink cruise on Lake Tahoe
June 26, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, HornPhD said: The Hyatt Regency in Incline Village has a casino and sportsbook Kings Beach is nearby and has a lot of water activities Downtown Truckee is worth a visit https://www.truckeeriverrafting.com/ if the water is not too high Dinner/drink cruise on Lake Tahoe Thanks. We're actually staying at the Hyatt. Have golf planned down south at Edgewood and then probably at Schaffer's Mill, plus fly fishing on the Truckee River one day. Drink cruise sounds like a good plan too. Weather looks spectacular (sunny and high around 80 each day).
June 26, 20196 yr On 3/4/2019 at 6:02 PM, wood said: Yeah going off in the trees is no joke in those conditions. That dude probably suffocated. btw - I know it was a few months ago but the "tree run" where that guy died is about as heavily trafficked a tree run can get. It's really narrow and sandwiched between two gigantic blue runs that probably get the most skiers on the whole mountain. The conditions were just sooo bad that particular day. On 3/4/2019 at 6:15 PM, Onboard 2.0 said: Never go off in the trees alone. He was actually skiing with his girlfriend. A friend of mine rode up a ski lift with his girlfriend. She was begging ski patrol to do another pass. They had already done one pass (maybe 2?) and couldn't find him. They were convinced he made it out and was waiting for her at the lodge or in their car. She was convinced he was in there but they wouldn't listen to her.
June 26, 20196 yr 54 minutes ago, DDD Dad said: Thanks. We're actually staying at the Hyatt. Have golf planned down south at Edgewood and then probably at Schaffer's Mill, plus fly fishing on the Truckee River one day. Drink cruise sounds like a good plan too. Weather looks spectacular (sunny and high around 80 each day). We were in North Lake Tahoe last weekend for my son's lacrosse tournament and the weather was perfect. Oh, if you ski or board, Squaw Valley has trails open until July 7.
June 27, 20196 yr We were in North Lake Tahoe last weekend for my son's lacrosse tournament and the weather was perfect. Oh, if you ski or board, Squaw Valley has trails open until July 7. I’m assuming I should grab whatever in the way of dispensary supplies in Reno rather than Incline Village?
June 27, 20196 yr 19 minutes ago, DDD Dad said: I’m assuming I should grab whatever in the way of dispensary supplies in Reno rather than Incline Village? There's one store in Incline Village. Have not been to it, though.
June 27, 20196 yr I'm going at the end of July to South Tahoe and staying at Harrah's. The GF (sorry, no pics) has a comped trip through Caesers for it. Gonna do some hiking/kayaking. Any recs for other food and entertainment are appreciated.
June 27, 20196 yr I'm going at the end of July to South Tahoe and staying at Harrah's. The GF (sorry, no pics) has a comped trip through Caesers for it. Gonna do some hiking/kayaking. Any recs for other food and entertainment are appreciated. Hiking, numerous great trails with varying degree of difficulty. Emerald bay is beautiful and youll be there in height of bear seasonBoat charters, fishing parasailing, golfing and gambling. Several good food recs in this thread, though ill add izabellas and for late night grub, lucky beaver next to harrahs outstanding burgers, wings and steaks. Base camp pizza in heavenly village right next to the lifts good pizza and taplist.Hardrock is newer and nicer of all the casinos, but everytime i go it seems dead and i rarely win there, better sports book then harveys but they are light on the ponies.Several breweries in and around south lake tahoeThere is a jerky ppace across the street from harrahs towards heavenly, great bourbon beef jerkyHarrahs is nice but dated, I love the beds and pillows enough i ordered several pillows for my house
June 27, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, DallasHorn26 said: I'm going at the end of July to South Tahoe and staying at Harrah's. The GF (sorry, no pics) has a comped trip through Caesers for it. Gonna do some hiking/kayaking. Any recs for other food and entertainment are appreciated. Going to be there end of July and early August also. Staying in a house with my entire mom's side of the family. Biking around the lake is fun. Emerald bay is awesome. Rent a boat or go on a cruise. Don't know about food. We have such a large group, around 30, when we go we either cook or have it catered at the house. We did have a lunch at The Bistro. It was beautiful and nice.
June 27, 20196 yr Hit a pai gow 7 card royal flush at Harvey's this past NYE. That's all I have to add.
June 27, 20196 yr Stayed on a house in NLT last summer. We rented a boat/driver and had an amazing day. They pick you up at Garwoods, where we had lunch and then hopped on a boat for the afternoon. Take your own beers, etc. etc.. No wine though. Water is so clear, and i think ~1700' deep. Played blackjack at Crystal Bay casino. Think more Golden Nugget than Cosmo. Cant wait to go back.
June 27, 20196 yr Thanks for the recs. Definitely looking forward to it and hopping for a hot streak at the craps tables.
June 27, 20196 yr We were there last December and had a great time. We ate at a lot of the places in Heavenly Village area but I think my favorites were the hole in the wall places we stopped at along the drive around the the Lake. Craft beer and great burgers everywhere.
June 27, 20196 yr And don’t do the Gondola to top of mountain. Waste of time and money. We had lunch up there last summer. Food was expensive and terrible.
June 27, 20196 yr Any rec's for North Lake Tahoe area? Going on a last minute trip after the fourth with another couple. Staying in Incline Village.FiftyFifty brewing in Truckee is pretty close. July isn’t the best weather for them but their Eclipse stout series is really great. They had quite a few on tap last time I went there.
July 21, 20196 yr also going next month, staying in a house above zephyr's cove sister is turning 40, feeling adventurous anybody have any experience with hot air balloon tours? what about the mountain coaster in heavenly? have noted food recommendations
July 21, 20196 yr On 6/27/2019 at 3:46 PM, Johnny Sack said: And don’t do the Gondola to top of mountain. Waste of time and money. We had lunch up there last summer. Food was expensive and terrible. The thought of riding a gondola, and looking out at no snow makes my head hurt, and my heart ache.
July 31, 20196 yr On 6/27/2019 at 11:18 AM, Dr Fear said: The Emerald Bay hike is not bad at all and it is great down there. This was probably the highlight of the trip. We hiked down and kayaked around the island and the bay. The short hike to Eagle Falls was nice as well. I unfortunately saw no bears. On 7/20/2019 at 7:20 PM, mchookem said: also going next month, staying in a house above zephyr's cove sister is turning 40, feeling adventurous anybody have any experience with hot air balloon tours? what about the mountain coaster in heavenly? have noted food recommendations I rode the mountain coaster and it was a blast. Kind of a short ride for $30, but how often do you get to do something like that? Agreed that the gondola was a little pricey, but the views were worth it, there were also a few paths/trails to hike once up there. On 7/20/2019 at 7:47 PM, Onboard 2.0 said: The thought of riding a gondola, and looking out at no snow makes my head hurt, and my heart ache. Thew views were still incredible, but I can see where it would be even better with snow. The only other rec I could throw in for food that hasn't been mentioned is Rojo's tavern. I prefer hole in the wall pub type places, so this was more my speed. We stayed for karaoke Saturday night, there were 4 bachelorette parties in attendance (phone was dead, and didn't get pics), so we heard "Like a Prayer" at least 3 times, but after a couple of edibles, it was entertaining. Casinos: Harrah's and Harvey's are both dated, but not the worst I've seen. I mainly play craps, so can't speak much for the other table games. They had $10 tables in the morning, and were bumped up to at least $15 in the evening. Hardrock was definitely newer and nicer. I saw a $5 table there once, but it was minly $10-$15. The Montblue seemed nice and spacious as well.
July 31, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, DallasHorn26 said: This was probably the highlight of the trip. We hiked down and kayaked around the island and the bay. The short hike to Eagle Falls was nice as well. I unfortunately saw no bears. Were you there for this? The cops shut down the park and were chasing some dude around in the woods.
July 31, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Dr Fear said: Were you there for this? The cops shut down the park and were chasing some dude around in the woods. It wasn't me! I was there Sunday and Monday though.
August 2, 20196 yr Driving from Carmel to South Lake Tahoe today to meet my family. 31 people in a house should be interesting. We are doing dinner on a boat one night. I’m renting a tritoon one day and taking a bunch of the kids tubing. We will ride bikes and hike a bunch. Skipping the Gondola.
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