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This Reno neighbor is home to some of the best casinos in the Reno area…and locals love them.
The Nugget is well-known as a super resort for the area, and is Spark's largest. Besides a full range of table and slot gambling, the Nugget has, count them, nine restaurants. If you're planning on only visiting one of them, you'll have a hard time choosing which. John's Oyster Bar is famous for its pan roasted oysters and steamed clams. Gabe's Pub & Deli offers huge sandwiches and a selection of interesting snacks. Then, there are the Farm House and the General Store coffee shops. While the menus for these two are similar, the décor is quite different. The Farm House is very country-family-style oriented, while the General Store is a bit more upscale. Very good daily specials can be found at each for around $4.95 per plate, but you may want to try the "Awful-Awful" burger. Billed as world-famous, this burger won't leave you looking for more. Then there is Trader Dick's. This fine Polynesian restaurant features asian cuisine and beautiful décor. You enter past a huge, 100-gallon fish tank with lovely multi-colored tropical fish, just to set the theme. You would never know that the huge columns built down the center of this tank help support Interstate 80, which overpasses this section of the Nugget. Try the Chef's Special, which will allow you to try a sampling of dishes the chef will decide upon. After several courses, you will finish this meal with a very impressive Baked Alaska. Next, the Nugget houses its own fabulous Steakhouse Restaurant. I had a juicy rib-eye nestled over a bed of fried onion "shoestrings", along with a baked potato (which I couldn't even eat because there was so much food) and bright green string beans. Yum! For dessert? How about a scoop of bittersweet chocolate mousse in a lacy cookie bowl shaped like a swan? Heavenly… Finally, my favorite, the Orozko. One of the best restaurants, anywhere. Besides the delicious and beautifully presented meals you could try for dinner, you should see the Sunday buffet. It's unbelievable. Really. The first time we visited, all we could do was stare in awe. It's not that it's huge, although there are quite a few items to choose from. It's the decadence. Osso bucco (a Basque veal dish), fruit-compote blintzes, quiches, portobello-chicken-cheese stuffed ravioli in four-cheese sauces, chicken baked in Basque sauces, roasted pork or beef in pepper sauces, shrimp and crab legs on ice with drawn butter or cocktail sauce, fresh fruits and melons, and even more traditional breakfast items such as scrambled eggs and cinnamon-pecan buns. The list goes on and on. Desserts are also ever-changing and may include rounded scoops of white chocolate mousse in tiny dark chocolate bowls, drizzled with raspberry sauce; or, little servings of creamy cheesecake; small fruit tarts—just enough for sweet bite or two. |
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