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Gold Coast 39° North
Gold Coast 39° North opened at Palisades Tahoe. The restaurant specializes in Asian cuisine with a distinct Tahoe tilt.
Genoa Country Store
The long-running Genoa Country Store closed its doors on Dec. 22, 2024. The owners announced lease negotiations as the driving force for the closure. The beloved shop originally opened in 1999.
Birdeez
Birdeez, a mini-golf and darts fun center in Downtown Reno opened on Dec. 10, 2024. It comes from the same owners behind Downtown’s Reno Axe and the Grand Sierra Resort’s Sensology, adding to the Downtown playground landscape. The business features several lanes of electronic dart games, three challenging mini-golf courses in varying levels of difficulty, and a full restaurant and bar.
Pola Poke Bowls
Pola Poke Bowls closed permanently on Nov. 27, 2024; however, the owners are planning to open a new restaurant, Lillo, in the same location in 2025.
Chrome Coffee Works
The adorable pink building on Pine Street in Reno opened as Chrome Coffee Works on Nov. 21, 2024. The retro spot serves a simple menu of coffee and tea, plus breakfast burritos and pastries.
The Cake Slice
The Cake Slice closed its location on South McCarran in Reno on Nov. 19, 2024.
CrunCheese & Basak Chicken
A pair of new Korean fast-casual restaurants opened recently. On Nov. 2, 2024, CrunCheese, a Korean hot dog concept, opened inside of Walmart in Carson City, and on Nov. 8, 2024, a new Korean fried chicken place called Basak Chicken opened in Sparks on Prater Way.
Graze Craze
Graze Craze opened in Sparks on Nov. 5, 2024. The charcuterie catering concept features boards, boxes, and platters made to order. There once was a location in Reno (that has since closed), making the Sparks location the only one in the area. It comes from franchise owners in Las Vegas who own three stores in the southern part of the state.
Urban Roots
Urban Roots celebrated 15 years on Nov. 2, 2024.
Darkshot Coffee
Darkshot Coffee also now has a second location. The soft opening of its new Valley Road store was announced on social media on Nov. 2, 2024.
Tahoe City Inn
The current site of the historic Tahoe City Inn is morphing into an evo, the global outdoor experiences company, complete with hotel, restaurant, and more near Commons Beach. Protect Our Winters founder Jeremy Jones is part of the project.
Sylva
We’re still (maybe not so) patiently awaiting Sylva, a new American bistro coming to Tahoe City from the chef formerly behind Christy Hill.
Cold Water Brewery
Debbie Brown has sold South Lake Tahoe’s Cold Water Brewery to couple Melanie and Kevin Hubbert.
Café Fiore Ristorante Italiano
Café Fiore Ristorante Italiano announced plans to close its South Lake Tahoe restaurant in 2025. The decision was made after the owners lost their building lease. The jury is out on whether the long-time SLT staple will reopen in another spot.
Tahoe’s Waldorf Astoria
If you’ve been waiting for the grand opening of Tahoe’s Waldorf Astoria, we have some bad news. After the developer, EKN Tahoe LLC, failed to pay the $82 million principal balance, the deal fell through. That puts the future of the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino building up in the air, perhaps getting sold to the highest bidder at auction.
Shoe Tree Brewing Co.
Shoe Tree Brewing Co. in Carson City always seems to be winning something. Participating in global beer competitions, the local brewery brought home a couple of silver medals. The first was awarded to the Wicked Shifty, a tart American sour, at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival. That follows an award received earlier this year from the World Beer Cup for the brand’s Lahontan Brown Ale.
Reno Local Food Group
All of the businesses under Reno Local Food Group will be part of an initiative to promote clean, healthy eating, creating a closed-loop food system by feeding cows repurposed spent grain produced by brewing operations. As part of the commitment, restaurants within the Mark Estee-owned group will exclusively serve grass-fed and brewery grain finished beef from Park Ranch Meats. This includes four locations of Great Basin Brewing Co. in Reno, Sparks, and Carson City, as well as Liberty Food & Wine Exchange in Reno, Overland Restaurant & Pub in Gardnerville, and Cucina Lupo in Carson City.
Charlie Palmer Steak
Adam Ornellas takes over as executive chef at Charlie Palmer Steak inside of the Grand Sierra Resort. He has more than 25 years of experience in the industry.
Grand Sierra Resort
Grand Sierra Resort was recognized with 22 awards from Best of Sierra Nevada. They included awards those for casino concert venue, hotel pool, and restaurants such as Chickie’s & Pete’s and Charlie Palmer Steak. A full list of awards includes nine golds, five silvers, and eight bronzes in categories across entertainment, dining, and hospitality.
Atlantis Steakhouse
Atlantis Steakhouse was recognized as one of the top casino restaurants in the United States by USA Today as part of the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Coming in at No. 4, the restaurant scored higher than any other Nevada-based nominees.
Fireside Market
Fireside Market on East Fourth Street has a new owner, Tejash Patel.
The Office of Hughes & Porter
Matt Polley, the previous owner of The Jungle, sold The Office of Hughes & Porter, announcing his departure as a small businessman in Reno in October after more than 23 years. For now, The Office still is open, but his previous business, The Jungle, which included both a coffee and wine bar at times, previously closed.
Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Café
Lewis Pierrott is at it again. Known for buying up Reno restaurant businesses, the current owner of Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Café purchased the building that houses Arlington Gardens Mall and Rattlesnake Club in early October 2024. He opened a second Josef’s in the space.
