Carson City restaurants offer a wide variety of foods and atmospheres. Restaurant preference is subjective – different food for different folks. The best way to find out if you like a certain Carson City restaurant is to eat there. So why read a restaurant review? With so many choices, it’s just smart shopping to narrow the field before deciding where to spend your hard-earned dollars.
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Adele’s
Described as "creative continental,” Adele’s dinner menu lists some 75 diverse items and dozens of daily specials with influences from the southeast, southwest, the Mediterranean, and around the world. Read Restaurant Review |
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Garibaldi’s
Diners looking for adventures in Italian food will love Garibaldi’s. Owner Mark Claypool is a, hands-on restaurateur whose personal touch is evident throughout this charming neighborhood restaurant. Read Restaurant Review |
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Red’s Old 395 Grill
Great bar, best barbeque, mountains of memorabilia, and much more.
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The Basil
Everything is beautiful at The Basil. The setting, the food, the people all combine to create a memorable dining experience at this very fine Thai restaurant. Read Restaurant Review |
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Cracker Box
Visit the Cracker Box diner and time-travel back to “Happy Days” of the 1950s in small-town USA. Read Restaurant Review |
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Firkin & Fox
The Firkin & Fox is Carson City’s English-style pub where the beer is cold, the food is hot, and the folks are friendly. Going with pop to the pub for a pint is tradition for a lad or a lassie in the old country. Read Restaurant Review |
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Glen Eagles
When you’re in with the “in” crowd, you are probably a regular at Glen Eagles Restaurant. Nevada politicians and well-heeled locals from Washoe Valley, Reno, and Lake Tahoe are frequent customers. But, I assure you, the place is far from stuffy. Read Restaurant Review |
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Nugget Steakhouse
Inside the Carson Nugget casino, just steps from flashing lights and poker machines, lies a peaceful oasis for fine dining. The Steakhouse evokes a bygone era of rustic elegance. Read Restaurant Review |
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San Marcos
Authentic Mexican cooking provides serious sensory pleasure. Fresh, quality ingredients produce layers of flavor when well-handled in healthful preparations. The formula is simple; the execution takes attention to detail and owners who care. Read Restaurant Review |
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Z Bistro
Ah, Paris! It’s the city of lights, love, and above all – food. If you’ve been there, you know. Everyone should go at least once in a lifetime. But when budgets are tight, there’s no need to take a flight. Read Restaurant Review |
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Locals BBQ
Hankerin’ for authentic Southern barbecue? Locals BBQ & Grill is the where to find the real thing north and west of the Mason Dixon Line. Owner Ralph Swagler hails from Ft. Benning, Georgia where his mother Mary was one of those great Southern cooks that myths are made of. Read Restaurant Review |
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For more than twenty years, I’ve eaten my way across the country and several continents, writing about the foods I enjoy. In the following Carson City restaurant reviews, you will have my opinion of the food, atmosphere and service at five very different restaurants in Carson City.
Each restaurant has something unique to recommend it. But don’t take my word for it. You’re the best judge of the food you enjoy. To read what I think, click on the restaurant names below. If what I say intrigues you, then make a reservation and decide for yourself.
Bon appétit et vive la difference!
Marnie McArthur
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Nighttime entertainment is one of the luxuries of a casino town.
The Gold Dust West, Carson Nugget and Carson Station often offer live entertainment, as does the Brewery Arts Center and the Upstage Center Theatre. Local coffee shops also feature musicians in a relaxing atmosphere. 
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Shopping & Dining Trail
9am
Begin your Nevada vacation with a special treat: home made muffins or scones and a cappuccino at Heidi’s Restaurant. Regular breakfast fare is also available. Local’s hint: Their home fries and raisin toast are the best!
10:00am to 12noon
Fortified for a day of shopping, begin your day with a stroll down Carson City’s Historic Old Town. Antique lovers will enjoy the selection at Abel House Antiques at 1114 N. Curry Street or Hannifin’s Antiques located at 210 Carson Street. In the market for a Persian rug? Check out the selection at Sharam’s on the corner of Curry and Spear. Click for More
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