Coffee from Gold 'N Silver

I realized as I was searching for a new drink to review, that I had coffee at Gold and Silver about a million times since moving back to Reno...and I never thought to review it, I had always taken it for granted.  Figured it would always be there.

Hopefully I'm not wrong about that last part.

Gold N Silver is the quirky dive that every local either loves or should love.  It's the place you go for breakfast when you are hungover, it's the place you go while you are still drunk from the night before, and it's a place that your dad would think of as "fancy" because it has different kinds of Eggs Benedict on the menu.

Gold 'N Silver really is for everyone.

Their coffee might not be the best, but it is about the experience.  There is something about those extra thick coffee mugs with the faded GNS logo that just feels cozy...like your home away from home.  Even in decaf form, this is the ultimate comfort drink for any Northern Nevadan.  It's certainly in the running for me for state drink.

Gold 'N Silver Inn
790 West 4th Street
Reno, NV 89503
775-323-2696
Open 24/7

Arugula Gimlet @RoyceReno

Royce has been talked up for a long time, so eventually I had to make it there.  It was described as "grandpa's cabin in the woods" and I can certainly see where that description came from.

There was a very diverse group of people when we stopped in, but I was very excited to see that one of the specials was a gimlet, one of my favorite drinks.  Hardly anyone offers it because it's so unfashionable. I think it's like living in an alcoholic garden and I've never had a bad one.

Until now.

I'm just kidding, it was totally delightful!  Royce is a nice little bar with food offerings from next door's Granite Street, and it is a place I'd love to come to again.

Royce
115 Ridge St
Reno, NV 89501
775-440-1095
Saturday-Friday 4:00 PM-12:00 AM
Sunday CLOSED

Bee Rummy @ChapelTavern

Chapel is such an interesting space, I can never quite figure out who their demographic is.  On one hand it looks like an old man's log cabin, on the other it has a DJ station and a pool table.  It's all over the place, but their drinks are always on point so I don't really mind.

Patron of the blog Marki took me out for a couple of these Bee Rummy's, and they are delightful.  Recently they've been taken off the drink menu, but you can still request them if you want one.

It was very much a boozy throat coat tea kind of drink.  I honestly enjoyed the crap out of it, so much so that I had one over my usual limit.  It's worth asking for if you are in Chapel.

Chapel Tavern

1099 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89502

 (775) 324-2244

Monday	2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Tuesday	2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Wednesday	2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Thursday	2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Friday	2:00 pm – 4:00 am
Saturday	10:00 am – 4:00 am
Sunday	10:00 am – 4:00 am

Dirty Martini at Silver Peak Restaurant & Brewery

After a show, my pal Stacy (of Utility Players fame) and I went to get some after show drinks and snacks at Silver Peak in Midtown.

It was fairly late at night and we sat in the bar area.  Service was a bit slow, but after a little while I finally had a dirty martini in front of me.  It was shortly afterwards that I found the specialty drink menu hidden under some things under the table.  Next time I'll order off of that one.


I asked for it very dirty, but it came out slightly naughty instead.  It tasted very much like the well drink liquor version of the "Well Mannered Martini" from Cheesecake Factory.  (Note to self, go there next.)

Nothing great, but their grilled cheese is my favorite in town.

Silver Peak Restaurant and Brewery 
124 Wonder St
Reno, NV 89502
775-324-1864

Open Sunday-Thursday 11:00 AM- 10:00 PM
Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM-11:00 PM

The Winnamocha at Global Coffee

When I first arrived I noticed they've changed their logo, which looks great!

I keep seeing new and clever names for coffee every time I arrive, and this time I saw a coffee called a Winnamocha, after my favorite small town of Winnemucca, Nevada.  I've always liked Mocha because it's like chocolate, so this seemed like the perfect fit.


Though good, it tasted almost exactly like my coffee from my last visit.  Which even though it said it had all this fun extra stuff in it, it just tasted like regular coffee.  Good coffee, but regular coffee.

It looks like the search continues!


Global Coffee
50 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501

(775) 448-6818

Monday-Friday 7AM-7PM

Saturday 10AM-7PM

Sunday 10AM-3PM

Double Chocolate Oreo Shake from Mel's Diner

I've been burned by Mel before.  Twice.  Yet I keep coming back like a masochist.

I guess when someone else is buying I'm willing to punish myself.

I tried the Double Chocolate Oreo shake this time around, and it was actually a delight.  So much of one that I didn't end up finishing it...the entire table did.  They were in love with it, from the cherry to the inch-thick pile of broken oreos at the bottom.

In case you are wondering, I took the cherry.  Hey, it was my milkshake!

I personally would love to make any milkshake the official state drink, but I think I'm going to keep looking.


The Original Mels
345 North Arlington Ave Reno, NV 89501
775-337-6357
Open 24 Hours

The Original Asskicker from The Nugget

I've gone back more times than I care to admit to have another Asskicker.  I did realize that I never really went over the original margarita before, so I thought it warranted another post.

The last time I grabbed an Asskicker I took it to see the new bridge and the new show at Bruka.  The original margarita has a great taste, though I would choose Pancho & Willie's over it.

Hey, you think if I went to Pancho & Willie's with my Asskicker bottle, they'd fill it up?

No?

Well okay then.

I'd still pick the Asskicker as the official state drink of  Nevada right now, both because of the taste and the experience you get with it.

The Little Nugget
233 N Virginia St Reno NV 89501
Open 24 Hours