Best of Metromix Reno 2012Restaurant
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These are some of the favorites of Reno's restaurant scene, from unparallel elegance to familiar favorites, these are some of the best. Odds are good that we didn't include your absolute favoritest restaurant in the list, but we had five spaces, not 500. If you think we left out a deserving nominee, let us hear about it!
And the winner is…
4th Street Bistro
3065 W. Fourth St.
Reno, NV 89523This lovely restaurant occupies a restored 20th century cottage. In its sleek-meets-traditional dining room, diners are attended to by servers so well timed they seem almost invisible. The menu is country French meets seasonal California. Chef Natalie Sellers and general manager Carol Wilson are partners in 4th St., and they spent many years in San Francisco restaurants before moving to Reno. Sellers was one of the first area chefs to source and promote local, sustainable, organic ingredients that appear in dishes like Cabernet-braised Niman Ranch beef short ribs, penne rigate tossed with small-farm vegetables and grana padano, and seared Maine sea scallops served over roasted corn, pancetta and radicchio risotto. Wilson selects many unusual, small-production wines for 4th St.'s list, one of the best in town. The restaurant also has a courtyard for warm-weather dining.
Nominees
Charlie Palmer Steak at the Grand Sierra
2500 E. Second St.
Reno, NV 89502Charlie Palmer Steak, a new favorite since its opening last year, has redefined the dining scene in Reno. Charlie Palmer is a celebrated chef with a hospitality empire that stretches from Manhattan’s Aureole (where he made his name) to Las Vegas to Reno to the California wine country. The clean-lined, retro-chic deacute;cor is design speak these days for “approachably hip” (especially with restaurants). An 18-by-21-foot, 2,000-pound chandelier that resembles metal shards tossed up and then frozen in mid-air anchors the room. The restaurant serves certified Angus beef that’s been aged or dry-aged 28 days, and the staff look and move like there is serious business afoot with a constant stream of tableware to deploy and napkins to be folded while diners are away.
LuLou's Restaurant
1470 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89502LuLou's is widely regarded as one of the region's best restaurants. Chef Troy Cannan helms the kitchen here (and also is the executive chef of the Eldorado Hotel Casino); wife Coleen Cannan oversees the dining room at LuLou's top-notch service. The menu offers seasonal dishes spiked with Asian, Indian and other international flavors. Think a West Coast take on a snarl of mee grob, the Thai fried noodle classic; pan-seared foie gras anointed with yuzu caramel sauce; and salade Lyonnaise reinterpreted with ahi and crisp potato croutons. LuLou's also serves excellent cocktails in minimalist-hip bar featuring flickering votive candles, low slung couches, conversation cubes and unisex loos.
Beaujolais Bistro
130 West St.
Reno, NV 89501Beaujolais Bistro is a fine dining French restaurant in a brick building downtown. The Bistro serves provincial French food in a quiet upscale and cozy atmosphere. Beaujolais offers a full bar and is open during lunch and business hours. Reservations are accepted and the restaurant also features a banquet room that can be booked.
Sterling's Seafood Steakhouse at Silver Legacy
407 N. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89501The award-wining Sterling's Seafood and Steak House inside the Silver Legacy is the ultimate fine dining experience. The rich burgundy colors and massive dark cherry wood wine case sets off a dramatic entrance, while the candlelit tables and romantic booths adorned with drapes create an elegant ambiance. The menu features the highest quality steak prepared on a mesquite wood fired broiler, seafood, veal and poultry. Table-side dishes such cherries jubilee are a feast for the eyes. The regular Sunday champagne brunch is raved about. Wine and fine liquor pairing meals are offered occasionally.
Sterling's has been voted Best Casino Restaurant by the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Last year's winner
4th Street Bistro
3065 W. Fourth St.
Reno, NV 89523This lovely restaurant occupies a restored 20th century cottage. In its sleek-meets-traditional dining room, diners are attended to by servers so well timed they seem almost invisible. The menu is country French meets seasonal California. Chef Natalie Sellers and general manager Carol Wilson are partners in 4th St., and they spent many years in San Francisco restaurants before moving to Reno. Sellers was one of the first area chefs to source and promote local, sustainable, organic ingredients that appear in dishes like Cabernet-braised Niman Ranch beef short ribs, penne rigate tossed with small-farm vegetables and grana padano, and seared Maine sea scallops served over roasted corn, pancetta and radicchio risotto. Wilson selects many unusual, small-production wines for 4th St.'s list, one of the best in town. The restaurant also has a courtyard for warm-weather dining.
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