Head here for contemporary-Cal cuisine in a sexy dining room with pumpkin-color walls, burgundy velvet banquettes, and art-deco fixtures. The earthy, sure-handed cooking features organically grown ingredients: look for ahi poke, snazzy pizzas bubbling-hot from a brick oven, braised lamb shanks, pan-roasted wild game, fresh seafood, and organic beef. Lunch fare is lighter. In summer dine...
Moody's Bistro & Lounge Restaurant Review:
Except for the lively bar scene, many customers had begun to think of Moody’s as a weekend or special occasion-only place, so the owners have tried to return the restaurant to its any-day-of-the-week bistro roots. The main menu has been streamlined, the bar menu now offers sharable items, prices have been cut, and seasonal cocktails are taking the stage (say, Hendrick’s gin, Meyer lemon purée,...
Paul McCartney ate here. He even jammed with the band. There, we’ve said it. Now, let’s get to the menu, the best reason to visit Moody’s. The chef is among Tahoe leaders in supporting local growers; produce, for instance, comes from an organic farm just north of Truckee. The chef also practices “head to tail†cooking: witness dishes like crispy pig trotters goosed with gribiche, a...