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With its sophisticated supper-club looks and live jazz (Thursday to Saturday evenings),
this gourmet restaurant in the Truckee Hotel oozes urbane flair. Only fresh, organic and
locally grown ingredients make it into the chef's perfectly pitched concoctions like pork
loin with peach barbecue sauce, roasted beets with shaved fennel or pan-roasted Arctic
char.
Stella
CALIFORNIAN
mains $28-59; 5:30-8:30pm Wed-Sun)
Housed at the trendy Cedar House Sport Hotel, this modern mountain-lodge dining room
elevates Truckee's dining scene with Californian flair, harmonizing Asian and Mediter-
ranean influences on its seasonal menu of housemade pastas, grilled meats and pan-roasted
seafood. Bonuses: veggies grown on-site, house-made artisan bread and a killer wine list.
Fifty Fifty Brewing Co
BREWERY
(
www.fiftyfiftybrewing.com
; 11197 Brockway Rd; 11:30am-11:30pm)
Inhale the aroma of toasting grains at this brewpub south of downtown, near the Hwy 267
intersection. Sip the popular Donner Party Porter or Eclipse barrel-aged imperial stout
while noshing a huge plate of nachos or other pub grub.
Information
Tahoe Forest Hospital
HOSPITAL/MEDICAL
(
530-587-6011;
www.tfhd.com
; 10121 Pine Ave, cnr Donner Pass Rd;
24hr)
Emergency room, specializing in sports injuries.
Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 530-587-2757;
www.truckee.com
;
10065 Donner Pass Rd; computer access per 15 min $3;
9am-6pm; )
Inside the Amtrak train depot; free walking-tour maps and wi-fi.
USFS Truckee District Ranger Station
TOURIST INFORMATION
