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PlumpJack Cafe Restaurant Review

PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn
1920 Squaw Valley Rd. (Squaw Peak Rd.) Send to Phone
Olympic ValleyCA 96146
530-583-1578 | Make Restaurant Reservations
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This offshoot of the San Francisco location features fresh California cuisine and the best wine list in Tahoe. PlumpJack Cafe Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Tahoe/Reno Food Rating Restaurants |

Cuisine

Open

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily

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Wine

Great Wine List

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Dining room at PlumpJack Cafe, Olympic Valley, CAGavin Newsom, San Francisco’s rangy, handsome former mayor and California's current lieutenant governor, owns the PlumpJack Group, so it’s no surprise a city crowd frequents His Honor’s place in the mountains: lithe, pedicured brides in summer, Squaw Valley skiers in winter. They nosh on seasoned ahi served in pastry cones, a PlumpJack signature dish that works. Soups succeed, too: English pea soup is like spring in a bowl. The kitchen builds the menu with sustainably raised ingredients such as Fulton Valley chicken breast and Meyer Ranch beef. Mano de Leon scallops are met with black pepper gnocchi and beurre blanc sauce. Comprehensive, fairly priced wine lists helped make PlumpJack’s name in San Francisco, and that’s also true here. The Café’s list encompasses the world’s major and emerging wine regions, and bottles aren’t included simply for marquee value. Share a bottle amid the dining room’s slate and cool green tones.

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