# I'm going to Reno in August for a conference. Anything in town I should check out? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083 "2018-07-01T03:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/41 "2018-07-12T11:06:35Z")
Glyph dogs! Missed that when I looked at your photos earlier. I was wondering where those were taken. Looked like a place near Fallon where I’d look for rhyolite and other interesting rocks. I suppose one barren hill looks like another barren hill in Nevada though. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/42 "2018-07-12T12:48:50Z")
I’m a huge Sammy Hagar fan and live music lover so I’d probably check out the Cabo Wabo Cantina inside Harvey’s Casino in Stateline. Full disclosure, there seems to mixed reviews regarding the service and food but I’d check it out if there was a good band playing. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/43 "2018-07-12T15:37:03Z")
I could be wrong, but I don’t think that Cabo has live music. Just food and booze. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/44 "2018-07-12T18:04:50Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Should I bring water from Wisconsin? We do have extra but the Great Lakes Compact keeps me from diverting it outside our own drainage basin. 😛 Oh heehee:D ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/45 "2018-07-13T12:05:42Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I could be wrong, but I don’t think that Cabo has live music. Just food and booze. ??? Cabo ALWAYS has live music, 7 days a week. Here is [July’s schedule](https://www.caesars.com/harveys-tahoe/restaurants/the-cabo-wabo-cantina#.W0iUk9VKjcu) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/46 "2018-07-13T12:13:21Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Should I bring water from Wisconsin? We do have extra but the Great Lakes Compact keeps me from diverting it outside our own drainage basin. 😛 Ha Ha! It does protect my drinking water, water line, beaches, docks, boats, navigable waterways, fish, game, wildlife, etc… in Georgian Bay, so Thank you! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/47 "2018-07-17T23:37:35Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > ??? Cabo ALWAYS has live music, 7 days a week. > > Here is [July’s schedule](https://www.caesars.com/harveys-tahoe/restaurants/the-cabo-wabo-cantina#.W0iUk9VKjcu) I told you I could be wrong. 😃 I haven’t been there in years, since before it was Cabo, actually. I used to work in the Garden Café (or whatever that was) and would sneak chips and salsa from the place when it first opened. I listen to the X, and they never say a word about live music at Cabo. 😕 I guess I should go there. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/48 "2018-07-18T12:14:40Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I told you I could be wrong. 😃 > > I haven’t been there in years, since before it was Cabo, actually. I used to work in the Garden Café (or whatever that was) and would sneak chips and salsa from the place when it first opened. > > I listen to the X, and they never say a word about live music at Cabo. 😕 I guess I should go there. No worries, to be fair, it looks like a regular schedule of local acts rather than touring bands. ---
**Author:** ![Textual\_Innuendo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@Textual\_Innuendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Textual_Innuendo)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/49 "2018-07-23T07:43:58Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Reef downtown is one that people recommend for some reason, i think it’s mediocre at best. But still not the worst I’ve had. I like Sakana the best that I’ve tried. But only the Somerset one, the Northtowne one has had absolutely horrible service when I went. I hear ya, quality of service does vary by place and time, and agree on skipping Reef. My go-to’s were Sushi Boat on Virginia and Yen Ching (think both are closed now), but I liked Hinoki and Kei Sushi when they opened too. But even in the less than tippy-top places, it’s a pretty amazing price-for-quality point. > [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Oh yeah. If you do the “after” pool party, be aware that you are sharing water with filthy, filthy people. But, but…those are the best KIND of people! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/50 "2018-07-23T19:36:28Z")
Air quality is real bad these days. Smoke from the fire burning north of Yosemite is filling in the basin daily, and rain/hail has been hitting in the afternoon. Still better than Dallas, I suppose. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/51 "2018-07-23T20:04:47Z")
> [@Textual\_Innuendo](#): > > I hear ya, quality of service does vary by place and time, and agree on skipping Reef. My go-to’s were Sushi Boat on Virginia and Yen Ching (think both are closed now), but I liked Hinoki and Kei Sushi when they opened too. > > But even in the less than tippy-top places, it’s a pretty amazing price-for-quality point. Sushi Boat is Tokyo Sushi now, and Yen Ching is apparently a pet boarding place? Personally, I balk at sushi restaurants that are obviously Chinese, too many warming lamps. Hiroba is another place that people usually recommend, though I don’t know if that’s still the case, it seems the quality has declined. In the last year the owners had a dispute, so one took the name and moved, the other kept the location and renamed it Sushimi. > [@](#): > > But, but…those are the best KIND of people! 😃 Send this guy your dreadlocked Germans! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/52 "2018-08-11T15:24:36Z")
We’re back from Reno. The conference was pretty busy, so we didn’t have much time to check out the local city sights. Though we did dine out at the “Fin and Fillet” and had excellent food which included elk steak and local trout, along with delicious soft shell crab. And we also visited “Archie’s” for dinner. I loved their chorizo and jalapeno version of eggs benedict, and my wife liked their breakfast burger: Hamburger patty with pineapple and egg. But otherwise, besides cruising downtown to see the “Biggest little city in the world” sign, that was really it for our Reno experience. The Peppermill was a huge casino-restaurant-resort complex with adequate food and meeting room space, along with noisy neighbors who partied at 3 AM. Two nights in a row. Security got them to shut the f\*\*k up each night. \<\\> Then we went down to South Lake Tahoe. Skies were blue, but only directly overhead due to all the fires in the area. Mountains were mostly shrouded in haze, but what we could see was beautiful. We hiked to Cascade Falls, and around Spooner Lake, and in the alpine meadows at 9000 feet elevation at Tahoe Meadows. And we hiked the Tahoe shoreline and swam there too. All in all, a good trip. Thanks for all the advice! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/53 "2018-08-11T17:14:43Z")
Glad you had fun. I’m gonna drink those beers I had set aside for you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/54 "2018-08-17T20:07:19Z")
No run-ins with Lt. Dangle? > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Glad you had fun. I’m gonna drink those beers I had set aside for you. 😉 I’ll help. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/55 "2018-08-17T21:04:02Z")
Glad it was good for you kids. Did you make it to the nude beach? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/56 "2018-08-18T02:02:23Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > Glad it was good for you kids. > > Did you make it to the nude beach? Kids? The AARP’s been sending us pleas to sign up for well over a decade now. Otherwise nope, our aged knees didn’t feel up to the descent/ascent to the beach. We just slipped our suits off once we were neck deep in the water on a relatively secluded stretch of beach elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/57 "2018-08-18T02:03:24Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Glad you had fun. I’m gonna drink those beers I had set aside for you. 😉 Go right ahead; I gave up brewskis and other alcohol back in 1984. But thanks for thinking of us. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/58 "2018-08-18T04:03:49Z")
You are tuff folks. That lake is always brisk. Very cold. But it is so clear. Well, used to be. Haven’t been there in many years. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/59 "2018-08-18T15:04:10Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > You are tuff folks. > > That lake is always brisk. Very cold. But it is so clear. Well, used to be. Haven’t been there in many years. I grew up on Lake Michigan, and still live on its shore. I’m used to cold water. It wasn’t a problem. It wasn’t even that brisk, that day. At least 70 degrees, maybe a bit more. And it’s still quite clear. Tahoe that is. Of course, Lake Michigan is super clear these days too, due to the invasive mussels which have filtered out most of the algae. But that’s a different story. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083/60 "2018-08-18T19:09:02Z")
> [@lost4life](#): > > No run-ins with Lt. Dangle? > > I’ll help. Not a realistic show, because no palm trees, and it never shows the 2 seasons: winter and construction. > [@harmonicamoon](#): > > You are tuff folks. > > That lake is always brisk. Very cold. But it is so clear. Well, used to be. Haven’t been there in many years. I’ve lived off the central Pacific ocean. Tahoe is waaaaarm in summer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-reno-in-august-for-a-conference-anything-in-town-i-should-check-out/817083.md?page=2)