American restaurants in Reno

5 American listings in Reno, hand-picked from local favorites.

• View Sierra Sage Bistro

  

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  Sierra Sage Bistro

  Midtown

  Sierra Sage Bistro occupies a converted brick storefront on California Avenue, where Midtown transitions into the older residential streets south of downtown. The kitchen is led by Chef Mara Linden, who trained in the Bay Area and returned to Nevada to cook around what grows well here. The menu changes frequently, sometimes mid-week, and reads as a conversation between region and technique rather than a fixed statement. The wine list runs about forty bottles. It leans toward smaller producers in Oregon, Washington, and a handful of Nevada estate labels that most menus overlook. By-the-glass options rotate alongside the food. Service is unhurried and focused: the room seats forty, and the team moves like they know everyone's name by the second visit. Reservations are recommended Wednesday through Sunday. The bar is walk-in friendly earlier in the week. Come hungry. The seasonal vegetable course is often the most technically impressive thing on the table.

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  Contemporary

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  Reno, NV

• View High Desert Smokehouse

  

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  High Desert Smokehouse

  Sparks

  High Desert Smokehouse burns local pinyon and Nevada oak to run a low-and-slow operation out of Sparks. The brisket is the centerpiece and sells out most days before seven. Come before five or call ahead to confirm availability. The sides are treated with the same seriousness as the meat: smoked beans, vinegar slaw without any mayo, and a bacon potato salad that should be required everywhere. The bar leans bourbon-forward, with a selection of American whiskeys alongside a rotating local beer list. The room is large and informal, with long communal tables and a counter-order setup on weekdays. The outdoor tables run on a first-come basis on weekend afternoons. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Catering is available for events with advance notice.

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  Everyday Table

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  Sparks, NV

• View Pine Knot Tavern

  

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  Pine Knot Tavern

  Sparks

  Pine Knot Tavern in Sparks runs twenty-two screens covering every major league package available in the market. The kitchen stays open until one in the morning, which is the actual reason regulars keep coming back long after games end. Wing flights cycle through a dozen sauces, some house-made and some not, and are labeled honestly. The smashburgers are better than the price suggests. The local draft list runs eight handles, rotating by season. Full bar with the full lineup. Happy hour covers the whole menu Monday through Friday from three to six. The parking lot is large and free. There is a kids menu and the room is family-friendly before nine on weeknights. The room gets loud on playoff nights but does not get disorganized. The staff has been working these kinds of crowds for a while.

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  Everyday Table

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  Sparks, NV

• View Truckee Heights Grill

  

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  Truckee Heights Grill

  South

  Truckee Heights Grill sits along South Virginia in the foothills corridor, surrounded by the neighborhoods that line the back edge of the metro. The kitchen stays honest: hand-cut steaks from a Nevada rancher, smash burgers on a flat-top, and a rotating list of local drafts that grows as the Reno craft scene does. The covered patio faces the hills and holds up in most weather. The menu is built for regulars. The steaks are cut in-house and cooked on a wood-fired grill. The burgers use a custom-blend patty and are pressed thin. Happy hour runs weekdays from three to six and covers both the bar menu and select draft pints. This is a good room for groups and families. There is a kids menu, a noise level that absorbs conversation, and parking that works on weekends. Sports packages run on the main-room screens through fall and winter.

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  Everyday Table

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  Reno, NV

• View The Range Saloon

  

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  The Range Saloon

  South

  The Range Saloon is out past the south edge of the Reno metro, off Double R, in the commercial stretch that transitions into high desert. The format is unapologetically Western: line dancing Friday and Saturday starting at nine, a mechanical bull on weekend nights, all-day Sunday brunch running from eleven to close. Regular-sized humans fit in cowboy boots fine. The bar runs a full lineup of beers, spirits, and a limited cocktail menu. No pretension, no obscure ingredients, nothing that takes more than a minute to make. Shots are fairly priced. The Sunday brunch covers the expected items and runs until the kitchen closes. No reservations except for large groups during events. The parking lot is large. The line dancing lessons on Friday evenings are free and genuinely casual about the whole thing.

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  Reno, NV