Family-style Basque fare & cocktails served in a storied Victorian building with an old-timey bar.
Our roots stretching back well over a half-century, the J.T. is a Nevada icon. Bring your appetite! The multi-course family-style meals are plentiful and palate pleasing. Voted Best Basque Restaurant in the Carson Valley for more than a decade running. This locals’ favorite is festive, family-oriented and fun.
There’s accessible parking on the right side of the building — which was moved from Virginia City in 1896 — and ramp access up to the front door. Over the years this classic Victorian building has served as a bar, a hotel and a dining room; and in keeping with tradition, today it offers up the same family-style meals that were once a staple of the local sheepherders and farm hands. Be sure and bring your appetite though, as a typical lunch or dinner includes an entrée with all you can eat soup, salad, stew, beans, French fries, and even a bottle of red wine. And if you have room for it, ice cream is available for dessert.
MONDAY - FRIDAY
Lunch - 11:30 am – 2 pm
Dinner - 5 pm – 9 pm
SATURDAY
Lunch - 11:30 am – 2 pm
Dinner - 4:30 pm – 9 pm
In addition to working our restaurant, our family also raises beef right here in the Carson Valley, producing natural grass-fed beef for our kitchen. The Genoa ranch's beef is all natural, free of antibiotics and growth stimulants. We also feature natural cuts of meat from our neighboring Carson Valley ranches. Our kitchen is committed to purchasing local products whenever possible, including Winnemucca potatoes and Smith Valley onions. We are always working on bringing you the most natural and local products available.
Wondering about that short highball glass with the dark liquid and lemon twist that seems to be in front of everyone at the bustling bar? That's a Picon Punch - a mandatory beginning to a Basque dinner. Try one, but watch out for the effects of the second!
