My Roadside Project: L'Omelet Cafe

This winter I plan to spend a majority of my weekends up in Tahoe (especially with snow as epic as yesterday's).  And, I began the winter with a very strange but deeply rooted desire ... to stop in the eclectic roadside cafes and restaurants that line I-80 with their neon signs and bizarre meal deals.  I mean, why not?

Today I unexpectedly began that project when Kerry locked her keys in her car at a bathroom stop at a Penryn 76 station.  With 45 minutes to kill before roadside assistance arrived, we hopped across the street to Houston's Steaks and BBQ and L'Omelet Cafe, a single building with an array of entrances, names, and apparently specialties. 

At 2pm, we were routed into L'Omelet cafe, where between the four of us we ordered a hot chocolate, several beers, a vanilla milkshake, and a namesake omelet.  The sausage/mushroom/cheese omelet was not bad, especially after dousing it in hot sauce! My advice for next time: skip the toast.  Also, beer and eggs makes an interesting combination.

Next time I am hoping to pass through when Houston's "next door" is open ... they have a charming fire place with leather club chairs, perfect for enjoying that happy hour special $2 margarita.