Squeeze Inn opens in Reno

I stopped by a week after Steve's review with a quick detour off of I-80. You are almost guaranteed to accidently drive past the place, which I did, if you don't turn left onto Las Brisas driving north on N McCarran Blvd. I hope that's the right name for the turnoff. You see the place as your drive past the intersection, but you can make a protected U-turn at the next light.
We were seated promptly, but the wait began immediately. I know in Truckee they immediately run out with coffee pots to the table when you sit down, but that wasn't evident activity at this location. I have a 5-minute rule. You know, you wait 5 minutes and if you don't see any action, you get up and find someone. A party of 6 who arrived well after us got seated, were given menus and their coffee was now being served, so I was becoming livid. I got up and asked a waiter (1 of 4 servers on the floor this fine Saturday morning) who our waiter/waitress was. He replied that they all worked together and someone would be right over. He was right and the service was perfect afterwards. I concluded that we were temporarily in a dimension that was invisible, perhaps near a window with too much sunlight that blinded the servers. Regardless, that phase of the visit was over. We got our menus and coffees (more on that later).
The menu items in the Truckee restaurant have cutsey Tahoe-type names, and the menu in Reno was similar with the local flavor apparent in the names. I'm too old to remember any, but it was like reading the Sunday funnies going through the names and ingredients. It kept me laughing.
I like the Squeeze Inn, but the coffee absolutely stinks. I had regular coffee and my wife ordered a latte. Both were awful, but exactly the same as in Truckee, so we weren't surprised. Disappointed maybe, but not surprised. I often drink tea and that's what I should have stuck with. I was hoping that the Reno location was different. It wasn't. I was in the USAF for 20 years and had lots of bad coffee around the world. This place's coffee is among the most memorable. It's so bitter that 4 creams and a large dose of sugar were ineffective.
Anyhow, I ordered my omelet with potatoes, but my wife was able to substitute tomato slices for her side. If the potatoes weren't cooked right, I didn't notice it. The meal was very filling and I enjoyed it. I was not subjected to any club membership offers, but I appreciated the warning.
The meal kept me full for the next few hours. In fact, after this 9 AM meal I couldn't eat until dinner time and I'm a big guy. Parking can be tight. The corner of the strip mall that they're located in was pretty full, and all the stores weren't occupied yet. However, it may be good to park a bit away so that you have a bit of walking room to recover with after the filling meal. Recommended (with tea)!

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