We found Little Waldorf Saloon or should I say this great location for meeting with friends for some of the best service and eating you can find in Reno, NV found me.
For our readers that have found out over the years in many of our publications, golf classics and gun show events, I’m a cigar guy. I’m proud to say, Little Waldorf Saloon is cigar friendly on their outdoor patio. Being a cigar owner since 1983 it was a proud moment when I saw the respect for the foundation of tobacco looking right at me. The Indian Chef holding his left handout with a ring of hand rolled cigars. Note: I want to say thank you to the Indian people for introducing the world to the cigar. Traditional tobacco has been used for spiritual and medicinal purposes by these communities for generations. It is central to culture, spirituality and healing.
LITTLE WALDORF –
Dine In and Curbside Takeout is available. We are open Sunday – Tuesday 11am-10pm and Wednesday – Saturday 11am-2am.
Reno’s most historic restaurant. Featuring forty-five varieties of hand crafted beers and premium only spirits!
Visit us for lunch or dinner and sample new, taste-tempting fare from the grill or smoker. We offer delicious 1/2 pound burgers, slow smoked Nevada Bar-B-Que, crisp salads, and world famous pizza.
History –
Early in the fall of 1917, the young and dashing Red Waldorf left the comforts and riches of his life in New York City for the cold and desperate battlefields of WWI. He quickly established himself as a man of courage and valor for ‘blasting the hell’ out of enemy soldiers with precision shots from his cannon. Specially designed in France, his cannon was considered by many to be the largest one fired in the entire war.
His bravado around the kitchen tents was even more renowned than his weapon of choice. One war survivor said, Red made a bang on the battlefield, but his cooking created an explosion of flavors in my mouth that I’ll never forget. After the war Red returned home to live with his uncle Baron Waldorf in NYC. His uncle had recently erected the famous Waldorf-Astoria hotel and it was here that Red lived and worked for almost two years as both cook and concierge.
Restless for more adventure, a Chinese fortune cookie’s message of, Go West for Fame and Fortune, forever changed his destiny. Red said goodbye to New York and headed west with nothing but his famous cannon, a skillet and his dreams. He stumbled upon Reno in 1922 and fell in love with the town. He purchased an old warehouse and converted it into The Little Waldorf Saloon. His saloon become an immediate icon in Reno due to his amazing cooking and the historic cannon that he mounted on his roof and fired off during every college football victory. The Reno Police had to shut Red down because he was making too much damn noise!
To this day the earth shaking flavors of Red Waldorf live on in every bite served at The Wal.
Little Waldorf Saloon
1661 N Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89503
(775) 337-9255
http://www.LilWal.com/