Basque Tables

room

Louis' Basque Corner

Reno, 1967. Family style at the corner of Fourth and Evans, and it says so about the Picon.

Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is famous for its casinos and as the birthplace of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The city is situat
Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is famous for its casinos and as the birthplace of Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The city is situat
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons
Where
301 East 4th Street, Reno, NV, 89501cited
Phone
(775) 323-7203
Its own site
https://louisbasquecorner.com/
Opened
1967 · Louis and Lorraine Erreguiblecited
Status
open
checked 2026-09-16cited
Seating
a long table, with strangers · reservations taken
Family style, and the house asks you to call.cited
Picon Punch
yes
The house bills itself as home of the Picon Punch.cited
Week
MTWTFSS
Mon 4pm–close · Tue–Sat 11am–close · Sun 4pm–9pm
checked 2026-09-16cited
Recognized
USA Today — Restaurants of the Year, 2024
Calls its kitchen
“Basque, family style”cited

Now

Dinner is family style — shrimp and tongue Basquaise, oxtails, tripas callos, lamb chops, sirloin. The banquet room holds 125.

Before

Louis and Lorraine Erreguible opened it in 1967, ten blocks from where Reno's Basque hotels stood.

Pictures

North side of downtown Reno just after exiting I-80. Circus-Circus and Silver Legacy in background. Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is
North side of downtown Reno just after exiting I-80. Circus-Circus and Silver Legacy in background. Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada. Known as "The Big
Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Commons

Kin

Picon PunchPicon Punchdrinkthe house claims it← bills itself as home of itLouis Erreguiblepersonopened this room in 1967← the room he openedA cider-maker house inside Igartubeiti Farm Museum in Ezkio-Itsaso village. Guipuscoa, Basque Country.The long tablestoryfamily style is this house's answerTitle: Gateway to the scenic west, Hotel Humboldt, Winnemucca, Nevada Subjects: Hotels Places: Nevada > Humboldt (county) > Winnemucca Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard) : linen Nevadaregionthe state this room sits inSheep herders wagon from the Yakima Valley.Lamb chopsdish← on the family-style listCoda alla vaccinara – Schmorgericht der römischen Küche aus Ochsenschwanz.Oxtail stewdish← serves it family styleThe Picon glassword← pours into a stemmed one, and answers its phone
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  • dinner prices
  • the price of a Picon here

Sources

Record provenance: cited · confidence high · updated 2026-09-16