Sharkey’s Casino

Wow. This place has changed!!! It’s amazing inside. We had a fantastic lunch. The food was awesome and the service was great. I will definitely come back. My family raved about the Reuben, the patty melt and the chicken chopped salad. The portions were very generous. The environment was clean with very cool décor.

Love this place great food, friendly staff especially Curtis! Never Smokey which means a lot as a non smoker. Fair prices on everything and comfortable bar stools to park in for a few hours. The sliders are amazing all 3 styles.

We just returned from the Jackpot diner. It came highly recommended for their prime rib aand lobster dinner… It was not worth the hour drive we took to get there. We ordered the prime rib medium rare when it came out, we had a hard time to even cut it, let alone chewing it. The lobster was okay, it only took us 3 forkfuls to finish it… The salad was good… Will not be returning any time soon… Like never,

My husband and I were staying in Gardnerville this past week-​end and decided to try Sharkeys. We had gone there many years ago and the meals were terrific but the casino in recent years had gone downhill. We were happy to hear that Sharkeys had been remodeled and decided to try it again. Went there for a lunch (fish & chips) and it was good. Went for breakfast the next morning and again the food was ok. Unfortunately the prime rib we had for dinner was the worst we have ever had… anywhere! We ordered «medium» and when it came… first the whole plate was lukewarm… the meat was brown-​gray in color and tough. We notified the waitress and asked for a «to-​go container» and told her we were going to feed it to our dogs which we did. The waitress said that she had notified the kitchen. We will never go back there again.

Smokey air and slot machines. Not a good remake of the Begovich days but maybe it’s a work in progress?

The happy hour here is awesome as well as the bartenders. $ 2 domestic on draft and $ 5 doubles of different types of liquor and whiskey. The environment is cool if you like to gamble. Haven’t tried any food here.

5 Stars for the remodel — it is really well done.
5 Stars for the breakfasts — tried a few and they’re all really good.
2 Stars for the bar — the bartenders could be friendlier and more attentive. Drinks are light — pre-​measured alcohol out of a gun.

Brought my sister and mom here this weekend for both breakfast and lunch, and today, before they left… they wanted to go again!
First, the remodel is terrific. Fun collections from Sharkey are imbedded in the table. Although a bit smokey at lunch time, the casino isn’t too long of a walk to manage.
The servers are truly friendly and having fun… seems that they have been trained to a standard or have simply hired well.
The food… this place is a diner with low prices for breakfast and moderate pricing for lunch. Also, the lunch menu offers some nice salads and healthy options.

So, the redesigned place is 100% better looks wise. Food is a little steep, but pretty good, with decent portions. We were a little confused at why some burgers come with all the fixings, but the two we ordered did not. We have to have tomatoes and lettuce to make a burger a burger! No kids menu will be a major factor in how often we eat there. The service was friendly and pretty efficient, even if the food took a bit long to arrive.

This review is for the Jackpot Café. We were super excited to try the new restaurant in town, however, it was a total flop. We sat there for quite a while waiting for a waitress to take our drink order. Although she passed by several times, she never stopped until we asked someone to get her. Service was very slow, but that was fine because they are new and probably still trying to work some kinks out. The food came and it was awful. We ordered a medium-​well burger and received a medium-​rare burger, so we had to send it back. The balsamic chicken pasta was super oily and lacking in flavor. I had to hunt down the waitress again to ask for my garlic bread that was supposed to accompany the meal. When the garlic bread came, guess what it was lacking… garlic! It tasted like greasy butter bread. Waitress never came back to fill up my drink. When the bill came, the burger was supposed to be $ 9.99 and it rang up at $ 10.99 so WATCH YOUR CHECKS. Super super disappointed.

the other night there were people inside after having been closed for several months during a remodel.
Who am I to drive by and not go in to look around?
It turns out that it was a ‘chamber’ mixer, and they had platters of cheese and fruit scattered about the place, and a carving station. Being the interloper that I was, I tried to stay clear of the activity.
Quick first impressions:
The bar has been relocated to the middle of the room, and it looked very nice.
They have dedicated a lot of space to old historical slot machines, and I love this kind of décor.
I did not see a table game, maybe it’s early, or maybe they won’t have them.
The room did not smell of cigarettes, as it used to.
Again, I was in and out very quickly, and so I can’t review the restaurant at all.
The good news, Sharkey’s has reopened, and I look forward to a more thorough investigation after they’ve had a chance to work the kinks out. My first little trip through though has made me very optimistic.

Although I had never seen the original Sharkeys, what I have seen today is incredibly cute. Just ate at the restaurant soft opening today, food is a little overpriced, but my omelette was great, the kids loved their French toast and pancakes. Kids juices are WAY overpriced for their size. Id have to say, it was great home food, felt like I was eating at grandmas, nice atmosphere. Very nostalgic.

I’ve been going to Sharkey ‘s since I was 10 years old for prime rib I’m now 52. They had the best anywhere around. Went there last night absolutely terrible no flavor at all. Sharkey Milo’s Begovich is turning over in his grave. Won’t go back. JM Gardnerville, NV

Food is Good but Smoke is Terrible. Hate going into a place and having to bag clothes when going home.

This casino serves the best breakfasts in carson valley! It’s rustic atmosphere, classic designs and traditional casino vibe make it such a great experience. I usually dine here during the week to enjoy a massive omelet, how fries n super strong coffee. The service is great. All servers are friendly and make you feel at home. And Evan is always on top of our drinks :) check this place out if you visit Gardenerville or come see it again if you live here. Nothing like checking out a photo of Willie Nelson wearing a Willie Nelson shirt to lighten your check out experience haha! Sit at the clown table n get a lil nostalgic!

Wow. This is unfortunate. I went there again 10÷9÷14 for prime rib.
After first reading the disappointing news on the menu that the 16 oz «cowboy cut» was now 12 oz (or you can get an 8 oz «cowgirl cut») we were then told that they didn’t have any prime rib that day. Mr. Harold Holder. Prime Rib built your casino. And not just any old prime rib either. No. It was Sharkey’s World Famous Prime Rib. What a sad, unfortunate day indeed.
Now I must ask you. How bad must it suck to be an employee having a customer telling you that he thought the sign on the wall that he was pointing at advertised «Sharkey’s World Famous Prime Rib, Est. 1971» (correct me if I’m wrong on that), and the employee has to somehow keep putting his happiest face on the totally depressing situation?
Poor Sharkey. Is it possible a better name for this place might now be «Harold Holder Group»?
Review cut down to one star because of the severe disappontment.

*****
Hwell now, I don’t know if Sharkee hwas bamboozeled, hornswoggled or hwat. But I reckon if’n y’all belly up ta that thar salad bar and read the big black sign upside it, then consider hwat I hwas told Sharkey’s used ta be, ya just might be thankin the same thang.
See, mah good buddy tol me Sharkeys used ta have all this cowboy sh… tuff all in it, like saddles and spurs and boots and a lotta other doohickeys, geegaws an playpurtys and it was like some kinda good ol time cowboy museum or somethin, so hwe hwent thar so he could learn me all about it, and hwe could have a us a good ol hwhompin stompin good time. An guess hwhat. We gets thar an a lotta that good ol stuff, least’n the hway he says it, is gone. Then I got told by a purty employee girlie that just about all the good ol cowboy stuff done up’n skidaddled in some kinda auction.
HWHAT?
Just look at that thar picher I tookd at
then hask yerself ifn Sharkeys haint or not the place it used ta be. Ifn yew know fer sure cause yew wur thar, then ya’ll know better than me cause ah was just honly told hwat it was lik, I never done seed it like in them thar good ol Sharkey days with mah own 2 Ise. Ah shore do hwish that feller Sharkey said all them thar nice thangs about woulda kept the place the hway Sharkey musta had it and I reckon Ahm not the only hwon.
Anyhways I did get a good cowboy cutta prime rib, all purty an red, cause as anybodys with a licka sense knows, the redder the gooder… uh…I mean bedder. Least they still gots that, so that’s why ah gave Sharkey’s three starz insteada won. I once had some of that thar fry chiken an never again. It’s prime rib er nothin at Sharkeyz.

Used to go to Sharkey’s as a kid. The food, especially the salad bar was always good. Quit going when it was sole, but recently visited again after being told it was back to being pretty good. Meat was overcooked, salad bar was very minimal and service left a lot to be desired. There are too many other decent places in the area to waste another visit here :-(

This place was recommended to me by a fishing acquaintance as a pretty good bet for breakfast while staying in town… he was right, I’ve eaten breakfast a couple times, and had a salad with grilled chicken for dinner one night. So far, so good! I ordered Country Breakfast, a couple eggs, choice of meat, taters and biscuits and gravy for about $ 5.95, a really good deal! The dinner salad was romaine, chopped tomatoes and cucumbers topped with grilled chicken and bacon and what they described as Cajun ranch dressing, I think it was called a BLT salad, and it was pretty good. 16 oz domestic drafts for $ 1.50 is a really good deal, and I managed to hit a $ 125 dollar jackpot on one of the slot machines after spending less than $ 20…

We come here every few years for sometime now. Mainly to eat. I had the best chili beans and clow slaw today. I was going to order their tasty beef stew that was once on
sharkeys menu, they did not have it. ya, place has change but still nice place to come eat.

UH… food poisoning from salad bar.