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Hard Rock Cafe in Lake Tahoe is a three star American restaurant. It's known for its hamburgers. This restaurant is inexpensive. This restaurant features lunch.
4.0 of 5 stars.
We ate there on tuesday night, we got sitted on a table by the window great lake view, our waiter came over with chips and salsa they were really tasty, we oder a couple margaritas one was a mango...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've eaten at this place numerous times and I'm just so over it. They have great views of the lake but really, the enjoyment stops there. Their service is so so so bad, I'm talking, wait 10 minutes...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Food was meh. We had calamari steak and the seafood quesadilla. The calamari had an interesting spicy kick, which I guess was ok for a mexican restaurant, but I wouldn't order it again. The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Reading the other reviews, maybe I got lucky.Ordered the carnitas, which I thought were amazing. Got a side of mole, which made them even tastier. Wife got fajitas - veggies were crisp-ish, everything...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great margs and enchiladas!
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is way to expensive for the food quality. I don't mind an expensive restaurant but when the food doesn't match the price that's not good. If your looking for an over priced below average...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Easy spot to sit on the porch and enjoy the views of the lake while drinking margaritas! The guacamole was good, the salsas were tasty, and I really liked the light crunch of the chips. I'd go again...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty bad. First: no carnitas, no mole. Ok, so it's a no frills joint. Second, in a to go order for 6 with an extra quart of guacamole, they gave us ZERO chips. Seriously? Third, the food was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The best part of this place was the chips and salsa.The service was pretty good too! The food was not the best but I have had much worse. The tamale was very good. The beef in my wifes chimichanga...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Service - 4 starsLocation and Convenience - 4 StarsFood - 2 StarsQuality - 2 StarsI have to say... I was really impressed with this restaurant... We showed up with 26 or 27 people and they managed to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The Califonia burrito was bland. They couldn't even get the refried beans and rice right. Those were bland also. That is sort of disappointing. The beans and rice are the staples of Mexican cuisine....
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the most ginormous Mexican restaurant that I've ever seen. I can highly recommend this place for large groups, and when I say large, I mean I went with a group of 26 people and they were able...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
let me get this out of the way:the service is atrocious the food on the other hand is awesome.I had a fajita taco salad that was to die for.all my friends seemed to really be stoked on their food as...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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Blue Agave was our first lunch stop while vacationing in Tahoe. It looked very inviting and I'm glad we went there. The food is authentic and the chips and salsa are great! I love trying new restaurants and...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There was a child in the bar - so we enjoyed the restaurant area instead. There were TVs in the restaurant and big ones in the bar, if you're into catching the game while you eat. Try to get a table...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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I ate here while on vacation and it was pretty nice. The food was delicious and the service was amazing. They were very accommodating to our large party which is difficult for some places to do.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good food. not authentic mexican of course but way better than chillis or any other kind of place like that. price is a bit high, but...there is no other place to eat in that area than blue agave,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent Mexican style food. Had dinner here the other night. I decided to eat in the bar so that I could sit close to their large flat panel HD screen and watch the second half of the USC vs. Stanford...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have always thought the food was pretty tasty....never really had a problem. Great place to catch a game on Sunday during the season. On Further Review: We stopped by this past weekend after a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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There were 4 of us adults and 2 children when we went there. Our servers were great and made us feel right at home. The food was great! Had one of the best Taco salads ever. Chips were warm and we had a choice...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks Yelp!! Based on the reviews we tried this place. Since it was off-season in Tahoe we got right in. Great location. Right across from the public beach so good view of the lake. We went for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have no idea why people didn't like this place. I don't know if we just hit them on a good day...but our service was excellent. It was the least overpriced place in the area. The margaritas were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Average, touristy Mexican food. A great stop when you want to sit on the patio, sip on a margarita and watch the world float by on Lake Tahoe. Other than that, the ho-hum food was paired with ho-hum...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give it 4 stars and heres why.We stopped in a couple of time while shopping to get sodas for the kids. Great Shirley Temples with lots and lots of cherries, that with the free chips and salsa; while...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were all in the mood for Mexican food today. My cousin recommended Caliente in Kings Beach. She said the food and margaritas were really tasty. Unfortunately a lot of reviewers on Yelp mentioned...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
HORRIBLE...stay away from this dump...bad (overpriced) food, margaritas, service and management.Biting into a plastic object in your taco is never good but then showing that to the management and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What do you expect? It's Mexican food on Lake Tahoe.Get a Margarita and stop whining.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Really, I am not super-picky about the service or the wait time at casual restaurants - esp. if I'm with a large group and the company is good... but Blue Agave pissed me off, pure and simple. It was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Our first night in Tahoe City and we were famished. Got there late, and tooled around looking for a place we could get into easily (it was a Friday night), and we stumbled upon the agave. Got in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't say much about the food, but the bar at this place is fantastic. It's separate from the restaurant, so you don't have to worry about keeping it down if a game is on. The staff is really...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very mediocre. The girl at the front counter never acknowledged that we were standing there waiting to be seated. It took a waiter to come up and show us to a table. No idea what her problem was....
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Probably a step up from Taco Bell in authenticity. Probably.
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After a long day of Snowboarding food I didn't have to cook is what I wanted. With a party of 10 we had to wait about a half hour. We were able to wait in the bar, eat chips and salsa, and order...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good place for a drink. Only, it can take a while to be served. The location is great- right across from the beach on the lake.
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped for dinner after skiing. Nothing special, food was good, beer was wet. The history of the building is interesting as are the photos on the wall.
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Where do I start?Do I start with how our tortilla chips had a twist tie baked into one of the chips?Or do I start with my friend's flautas? He complained to the table that his flautas tasted like...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing special here. I had a taco and enchilada and the taco was good. Our waiter appeared to be the owner or manager and would have done well to let his staff do their jobs. He forgot my soup and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Not great save your money Bad food bad liquor .
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the worst margaritas I've ever had. Mix came from a bottle and was way too sweet and not enough lime. Bleh! Mexican food was all around below par - really below par. Only one star because...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
after a long day on the slopes of northstar this is a great place to eatdecent mexican food, really good chips, even better margaritas, and a very attractive waitstaff round it outkind of odd though,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Mmmmm, Carnitas quesadilla. Very yummy. Blue Agave says it has the largest tequila selection on the lake. I don't know if that's true, but the margharita I had was just OK. Good guacamole, self...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Very festive for a group at dinner -- kinda weak at lunch. Food's just okay but there's a gorgeous view of the lake and if it's nice out, you can sit in front.
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think their food is actually pretty decent. An endless flow of hot chips, including RED ones, hell yeah, those are my favorite, and not one, but 2 salsas. I prefer the HOT one in a blue dish....
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2006
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I am a fan of the Hard Rock Cafe and have dined at numerous locations. However, I experienced very bad service at this location. The restaurant was supposed to be open until 11:30pm. We arrived shortly before...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/03/2005
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Food is consistent with other Hard Rock Cafes. Hearty and good proportions. However, the wait staff is clueless, seems to be other wise preoccupied, and not attentive at all. Always, always, always get a straw...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/24/2003
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The Hard Rock cafe was a great experience. The service was excellent and the server did everything they could to please us. The food was also very satisfying and I will make it a point to go back soon.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/23/2003
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If you've ever been to another Hard Rock- this one is like all the others. The food is fine, the ambiance is good, the service is decent. Nothing spectacular but they can sometimes have pretty good local...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/16/2003
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the blue agave, located in the historic building of tahoe inn, has its share of regulars. open daily for lunch and dinner, this place offers a panoramic view of the lake. must try shrimp fajitas, carnitas, and...
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