Dam fine place to start your day in Tahoe City, especially if you're an early riser who's already…read moremade the most of your day by 8am.
During a Recent visit to Tahoe City, I took my kids on a morning bike ride to grab breakfast here, and we had a blast! Located right at the Lake Tahoe Dam that leads into the Truckee River, this little cafe is tiny but mighty and probably makes the best breakfast burritos in the area. The menu is concise and really only features a few things: breakfast burritos, breakfast sandwiches, coffee and tea drinks, and a few other random offerings. Period. I offered all the options to my kids, and one of my sons replied quickly with, I'm not interested in any of that. So I ordered off script for him and got him just a couple of fried eggs as well as the chocolate croissant that he wanted, while my other son and I shared a massive breakfast burrito packed with literally every item on the menu.
Food and drinks arrived, and everyone had smiles on their face. The warm chocolate croissant and chocolate milk really lit up the little guy, while the breakfast burrito had my older son wide-eyed with excitement as he took his first bite and plowed through the rest of it. I was intending to eat the second half of that breakfast burrito, but after my little son saw what it looked like, he decided that it was going to be for him instead. So he ate his eggs, his chocolate croissant, his chocolate milk, and my half of the breakfast burrito. He managed to save me a small bite at the end, and I've got to say, it was a home run.
Now, the coffee here I feel like needs a little bit of work. I am a simple coffee order: black in a cup, make sure it's hot, and if I can get a refill or two, I am generally a happy camper. But the coffee still has to taste good, and unfortunately here it was a bit watery, stale, and old, and it just didn't do it for me with the price. The staff was super patient and friendly, and can we just give a nod to them for allowing a local musician to come in and play free of charge for those hanging out? That guy really spiced up the morning in the best way possible, and he had my kids singing and dancing to his made-up tune for the entire rest of our vacation. Shout out Dam Cafe for all the good vibes they bring to Tahoe City. If you're a breakfast burrito fan, put this one on your list.