Roman N.
Yelp
Cozy breakfast spot in downtown Truckee.
After a morning walk, I was in need of some breakfast, and decided to head on over to the Squeeze In. I've been coming up to Tahoe for years, and have somehow never eaten at the Squeeze In before. I'd eaten at their Redwood City location in the past and remember enjoying it, so I had high hopes.
Downtown was busy, so the restaurant was packed. Thankfully, the hostess was able to squeeze my brother, my dad, and me in.
The vibes of the Squeeze In are great: very compact space, walls decorated with people's names and stickers, and lots of random trinkets placed within each table (I spotted an original iPhone and floppy disks in mine). The staff were friendly.
I ordered the French toast combo, which came with eggs, a protein (I chose sausage) and four pieces of French toast. I chose to upgrade my French toast so it came stuffed with cream cheese and had strawberries and bananas on top.
The eggs were your standard scrambled eggs. The sausage was warm and juicy, and had a little bit of spice. The French toast was different than I was expecting. There were four large pieces, and combined with the sausage and eggs, it made for a filling lunch, but the French toast just wasn't doing it for me.
It was a little lukewarm, and the savory flavor of the cream cheese made it so that the French toast wasn't very sweet. It was overpowering. Personally, I'm a fan of sweet French toast, so this was kind of off-putting. When I got a bite with strawberries, bananas, and syrup, it gave the French toast a sweet enough flavor that worked well with the cream cheese.
There was some powdered sugar on the French toast, but there wasn't enough of it to help with the overall flavor of the French toast.
It wasn't a bad meal by any means; it just wasn't what I was expecting. For what itself worth, my dad really enjoyed his BLAT with turkey. I think I'll try one of the omelettes next time.
If you find yourself in Truckee, I still recommend checking this place out for the vibes, and there's a lot of other good-looking dishes on the menu.