Off the Hook

South Lake Tahoe & Stateline


Sushi, so far from the ocean? Yup. Locals keep on coming back to this dynamite little sushi shack, where you can feast on bento boxes and nigiri (oblong-shaped sushi) combos, or big steaming bowls of floury udon noodles and pan-fried halibut steaks off the Japanese, Hawaiian and Californian menu.


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Nearby South Lake Tahoe & Stateline attractions

1. Lake Tahoe Historical Society Museum

0.89 MILES

This small but interesting museum displays artifacts from Tahoe’s pioneer past, including Washoe tribal baskets, vintage black-and-white films, hoary…

2. El Dorado National Park

2.63 MILES

West of Lake Tahoe, this mountainous park contains the formidably named Desolation Wilderness within its boundaries.

3. Heavenly Gondola

2.88 MILES

Soar to the top of the world as you ride this gondola, which sweeps you from Heavenly Village to some 2.4 miles up the mountain in just 12 minutes. From…

4. Tallac Historic Site

3.71 MILES

Three 1920s-era estates – Baldwin, Pope and Valhalla – sprawl across this 150-acre site on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe. Free, self-guided tours wind…

5. Inspiration Point

6.52 MILES

Swoon-worthy views of Emerald Bay, as the camera-wielding crowds testify.

6. Fannette Island

6.66 MILES

This uninhabited granite speck in Emerald Bay State Park is Lake Tahoe’s only island. It holds the vandalized remains of a tiny 1920s teahouse belonging…

7. Emerald Bay State Park

6.77 MILES

Sheer granite cliffs and a jagged shoreline hem in glacier-carved Emerald Bay, a teardrop cove that will have you digging for your camera. Its most…

8. Vikingsholm Castle

6.98 MILES

Heiress Lora Knight's quirky mansion on the bay, Vikingsholm Castle is the focal point of Emerald Bay State Park, and a rare example of ancient…