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“Deliciously Awesome Food in Tahoe!”
Ernie's Coffee Shop and Cafe has been owned and operated by the Bruso family since January 1981.It provides the best breakfast, brunch and lunch selection serving South Lake Tahoe locals, skiers, and visitors.A locals, Lake Tahoe, visitors, skiers and snow borders favorite breakfast and lunch cafe, Ernies has grown and modernized to keep pace. From 1981 until December 2003, Ernie's operated from a 1700 square-foot building located at 1146 Emerald Bay Road in South lake Tahoe. In 2002, the Bruso family purchased the Frank's Restaurant property at 1207 Emerald Bay Road (across the street form Ernie's) when the owners of Frank's retired. The Frank's Restaurant building was 50 years old, so the Bruso family decided to demolish the old building and build a brand new 3200 square-foot building on the property. Construction was completed December 3, 2003. The old Ernie's location was sold to new owners and reopened as Bert's Cafe. Ernie's has a strong reputation for delicious food and great service, due largely to a terrific staff who has remained dedicated to Ernie's for many years.
The perfect little breakfast spot! This is the ideal spot if you're looking for a good spot in Lake Tahoe. The service was great, food was delicious. This is located about 10 minutes from the... Read more
Old school dinner situation here. Big menu with lots of options. I had the breakfast burrito and coffee with like 3 refills. Your boy was thirsty and tired. The service was fast and its great... Read more
Fair breakfast for lunch today. I had bacon and scrambled eggs with hash browns and sourdough toast. Nothing particularly noteworthy or special about the food today. It's been better on previous... Read more
Ernie's Coffee Shop
Hours
- Sun - Sat: 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Wifi
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Credit Cards Accepted
- Reservations
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Dine In
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Takeout
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Drive Through
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Outdoor Seating
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