Jax At The Tracks

I’m such a picky eater, so my friends and I are usually more inclined to visit a chain restaurant, but we came here for my birthday today and I am so glad we did. I thought I was playing it safe with the chicken strips and fries, but I got an experience out of it. I’ve never had to use a knife and fork to eat chicken strips, but they gave me 3 huge filets and wow, just incredible. My friends also really enjoyed the onion rings and we loved all the condiments they offered (I believe it was all made in house). I will absolutely be stopping here the next time I pass through.

Top tier experience - everything we have wanted in a local diner was right there in Truckee. We were visiting Lake Tahoe from Kansas and had to make the stop - boy are we glad we did. The atmosphere was amazing like going back in time in a time capsule. The service matched the atmosphere with constant check in, coffee fill up and whatever we needed. The food is what set the experience over the top - I ordered the corned beef hash and was not let down - this paired well with coffee. My wife ordered pancakes and hashbrowns and each were cooked perfectly - hash browns are usually hard to get right and Jax on the tracks did not disappoint - perfectly crispy! We will definitely be back our next time we're close!

The menu looks great but dinner was ok. Hits and misses was the name of the game this evening. Lobster & Shrimp Mac and cheese was bland and tasted more like the ocean than cheese. Cajun shrimp pasta was delicious. Great flavor. Kitchen forgot to put sauce on kids pizza so that was different. Milkshakes were fine but nothing special, onion rings were really good and the seasoned ketchup was fun. Slider sampler was ok...beef burger dry, crab cake was messy, pork was really good. Thought the buns were a bit dry. Overall, id skip dinner all together. Perhaps lunch and breakfast is better?