The Star Basque Dining - Elko

Try this place! You'll be glad you did it. I had the star melt and it was one of the best French diving sandwiches I ever had. It was quite large and stacked high with meat, Swiss cheese, onions and peppers. The meat was tender and melted in your mouth. The duck came with a side salad with housewear, 4 slices of bread, a bowl of cabbage soup and a large side of frits. I will definitely go back and recommend to eat here if you have the chance!

Super busy Saturday/working day weekend. We brought our family to the star and back? We were never disappointed. Love, love, lamb. We wanted to give all the waiters a big scream. Generous work.

Disappointed! Fifty years ago, my husband was a young salesman from San Francisco. Since his area was North California and Nevada, he went through Elko a few times a year and would always have me with stories about the excellent meals he enjoyed at the Starr. He shaved so much that if I realized we would drive. through Nevada on a 7,000 miles RV trip, I planned it so that we would drive 50 miles from our way to and from Route 93 (100 miles total) to eat there. Of course, we ordered the lamb-coop dinner because we believed it was the Basque element on the menu and because it is what my husband ordered 50 years ago. Certainly there were plenty of food, the lamb chops were presented by cabbage soup and salad. My soup was just warm, but it was okay. The salad, which consisted of salad with a creamy dressing, was refreshing and very good. The bread that is supposedly French and baked in the premises was nothing special. The rest of the meal consisted of chop the lamb, green beans, brown beans, shrimp beans and speghetti. It was served on small plates family style. One problem was that with the exception of lambs, the dishes were not delivered hot. When we came to many of the dishes, most were simply cold. A second problem was that none of the dishes were particularly good. The lamb dogs were 50 percent fat, tasteless and seemed frozen before. The beans were tasteless and muddy. The spaghetti was dry and seemed well prepared before our entrance to the restaurant. I can't comment on the beans because I didn't even try them. All foods, with the exception of the lamb hacks, saw and tasted how it had been prepared many hours earlier and then sat in large pans or bowls until it was sprinkled out on plates for individual, customer tables. The service was very good. The waitresses, although they look harried, were pleasant and efficient. The price of the meal was high considering that it seemed (with the exception of the lamb hacks) mass produced and every person in the restaurant almost eat the same things. The atmosphere in the restaurant is pleasant and it was filled with patrons who apparently had a good time. My husband was even more disappointed than I.. He claims that fifty years ago The Stat was more expensive that allowed inflation than it is now, but that it was exceptionally good. I don't know if his taste has become more refined or if the food has deteriorated. We would certainly not drive out our way to eat 100 miles at The Star again.

Unique local culinary experience with a lot of history. The portions are large with the protein/meat served individually, but then a variety of pages served family style including cabbage soup, salad, green beans, beans, spaghetti and bread. The baked lamb was wonderfully served with garlic. The dishes were not strongly seasoned, which might be usual, but we wanted more.

Loved the experience and the ambiance. The food was great. Chicken fried steaks were amazing. I got a Ribeye steak that was decent but not amazing. Still had a great time and every other item that came with the meal was great. Big fan of that cabbage soup and the fries especially