"We were in Truckee California for a Mountain stay, to also meet a 44-year-old Cal Poly SLO alum and her daughter, and to see Quincy and Graeagle. My friend mentioned a newly built Frank Lloyd Wright clubhouse intended for Wisconsin decades ago, no build at Nakoma Lodge and Spa in Greagle. See the pic with the detailed written history. In 1923, FLW developed an architectural concept for the Nakoma Clubhouse at Nakoma Country Club in Madison, Wisconsin and the structure’s inspiration drew from the tee pee shape of the Great Plains Indians. The central dining area is the 60-foot-high Wigwam Room with a massive, four-sided central fireplace, art glass windows, and a 17-foot-high decorative frieze of abstract Indian motifs and hanging lights. Lots of color and what appears to be gold-leaf too! Nearby is a bar, lovely CLEAN restrooms and a gift shop. There are outdoor terrace/gathering spaces off of each exit. We made a lunch reservation on-line and made our way from Truckee to Greagle finding it easily on Waze…we were early and called to move up our reservation…”no problem,’ said Kelly. We arrived, made our way to the entry where Kelly greeted us. We walked around inside, and despite tables near the HUGE central Firepit, we found a desired table adjacent to a window, so all had a side view out…no backs to the lovely mountain views! We were the only people there…a warning, a bad sign? NOPE! The service and attention and the quality of the food were excellent, with huge portions (I took half of my turkey sandwich home) great burgers, French onion soup, hearty game chile, and awesome fries. Kelly offered great non-alcoholic and alcoholic creations tweaked to our requests. Kelly’s co-host was also outstanding: friendly and attentive. What a great find and wonderful start to our adventure. For 4 adults to eat WELL…and enough food to take home for $101 was a welcome value. After lunch, some pics outside and Kelly ran outside to offer her photo support. Then onto Quincy and the best toy shop I have seen in a decade, coupled with amazingly good ice cream. Just be advised, oddly enough, the gift shop is closed for the season…to bad…we were ready to shop for Christmas gifts. WELL WORTH 1-2 HOURS OF YOUR LEISURE TIME!"
