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Lake Tahoe Map: Fresh KetchFresh Ketch Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Seafood
Hours Daily 11:30am-9pm (bar until 10pm)
Address 2433 Venice Dr
Location Tahoe Keys Marina, South Shore & South Lake Tahoe
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 530/541-5683
Web site www.thefreshketch.com
Prices Main courses $20-$35; market price for crab and lobster
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

In a small marina at the foot of Tahoe Keys Boulevard, Fresh Ketch has long been regarded as South Lake's premier seafood restaurant. Try for a window table so you can watch the marina activities. For starters, I always order half a dozen oysters and the seared ahi tuna with garlic, soy, wasabi, and sesame seaweed salad. Then it's on to the fresh ketch of the day such as big Alaskan king crab, steamed in the shell and served with drawn butter. The menu also includes a modest selection of meat and poultry dishes, such as the great surf and turf of petite mignon and lobster. For dessert, the calorie fest continues with a big slice of Kimo's Hula Pie. Prices are a bit steep, but you can also belly up with the locals and order from the extensive bar menu, with everything from blackened mahimahi to fresh-fish tacos and fish and chips for under $12. They've recently added a sushi bar as well. Live music acts perform Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.

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Pub Date: December 05, 2007
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