The breakfast institution of the north shore, three miles south of Tahoe City in Sunnyside. Fire Sign has been serving since 1978 and the queue out the door on a Saturday morning is part of the experience. The pancakes, the smoked salmon Benedict, and the chorizo scramble are the orders that have kept people coming back for decades.
Cash-friendly, no reservations, arrive early or wait. The waiting bench outside has a wood stove and a stack of newspapers, which makes the queue more tolerable in winter.