Walk into Somersett's Town Square on a Friday night now and you'll find a line for tacos at one door and a hostess stand for cocktails at the next one over. Eighteen months ago, both of those doors were dark, and so was the third one between them. For a while last year, the only walkable dining cluster in the whole neighborhood was down to a single restaurant that never left.
If you've lived here long enough to remember when Gambi's had a regular table and Peavine Taphouse had trivia night, you already sense that something changed. What actually happened is more specific, and more useful to know, than "new owners came in." One family took over both empty spaces at once and split them by time of day instead of by cuisine. That's the part that explains why the Square feels different now, not just refilled.
The Month Three Doors Went Dark
In November 2024, Somersett's Town Square lost three of its anchor businesses within the same few weeks. Peavine Taphouse, Gambi's, and The Bones Bar all closed, according to reporting from This Is Reno. For a neighborhood built around a compact, walkable commercial core rather than a strip mall, that's not three separate closures. It's most of the food and drink options in one place disappearing at once.
Somersett's Town Square was never meant to compete with the retail density on Mae Anne Avenue four miles east, where most residents already drive for groceries and big-box errands. Its job was smaller and more specific: give people inside the gates somewhere to eat and drink without getting in the car. For a stretch after November 2024, it mostly couldn't.
One Couple, Two New Restaurants, Same Block
The people who filled the gap already lived here. Steve and Stephanie Uricchio, who relocated to Reno and settled in Somersett, opened Pine Ridge Tavern on July 8, 2025, in the old Peavine Taphouse space at 7665 Town Square Lane. Steve isn't new to the restaurant business. He opened his first restaurant in Bakersfield in 1995 and has opened more than 25 since, largely inside casinos across the West, according to Edible Reno-Tahoe. He calls the Pine Ridge menu "upscale pub cuisine," and the food leans toward pizza, burgers, and elevated appetizers rather than anything trying too hard.
The Uricchios didn't stop at one space. Next door, in the suite that used to hold Gambi's and then The Bones Bar, they opened Stellar's Lounge & Grill. Both restaurants operate under BDS Town Square Reno LLC, a company Steve co-owns with two Las Vegas-based partners, Bruce Familian and David Nolan. That's worth knowing if you've wondered why two restaurants with different names and different moods feel like they're run by the same hand. They are.
Same Block, Opposite Hours
Here's the detail that actually matters if you're deciding where to go and when: Pine Ridge Tavern and Stellar's Lounge aren't competing for the same customer at the same hour. They're built to split the day.
| Pine Ridge Tavern | Stellar's Lounge & Grill | |
|---|---|---|
| Former space | Peavine Taphouse | Gambi's / The Bones Bar |
| Opened | July 8, 2025 | Later in 2025 |
| Feel | Casual sports-bar, family-friendly | Adult cocktail lounge, later-evening |
| Hours | Daytime into early evening | 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily |
| Best for | Coming off the golf course, a weeknight dinner | Date night, a later drink |
Pine Ridge Tavern is where you land after nine holes or a Tuesday soccer practice. Stellar's Lounge, which its own site describes as built around "an elevated gaming experience" paired with cocktails and a more formal menu, doesn't open until 4 p.m. and runs until 2 a.m. It's the room you book for a date, not the one you wander into with cleats still on.
That's a different structure than what Town Square had before. Three independent businesses with three separate identities were all, in effect, trying to be the neighborhood's one evening-out option. What replaced them is one operator running two connected rooms tuned to different parts of the day. If you've noticed Town Square feels quieter at 3 p.m. and busier at 9 p.m. than it used to, that's not a mood. That's the design.
The Restaurant That Never Closed
While all of this was happening around it, Sakana Sushi Bar & Restaurant kept its doors open the entire time. It's still listed in the same suite in Somersett's Town Square business directory, still serving all-you-can-eat sushi, and it never appeared in any of the November 2024 closures. If you've eaten there consistently over the past two years without noticing anything unusual, that's because there wasn't anything unusual to notice. Sakana was the one constant while the two spaces around it turned over completely.
The Other Kitchen, Up at the Clubhouse
Town Square isn't the only place to eat in Somersett, and it's easy to forget the other one exists if you're not a member. The Grille at Somersett, the restaurant inside Somersett Golf & Country Club at 2019 Championship Trail, has been serving the community since 2004. It's a separate operation entirely from the Town Square shakeout, tucked up at the clubhouse with patio seating and Sierra Nevada views rather than storefront parking.
The Grille takes reservations through OpenTable, closes Mondays, and starts weekend breakfast service on Fridays rather than waiting for Saturday, a small scheduling quirk that regulars know and newcomers usually don't. Dinner runs later Thursday through Saturday than it does midweek. None of that changed when Town Square was rebuilding itself down the hill. It's the steadier of Somersett's two dining anchors, and it was never part of the story that played out at the Square.
What This Actually Means for a Saturday Night Here
The short version is that Somersett didn't just get its restaurants back. It got a different kind of Town Square than the one that closed in November 2024. Instead of three separate businesses each trying to hold down the evening crowd on their own, one family split the same footprint into a daytime concept and a nighttime one, added their own restaurant history to it, and kept Sakana running as the one thing that didn't need fixing.
If you're the kind of resident who plans a Friday around what's open and when, that's the piece of information that actually changes your evening. Pine Ridge Tavern for the early dinner. Stellar's Lounge if the night runs later. Sakana if you already know what you want. And if you're up at the clubhouse instead, remember the Grille opens for breakfast on Fridays now, not just the weekend.
Somersett has always sold itself on not needing to leave for the basics. For about a year, dinner was the exception. It isn't anymore.
If you're weighing a move to this side of Reno and want a read on how a neighborhood like Somersett actually lives day to day, not just what the listing photos show, Tiffany Billman would love to talk it through with you. Let's Connect.
