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Scusa Italian Ristorante, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Scusa Italian Ristorante, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Scusa Italian Ristorante, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Scusa Italian Ristorante, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Scusa Italian Ristorante, South Lake Tahoe, CA

Scusa Italian Ristorante

4.7
4.7
2861 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
100 of the Best Seats in Town."
~ Creative Traditional Italian & Fresh Seafood Daily ~ Upscale, Lively Atmosphere ~ Extensive Menu & Wine List ~For over 20 years, Scusa has remained the perennial favorite of locals and tourists alike. Featuring traditional and creative pasta dishes, from simple Cappellini with fresh Basil and Tomato to Seafood Fettuccine Scusa in a light tomato-red wine sauce. Scusa is rumored to serve the best Linguine & Clams you'll ever have. Let's not forget the variety of Veal and Chicken dishes, and the Scusa Bread is a must! With appetizers from crispy Calamari to the House Specialty Lobster Raviolis in light Basil-Tomato Cream any choice is a good one. If you only have room to split a desert try the Amaretto Bread Pudding or the delicious Cannolis.Scusa has one of the most romantic outdoor patios in Lake Tahoe, complete with fountain & garden. If you're looking for great food, with warm atmosphere and service, you are sure to enjoy!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 25 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Seafood, Vegetarian
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (530) 542-0100
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Private party facilities
    Semi-private room for up to 20 guests.
  • Neighborhood
    South Shore
  • Cross street
    Hwy 50/Lake Tahoe Blvd.
  • Parking details
    Large private parking lot in front of the restaurant.
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,861 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Best Value

  • Tahoe / Reno Area

    Most Booked

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Best Overall

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Best Food

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Best Service

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Best Value

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Good for groups

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Healthy

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Neighborhood gem

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Great for outdoor dining

  • South Lake Tahoe

    Most Booked

2,861 Reviews
  1. RobertC

    Sacramento

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was delicious I had the fettuccine carbonara with shrimp and my wife had the chicken linguine. The wait staff was very tentative and helpful. The restaurant itself was a little tight for seating but the atmosphere was nice. It became really loud as a large group was seated near us, but it didn’t ruin the food or the night. Thank you Scusa for the wonderful night.

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  2. Tahoefun

    Tahoe

    30 reviews

    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    The Veal Picatta was excellent! The special Sole was very good.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Tucson

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service... Busy place make reservations

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  4. MikeK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Selected Scusa’s based on reviews and menu choices. We weren’t disappointed!! Started with the lobster raviolis and could have drank the sauce, then scallop pasta was delicious then cannoli’s. Everything was cooked to perfection. Put them on your places to dine in Tahoe.

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  5. SharonC

    Tucson

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food, and outstanding service. Will definitely come back again.

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  6. FoodieButGoodie

    Los Angeles

    82 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    82 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a neighborhood gem!! Quaint and cute. Our waiter, Gabriel, and the food runners were EXCELLENT! So professional and friendly. The food was very delicious and huge portions so that was nice. I knew it was going to be a great place when the table focaccia came. It was THE BEST! Highly recommended

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  7. johns

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    One of our favorite places in South Lake Tahoe!!!!

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Stephanie did a great job and was particularly patient and helpful with our family member with special dietary restrictions.

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  9. TerryN

    San Francisco

    1 review

    vip
    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall2food2service3ambience3
    Decent food and service at the price point. Too much lemon for my taste in the Cesar dressing and Linguini and Clam sauce.

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  10. SusanW

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The meals were excellent as well as the wine...we had teramisu for dessert. Perfect. Attentive service by all staff and lovely venue. Could easily chat together. Definitely recommend.

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  11. LaurM

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Lobster Ravioli was delicious. Cream of Garlic Soup was memorable. Will definitely be back,

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  12. WilliamG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Elliott and the staff were great at waiting on us and the food was fantastic. Have not had good Italian food since moving to NorCal from Jersey years ago, but now we have Scusa. Thank you

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  13. DebraD

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious and affordable. The house bread and olive oil with balasamic was super yummy! We will be coming back!

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Generally good food with sausage and peppers pasta. The scallops meal was also good but was not a huge fan of the sauce. Great service.

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  15. Nilda

    NT

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We had a fantastic evening. The server was very pleasant and making sure we had all we needed and that we were comfortable.

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  16. ShaunaP

    Sacramento

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Scusa was outstanding! Great food and friendly staff. Will be back!

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  17. 184everjung

    Sacramento

    39 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Overall our meal was very good. I would have given 5 stars for the food if there had been more shrimp on my salad shrimp Caesar salad. The lobster ravioli is a must. The sauce is rich and flavorful. The shrimp scampi and pasta was also well prepared and delicious. Our server was not very helpful and lacked enthusiasm. Maybe we are just use to servers with a friendly more outgoing personality. Scusa is definitely worth a visit.

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  18. AnnamariaM

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food and service. Highly recommend. Will be back!

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  19. JoannP

    Tahoe

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We are in Tahoe 4to 6 times a year on vacation. Scusa is our favorite restaurant and come at least one time every week we are. Highly recommended them. Their Scusa Bread and Lobster Ravioli is the best by far of any other Italian Restaurant.

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  20. wannabejulia

    San Francisco

    59 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Large Mediocre portions of food. Great wait staff.

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  21. HeidiJ

    San Francisco

    22 reviews

    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    We had to wait a bit to give our order but once Gabriel engaged we got good menu information and wonderful wine pairing suggestion. I really enjoyed my lasagna and my spouse enjoyed his chicken parm. This will be our go to spot when we visit Tahoe. The ambiance was mellow, quiet and welcoming.

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  22. MartaA

    San Francisco

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Really good food and service, we’re shocked with the huge price increase ! Huge bummer

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic dinner in a private booth for our anniversary. Was loud due to a large party. Gabriel our waiter was amazing. Food was delicious.

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  24. BruceH

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Very professional staff and reservation honored on time. Our waitperson opened our bottle of wine almost immediately after being seated and we appreciated the modest $15 corkage fee. Food was timely and quite delicious. We will visit again when in S. Lake Tahoe.

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  25. donw

    Tahoe

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Scusa is without a doubt my favorite Italian restaurant, not just at Tahoe but anywhere! The food is great and reasonably priced! Nice outside dining area in the Summer. The Italian Blue salad is really good. If they have the lobster ravioli appetizer get it! The cheesy sauce that it comes with is great for dipping bread into.

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  26. chrisc

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had an excellent experience at Scusa’s as always!!

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  27. JenniferS

    Tahoe

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    We enjoyed our visit. Food was good, service great. Wine by glass a bit pricey but where isn't it. Def recommend!

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  28. AnneA

    Tahoe

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience2
    Made reservations to celebrate my birthday with my husband. Noted this when asked on the reservation. We were sat quickly and after that everything wa done quickly, too quickly. The server, Zach, was at our table contstantly. He was rushing us through dinner. We barely finished our salad and dinner was right there. Not one minute for a breather. When he kept returning during our dinner I finally told him “I am eating as fast as I can”. He said ‘no hurry “. What? He was hurrying us the entire time. On top of this, the noise level was horrendous . We sat in the long train car section and could barely ear one another talk. Finally some of the foursome tables near us left and the noise level was more tolerable. We both got the Petrale sole which was very good except for there was so much sauce. When it came time for desert there was no mention of a birthday and at this point it wasn’t worth telling Zach because I think he was a bit clueless. This was not our experience the last time we were in Scusa’s a year or so ago with friend’s. I doubt we will return. Some other friends told us that they experienced the same when they were there within the last six months. It was very crowded so there is a good business going. Just not for us.

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  29. Foodie

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2023

    overall5food4service4ambience4
    Love the chicken and eggplant and also the chicken piccata and calamari Scuza

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  30. BrianL

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We decided to dine here based on previous reviews from others, and we were not disappointed. We had made our reservation for 6:30pm on a Wednesday and arrived at 6:20. They had tables available inside or outside, and being 75 degrees decided to dine out side. There is a wonderful wooded and fenced area in the back of the restaurant adorned with huge pine trees which provided ambiance and shade. this is a very cozy area with maybe 20 tables. The service was very good, helpful and courteous. We could not have been more pleased our food, wine and overall experience. We will be back!

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  31. DavidM

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We go to Scusa on every Lake Tahoe visit. It was great as always. Our Server, Diana, was excellent and attended to our every need. Love the food. Love the service. Love the atmosphere.

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  32. Allrelative

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food are excellent. Stephanie is very attentive, answers all the questions we have. we had Scusa garlic bread to share and 5 entrees, salmon w/ polenta, seafood fettuccine Alfredo, seafood fettuccini with red spicy sauce (special order), capellini , and linguini w clams, all excellent and tasty. we have come here to dinner every time we visited tahoe in the last 10 years, haven't been disappointed yet! Best Italian restaurant in town.

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  33. Emerald

    Palm Springs

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We come to Lake Tahoe every year and make a point to have dinner here at least once or twice. The food is so delicious calamari so tender . My husband says the spaghetti and meatballs is the best he’s ever had!! The bread pudding is fantastic is delicious too. Have never had a bad meal there.

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  34. Brain

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great value in South Lake. Food is always consistent and tasty, wine is priced fairly and service is always good.

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  35. StephenH

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding experience. Food and service were first class. Support staff excellent especially the young man from Paris.

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  36. KellyT

    San Diego

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing dinner as usual! Scampi was great and hubby had chicken Marsala he really liked it!

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  37. SharonL

    San Antonio

    40 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We always try to eat at Scusa when in South Lake Tahoe. Excellent food !!

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  38. BrendaK

    San Antonio

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great waiter, amazing food- this was a wonderful experience for us.

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  39. ChristineF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best Eggplant Parmesan ever and their calamari appetizer was the best

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  40. MaryB

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love Scusa’s consistently great food and service!

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FAQs

Scusa Italian Ristorante offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (530) 542-0100.

Scusa Italian Ristorante is rated 4.7 stars by 2861 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 25 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Scusa Italian Ristorante

2543 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Hwy 50/Lake Tahoe Blvd.
  • Neighborhood
    South Shore
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Seafood, Vegetarian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Large private parking lot in front of the restaurant.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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