Social House Craft Sandwiches — Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe

My friends and I were beyond excited to finally visit this much-hyped speakeasy with great reviews, but our experience quickly turned sour, leaving a bitter taste in our mouths. What should have been a fun and enjoyable evening was instead marred by racism and blatant discrimination.

As we approached the secret entrance, our group of mixed Asian Americans couldn't help but notice the strange glares from the staff. Once inside, the atmosphere was noticeably frigid, unlike the warm and inviting ambiance we had read about in reviews. It felt like walking into an unwelcome ice bucket challenge.

We were a decent-sized group, but we were under no illusion that we'd all be seated together. After all, it's a speakeasy, not an amusement park. That said, we were taken aback by being openly mocked by both guests and employees, who were hysterically laughing and degrading us. It was absolutely humiliating, as if we weren't human beings deserving of respect and common courtesy.

I cannot recommend this place nor is it...

My experience here was probably the most blatant display of racism that I’ve ever experienced trying to go anywhere. When we arrived, the greeter at the speakeasy was dismissive of our party, and made us feel like we were bothering him rather than making us feel welcome. In addition, patrons at the bar were joking with the bartenders saying “this is a speakeasy not an amusement park” to which staff laughed at our mostly Asian American party. When others in our group posted reviews, whoever it was that commented blatantly lied about their interaction, saying they remember servings drinks to us when they did not even let us sit down and have the opportunity to order. Frankly disgusting behavior from the staff, would not consider this a safe space for anyone of...

Came here with my partner and got to check out the speakeasy! There's not really a code or anything so just ask the bartenders to be put on the list or ask for Dean and he'll put you on the list. We were told it was a 30-40 minute wait and that we would get a call when it was time for us to enter the speakeasy. To kill time, we just checked out the surrounding area/shops. We never got a call so we went back and checked on the wait. I did see the list again and there were several groups ahead when we were originally 2nd on the list so that was a little annoying. However, we got in within 10 minutes after checking in again. The speakeasy itself is pretty cool and the drinks were great as well. Definitely check it out and wait there to get in instead of...