For the better part of a year, walking through Somersett Town Square after dark meant passing three dark storefronts in a row. Peavine Taphouse. Gambi's. The Bones Bar. All under one roof, all gone by November 2024, after the building's owner raised rent on every tenant. Residents who'd spent Friday nights at Peavine's live music or celebrated anniversaries in Gambi's pirate-themed dining room watched the lights go out within weeks of each other.
Sakana Sushi, two doors down, never closed. It was in a different building with a different landlord; the three closed restaurants shared a building. Sakana continued serving all-you-can-eat rolls while the other three locations were closed.
The closures provide context for the fall calendar and for who has returned to Town Square. The schedule runs from the September 16 Music on the Green finale, which has passed, through the October 21 Fall Festival.
One Family, Two Restaurants
As Edible Reno-Tahoe reported, Pine Ridge Tavern opened in the old Peavine Taphouse space on July 8, 2025. The owners are Steve and Stephanie Uricchio, a couple who live in Somersett themselves, about two miles from the restaurant's door. Steve has opened more than 25 restaurants over three decades, mostly for casino operators across the west, and this is his first time betting on his own neighborhood. He describes the menu as "upscale pub cuisine," and it leans into pizza, burgers, and elevated bar food rather than trying to replicate what Peavine used to do.
Next door, in the combined footprint of the old Gambi's and Bones Bar space, the same couple opened Stellar's Lounge & Grill. It's a more formal room, built around continental and fusion dishes, an expanded wine list, and handcrafted cocktails, positioned as the date-night option to Pine Ridge's casual one. Both restaurants operate under a single ownership entity, BDS Town Square Reno LLC, which Steve co-owns with two Las Vegas-based partners.
The ownership structure has changed. Town Square used to have three separately owned tenants sharing one landlord; now one operator runs two connected restaurants. Sakana Sushi remains in its separate building next door.
Casual or Formal, Same Kitchen Team
If you're planning an evening at Town Square this fall, the practical upshot is that you no longer have to choose between three unrelated concepts with three unrelated staffs. Pine Ridge Tavern handles the "meet friends for a drink and a pizza" occasion. Stellar's handles the "we want an actual dinner reservation" occasion. Same ownership group, same commitment to the square, two different rooms depending on what kind of night you're having.
That's a smaller footprint than the old lineup, and it's worth being honest about that. Three independently minded restaurants gave the square more variety in flavor and personality than two sister concepts from the same kitchen will. What you get instead is one ownership group for two restaurants, rather than three separately owned tenants sharing one landlord. Whether that trade is a net gain probably depends on how much you miss the pirate décor.
Fall Calendar and Town Square
The Somersett Owners Association's fall calendar offers events residents can pair with a visit to Town Square. The schedule is available from the Somersett Owners Association.
- September 16, Music on the Green, 5 to 8 p.m. The season finale featured Gruve Nation Nevada playing Motown, blues, and funk, plus guest food trucks on the green.
- September 22, star viewing night, starting at 7 p.m. Members of the Astronomical Society of Nevada set up telescopes at the Club at Town Center for a resident viewing party, best suited to fourth grade and up given the equipment.
- September 30, a 1920s-themed murder mystery party, 6 to 9 p.m. Produced by the Murder Mystery Company for a "wedding of the year" scenario, tickets $55, costume encouraged.
- October 7, community garage sale, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., paired with the Fall Golf Tournament at 11 a.m. on the Canyon Nine Par-3 course, the public-facing course that hosts these casual community events rather than the private Tom Kite-designed championship layout.
- October 21, Fall Festival, noon to 6 p.m. Trunk or treat, carnival games, a costume contest for kids and pets, and a live band.
Line that calendar up against the new Town Square, and the sequencing makes sense in a way it wouldn't have a year ago. The Music on the Green finale took place on September 16; dinner at Pine Ridge beforehand would have been one option. A drink at Stellar's after the star viewing party wraps up on September 22, since telescopes don't exactly keep you full. The restaurants can offer a dining option before or after some events on the calendar.
How the Restaurant Lineup Has Changed
The square went from three independent restaurants to two connected ones, run by people who eat in their own restaurants because they live a couple of miles away. The two restaurants now share an operator, with Sakana Sushi still next door.
For residents who used the trails more than the restaurants anyway, none of this changes much. The Somersett Trail System still runs 27 miles of paved and natural paths through the foothills between Peavine Mountain and the Sierra front, free and open regardless of what's happening at Town Square. But if your version of a Somersett evening has always included a stop at the square, this fall offers a chance to see how the two restaurants fit into an evening there.
Somersett keeps rebuilding its own gathering spots faster than most neighborhoods its size, which says something about who lives here and how they use the place. If you want that kind of on-the-ground read on Somersett, or any other pocket of Northwest Reno, Patricia DuHamel knows the neighborhood the way a resident does, not just the way a listing sheet does. Let's Connect.