Jeannie and Troy Morgan at the Saltwater Tavern in Carson City in October. The new bar opened in the former Remedy’s on Oct. 17.
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When asked why Carson City residents should patronize her new bar — Saltwater Tavern at 306 E. William St — Jeannie Morgan, 51, said because the bar draws a diverse crowd and offers something for everyone.
“Because we’re new and exciting and even past the honeymoon phase, we’re going to be able to offer something that’s a little more eclectic than your normal casino bar,” Morgan said on Nov. 22 while preparing for a Friday night.
Strewn throughout the bar were nautical-themed decorations. Mermaids. Pirates. Old-fashioned diving helmets. Jeannie and her husband, Troy, 56, also like Vikings and sometimes bring to the location their 40-foot Viking-ship art car called “Fjorgyn,” or “mother of Thor.”
Jeannie Morgan said they’ve been involved with Burning Man for more than 20 years and wanted to bring the same vibe to Saltwater Tavern.
“I think there are plenty of bars here in Carson and Reno that you walk in and there’s some sort of dead animal on the wall and there are antlers somewhere,” she said. “I think we just want to bring something different, you know. We don’t want to have the same thing.”
The bar opened in the former Remedy’s Oct. 17. Morgan had worked for more than three decades as a hairdresser and master stylist and now, with three part-time employees, is bartending and managing inventory and schedules for the new establishment.
Troy, an engineer, is still working in Reno, but Saltwater Tavern is their first business together. And Jeannie Morgan said running a business can be overwhelming.
“You just don’t know until you know,” she said. “It’s a lot of stuff.”
The couple bought out the former Remedy’s business and began a five-year lease, Morgan said. The biggest challenge has been trying to move past the reputation of Remedy’s, which saw a business license suspension in 2023 and liquor license denial in April.
“We saw Remedy’s had fallen a part, so we tracked down who the owners were and went from there,” Morgan said. “It’s different. It’s nonsmoking. And we are not open 24 hours a day. We actually have very strict hours.”
The bar is closed Mondays and Tuesdays, open 2 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays and Thursdays and 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays with last call usually around 1:30 a.m. on the weekends, Morgan said.
Morgan said some former Remedy’s patrons have come in and left, confused about the change. Grounded in live music and fun themes, being LGBT friendly, the bar is attracting a new clientele, she explained.
“It’s pretty easy-going. We want it to be a place where you can bring your significant other and be happy,” she said.
On Nov. 22, renovation of an adjacent suite to the east, formerly a nail salon, was almost finished. The expanded space will serve as a venue for live music, dance lessons and other activities, Morgan said.
“We definitely wanted to create an environment where music is the thing. We are looking at and bringing in and hosting local artists, so that way we can bring that to Carson City at a different level,” Morgan said.
The couple is also making use of local food trucks and caterers and using the bar for private parties and wedding receptions. The establishment offers craft and specialty beers along with major brand domestic beers as well as custom cocktail and mocktail menus, the latter for those who don’t drink.
Jeannie Morgan’s favorite drink? The “Mermaid’s Tail” with light and dark rum, pineapple juice and “secret ingredients.”
Her favorite mocktail? The nonalcoholic whiskey sour.
“It’s pretty amazing,” she said of the mocktail. “It tastes like it. It looks like it, smells like it. It’s beautiful.”
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