Famous Murphys Restaurant

Famous Murphys has been serving the Reno area for over seventeen years. We specialize in catering to our clients' tastes and fulfilling their culinary desires. From the intimate Oyster Bar to catering a party of hundreds, Famous Murphys will meet every need. But, you ask, "Why do you call it Famous Murphys?" Several nationalities were involved in N... evada's early mining history. The Welsh, Chinese, and Scots, as well as the Irish, played a large part in the Silver State's colorful past. Among them were several of the Murphy clan. Pat Murphy, Famous for his voracious appetite, literally ate Virginia City's boarding house owners out of business. Levina Murphys claim to fame is the tragic part she played as a seven course dinner for the ill-fated Donner Party. Tom Murphys fame was a result of his kindness, bestowed upon a starving Indian who repaid that benevolence with the Hidden Treasure Mine. "Metaliferous" Murphy was renowned for his rise from a poor assayer to a rich mine owner, due to an encounter with a tar and feather party. Our desire is to make this Murphys the most "Famous Murphys" of all.Read More