MUST GO PLACES FROM SHEBOYGAN TO GREEN BAY

Hi going down to see the Bears/Packers game this weekend and was wondering what everyone reccomends in Sheboygan (besides IL TRivo), any good brat places ? Also any must see places in Green Bay? Thanks

I went to that pizza joint you had asked about in this thread:
http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t= ... ight=pizza

Did you ever get there?

No I planning on going there this weekend.. Also, where are some good brat places in Sheboygan? Thanks

I believe there's a bar/restaurant called Terry's that serves up proper Sheboygan-style brats. But I'm sure there are a ton of places that do the same. The folks are freindly in town & would most likely give you a recommendation or two. Also, I wouldn't be surprised is there was a "brat fry" in the parking lot at the Piggly Wiggly. I've been told there's a brat fry in town every weekend as a fundraiser for one thing or another.

I was in Green Bay over the weekend, arriving on Thursday evening. Didn't have any idea as to where to eat -- had concentrated my LTH searching on our trip to Door County the next day. So, we were at the mercy of the hotel desk and the tourist magazines.

We decided on a supper club, although we had no idea what a supper club meant. So we asked at the hotel desk (the Holiday Inn, City Center). The clerk indicated that it was a casual dining establishment, so I took that to mean that it would be like the restaurant/taverns in Central Illinois. Nope. I am sure that I'm the absolutely last person on this forum to figure it out, but a Wisconsin supper club is the kind of place where you go in and first have a drink at the bar. They were taken aback when we wanted to go to the table right away.

First we went out Green Bay to Eagles' Nest. It might have been nice, but when we drove up at 5:30 or so, there were NO cars in the lot. Someone drove up as we did, and when we asked them how it was, they gave a very tepid endorsement. Unfortunately for Eagles' Nest, the garbage bins were out front, and given that the temp had been 90+ for several days, it was pretty rank and put us off. Completely. We did not go there, despite the advertised 180 degree view of the bay.

Next, we checked out Patrick's. Patrick's is the best rated restaurant in Green Bay, and the prices were too high for my elderly aunts. On to the next one.

We landed at Eve's Supper Club, which is on Riverside Drive in Green Bay on the 4th floor of a medical office building. As I said, they were surprised that we wanted to be seated immediately. None of the supper clubs we checked out had pasta on the menu(!); everything was meat-centric. I ended up having the fried perch dinner, which had a nice perch flavor, but did not seem to be hand-breaded. The meal came with a relish tray and bread, salad and potatoes. Love the relish trays. My sister had the pan-fried walleye, which was huge, and looked fabulous. She said it was delicious. My aunts both had grilled chicken breasts, which were fine. For dessert we had a strawberry shaum torte, which was meringue (soft, but still crunchy) with ice cream and fresh berries. Very nice for $4.95.

We had breakfast on Friday at Julie's Cafe & Catering in Green Bay. It was a local version of Baker's Square, and appeared to be housed in an old BS location. The food was sad, and I do not recommend. The other 3 had french toast, which all appeared to be undercooked. I had a single pancake, which was ok, but then what can you do to a pancake? The cinnamon rolls were huge, but just didn't look appetizing.

In Door County we had ice cream at Not Licked Yet based on a recommendation from LTH. It was great. I had the Mackinack fudge child's cup, which was more than enough -- chocolate custard with bits of fudge in it in a cup, but with a bonus cone stuck on the top. Very good. Everyone else had a single dip of butter pecan on a cone, and they said it was too much ice cream (although they finished it), and there were tons of pecans in the ice cream -- more than I've ever seen in butter pecan. Thumbs way up!

Door County took a lot out of my elderly aunts, so dinner was in the hotel dining room. It wasn't that bad. Everyone had the perch, and while it was clearly hand-breaded, it didn't have that fresh perch flavor that I tasted at Eve's. Still, very good.

On Saturday we went to a wedding, and the reception was a pig roast (not like the central Illinois pig roasts). The pig had been butchered and stuffed, and then the skin was left intact, along with the head, curly tail, and the little legs. Everyone took pictures (except me). The pig was really good.

On Saturday night after the wedding, my sister and I went back to the hotel bar for drinks. I have to say, people in Wisconsin seem to have more fun than people in Illinois. First, the supper clubs are more fun. Then, at the bar, there were several older couples (55+) dancing, and 2 couples who had to be 70+ that were dancing. Way to go!

I think we need more supper clubs in Illinois, and more places where older people can go to dance. And yes, I'm old enough to join AARP.

You just figured out that Cheeseheads are second only to Louisianans when it comers to having a good time at all costs. That's something I understood 15 years before being anywhere close to Wisconsin or Chicago: the Packers used to be in the same division as the Bucs, and the second (winter) game was usually in Tampa. The Big Sombrero was usually a full 50% cheesehead, and they were not about to waste their time in the sun.

JeffB wrote:You just figured out that Cheeseheads are second only to Louisianans when it comers to having a good time at all costs. That's something I understood 15 years before being anywhere close to Wisconsin or Chicago: the Packers used to be in the same division as the Bucs, and the second (winter) game was usually in Tampa. The Big Sombrero was usually a full 50% cheesehead, and they were not about to waste their time in the sun.

I've been meaning to right about Madison and the Dane County Farmer's Market and such. I'd say that not only is Wisconsin close to LA in terms of partying, they are darn close when it comes to native food cultures. Granted, there is nothing on the range of haute creole, nor famous chefs like Emeril, but they do care about eating up north. It shows, as I have mentioned before, in the little things, bread, bacon, eggs, ample use of butter, good beers, fresh fish, even the coffee is better up there.

If I never get around to a bigger report on the Madison Farmer's Market, let me say this: if you want to dedicate yourself to eating local, you can just about do it from this market. Fruits and vegetagbles, of course, then meats, plenty of meats, but more. Grains, oats, wheat (ground and not); condiments including chile oils and hot sauces, dried as well as fresh herbs, and to keep things sweet, maple sugar and maple syrup.

tcdup wrote:
In Door County we had ice cream at Not Licked Yet based on a recommendation from LTH. It was great.

I'm glad you had fun exploring, tcdup. I feel a small swell of pride as I think this is the first time a fellow LTHer has followed one of my recommendations. (over state lines, no less!) I'll be in the DC in a few weeks with hopefully a few new spots to report.

Don't forget Kopps custard. Check out:

http://lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7815

I mean, you could go to the Horse and Plow in the American Club in Kohler for a drink...they have fantastic bloody marys and you can get a New Glarus Spotted Cow as a chaser. Very good food, too.

If you want to make a detour to Appleton, there's Koreana, which the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says is the best Korean restaurant in the state. I haven't been there in 3-4 years, but it was very good.

Then, of course, there's Kroll's by the stadium. That's an institution (and the Chicago location, Kroll's South Loop, pales in quality and atmosphere).

http://www.krollswest.com/

I grew up in south central Wisconsin and am the veteran of many a Friday night fish fry. A few years back, on our way to Door County, we stopped at a place called Marique's Bar in Green Bay for their Friday night fish fry. I'm still thinking about our meal today.

Like any self-respecting Wisconsin institution, Marique's mixes a fine brandy old-fashioned. But the fish was really special. In addition to perch, walleye and cod, I believe they also offered lawyer, something I have rarely encounted on a fish fry menu. They do not provide utensils; you clutch your fish in small squares of rough brown paper vaguely reminiscent of communist-era Eastern European toilet paper. You can also order some fish (I forget which) "bone in," which is supposed to enhance moistness and flavor. The fish was obviously hand-breaded, with a very light touch. I ordered the perch and walleye and you could still taste the lake.

The thing that really sealed the deal for me, however, was the TV mounted over the adjacent bar, playing reruns of the 1996 NFC playoffs. Astute readers may recall that God's Own Team, the Green Bay Packers, went on to win the Super Bowl that year.

And I was there, rooting for the upstart, losing adversary. That numbingly frigid experience was easily a Top 5 football memory for me (and I got experience), despite the loss. The game cemented my understanding that Lambeau is rather easily the best place to see a football game (the Wrigley of the NFL) and Packers fans are easily the best. Unlike some places with great fans (Chicago, Philly), the reaction to opposing fans in GB is not to menace and batter but rather to ply with booze, brats, chemical hand/foot warmers and blankets.

JeffB wrote:And I was there, rooting for the upstart, losing adversary. That numbingly frigid experience was easily a Top 5 football memory for me (and I got experience), despite the loss. The game cemented my understanding that Lambeau is rather easily the best place to see a football game (the Wrigley of the NFL) and Packers fans are easily the best. Unlike some places with great fans (Chicago, Philly), the reaction to opposing fans in GB is not to menace and batter but rather to ply with booze, brats, chemical hand/foot warmers and blankets.

Hmmm, they weren't too happy to see me wearing my John Elway jersey at a Broncos-Packers pre-season game after the Broncos had beaten them in the Super Bowl. Ah, it felt sooo good too.