Cafe Wisconsin : A Guide to Wisconsin's Down-Home Cafes

by Stuttgen, Joanne Raetz

• ISBN13: 9780299201142
• ISBN10: 0299201147
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-31
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Summary

Cafe Wisconsinreturns in a new, updated version that provides a sure-bet guide to Wisconsin's best small town, home-cooking cafes. For this second edition, author Joanne Raetz Stuttgen traveled more than 12,000 miles in six months, revisiting old business districts and main streets in search of the ultimate cafe, the perfect slice of homemade pie, and the meaning of life in Wisconsin's down-home cafes. Featuring 133 cafes, with another 101 Next Best Bets alternatives, Cafe Wisconsin is every hungry traveler's guide to real mashed potatoes, melt-in-your-mouth hot beef, from-scratch baked goods, and colorful coffee klatches. At the counter of aptly named cafes like the Coffee Cup, Main Street, and Chatterbox, you'll laugh with owners, shake dice with customers, and find the authentic taste and flavor of Wisconsin. Come on. Let's go out to eat!

Author Biography

Joanne Raetz Stuttgen is a folklorist. She grew up in Minnesota, lived five years in Wisconsin, and now resides in Martinsville, Indiana, with her husband, a Chippewa Falls native, and son. She is currently at work on the Cafe Wisconsin Cookbook (with Terese Allen) and Cafe Indiana, both forthcoming from the University of Wisconsin Press.

Table of Contents

Preface: Getting Started	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxi
Northwest	1	(32)
Barronett, Brickhouse Cafe	3	(1)
Birchwood, Birchwood Cafe	4	(2)
Chetek, Bob's Grill	6	(2)
Exeland, Village Cafe	8	(2)
Haugen, Lona's Corner Cafe	10	(2)
Iron River, Ideal Cafe	12	(1)
Luck, Main Dish Family Restaurant	13	(2)
Mercer, Tom's Country Cafe	15	(1)
Minong, Wendy's Place	16	(2)
Phillips, Bonnie's Diner	18	(1)
Phillips, Crystal Cafe	19	(2)
Phillips, Phillips Cafe	21	(1)
Port Wing, Cottage Cafe	22	(2)
Siren, Main Street Cafe	24	(1)
Webster, Tracks Dining Car Cafe	25	(2)
Winter, Lakewood Cafe	27	(2)
Next Best Bets	29	(4)
Northeast	33	(42)
Antigo, Dixie Lunch	35	(2)
Cecil, Rosie's Cecil Diner	37	(1)
Crandon, Log Cabin Cafe	38	(2)
Eagle River, Fay's Dinky Diner	40	(1)
Eagle River, Four Seasons Cafe and Deli	41	(2)
Gillett, OJ's Mid-Town Restaurant	43	(2)
Lena, Graff's Restaurant	45	(2)
Manitowish Waters, Village Soda Grill	47	(2)
Merrill, Skipper's Restaurant	49	(2)
Minocqua, Island Cafe	51	(2)
Presque Isle, Outpost Cafe	53	(3)
Rhinelander, Sportsman Cafe	56	(2)
St. Germain, Wolf Pack Cafe	58	(2)
Sugar Camp, The Cookery	60	(2)
Three Lakes, Cindy's Country Cafe	62	(1)
Three Lakes, Kristine's Restaurant	63	(2)
Tomahawk, The Hungry Bear	65	(2)
Wittenberg, Gus and Ann's Restaurant	67	(3)
Woodruff, Woods Cafe	70	(2)
Next Best Bets	72	(3)
Central	75	(34)
Almond, Farm House Restaurant	77	(2)
Amherst, Amherst Cafe	79	(2)
Babcock, Country Cafe	81	(1)
Berlin, Steele's Restaurant	82	(3)
Coloma, Royal Cafe	85	(2)
Fremont, Wolf River Diner	87	(2)
Iola, Crystal Cafe	89	(2)
Lyndon Station, Sandy's Lyndo Inn and Cafe	91	(2)
Manawa, Gorman's Family Restaurant	93	(1)
Montello, Mary's Coffee Cup	94	(1)
Nekoosa, Chong's Country Cafe	95	(1)
Nekoosa, Unkie's Diner	96	(1)
New Lisbon, Corner Cafe	97	(1)
Oxford, The Cafe	98	(1)
Pittsville, Laura's Corner Cafe	99	(1)
Polonia, Polonia Cafe	100	(1)
Redgranite, Curve-In Cafe	101	(2)
Waupaca, Waupaca Cafe	103	(1)
Wonewoc, Country Gals Cafe	103	(2)
Next Best Bets	105	(4)
Chippewa Valley	109	(30)
Augusta, Red Dot Cafe	111	(1)
Baldwin, Shelly's Northside Cafe	112	(2)
Bloomer, Main Street Cafe	114	(2)
Bruce, Katie's Cafe	116	(2)
Colby, Colby Cafe	118	(1)
Cornell, Stacker Cafe	119	(2)
Fall Creek, Village Haus	121	(2)
Glenwood City, Kate's Cafe	123	(2)
Greenwood, Greenwood Family Restaurant	125	(2)
Holcombe, Lake Holcombe Cafe	127	(2)
Ridgeland, Dairyland Cafe	129	(2)
Roberts, Roberts Cafe	131	(1)
Sand Creek, Sand Creek Cafe and Bakery	132	(2)
Somerset, Anne's Cafe	134	(2)
Next Best Bets	136	(3)
Mississippi River Valley	139	(26)
Alma, Alma Hotel	141	(2)
Arcadia, Kozy Kitchen	143	(1)
Arcadia, Mary Kay's Kitchen	144	(1)
Black River Falls, Country Cafe	145	(2)
Blair, CJ's Cafe	147	(1)
Eleva, Pammy K's	148	(2)
Hixton, Hixton Cafe	150	(2)
Independence, Carolyn's Coffee Shop	152	(2)
Melrose, L&M Cafe	154	(1)
Mondovi, Blondie's Diner III	155	(2)
Osseo, Norske Nook	157	(3)
Spring Valley, Deb's Country Inn	160	(2)
Trempealeau, Wildflower Cafe	162	(1)
Next Best Bets	163	(2)
Southwest	165	(18)
Argyle, Irma's Kitchen	167	(1)
Boscobel, Unique Cafe	168	(3)
Chaseburg, DeGarmo's Tippy Toe Inn	171	(1)
La Farge, Chatterbox Cafe	172	(2)
Mineral Point, Red Rooster Cafe	174	(2)
Stoddard, Mamie's Cafe	176	(1)
Wauzeka, Hayseed Cafe	177	(2)
Westby, Borgen's Norwegian Cafe and Bakery	179	(2)
Next Best Bets	181	(2)
South Central	183	(30)
Albany, Edgewater Cafe	185	(1)
Baraboo, Teri's Restaurant	186	(1)
Black Earth, Lunch Bucket Cafe	187	(3)
Cambria, Leystra's Venture Restaurant	190	(1)
Clinton, Clinton Kitchen	191	(2)
Milton, Squeeze Inn	193	(2)
Monticello, M&M Cafe	195	(2)
Mt. Horeb, Schubert's Old-Fashioned Cafe and Bakery	197	(3)
North Freedom, Carol's Railroad Inn Cafe	200	(2)
Orfordville, K's Outback Cafe	202	(2)
Pardeeville, O'Brien's Restaurant	204	(1)
Portage, Portage Cafe	205	(2)
Reedsburg, Greenwood's Cafe	207	(1)
Sauk City, Leystra's Venture Restaurant	208	(1)
Stoughton, Koffee Kup	209	(3)
Next Best Bets	212	(1)
Southeast	213	(30)
Cedarburg, Cedarburg Coffee Pot	215	(1)
Delafield, Lumber Inn	216	(2)
Fox Lake, The Chalet	218	(1)
Hustisford, Joan's Country Cookin'	219	(2)
Juneau, Oak Street Cafe	221	(2)
Lake Mills, Cafe on the Park	223	(1)
Lomira, Susie's Home Cooking	224	(1)
Mukwonago, Little Babe's Cafe	225	(2)
Port Washington, Harry's Restaurant	227	(2)
Randolph, Denise's Cafe	229	(2)
Silver Lake, Silver Lake Grill	231	(1)
Twin Lakes, Manny's Snack Shack	232	(2)
Union Grove, Callen's Restaurant	234	(1)
Williams Bay, Daddy Maxwell's Artic Circle Diner	235	(2)
Wilmot, Wilmot Cafe	237	(1)
Next Best Bets	238	(5)
Fox Valley, Lakefront, and Door County	243	(30)
Brillion, Rudy's Diner	245	(1)
Casco, Village Kitchen	246	(2)
Dale, Old Store Cafe and Deli	248	(2)
Denmark, Lorrie's Home Town Cafe and Catering	250	(1)
Ellison Bay, Viking Restaurant	251	(2)
Greenleaf, D & G Restaurant	253	(2)
Kimberly, Larry's Parkside Restaurant	255	(2)
Little Chute, Tucker's Inn	257	(2)
Oostburg, Knotty Pine Restaurant	259	(1)
Pulaski, Kroll's Family Diner	260	(2)
Rosendale, Tabbert's Restaurant	262	(1)
Sturgeon Bay, Perry's Cherry Diner	263	(2)
Washington Island, KK Fiske	265	(3)
Winneconne, Arrowhead Restaurant	268	(2)
Next Best Bets	270	(3)
Epilogue: Looking Back	273	(22)
Index	295