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Global Market & Food Hall

The new east side Global Market & Food Hall, in the former Toy ‘R’ Us location, had the misfortune to open right at the start of the pandemic. However, this diverse and tasty business has persevered. While the products skew… Continue Reading →

Psycho Suzi’s Motor Lounge

Do you like giant carved heads? Tiki statues? Palm-roofed huts? Complicated drinks with bits of fruit on sticks and silly names? Pizza? Psycho Suzi’s has it all! The club is two stories of kitsch, tropical plants, pleather booths, low mood… Continue Reading →

Betty Danger’s Country Club/Animal Farm

Billed as the “country club for the 99%”, this ludicrous haven of pink and green plaid is (unsurprisingly) neither in the country, nor a club.

Midtown Global Market

Inspired by traditional markets like Cleveland’s West Side Market or Seattle’s Pike Place Market, the midwest is now getting our own international shopping markets. Joining the Milwaukee Public Market, Minneapolis’s Midtown Global Market delivers on its international promise. Housed in a… Continue Reading →

Arthur’s Supper Club

Arthur’s Supper Club looks like a normal Wisconsin supper club from the outside. But perhaps influenced by the House on the Rock (only a short distance away) the inside is a fantastic whimsy. Inspired by King Arthur, you can dine… Continue Reading →

Dosirak – Korean Lunch Box

If you’re anywhere in the Steven’s Point area and need a unique and tasty meal, take the time to seek out Dosirak. Though the restaurant looks like a fast-food joint, with ordering at the counter and self-seating, the meals are… Continue Reading →

The Bayou Restaurant

There is a dearth of good places to eat between Eau Claire and Wisconsin Dells when traveling on highway 90/94. Plenty of nasty chains, of course, and the occasional supper club and bar that does food. But on the whole,… Continue Reading →

Ono Kine Grindz

Ono Kine Grindz is most likely the only Hawaiian restaurant in Wisconsin. This colorful and lively cafe and shop serves traditional Hawaiian  meals – bento boxes, pork sliders, ribs and other delicacies. Sides are exotic and fun, from seaweed salad,… Continue Reading →

Koreana

Located in unprepossessing strip mall on the north side of Appleton, Koreana has the best sushi in Wisconsin. Their vast menu is inventive and unique. Their unagi is particularly amazing and their salmon and tuna tempura rolls are unmatched.  If… Continue Reading →