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This Wisconsin Chinese Restaurant Brings Serious Sichuan Flavor With Dishes That Keep Locals Coming Back

Spicy pork dumplings swimming in chili sauce, cumin lamb, and bubbling hot pot all share one menu with crab rangoon. That combo alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned the place sits in a plain strip center. The menu is huge, and it doesn’t hold back on heat. Mapo...

Wisconsin · 8d
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Seven Wisconsin Diners Still Serve A Hearty Breakfast

Some mornings call for a real breakfast, the kind with eggs, hash browns, pancakes, and a coffee cup that keeps getting filled. Wisconsin still has plenty of diners that do this well, from Green Bay to La Crosse and from Milwaukee to Stevens Point. The seven spots on this list...

Wisconsin · 7d
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12 Wisconsin Soup Spots That Make Chilly Days Easier To Love

Soup flights are a real thing in Wisconsin, and I’m not even a little bit sorry about it. Instead of picking one bowl, you get a lineup of small cups to sample side by side. One spot on this list sells frozen quarts so you can stash soup in your freezer for later. Another runs a Black Friday soup fundraiser.

Wisconsin · 9d
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This Wisconsin Supper Club Serves Crab Legs Every Weekend And Fills Up Fast

Crab legs, lobster claws, and prime rib share the same Saturday buffet line here. That combo alone explains a lot. The spread keeps going, too. Deep fried scallops, salmon in dill sauce, and crab stuffed cremini mushrooms all show up on that same night. I can see why people make...

Wisconsin · 7d
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9 Wisconsin Italian Delis Serving Sandwiches That Barely Fit In Your Hands

One Wisconsin deli sells its hot subs in a size simply called Grande. I love that they skip the polite word large. Grande sounds like a dare, and honestly, I respect it. That name sums up a whole category of sandwich around here. Another market on this list has been feeding its neighborhood since 1913. A third bakes oversized sub bread fresh in the style of an old Chicago deli, and plenty more stack meat until the bread gives up.

Milwaukee, WI · 9d

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Wisconsin Supper Clubs Still Bring Out a Relish Tray Before Dinner. 7 Things to Know Before Your First Visit

A Wisconsin supper club is a family-run dinner restaurant, often on the edge of town...

Wisconsin · 8d

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Festival Foods Announces New Location for Annual Turkey Trot

Festival Foods has announced a new Marshfield location for its 19th annual Festival Foods Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26. All race activities and packet pickup will be held at UW-Stevens Point’s Marshfield Campus, located at 2000 W 5th St., Marshfield, WI 54449. Founded in 2007, the Festival Foods Turkey Trot has grown into one of Wisconsin’s largest and most cherished holiday traditions.

Marshfield, WI · 7d

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This Unexpected Wisconsin Mexican Spot Has A Oaxaca-Born Chef Behind The Menu

A mole made with 20 ingredients is waiting across the street from an airport. That’s not a typo, and it’s not a food court gimmick either. The owner grew up in Oaxaca, Mexico, helping his mother cook for a big family. He carried those kitchen lessons north and built a menu around moles made from scratch. His son now helps dream up new dishes too.

Wisconsin · 9d

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Top 11 Breakfast Spots In Northern Wisconsin Worth The Trip In 2026

Purple pancakes are a real breakfast order up north, and they get their color from ube, a purple yam. I did not expect that in the land of pine trees and fishing boats. The surprises keep coming. One kitchen serves bluegill and eggs. Another turns out pancakes reportedly as big...

Wisconsin · 10d

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Festival Foods launches rewards program offering 2% back toward groceries

Festival Foods has launched a loyalty program that lets shoppers earn points on qualifying purchases and redeem them for grocery discounts, alongside an updated mobile app and website. The program, called Festival Rewards, began Oct. 14 and applies to qualifying in-store and online purchases, according to the Wisconsin grocery retailer.

Wisconsin · 8d

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Drinking coffee and petting cats at Starry Night Cat Café in Stevens Point

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WJFW) — It can be common to see a cat café in a big city, but not so much in central Wisconsin. That all changed in 2024 when the Starry Night Cat Café opened in Stevens Point. In college, Lexi Peterson adopted a tuxedo...

Stevens Point, WI · 9d

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Skip The Chains And Feast At This Quaint Wisconsin Amish Restaurant Instead

Somewhere in Wilton, Wisconsin, there’s a former schoolhouse that decided it had a better calling than teaching long division. The Dorset Valley Schoolhouse Restaurant is the kind of place that makes you wonder why you ever wasted a Saturday afternoon at a chain restaurant with laminated menus and a hostess who calls you “guys.”

Wilton, WI · 11d

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You Might Need A Bigger Cooler After Visiting This Wisconsin Cheese Store

Pepperoni Pizza Monterey Jack is a real cheese you can buy here. So is Mango Habanero, Black Truffle, and a Fenugreek variety that sounds like a spelling bee word. The shelves hold more than 100 fresh and aged cheeses. The people behind them are farmer-owners in a cooperative that dates back to 1896. I love it when a place this old still has fun with flavors.

Wisconsin · 11d

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Your first look inside the new Wisconsin Rapids Pizza Ranch | Exclusive

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – Pizza Ranch is almost ready to open its doors in Wisconsin Rapids. Ovens are warmed up and pans are ready to bake some dough, as owners Angie and Gary Hall told a Daily Tribune reporter Oct. 26 they were making some final adjustments before training later in the week. The Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting event at 10 a.m. Nov. 4, ahead of Pizza Ranch’s soft opening. During the soft opening, the restaurant will be open select hours for lunch and dinner by invitation and it will allow the Pizza Ranch team to complete training with orders for diners, for pick-up and for delivery. Pizza Ranch will officially open Nov. 9, and it will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily at 2201 Wood County W in Wisconsin Rapids. The restaurant will offer a buffet with pizza, chicken, dessert and salad bar. The Pizza Ranch menu offers pizza, chicken, wings, desserts, beverages and sides like cheesy ranch sticks, breadsticks, biscuits, french fries, potato wedges, mashed potatoes and gravy, ranch chips, chicken fries, green beans, corn, coleslaw and more. The Wisconsin Rapids location will also include a FunZone Arcade. When Pizza

Wisconsin Rapids, WI · 15d

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This Iconic Wisconsin Pizza Restaurant Just Might Be The Quirkiest Tourist Trap You’ll Ever Visit

Somewhere in Greenfield, Wisconsin, there’s a pizza restaurant that decided a regular dining room was simply not enough, and honestly, it was right. Organ Piper Pizza is the kind of place that makes you question everything you thought you knew about dinner. You walk in expecting pizza, and you...

Wisconsin · 17d

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Midwest Access: Let's Dish! Take and Bake Meals now at Target

Minnesota · 7d

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12 Wisconsin Restaurants That Make Cold Days Better With Every Bite

Goats graze on the grass roof of one Wisconsin restaurant while diners eat Swedish pancakes below. I had to read that twice before it sank in. That detail sent me hunting for more winter comfort food. One kitchen builds its menu around booyah, a hearty kettle stew from the northeast...

Wisconsin · 10d

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This Wisconsin Café Makes Breakfast Worth Waking Up Early For With Creative Sandwiches And Freshly Brewed Coffee

A breakfast sandwich with cheddar-herb cream cheese and frisée on toasted ciabatta. That one line is enough to get me out of bed before my alarm finishes its first chorus. The menu keeps going from there. Blueberry oatcakes come with vanilla butter, almonds, and local maple syrup. A scramble...

Wisconsin · 11d

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Discount grocery chain shuts down as financial troubles mount

Bargain hunters in southeastern Wisconsin have lost a familiar place to shop after Best Bargains closed its stores. The Wisconsin discount grocery and wholesale-food retailer operated three locations in Burlington, Elkhorn and New Munster. The shutdown followed serious financial troubles that pushed the company into receivership. The stores closed after...

Elkhorn, WI · 21d

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The Classic American Lager That's Been A Wisconsin Staple Since 1857

Wisconsin isn't just known for its cheese. The state is also a major beer destination, and this nearly 170-year-old lager is one of its longtime staples.

Wisconsin · 11d