The Mint in La Crosse is a neighborhood craft bar & eatery providing locally sourced, consciously prepared food & craft cocktails. They use the bounty of their backyard paired with multicultural culinary expertise to provide customers with a consistent rotation of delectable dishes.
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Kate’s Pizza Amore
Chef Kate Gerrard and her culinary team bring the classic taste of Italy to the heart of historic downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. Start with a fantastic selection of antipasto and salads, then finish with one of our classic entrées or unique pizzas. Choose from Kate’s crafted pizza menu or create your own from a variety of our freshest ingredients. The pizza is delicious and gluten free pizza crust (and gluten free beer!) is available. Kate’s Pizza Amore features a wide selection of beer, wine and spirits. Kate’s Pizza Amore is the perfect place for happy hour, a date, or that special dinner!
Lovechild Restaurant
Lovechild Restaurant in La Crosse is a 100-seat restaurant and bar offering uncomplicated food with intriguing ingredients and big flavors – locally sourced and seasonally driven. Lovechild is a modern mashup of influences and passions. It’a mix of accumulated wisdom, global forays and a very specific set of gifts and values.
Shogun Sushi & Hibachi
Shogun is an authentic Japanese steakhouse in Onalaska, WI! Open for brunch on weekends, and always offering great selections including sushi, sashimi, and hibachi menus!
By The Spoonful – Cordon Bleu
Delicious sandwiches! Dine in or take it to go for the picnic or the river. Fresh made bread, Iowa Ham, Iowa Turkey, Swiss, Cheddar, Lettuce, Tomato between rye and Katie’s basil aioli.
Pearl Street Brewery
Brewing beers in La Crosse since 1999, Pearl Street Brewery is a La Crosse staple. Brewery tours are available on Fridays and Saturdays. Visit the Tasting Room for a craft beer “exbeerience” you will not find anywhere else! The Tasting Room is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 4-8pm. Friday 3-10pm. Saturday 12-7pm. They offer 16 beers on tap, sampler flights, growler fills and 6-packs to go, brewery tours and live music on the weekends.
Top annual beers include Downtown Brown, Linalool, Java Lava, and Me Myself & IPA. Seasonal favorites are: Smokin’ Hemp Porter, Dankenstein, 17UP Gose, Appleweizen, and Breakfast Beer. Look for their Barrel-Aged Series, Sour Gose Series, and Other Seasonal Limited Releases throughout the year.
Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery
This place started as a charming apple orchard, and it still is… but its the cider that brings people from around the world. This is some serious hard cider. The Honeycrisp hard is a major favorite.. crisp, sweet and delish. But it can get very interesting with “Bitter Love”, “Scrumpy” & “Kingston Black” to name just a few of the cadre of delicious they offer. Lots of great wines and treats too!
Stockholm Pie & General Store. Best. Pie. Ever
When USA Today says it’s legendary and a gourmet magazine said its one of the best things they ate… it might be worth a visit. But its more than the pie.. the awesome lunch menu is stellar… so much made from scratch and local here its all kinda like grandma made it kinda stuff. The whole experience is like stepping back into grandma’s house. Comfort, real and handmade. Then there is the General Store! Adorable and packed with fun, chocolate and nostalgia. A major don’t-miss in charming Stockholm.
The Root Note
The Root Note provides locally sourced, organic options to the La Crosse area. Known for their coffee, crepes, and entertainment stage, The Root Note offers a unique menu and atmosphere.
Broasted Chicken
Broasted chicken is a local Wisconsin favorite. Broasting is a method of cooking chicken using a pressure fryer. The technique was invented in the early 1950s by L. A. M. Phelan of Beloit, Wisconsin.
This chicken is delicious! It tastes like fried chicken, but there is no grease and it’s so tender and juicy! Broasted chicken is made using special equipment that combines deep-fat frying and pressure cooking. The chicken is marinated, covered with a special coating and cooked in the broaster. Deep-fat frying produces a crispy coating on the chicken, while the high pressure holds in the moisture and juices without allowing the fat to penetrate.
The Alma Hotel, Restaurant & Bar in Alma WI serves broasted chicken as part of their evening menu and on special every Thursday. The Waumandee House in Waumandee WI serves all-you-care-to-eat broasted chicken buffet with the fixings on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month. Including sweet corn when it’s in season.