Wisconsin Wonder Food! - Grown and Raised in Wisconsin, Cooked and Served at the Roxbury Tavern!

The Wonders of Wisconsin committee is asking folks to nominate the best small towns in our wonderful state of Wisconsin. A town can be nominated in one or more of 21 different categories. I nominated Roxbury, Wisconsin because it is home to one of our family's favorite restaurants, the Roxbury Tavern. (Roxbury is a town so small that its mail goes to Prairie du Sac.)

In a low-key, family-friendly atmosphere, The Roxbury Tavern serves up homemade, locally-produced food (and I mean local - the fresh meats, cheese, and beer are produced within and around Dane County). Owner Tom Gresser makes up his own garlic ketchup for the BEST HOMEMADE french fries. Homemade pickles garnish the tables. Read Jeanne Carpenter's interview with Tom for a taste of the tavern's history and community involvement.

We like to hear the local bands play on Sunday afternoons.  The kids color and eat their favorite grilled cheese sandwiches, while John and I sip Lake Louie beer on tap and eat Roxburgers. A relaxing place to hang out. We also go for their Sunday brunch because we love the pancakes. While we wait, the kids play with toys piled on shelves in a corner.

While definitely NOT fancy, the Roxbury Tavern serves up comfortable good times.  (A fancy place doesn't admit that its Bavaria, Germany - crafted bar was stolen off a barge that got ice-bound on Lake Michigan. It also doesn't roast turkeys on burning pianos. I'm not making this up - the piano pictures are displayed on the wall.)

I'm promoting the tavern here because I support all fun food, places, and people which are Wisconsin-made. You may not have time to nominate the tavern in the restaurant category for the Wonders of Wisconsin contest (their deadline is Feb. 15, 2008).  But be sure and stop by the tavern for great, home-cooked food when you're in the area.

Comments

[ugg store]

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[Cristie]

Thanks Gary,
I'm looking forward to finding out the Wonders of Wisconsin winners in May. Your list will give my family a new set of destinations for summer travel fun. Thanks!
Cristie

[Gary Knowles]

Thanks for the great nomination - and a real wonder of a town! I hope you and your readers get those nominations in today!

The committee will meet and put together the list of finalists so be sure to go back to the WondersOfWisconsin.com site to vote from Early March through April 24. We'll announce winners in early May!

Cheers and On Wisconsin!