Green Forest Family Restaurant 1702 Grand Ave Wausau, WI 54403 Don't you just love the phrase "family restaurant?" Whose family? Godzilla? The Sex Pistols? Some of these self-proclaimed family restaurants appear to cater to a clientele just this side of making an appearance on America's Most Wanted; and the others are oh so "plastic" (the big chains, where the head of the "family" is probably eating at Le Cirque or Spagos while you choke down the overdone, overpriced rubber chicken … [Read more...]

Three Little Pigs Restaurant Sarona, Wisconsin (Editor's note: This restaurant is no longer open, but we loved the review so much, we're leaving it up). SOOOEEEE!! Sarona? Say-what? Yep... Sarona, Wisconsin. A dip in the road right off of US 53, about 10 miles (as the pig flies) south/southeast of Spooner in Washburn County; and at the south end of Sarona's Long Lake at the junction of County M & D is a real "happening." I mean, as in "worth-the-drive." The Three Little … [Read more...]

House of Hunan Stevens Point, Wisconsin There must be 2,000,000 Chinese restaurants in Wisconsin. At least that's my perception. Madison must have half of them, but I opt for a small place in Stevens Point which puts all others I've ever experienced (and that includes Hong Kong) to shame. The House of Hunan (now closed) was THE BEST Chinese Restaurant we have ever found. Always delicious food. The food always sat right in our tummies, and we'd often order additional take-out so we'd have … [Read more...]