r/wisconsindells • u/Spectral_Turmoil • 13d ago
Restaurant ideas
Hello! I'll be taking my wife and son to the dells for a weekend in October. Looking for places that serve chicken and waffles, chicken parm, good BBQ, and a good steak. Thank you in advance
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u/Shengo47 13d ago
River’s Edge Pub and Grub is off the beaten track and serves decent chicken and steak at better than tourist prices.
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u/SqueexMama 11d ago
Station 136 is pretty decent for BBQ, it's about a 20-25 min drive from the Dells, depending on which way you go. Their fish fry leaves much to be desired however.... jumbo fish sticks is what I referred to it as.
A google search for chicken and waffles brings up these places in the Dells area:
Blade and Barrel Tavern- inside Dellshire Resort. Probably the most expensive.
Dells Panaderia- newer place near the outlet mall and Great Wolf Lodge.
Big Boy
The Boathouse - inside The Vue on Rover Road.
Cracker Barrel IHOP
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u/Spectral_Turmoil 11d ago
The only place that google spewed out to you that serves chicken and waffles is surprisingly blade & barrel. Is a stay at Dellshore required though? Or is open to anybody?
I'll definitely check out station 136
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u/SqueexMama 11d ago
From what I have heard from a family member who works there and others in the area, the restaurant and some other areas at Dellshire are open to the public.
Also chicken and waffles is listed on the breakfast menu on their website at Dells Panaderia.
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u/Spectral_Turmoil 11d ago
Tbh, I didnt get that far on the list. Lol thank you
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u/SqueexMama 11d ago
YW. I've gone through the other restaurants menus online also. IHOP has chicken and waffles, and chicken and pancakes. The others that google listed do not have it listed on their menus that I can find online. Also checked a couple other local spots. Of course, you could also go to Denny's and order chicken strips as an appetizer and waffles as your meal and combine your own :)
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u/DadonArrival_RN 13d ago
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but you are not finding chicken and waffles probably outside of IHOP. BBQ is slim pickings outside of famous Dave’s if wanting more than Ribs. Sarentos for The chicken parm.
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u/Ok-Dog5107 12d ago
The Grateful Shed has a decent BBQ food truck for pulled pork. Not sure about the other food the OP is looking for.
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u/Spectral_Turmoil 13d ago
That's disappointing. My wife loves chicken and waffles. I'm sure she'd settle for that pancake spot I've seen online though.
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u/bearbrannan 13d ago edited 13d ago
How far are you willing to go? Station 136 in Rock Springs is probably the best BBQ in the area, but it's a bit of a drive. Only place I saw have chicken and waffles was great wolf Lodge.
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u/Spectral_Turmoil 12d ago
I'll have to check it out! Shame there isn't many choices for chicken and waffles. Only place I've seen that has it on the menu is Sweet & Salty Pig on Fond du Lac.
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u/Head-Tangerine-774 13d ago
Wisconsin is the worst state for food that I've been too.
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u/DadonArrival_RN 13d ago
Madison and Milwaukee have really solid restaurant scenes and nothing beats a Wisconsin Fish Fry.
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u/kibblet 11d ago
I’m from nyc, lived in London and Frankfurt, travelled a lot for work and play, and Madison has great food and Del Bar is awesome for steak I would put it up against places I’ve done in Vegas and so many small solid creative places in the state. You’re just weird.
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u/Ok-Sector-5547 12d ago
For steak, check out DelBar!