We were expecting more - big juice brats full of flavor, sadly we were dissapointed. Service was good, but I felt that for a brat, a small cup of coleslaw, and some potatoe salad the meal was over priced at $10.50. The beer prices were good and enjoyed a few of those. read more

Great place to start a bar. :). Just really need an additional bartender this busy Sunday. Sloooow service. We saw people just leave.

I think they serve brats here... ...and they're tasty! I had their original brat. Bad puns aside, it was a nice thick link, sandwiched in a pretty solid bun. Just enough of the spices, and nothing so overwhelming that you'll still taste it hours later before going to bed. The fries were whatever. The bartender was cool, but should work on his beer knowledge. Not to sound snobbish, but I'd think a bartender would know the difference between a pale ale and a lager, no? The bell/horn/siren thing was obnoxious. Dear God, make it stop. Don't get me wrong - it's totally justified when it's a Friday/Saturday night, and it's packed full of fellow Dr. Unks. Just don't do it on a quiet Monday afternoon at 5 PM. KTHX. I recommend trying the other brats too... my friend raved about the Cajun spicy one. Tasty. read more

I heard for years this was a great. Not impressed .. decore needs a face lift. The restaurant was almost empty. Blah food. CLEAN THE PLACE FOR GOD SAKES. Soap and water goes along way. cobwebs everywhere, dirty windows, sticky tables, and just overall icky. I know its suppose to be rustic but not a dust bowl. The only positive note was our waitress, Edna, she was on top of our order and served with a smile. read more

Had a great meal here. Really enjoyed our experience. -1 star for the overly Republican talking point on the menu. read more

I really enjoyed the jalapeno brat and the fries were decent. I felt it was a little expensive for a brat and fries. I will go back if there is a good band playing but I do not think I would choose to return for the food alone. read more

This place lost what was a very loyal customer in me. Below is the e-mail that I sent the Brat Stop almost 3 weeks ago without getting a reply: To Whom it May Concern; I'm writing you to share the experience that I had in your cheese and brat store on Thursday, December 13th at about 4:30 PM. Without exaggerating, this documents what was possibly the rudest that I've ever been treated by any customer service representative for any business in my entire life: I walked into the Brat stop to buy some brats to take home as I often do. Before I went to grab them I had a question about which ones were pre-cooked and which ones were not. I wanted to be sure. There was an older gentleman, about 65, with a lot (but not all) grey hair and large, dark-rimmed glasses, behind the counter. He was doing something at the register with his back to the counter. I walked up and was pretty sure that he knew I was there so I gave him a minute without saying anything. After not getting any acknowledgement I politely said "excuse me". No answer. Ok - even though he was only about 4 feet away, I figured maybe he's hard of hearing. No big deal, I more or less knew what I wanted so I went to the freezer and thought that by the time I get back to the counter he'd be ready to help me. I walked to the freezer, look at a few things and walked back to the counter with some frozen brats. I put the brats on the counter and they made a noticeable "clunk" on the counter. The man, who, as I mentioned, is about 3-4 feet away from me, still doesn't turn around. Ok, so know I thought he is really hard of hearing. I decided to just stand there as I was sure he would turn around at some point and see me out of the corner of his eye. Eventually he does look over his shoulder, clearly sees me, says nothing, and turns back around to the register. At that point I realized that he knew I was there the whole time, but had chosen to completely ignore me, chosen to not even say "give me one second" or anything else for that matter. I was curious just how much longer someone like this could play this game, completely ignoring a potential customer, so if I recall correctly, I gave him about another 30 seconds where I didn't say anything. Knowing what I knew now, I was very frustrated and finally said much louder, so that there was no excuse that he "couldn't hear me" I said "Excuse me!" again. The man slightly turned his head over his shoulder in my general direction (still behind him) and said "I'm in the middle of something." Unbelievable. This type of customer service, or lack thereof, and complete disrespect for a customer should get a person fired. I help run a very busy business in Kenosha and if I ever witnessed one of my employees behave anywhere near this manner, I would fire them on the spot. As I mentioned in the beginning, I've never in my life seen someone involved in any type of customer service, retail or otherwise, just blatantly ignore a customer for such a long period of time and then actually say "I'm in the middle of something." I can understand if there's an issue with the register, but there were so many different things that could have been done and said to properly handle this interaction (if that's what you want to call it, since I was the only one "interacting").common courtesy, but whatever the case may be I have no intention of ever coming into the Brat Stop again after this experience. I don't know if this person is the owner of Brat Stop and for some reason is no longer held accountable, or simply believes that he's above the basic rules of I should also point out that this was the second time in a row where the person behind the counter was not friendly. The time previous to this visit I had asked a question about which brats were uncooked and which ones were cooked and the woman behind the counter couldn't have seem more bothered by my question. In fact, she never really did answer my question which is why I had thought about (but never got to) asking the question again during the visit described above. It's been made pretty clear what is important at the Brat Stop and what the customer service approach is. The customer is not important, not respected, and barely even considered to be worth anyone's time. Fool me once... read more

Brats are tasty as the name and reputation would suggest, but unfortunately the food poisoning was not. Considering two of us split all of our entrees, through process of elimination, literally and figuratively, it was determined that the cherry tomatoes were the culprit. I ate both that accompany the sampler plate, she ate none; I enjoyed the fruits of my labor. The two and a half hour flight home and next 24 hrs. were not good. Tidy up your produce practices B' Stop. read more

If you have to read reviews to figure out whether this place is for you, keep moving... Fantastic brats, Merkts cheddar, Spotted Cow and a bag of cheese curds to-go, please! read more

Fun atmosphere, a little old school, good food. Enjoyed the brats and drafts of Spotted Cow. Kids enjoyed the game machines, etc. Traditional Wisconsin food. read more

I've been at Brat Stop twice now. Recently, we come here on a road trip, and I get the original brat. It must of been the best brat I have ever had. Don't forget to get the cheese curds!!! read more

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Worst service ever..... Sat down order 2 drinks and the waiter disappears...Two other people came in AFTER us and received there drinks and soup. Had to ask there waiter to find ours. Comes back and says he got caught up... Ya outside smoking a cigarette...bad bad bad. Lost my appetite... Bye bye... read more

Not like me to give a bad review. Terrible service - server forgot we were her customers (per her exact words) and the chili was so burnt it was not able to be eaten. Hoping nobody else gets sick because I feel nauseous from even trying a bite. On the plus side, the service in the cheese shop was great which is why I have given one star. read more

They have Spotted Cow beer! Such a bonus. I watched two shows here, Jackyl and Hinder and had a very good time at both.

I finally agreed to try this place after my husband had brought it up for a couple years. I am so happy I did!!!! It looks kind of like a locals only place but it was great!! I especially LOVED LIZ she was warm and funny and made us feel like we had been regulars for years. We tried the sausage sampler platter which was a great way to decide which were our favorites. the atmosphere was wonderful and I can not wait to return makes me wish we lived closer!! read more

I'm from Chicago but I stop here every single time I head into Wisconsin with my family. The food and service are nothing less than amazing. I love the style and decor. It can be a bit pricey, but after you take a bite of those cheese fries, nothing else in the world matters. read more

Nice place to stop by for some brats, wings and beer while the games are on. Prices aren't too bad either.

I have wanted to come here since I was 16. I have heard about it from my older brother and sister as well as friends and strangers. I was ready! We had a long day at the fair, I was parched as I saved my drinking just to come here. I walk in and asked to server if we could sit in the bar. Sure. It was Saturday night at 9:00 and the place was empty. We parked ourselves at a high top in the bar. All the other HT's were empty. After a while the server comes up to us and says that this table is in the bar but we can't sit here as she needs to seat us. I looked around and asked where she was going to put us as there was only a couple of dozen people in the place. I needed food and I hadn't had a drop of alcohol all day. So this was not a drunken stuper story. I got up and left because I found her request to put us next to a family with children that are at a bar at 9pm was ridiculous! Is there a code, was there invisible reserved signs that I didn't see, or was she just profiling us? Seriously disappointed. And I had Rock Star parking! Easy in, Easy out! read more

Again, After some 2 year hiatus. The place is STILL good. The Garlic Bratwurst & Polish Sausage sandwiches were very good. Can't beat the shopping area either. However, When someone I knew had some sort of beef roast sandwich. It came pretty much fatty & gristly. But nevertheless, Still a great place before leaving Wisconsin... read more

Can't say enough nice things about this place. Sat down at the bar and was greeted by an extremely friendly bartender; food was delicious and came out quickly, and wait staff was available for refills on beverages immediately. Clean bathrooms as well (always a plus when you're on the road) and plenty of good stuff to take home with you from the shop. The place itself has been here since 1961 and it's easy to see why. Again, service is just on point (I believe bartender's name was Pat?) Arcade games and a stage here-looks like it would be a cool venue. Will definitely be back, even if just to come for a day trip from Chicago. Also Spotted Cow specials during Cubbies games=winning! read more

This place is great! My dad lives in Chicago but will drive into Wisconsin just to take us here on our visit to see him. It looks something like a truck stop but without the trucks. When you go inside, it is predominantly a downstairs bar and stage. There is some upstairs seating, but we have never ventured up. The beer is a mix of Wisconsin beers and other typical brands. The food menu is pretty huge. Whether you want brats, breakfast, hamburgers, grilled cheese, etc, they have it all. My personal favorite is the Polish Sausage. Yum! As for the fried cheese curds, I'm not a fan. They taste exactly like your typical fried cheese sticks except that they are in smaller "nugget" proportions. I think fried cheese sticks are great, however, I thought fried cheese curds would be somewhat different. Their souvenir shop is great. It has a wide beer and cheese selection as well as tacky shirts and trinkets. Al in all, we love this place! read more

Forget the brats. Have the charbroiled polish instead. Best French fries great selection of beers. Sit at the bar for the complete experience. read more

We love the brats here, but tonight we've waited over 25 minutes and just learn there are too many cubs fans here. So we'll just have to wait.... read more

Illinois residents beware!!! We stopped on the way home to grab brats and a case is Spotted Cow. The Spotted Cow was 43$ for a case. There's no price posted for Sootted Cow in the place. At Wal-Mart it's 13$ for a 12 pack. The guy who sold us the beer wasn't the most pleasant either. Not that I need Mr. Rodgers but wth??? Never going back there again. read more

First let me say any positive review written about this place was done by someone who had either no taste buds, no standards or was there to steal something. We stopped her after hearing about the novelty of the place. First impression should have been enough to make us turn around and leave but we figured why not. Our waitress was awful and not attentive - she never brought refills, had a running conversation with another waitress the whole time she was taking our order. She kept stopping us from giving her our order so she could joke with the other waitress and walked away from us twice during the order and there were only two of us. The food was on the same level with what I would guess dog food must taste like - the brat sampler was disgusting looking. My friend ate two bites and spit it out. Brats should not be cold and cole slaw should not be warm. My sampler platter had to have been cooked in oil from the previous weekend it tasted awful and was another item that was spit out and not touched again. The crowd in this place was like a parole hearing. But if you're into drunk girls who can't find a shirt to cover their fat roles and old biker dudes this is the place for you. I'm sure you will also enjoy the old mop water/puke smell that was no doubt lingering from the night before. As for stealing my friend ran out to the car ten minutes after we sat down realizing he had left his phone in the car. When he got out there a guy had his hand on the door handle and peering in all the windows. My friend friend walked up to the car and the guy walked away. It was broad daylight out and we were parked right next to the doors. I would hate to see what happens in that parking lot at night. This place is a dump - another fine example of the low standards that have become acceptable because if you get drunk enough you just don't care. read more

Love this place. Cheese curds , brats, & cold Wisco beer. Life get any better? Try all & regret it tomorrow.

Been here for a couple of concerts and it's ok. But ate here last Friday night, and it's bad. Servers almost run past you, making it difficult to flag them down if you need something. Margaritas have nothing but margarita mix in them. Can't taste a drop of tequila. Pizza is tomato sauce with cheese. Gyro is ok but not worth the $15 plate. Save your money and go to Texas Roadhouse across the street. read more

One of our favorite places!!!! Bloody Mary MEALS are HUGE!!! Broasted Chicken is really good... have it with honey! Wonderful bartenders and very clean and attentive your needs. We love going there when Ron is working... he's funny... hip.... loves to create new cocktails... and LADIES... have him make you an OATMEAL COOKIE SHOT... OMG, TO DIE FOR! He's the husky man with the black glasses. LOVE THE BRAT! The bar itself is always shiney clean. Ron suggested the bloody mary meal for my husband... and his eyes popped when Ron placed it in front of him. Very casual atmosphere and very comfortable. We adore Ron and look forward to our outing when we see him behind the bar. Keep it up Brat Stop....well done. AND....... THERE'S A BREAKFAST SANDWICH CALLED..... "EGG VON BRAT".... omg... bratwurst patty and egg and cheese on an english muffin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

My boyfriend and I use to make the drive from Milwaukee at least 3-4 times a month. The atmosphere is great and service is wonderful. i really enjoy occasionally putting my money into the lobster tank and trying to earn a free dinner. So, the last time we were here, I was disappointed. The inside male bartenders are outstanding. The female bartendars are slow and quick to help the regulars. I say, if you want to build a healthy clientele, you serve the regulars just as efficiently as the new customers. From the female bartenders, we did not recieve timely service. Even if you are a new customer, everyone should recieve the same type of service. We were repeatedly ignored over the regulars, with one of the owners being present with ther own consistent bar orders. You think he would had noticed the lack of service with the drifter customers over his regulars there all the time. The wings.. Their wings were outstanding at one point. The last time were there, the wings were undercooked. I used to make it a point of driving down to Kenosha to get their spicy wings. Not origianlly being a wing fan, I fell in love. I know I cant judge on one visit because the day cook may have been sick or something, but I was still disappointed and turned off. The blue cheese is the BEST that I have ever tasted though. The thing that changed our mind was the Brat Stop raised wing prices from 10 wings for $5.50 to 10 wings for $8.65. Extremely disappointing considering I loved their wings. I think the price raise made it official as to why we wont make the special drive there unless we are in the area or feel like stopping. We are by no means a high manintenance couple. We go to the corner bars in MKE and love the older low maintenance crowd such as the Brat Stop. Its unfortunate since the atmosphere is great here as well is the clientele. read more

I don't really see what's so special about the brat stop besides the booze. The brats are definitely over priced and when it comes to taste, they don't taste any different than a regular brat you can make at home. Overall it's a flashy sports bar with great beer and great place to bring the family for a night out. read more

Been here in the past and it was good, but not now. This place has gone downhill. The service is friendly, but slow. The food is just average and is overpriced for what you get. The building itself is disgusting and outdated. Cobwebs all over the ceiling, light fixtures from the 70's covered in dirt and grime. The carpet flooring is the worst! It's taped together and sticky and smells musty. Pull it up and put down tile at least. It's really a shame seeing this place turn into such a disappointment. Not coming back. read more

I have been going to The Brat Stop for about 13 years. Have spent my hard earned money there on more occasions then I can count, whether it be just to eat or there for an event or just hanging out on a Saturday night. It was our usual go to place. Last night we decided to go there to have some dinner around 5:30. We have been getting the prime rib dinner there for years because we absolutely love it. Not last night. Our Prime Rib was over cooked, I sent it back and still did not get a medium rare prime rib. This is a $30 meal per person. Ok fine, our bill comes and our waiter gave us the wrong bill, he had no idea, I caught it and gave it back to him. It was $36 bill and mine was $63. Then we pay. Well we had a $50 gift card that we wanted to use that had the $50 on it. They come back and tell us it declined the $50 charge but they could charge $40. So I look up the gift card online and low and behold a charge went through for $48. I explain this to the waiter who then goes and gets his manager. I explain to her what happened and told her we gave him $50 gift card and that's what is on there and she has the audacity to tell me that it didn't have $50 on there. So I put my hand up and tell her wait a second and pull up the website for that particular gift card and show it had $50 and you charged me $48 I pay the difference and we tip the waiter but guess what I am still our $8. At this point it isn't about a measly $8, now its that fact that this manager is so rude and disrespectful. I asked 3 separate time for her manager and she never went to get him for me. Eventually he did approve giving us back our $8. So all of this being said. After years of being a patron at the Brat Stop we have decided that due to this woman's nasty demeanor and combative attitude we will no longer be spending our money here. Evidently customer retention is not a concern when that is how you treat them. read more

Absolutely awful. The waitress(#0788) was very rude and had an attitude from the time we were there until the time we left and the food was not great. Our party got our food and it was lukewarm. One of my friends ordered a cheddarwurst and there was no cheese in it whatsoever so she asked the waiter about this and the waitress argued with my friend who just had a question. Naturally we did not say anything about how disgusting our food was because we did not want the waitress to argue with us in the same rude manner. When we got our bill, we paid, and left. The waitress then came running out after us into the parking lot to yell at us about an insufficient tip. She said "you know we have to live off of this? if you didnt like the food you should've said something." she also said " if you cant afford your meal you shouldnt come." Her employee code is 0788 (Priscell) She was extremely aggressive and threatening we certainly did not feel safe. I believe she should be fired for her conduct, it looks bad on this business as a whole. read more

Classic restaurant. Good menu selections and drinks. Weekends are busy. Tasty cheese curds!

brats, cheesecurds, spotted cow. these are a few of my favorite things. and who has all 3??? the brat stop. whenever i drive through wisconsin (or just want to take a day trip) i go to the brat stop. doesn't matter if i simply stop to buy some brats and beer from their little store, or i sit down and have a yummy, greasy, heavanly meal, this place has got a good thing going for it! brats. brats. brats. lots of brats. yummy brats. juicy brats. flavorful brats. any type of brat you want! i have tried a variety of their brats, but i keep going back to the original. it is just soooo dang good. it really is brat perfection. and with it i order their cheesecurds and a spotted cow on tap. cheesecurds are amazing...perfectly fried every time i get them and always piping hot (served with marinara but i get some ranch, too). the service is quite relaxed, so don't expect to just jump in, eat and get out. i've sat at the bar and at tables, and it's about equal. however, they are always so nice and check in on you quite often to replenish your beer or water (or cheese curds). the space is giiiiiinormous! it is absolutely huge. no joke. but, that's what makes it perfect for the weekends when they have live bands (particularly like the 'floog band' on saturday nights). only downside is that smoking is still allowed inside (something i'm not used to having lived in madison, chicago and now champaign). but alas, it is worth it! similarly love the little store attached. gotta pick up some frozen brats, some fresh (not fried) squeeky cheesecurds (which means they are very fresh), and some new glarus beer. now, can you make one of these in chicago? k thanks. read more

This review is about 6 month late. We ate here with a friend visiting from California because she wanted something more Wisconsin and she was getting on the highway to drive to Indiana right after lunch. We've heard good things from word of mouth and the reviews online seemed pretty decent. We walked in and we were greeted by the hostess right away. It was a Wed afternoon. We were seated on a lower portion of booths, away from the bar. It took 10 minutes before our waitress showed up. Enough that I almost bailed. She only realized we were there because she went to give the check to the table next to us. When she came over she assumed we were ready to order, but we didn't even have a beer menu to look at. I asked her what was on tap and she found a menu for us and walked away. Another 3 minutes and she came to take our beer order. At this point we know what we want to eat, but she left after drinks were ordered. She came back with drinks, we ordered our appetizer (cheese curds) and she left again. When she brought the curds, she finally took our food order. Now we're about 30 minutes in to this meal. From where I'm sitting I'm stuck watching soap operas. Finally we get our food. The brats and steak sandwich were all delicious. Their fries were tasty. Look, it wasn't her fault, it was management's. She was the only server and when we left we could see about 9 or 10 tables. There was another server, but she only had a section of 2 tables, I assume she was in training. Dear management- make your employees help each other. The hostess could have given us a drink menu, and she definitely needed to communicate about having a table. There was someone bussing tables, she can easily take a drink order and again communicate to the server. I'm sure the server has to tip these people out at the end of the night, so they should be doing everything in their power to help. And where was management? Not walking around and helping when their server was so swamped that customer service was lacking. Get it together. read more

I really enjoy a good brat (Reams in Elburn, IL is my favorite). When I finally came here with my family - we didn't like the brats much. I'm glad I finally came here, but won't be back. read more

We ordered two brats to go and waited 30 minutes, 4 different people asked us if we have been helped and went to kitchen to check on the order and never come back. We asked for our money back and they refunded us without even apologizing! Go learn how to run a restaurant losers. read more

Not a big fan of brats. and everyone talks and talks about the brats, after all it is the Brat Stop....some like 'um, some don't. Well people, you have to try the polish sauage. If you like polish sausage, The Brat Stop has the best ever. They also sell it in the deli. We always buy some to take home and grill. Try the polish sausage.....You'll see what I mean.... read more