Great spot! $10 for a martini plus they tasted amazing! We visited on a girls trip and it was the…read moreperfect spot to chat and catch up and enjoy the drinks. I had the snickers martini and it was amazing and tasted just like a snickers. All of us loved our martinis. They also had food but we had just ate before we visited. Service was great!

The Starlight is like stepping back in time. A different era. The attention to detail is…read moreunquestionable: artifacts of the time, the wood grain, the colors, the mid century modern vibe, the jazzy music. It's all there. The service when I sat at the bar was good Initially. The server was kind and attentive during happy hour (4pm-7pm). I ordered a margatini, poutine, and boneless wings. The margatini was excellent: tasty, strong, and with a salt rim. The poutine came out first and was delivered with a hot pad and some caution. The boneless wings came out a few minutes later. The wings were cold so I pushed them aside, hoping to catch someone's attention. They sat there for ten minutes, and by then I was filling up on the poutine. I asked the bartender to remove them. The food comes from downstairs at Buzzard Billie. My final tab for happy hour entree and drink was $15.31: ridiculously great value. The rub: the bill claims that 20% of that is $4.54. I'm all for good tips reflecting good service, but that math isn't mathing! Otherwise, a good experience.

Great ethnic restaurant and lounge. Perfect low-lit atmosphere is perfect for a cozy night for 2 or…read morea larger group. Not super loud, so you can have a conversation. Behind the bar you will frequently find the owners. They treat visitors like friends; it's like you walked into Cheers. Since the owner is Greek, the menu is speckled with typical bar foods but also ethnic dishes that are to die for. Their gyros must be the star of the menu. The meat is perfectly seasoned, you almost don't need tzatziki sauce. Packed with meat and LTO, and fries and packed in the pita as well. Not sure how they season them, but the fries taste awesome. When in LaCrosse, definitely worth stopping in. I love this place!

Always a guaranteed good time with fabulous food and great owners!! Try the gyro- ouzo- oopah!!read more

This was a truly a trip back in time when I walked in. It is a narrow space with a 1930's authentic…read moreart deco construct. The booths are semi-circular and stair cased so to give everyone a sightline to the bar. One expects the walls to move and the Desi Arnez orchestra to start playing Babalu. The place was very crowded on a Saturday night.

The place is kinda weird. I had a brandy old-fashioned which was 4.50 (seems reasonable but I'm…read morefrom a bigger city). It had a good amount of brandy. The bartender was not friendly at all and didn't say a single word to us except for the drink price. The service was fine. The menu had an entire page of White Russian-type drinks which I had a sip of. If you like White Russians then this might be your place. They don't service Miller or Budweiser products and are proud of it. The place is a weird twist between a 1950's bar and a hipster kinda spot. The booths are cool and are good for a date night. I probably wouldn't go back but it was an experience.

Great views! We saw eagles and other birds on the river, and it's just a great view no matter what…read more Had dinner and drinks at night and then breakfast the next morning. Dinner was really good overall and good wine list and service. Soups and salad all came out with the meals and the salad is massive! Breakfast service was a bit uneven, but food came out fast and was very good. Love that they have reasonably priced breakfast options. I got the Dynamite Chicken Sandwich. It was good, but I expected more of a blast of flavor. My wife got the Cranberry Pork chop and said it was amazing! Great Brussels Sprouts on the side. Her side salad was huge and very fresh. My daughter got the Bourbon Salmon and loved it as well. Her side was Wild Rice Soup that was also amazing. For breakfast my wife and I both got 2 eggs and toast. They were very good. They do drown the toast in butter. So be ready for that! Overall we had good experiences and would gladly go back.

Good was overcooked and undercooked...lemon blueberry cheesecake looked and tasted defrosted and…read moreabsolutely no lemon flavor or zest. Margherita flatbread was tasteless and the crust was a glorified cracker. Our server , however, was polite and attentive. We were all disappointed

Very nice tapas joint with an expansive menu. We wanted to stay light for lunch so I went with a…read moresmall Caesar salad, and two fish tacos. Pro tip... order the tacos with an extra tortilla if choosing corn. They only provide one and it WILL fall apart! The flour tortilla one was still tasty and stayed intact. The side of asparagus was flavorful, cooked perfectly, and seasoned lightly.

Hard to find if you're not a local, and saying that, we aren't newbies to La Crosse. Unless you're…read morewalking along the river, good luck finding it as there's no signage for it on the "back" of the building where Google Maps will take you to. The restaurant was clean and chill the entire time we were there. We appreciated the tapas menu, as it displayed variety without being too big. We went with the chips, salsa & guac; chicken salad with pita chips, and bang bang nachos with carnitas meat. We enjoyed the dining room, food, and drinks: all were solid. The dings were for how hard this place was to find, and that our waiter Brady was like a human icicle in personality and didn't check in with us after the food was delivered. I'd come back, but my husband said he wouldn't.

As a long time patron of the parlor I miss the couches ,fire place ,tables and now the air…read moreconditioning get rid of those ugly chai

Everytime I am in town I'll e nd up eating here. It's one of my local friend's favorite se\pots to…read morego. I've tried so many of the different things here and they are all pretty decent. The vibes here though are really nice. It def seems like a boujie place and the prices aren't terribly high. There'a also a pretty decent looking crowd here usually.

Grounded has been part of our mother, daughter story since Leyna was just nine years old and brand…read morenew to living in La Crosse. Back then, it was our little ritual, cozy mornings with warm drinks and big feelings, just the two of us figuring out a new chapter one sip at a time. She'd order something with way too much whipped cream, and I'd pretend I wasn't tearing up over how grown-up she looked holding her cocoa. Now? We still go, only these days, she brings her friends, and I'm just along for the ride, and maybe to pay. It's gone from quiet catch-ups to full-blown coffee shop photo shoots with her crew. And honestly? The lighting in there gets it. The huge windows, the plants, the downtown charm, it's practically begging for cute, candid best friend pics and "caught laughing but obviously posed" moments. The vibe is warm, welcoming, a little artsy, and always buzzing in the best way. Whether we're talking about life, school, crushes, or just sitting in that comfortable silence that only comes with time, Grounded feels like home. A beautiful, caffeinated home with oat milk options and the occasional scone we swear we're splitting, but somehow I never get half. Grounded isn't just a coffee shop to us. It's a memory maker, a tradition keeper, a growing-up landmark in latte form.

Kind of torn on this review…read more Grounded has a great patio and well-priced drinks. I just would say I haven't been super impressed by their drinks. I tend to prefer places that make some of their own syrups, etc. and from what I can tell, Grounded doesn't really do much from scratch, which is fine, just not my preference. Their drinks are usually good. I was kind of disappointed to see their even their seasonal specialty drink was not a homemade syrup. My biggest complaint is their cold brew is super weak/too watered down. Service is usually okay, cleanliness is usually okay as well. I do love their expanded hours, so we do stop here when others are closed.

Incredible food and even better service! Our server Bree was so warm and hospitable, and eagerly…read moreattended to all of our needs. I had the Caribbean Shrimp Stir-Fry, and it was phenomenal! Will definitely visit again :)

Really loved the vibe of this place. We went her for breakfast, it felt like it would be pretty…read morehoppin' at night. Good naming with both breakfast and dinner themes. The service was good and all of that. The food was also fine. The waffle with berries and lemon looked amazing. The flavors were good, though I felt that the waffle itself needed to be a bit more substantial. Then we had a veggie burger which it's awesome that they do a custom burger pattie and not just one of those standard plant-bases fake meats. It was decent. I would have preferred fries instead of chips, but that wasn't an option. Oh, the latte was pretty good. You get a pretty huge cup for $5. Maybe next time I'll have to check out the evening vibe. Good stop before hitting the road.

The Court Above Main has gone above and beyond to make our wedding day extra special! I cannot…read morethank the girls at the Court for helping out with everything and being my back bone to planning our special day. These girls go out of there way because they truly care about there customers. Thank you for everything that you have done to make our day special! If you are planning a special event this is the place to go! The girls will make sure you are taken care of through the whole process. Thank you thank you again!

I waited a while to write this review because I wanted to be fair. If I had written it the day of…read morethe event it would have been 1 star. Given the time of further consideration, I think 3 stars is legit. Here's the deal: I attended a family wedding here earlier this summer. The bride & groom were radiant, their friends were ecstatic to participate in their nuptials & everyone in the family was thrilled this day had arrived. We were all eager to celebrate. The venue at The Court Above Main, meaning the large room where the wedding & reception took place, is gorgeous. With high ceilings & floor to ceiling windows there is plenty of natural light on a sunny afternoon. It's elegant & creates a lovely mood as the guests anticipate the blessed event. Finally, the moment arrives...the wedding was a delight. Soon after, pictures began & most of us were quickly scooted out of the wedding venue to a small outside ante-room which turned out to be the bar. There were about 120 guests. Thankfully, not the 150 expected, or this would have been even worse. That's 120 people all eager to get a drink at a small counter with 2 very nice, but obviously overwhelmed, bartenders. Once everyone had their drinks we were all stuck in this ante-room where there were a few tall tables & at most, 8 places to sit. It was a hot summer day & this room didn't have enough air conditioning. Everyone was sweating, there was practically no place to sit, there was barely room to stand, and not a bite to nibble on. (I realize that may have been an error made by the wedding couple in terms of not considering appetizers of any kind. However, what legitimate venue purporting to provide exceptional wedding services would allow an oversight like this without being sure the wedding couple seriously understood the importance of something to eat while drinking alcohol?). We were stuck in this situation for more than 2 hours! That's how long it took the room where the wedding occurred to be transitioned with tables & chairs for the dinner. Yup, 2 hours of being too hot, with aching feet, and no place to escape. Being a wedding, there were several elderly family members in attendance who were able to snag the few available chairs. But not everyone. So finally, people started trying to go in the main room where the tables & chairs were being set up & where it was much cooler because the AC worked almost too well. Those who tried got yelled at! That's hardly a welcoming vibe. The reason this transition took so long is because there were only 2 people on staff doing all the work. I have a good friend who manages wedding events & when I told him about this wedding, he said they always have a minimum staff of 5 for this number of people so they can ensure the transition happens in no more than 20 minutes. Now that seems reasonable. Once we were finally seated for dinner, the same 2 people were the only ones both serving & clearing. They were nice enough, but it all took way too long. I've gone on long enough. I'll finish by saying with this size venue & their limited staffing, I'm sure it could be a lovely wedding for 50 people, 75 at the most. Otherwise, it's simply not a large enough space, at least for the drinking portion of the event. And you'd be smart to insist there are a minimum of 4 staff to handle transitions & serving. Also insist there are enough tables & chairs in the bar area.

Always loving coming to Bodega for good food, drinks, and service. Great spot to check out in La…read moreCrosse! (highly recommend the sweet tang grilled cheese w ham)

Good beer and food stop rec from uber driver. Great server, let us sample beers and always checked…read morein on us + Classic Reuben but make it rachel (smoked turkey instead of corned beef) and side salad was perfection, cheesy, savory warm ($11.75 + $2.75 salad) + 12oz Cider, guava and passionfruit ($4.25): super yummy and fruity, easy to drink (8/10) + 12oz 608 fluffanutta local beer 12oz $5.75 was quite interesting, nutty and deep (7.8/10)