While traveling recently to MN and WI for a family reunion and family farm roots search I stayed…read morewith relatives in Clear Lake, WI. Clear Lake has a populaiton of about 1000 with a downtown of five to six square blocks surrounded by many churches with a long history of German and Norwegian settlment dating back to the late 1800's. Lucky's Bar and Grill is the primary meeting spot for the locals. I ate breakfast with my cousin two mornings in a row and was invited to join the revolving table of strongly opinionated farmers and farm equipment manufacturers. After a few minutes I could quickly see politics and farming were the two primary topics of discussion. I will duck the biased political viewpoints but one of the farmers had an interesting point. Why are we growing corn to make ethanol when there is plenty of oil in the ground. From a farmer's perspective maybe he is correct and we need to look for oil in the right location. Another farmer and his twin brother invented the mechanical bean picker while in high school and run a farm equipment company a few blocks away employing a hundred people. Later in the morning we stopped by to visit PBO and received the cooks tour. PBO is also known for making civil war cannon replicas down to the last detail and fires them at many civil war functions around the country. Another farmer puts out scores of nesting boxes for martins which are similar to swallows. We also visited his farm and saw tens of martins flying all over the place. All in all a lively hour long form of entertainment plus cheap breakfast with farm fresh eggs, bacon, toast or oatmeal and toast. Where else can you get breakfast for three with coffee for under $15 and be entertained?

On Sunday, we were in Clear Lake for our daughter's gymnastics tournament and went looking for a…read moreplace to get some food to go. We stopped in Lucky's Bar and Grill. The bar tender told us they only have a breakfast buffet on Sundays. While I was looking at the breakfast buffet, a gentleman approached and asked if we were staying for the buffet. I explained we were in town for the gymnastics tournament and were looking for food to go so we could feed our kids who were at the gym. His name is Harry, and he owns Lucky's Bar and Grill. Harry said the buffet items probably wouldn't work, and the grill is closed but he does have some home-made pizzas that he could make. Harry was so overly-accomodating and treated us like family. The pizzas were awesome and Harry, you are the best!

Had the brick oven pizza a supreme. Was very good. Service…read morewas great waitress/bartender was friendly smiling and very professional. Ambiance was a bar and grill. Will definitely go again

Great place. We did the Big Meg and added wings-perfect for 4 ladies. Ask about the name.read more

Pretty standard local restaurant. I stopped for breakfast and my eggs were cooked as I ordered…read more Good amount of meat and potatoes. Server was friendly and helpful with the menu. Offered local favorites and suggestions The restaurant is wide open with little privacy between tables. You can see from one side of the restaurant to the other. I will stop again to try other items in the menu.

The food is consistently good, albeit typical, diner fare…read more Like most of the cafes around the country, getting servers that are competent is a challenge. Aside from that, it's a good place to stop on your way to the cabin.

This is a cute little coffee house/breakfast place in downtown St. Croix. The food was delicious!…read morePortions were huge! Trisha, our server was friendly and upbeat. And our vanilla and white chocolate lattes were amazing too!! Will definitely be back to enjoy the ginormous cinnamon rolls and other treats!!

Delightful breakfast in this cafe. Delicious fresh squeezed orange juice started us off. We loved…read moreour egg dishes and the kind attentive server. We will be back!

I'm not sure what happened to this restaurant, it used to be very good . Last night 3 people ,…read moremyself included , were served 3 of the worst meals I've ever seen in a restaurant. Inedible , cold meatloaf covered in a brown glop , 3 slabs of what was called turkey but looked like frozen processed turkey roll and a leathery meat they tried to pass off as pastrami in a Reuben ... all very bad , we expressed our displeasure and they did nothing to correct or compensate the problem ... we will never be back , and I advise you to only go their for scrambled eggs and toast because you really cannot ruin that meal !

Darling! We dined here at a weird time around 230 pm on a Saturday and while we started as one of…read morethe only tables, the volume quickly picked up. The staff and servers were extremely kind and patient and the atmosphere was cozy and calm. Best part? Breakfast is served all day!! There is a fireplace near the center of the dining space with many booths and tables. We treated my 102 year old grandpa here and he loved it because the coffee and food were super hot - just how he likes it. My family split the fried green beans with ranch and then my mom and grandpa got the senior ribs (yes they offer senior discounts) and I had the Denver omelette with hashbrowns and a pancake. The food was cooked perfectly and wasn't overly greasy. We all agreed we would be back very soon for our next get together. Thank you, Amery Family Restaurant!

Huge menu! Breakfast til close. Good service friendly staff and clean. Great food!read more

Great small town atmosphere! Greeted upon entering with a warm friendly approach. Restaurant is…read moredecorated in Coca- Cola vintage style. Clean! The list of variety with specials posted both dinner and breakfast! All homemade with a wide variety of choices! Huge portions of food! Delicious sour dough bread toast. We couldn't help looking at other peoples orders! Everything looks tasty! Could not order dessert! Lots of choices all homemade! Highly recommended! We will be back!

The food is fresh , home cooked and always outstanding ... the entire menu . Locals know this place…read morewell and summer cabin folk love it too... . I want to take a brief moment to shout out to the outstanding staff . My family had a crisis in our home , we took refuge in the restaurant for a meal and quite place to weigh our options ....the entire staff accommodated and comforted us for over 2 hours while the problem in our home was addressed and we were given the ok to return . A high thank you to the wonderfully warm and kind staff that made a terrible day a bearable day . Thank you ladies . See you soon

What a fun place for breakfast or lunch. Delicious bakery options, pies, egg dishes, salads, soups,…read moresandwiches. The store is also fun to browse & shop. It's definitely worth a stop when you're on highway 8.

We have stopped in twice on our way through town…read more From the outside it doesn't look like much but the inside is very nice. Several seating options from sitting at the large bar, high tops, low tops and a community high top bar. They have a game area with a pool table and a pull tab machine. As far as the food, we ordered the fried pickle spears which are crispy and tasty. The chicken wrap is delicious with some chipotle mayo. My husband said it is one of the best wraps he has eaten. The Rueben was also delicious. The flavor was right on. The burger is a 1/3 pound burger so it is thin like a thawed out frozen patty and not very juicy. It wasn't bad, just not what I would expect from a place like this. I wouldn't order this again. Fries and tots were hot, crispy and flavorful. Now, the staff has been very friendly both times we stopped in. My two cents, two people behind the bar plus the cook is not enough. We noticed they were running around getting orders mixed up, total confusion, people waiting in their checks for a while. They need more staff to help with a busy bar. We liked 7 Brothers and will stop in again.

This is a hidden gem in the small town of Clayton, WI. The…read moreemployees of this place are ALL friendly, engaging, helpful, and attentive. In multiple visits the service has been superb. Now it is a bar; but there is plenty of seating away from the bar. And plenty of room to accommodate families of any size. Great place to meet up for apps or a meal and hang out. The food is great. Always fresh, hot and great tasting. The Friday Fish Fry is the best in area (in my opinion!). Threw different order size options. And it comes with soup and salad bar. Not a big salad bar, but it's fresh and quality ingredients. Soups have always been good too. You really should check this place out!!!! On a Friday if you can!

They had a fire and are closed. They ended up terring the building down. Hopefully they'll…read morere-open at some point, great location on our way to-from the cabin.

We've been wanting to check this place out for a while and we were in the area today, so we stopped…read morefor lunch. I loved the atmosphere...so cute! The beer was ice cold (always a plus!) and food and service were also great. We shared the Texas sticks, which are sort of like a wonton. Crispy outside rolled around a cream cheese inside and served with jalapeño jelly. We also split the smokehouse burger and the Brussels sprouts appetizer. All so good! You can never go wrong with Brussels with blue cheese crumbles and bacon pieces! We will definitely return if we are in the area again. I'd like to try again for dinner since the lunch menu seemed pretty limited.

If you're looking for a classic small-town diner with great food and even better people, the…read moreNext-door Café is hard to beat. The staff is always friendly and welcoming, and the service is consistently fast without ever feeling rushed. The food comes out hot, fresh, and exactly what you hope for from a hometown café -- hearty portions, great flavor, and consistency every time. Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu, but the chicken fried steak is outstanding and absolutely worth trying. This place has that genuine "local favorite" feel that's getting harder to find these days. Highly recommended.

Breakfast can be a little different to find memorable but you will find the Simplest of Things that…read morewill bring you back like the Hash browns, these are great here and the main parts of the meal are very good too and service is always good,