Jefferson, WI – Wedl’s Hamburgers

I’ll almost always stop at a place that’s been open for three decades or more, especially if they brag about it. Since around 1917, Wedl’s have been serving burgers griddled on a flattop, in lard and onions, in the tiny burg of Jefferson, Wisconsin, on US Highway 18 between Madison and Milwaukee. I understand that… Continue reading Jefferson, WI – Wedl’s Hamburgers

Arcadia, WI – Detox Bar and Grill

Winding our way through the backwoods of Wisconsin, back and around my old stomping ground of LaCrosse, where I had my first job after college.  Cruising up US 53 north out of LaCrosse, and feeling a might puckish as the noon hour was approaching.   We had passed through Sparta, WI, earlier, home of F.A.S.T. Enterprises,… Continue reading Arcadia, WI – Detox Bar and Grill

Tomah, WI – Kwik Trip Truckstop

What better place to get a burger at 2:30AM? What better place that you can still have a cigarette smoldering in the ash tray in front of you, next to a cup of joe? This truckstop, where the I divides in Wisconsin (see several previous posts about this town), serves a mean burger day or… Continue reading Tomah, WI – Kwik Trip Truckstop