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| - The Draft House is very likable. It's the kind of bar you can hang out at for a while. During the day they have the barn open which is a separate restaurant area (especially good for those w/ kids). Food is served day & night, though if you're in there during late night hours, you'll receive a much smaller menu. The staff is exceptional. I haven't had a staff issue yet. They're friendly in the barn, they're friendly around the bar area. The graveyard bartender, Ty, is an especially cool guy. I've seen him running around like crazy when it's slammed & he still manages to keep us from going dry (even when we're sitting at a table away from the bar). The grave Chef is also pretty cool. They do brew their own beer & have a large board showing the current offerings.
They have certain regular brews as well as seasonal ones that appear from time to time. I will tell you up front - I actually hate beer. I'm truly not that fond of it. I'm a bit jealous of beer drinkers, really. They can just walk into a place & order a drink nice & easy-like. For a mixed drink it all depends on the bartender's skills & for wine, well, most places only stock the cheapest crap (plus it seems pretentious sometimes to try to be ordering wine in some establishments). So yeah, I'm jealous. I will say though, I can drink the beer here & it's pretty good. The best regular brew is certainly Red Hydrant. It goes down pretty easy & works w/ most any food there. The Black Lab Stout's pretty good (not as good as a Guinness, but pretty good) - it goes well w/ some hot chicken fingers. Several of my friends are quite fond of the Leglifter Light. It's a bit too light for me personally but didn't taste bad. Out of the seasonal brews, my favorites are probably the Raspberry Wheat & Cherry Wit. They run out a little too quickly though, so if you see them on the board, you have to try them then. No putting it off until next visit or they'll disappear on you. Rebel Red was another good seasonal one. It's always worth it to check out the board. They actually list beer pairing options on the menu. :)
On to the food - mostly good.
Garlic fries (smothered in garlic chunks - you'll smell like them for days), cheddar cheese curds w/ both horseradish & ranch sauces, sweet potato fries, chicken fingers - all great stuff. Grandma's Pot Roast Melt is very good - muenster cheese & horseradish sauce w/ au jus! Salads are huge & quite tasty.
Southwest Melt is tasty - it's a turkey & pepper jack affair w/ avocado (more on this below). Wisconsin Steak Brat (a ribeye, a brat & mozzarella on a bun) is pretty good though the brat was a little bit salty for me. Fish & chips are decent. Burgers are great - I've discovered that I especially like the sauteed spinach on there. It turns it into a great garlicky gooey mess, but now that I've discovered it, I always get it. The Phillys are good. I especially like the Southwest Philly w/ poblano, pepper jack & avocado (below!) Breakfast foods are tasty as well.
The other side of things - there can be consistency issues sometimes, particularly between the day & night shifts. Apparently one of the daytime chefs likes to get a little chinzy with things. You'll order a philly that comes out w/ a perfectly respectable amount of meat at nighttime & you might get only 2/3 of that during the day. The avocado is a prime example of this. Ordering on the late night menu, the Southwest Philly will come w/ 2 kinda thin slices of avocado on each half of the sandwich. Not overkill like they're robbing the boss or something, but bun coverage. It's the proper amt when you see the sandwich. Now, order that during the daytime & you just might get only one paper thin slice per half. I once ordered avocado on my burger during the day. It's an extra buck to do so. When it came I got one of the thinnest slices of avocado I had ever seen - and only one, mind you, on this big ol' burger. I was like, really? I paid an extra buck for this?
Other less than pleasing things: I got the walleye broiled w/ citrus glaze once & it was seriously bland. I might try it one of the other ways that they serve it sometime. I've had the grilled chicken sandwich twice, once during the day & once at night. Both times it was dry & burnt so I dunno what's up w/ that one. Fillet Sliders & the Malibu Turkey Wrap are just ok. The only salad option on the late night menu (I think it's the Southwestern Steak) is just ok. On the late night menu there is some seriously good food, but not if you want to have something lighter. I'd like to see another option or two added for when I don't really want fried food & lots of meat which does happen sometimes.
So, this place gains a 4 from me primarily for service, atmosphere, & beer selection. Most of the food is good. Much of it is great. Now if they'd just fix the consistency issues & give me some damn avocado during the day when I order it, I could consider bumping them up some more.
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