December 29, 2009
Delicious sandwiches. Fast service. The bar was packed when we were there, so we sat in front at a table. Great look and feel to this time capsule.

August 3, 2008
Awesome decor. Very warm, old world feel. The murals of the beer vs. wine battle was great. Cheese platter was great to go down with the brews. Draft selection was mainly from Minhas / Huber, which are ok. Bartenders and servers were very friendly. Worth the stop and will do so every time I am in the area. What a gem!

January 9, 2008
This place is epic. I was all set to add it to the site but it’s already here. Huzzah! This is the famous limburger sandwich shop, and we did go in head-first and get a limburger sandwich because there’s no way it’s as bad as everyone says. Right? Wrong. Limburger cheese contains the same bacteria found on human skin that cause BO. And yes, it tastes and smells like a stinky old bachelor. But we were brave foodies and each ate half of our sandwich that morning, only to pay for it later. See, I got food poisoning later that night in Madison, and as I’m trying to control my nausea I found it impossible to get the thought of the smell and taste of the limburger out of my head, so up comes a day of drinking and eating in a 2am yakkfest. Wonderful. Back on topic, this place is a gem. They have New Glarus Belgian Red on draft (!!) as well as a few from the crappy Huber’s/Berghoff brewery down the road, but overall it’s a good place to grab a beer with a good cheese sandwich (the brick cheese, not the limburger). Also their chili was damn good. I love this place, and I’ll have pics up shortly on flickr from our visit. It was worth the small detour on the way from Iowa to New Glarus and Madison.

January 1, 2006
This is an awesome old (1931) bar/restaurant/cheese shop/tap room (for Huber beer with which it is affiliated) that must be visited by all Wisconsonites or those who wish to be. Taps are mostly Huber products, including Berghoff, but bottle selections include a reasonably wide range of WI micros, including New Glarus Belgian Red and Raspberry Tart, Capital, Lakefront, etc. Most if not all of the tap/bottled beers are available for offsite sale as well. Atmosphere is quintessential old Wisconsin tavern, and how can you pass up a liverwurst/limburger/onion on rye sandwich? Barroom gets smoky; front shop is smoke free. Check out the price on the 12(!)-year-old cheddar.