2023 Trip #4 – Wisconsin State Fair Park

We arrived on June 23rd and after 2 weeks here we’ll be leaving tomorrow.

In 2017 we stayed here for a month.

We used our time here to see family in Wisconsin and Illinois and to visit our old haunts when we lived in the area. Long story short – a lot has changed.

However, one of the highlights had to be dining at the restaurants we used to frequent.

KOPPS (76th Street & Grange)

Home of the Jumbo burger . . . and they are. Jan and I split one.

ANN’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT (Hales Corners)

When we lived in nearby Greendale, we often ate more meals here in a week than at home.

WEGNER’S ST MARTIN’S INN (Franklin)

German food? This is the place.

My go to dish is Beef Rouladen – Round steak stuffed with pickle, bacon, onion, and a hint of mustard. Braised in a burgundy brown sauce with spaetzles and braised red cabbage. Sehr gut.

BLUE’S EGG (Milwaukee)

Great breakfast . . . if you can get in. Very busy. We sat at the counter and got in fast.

STONE BOWL (Milwaukee)

Korean food. Interesting and spicy. Jan and I had the Lunchbox special . . . Jan had the Lunchbox with spicy chicken (dak) and I has it with beef (bulgogi).

The Lunchbox came with kimchi which was like spicy sauerkraut.

GILLES (Milwaukee)

Just stopped for the custard . . .

EMPIRE FISH (Wauwatosa)

We actually made two meals from the sea scallops and shrimp we bought here.

Besides restaurants, we also spent a day at Grant Park in South Milwaukee . . . Tom’s old haunt as a kid . . .