Looking for a supper club!

Working on the road this week just south of Rheinlander, WI. It is nice country up here, it reminds me a lot of my younger days. I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago in a town called West Chicago. I didn’t know it then, but we were lower middle class folks in our tiny postage stamp size yard in a small house. I guess I didn’t know we didn’t have that much money until some of my friends had big wheels and I didn’t! Oh the class envy, if I only had a big wheel…..

My Grandparents had a vacation home in Montello, WI and we visited once every six weeks or so, We would fish, swim, and hang out in the cooler weather of the north. I have some great memories of those times. One of the things we would do is go to a “Supper Club” for dinner from time to time. Now, as far as I know, Wisconsin is the only state that has them (please correct me if I am wrong with a comment). I remember my brother and I would get to split a steak, what a treat, we never got steak at home!

So now I find myself back in Wisconsin, first time in many, many years. So I thought I need to find a supper club!

Do you think I could find one? Nope!

But last night I did find a great place that reminded me of a supper club, complete with the paneling on the walls, decorated with stuffed fish and animals, and food was as good as I remember. The place is called “The Refuge”. The staff was very attentive, great presentation on the food, and tastes really good! Price points are good, get a good meal and a couple drinks for under $20.00.