The Cheese Factory Restaurant: A REAL taste of Wisconsin.

My wife selected WI Dells as a location for our family getaway.   I will be blogging about various locals and things we do along the way.

As we entered town, I started to notice a few things.  There seemed to be a plethora of places to eat.  What I found odd was that there seemed to be "chain" type restaurants or local eateries with a cultural bent (e.g., Italian).  

I kept driving because I wanted to taste food FROM Wisconsin, not to get away from it.  

My search was soon rewarded by finding what I think is a gem in the somewhat battered crown of Wisconsin Dells: The Cheese Factory.

From the lovely outside to the historic inside, The Cheese Factory was all I had hoped for in a local Wisconsin eatery.  The biggest bonus for me was the SODA FOUNTAIN.  I think the last time I was in a shop with a soda fountain was when I was 7 years old.  The selection of flavors were a bit limited (I used to love Lime Coke), but it was certainly worth having a real Vanilla Coke again.  

The friendly staff were more than willing to chat and give us a rundown of the menu.  The food is very traditional Wisconsin...heavy on the cheese and meats.  All of the items seemed homemade which is become more of a rarity in todays American fast food culture.    My wife had the portabella mushroom sandwich which was marinated to perfection.  I had the cheese and tomato sandwich which was HUGE.  I also couldn't pass up the beer cheese soup which only seems to be made correctly by people of Wisconsin genetic background.  

I know that I haven't explored the Dells completely yet, but this place was a winner right off the bat.  I might have to run back and get that beer cheese soup recipe from their cookbook...