Eating in Wisconsin

A girls gotta eat while doing all  this traveling, and I find that quite a few restaurants that are recommended to me as having good food, well, I beg to differ. I believe there are two types of people who give recommendations on restaurants. Those who eat out all the time, because they don't like to cook or they cannot cook, and those who go out to eat occasionally, because they usually cook at home and they're pretty good cooks at that. I myself am a pretty good cook (not bragging, just fact), & I often wonder why I think a place was pretty lousy after it came so highly recommended. I finally realized that the people who eat out all the time... well their take on good food is much different than mine, because let's face it, there are very few restaurants that can top a good home cooked meal.

I stopped for breakfast at Perkins Restaurant 2010 Ryan Rd, Oak Creek WI.(right outside Milwaukee). I was on the highway, starving & it was right off Interstate 94. Usually I only order the pancakes at Perkins & they have always been good, but I was living dangerously this morning and ordered an omelette  with tomatoes, spinach & cheddar cheese (specify you want real eggs, or they'll use eggs out of a carton). I also had chicken sausage & whole wheat toast. It was surprisingly good. Eggs not over cooked & the spinach was lightly cooked not totally raw inside the omelette. This breakfast rated a 6.

A few days later we stopped for dinner at Birchwood Grill 7515 125th Ave., Kenosha WI. Also off Interstate 94, the exit is Hwy. 50. It was recommended by a friend of mine who is also a good cook, & she did not lead me wrong. The atmosphere was nice, the staff friendly & the food good. I ordered from the 'calorie corner' section of the menu & had Ginger sesame chicken with spinach. My traveling companion had the same thing except she opted for the salad bar & a cup of beef barley soup. We both enjoyed everything. The chicken was so flavorful, moist & grilled to perfection. The spinach was perfect (I want my spinach cooked not raw if not in a salad). The salad bar had a good variety of fresh items and was kept neat & clean. I don't remember the exact price, but it was very reasonable. We didn't pay $50 for the both of us. If you're ever in the neighborhood, it's worth checking out. They're open for breakfast, lunch & dinner. I rated them an 8. 

Birchwood Grill inside

Birchwood Grill

 

 

Salad Bar