The Oldest Restaurant In Wisconsin Has A Truly Incredible History
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Laura
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Wisconsin has a long culinary history. Many of its restaurants have been closed, but in Nashotah, you can still go to one of its first restaurants: The Red Circle Inn.
The Red Circle Inn was founded in 1848 by Bavarian immigrant Francis Schraudenbach. So it's been around as long as Wisconsin has been a state. This spot was picked because it was at the intersection of two burgeoning stagecoach roads.
It was then re-named after the same red circle that is on a can of PBR. That's because the restaurant was owned by Fredrick Pabst (yes, that Pabst). He owned the restaurant in the 1880s.
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If these walls could talk, they would tell you about two incredibly important business decisions made at this restaurant. The first was that the design of the first Milwaukee Road streamliner was drawn. The second, and more fascinating, is that at one of the tables, baseball owners decided to move the Braves baseball team from Boston to Milwaukee.
In its current iteration, this restaurant is serving up some awesome steaks and small plates. They are known for their Beef Wellington Perigourdine, a tenderloin baked in a puff pastry.
This restaurant truly embraces its history. Written on the building is that they were established in 1848. At the bar, there are some bar furnishings from the Pabst era. What will this restaurant be in 100 years? Probably the same. And we like it that way.
N44W33013 Watertown Plank Rd, Nashotah, Wisconsin 53058
(262) 367-4883
Monday-Friday: 4:30 PM – 9PM
Saturday 5 PM – 9:30 PM
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