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    501 Tavern

    3.9 (109 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    501 TAVERN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Sami G.

    Met up with a friend for a good Wisconsin Sunday brunch. The 501 is a long time local establishment going through a few owners over the decades. It was a quiet morning there and we were hopeful that would mean a great breakfast. The staff was super friendly and quick but the food really lacked. I had the classic-just a basic 2 eggs, bacon, hash browns and an English muffin. I ordered the eggs medium and they were so hard. The muffin was cold and the hash browns were greasy old and inedible. I think this place does deserve a stop-even of its just for drinks. It's an iconic locale and great history.

    Shawn C.

    I don't know why I haven't eaten here sooner! It's within a mile of my house. We went for family breakfast, due to word of mouth that they have great food. They're known for their walleye song ordered the Blackened Walleye and eggs. The walleye was FANTASTIC, my over easy eggs were done PERFECTLY. My hubs had the huevos rancheros and they were the best I've ever had. My hubby said he's going back for it!! I had a Bloody Mary which in my opinion is the best one in town. My son had the French toast made with a thick sliced cinnamon bread and it wAs delicious! I can't wait to try lunch and dinner!

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    Plesant atmosphere, if a bit busy! Very good food and service. Our group of seven was served in a reasonable time frame.

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    8 months ago

    Dine here! Great food and attentive, friendly staff. Nice selection of tap beers, too. Good for traveling, and easy to find.

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    1 year ago

    Great Sunday breakfast! Opens at 9:00 great service! Loved the breakfast hash and The pancakes are dreamy!!

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    9 months ago

    Food has always been OUTSTANDING and service as well. Love making it a regular stop!

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    Amazing staff and great food! super fun is bingo Mondays and Trivia is FREE Thursdays, I absolutely love this place!

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    While waiting an hour and a half to get a table at San Pedro I was happy to get seated in Del…read moreEste's covered patio on a rainy night while I waited for my friend. They had 2 of my favorite white wines on the list, great. Until the sweet new server nervously told me they were out of both of them and only had their house Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay available. Out of a lack of choices I ordered a Chardonnay and when I told the server it was so oaky it was undrinkable, she came back to say her manager wouldn't take it off the bill because there was "nothing wrong with it." Ok fine, I see his logic. What I will also say is that mentality as a manager to make a guest pay for something they were unhappy with due to a lack of managing inventory and limited selections, he lost a repeat customer and prompted a negative review. I was a server too for a long time. I know how wine pricing works. It would have cost nothing to help find a drink a guest actually wants. Putting profit over people always results in losing money. It's no wonder there were plenty of tables available there while San Pedro was on a 90 minute wait. I'd say there's a LOT of room for improvement in how it's run. Treat your guests and servers with respect and be generous with your offerings and problem solving. It always comes back ten fold. There's too many good places to eat in Hudson to come back here.

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    So 8/8/2026, we have our grandchildren for the day, we were on an adventure for the day. We did the…read morebeach, car show then we were so excited to show them the Hudson Tap. We have eaten their so many times, we have always done our date nights there. We love the vintage video games, the fabulous food and the outstanding service. We got in got a booth, ordered our appetizer and told the waitress we were going to play the video games with the kids and wait until our food comes, we were gone playing games for like 5 to 7 minutes, came back to see if our food was there o ly to discover they cleaned off our table totally, our drinks and appetizer was gone. The hosr came over and said oh I didn't know, she walked to the waitress and they discussed who knows what, then the waitress came back and said here are some waters, your food should be right out. NEVER ONCE DID WE GET AN APOLOGY FOR ANYONE, I THEN ADD GO TO THE BARTENDER TO ASK FOR ANOTHER WATER AND NAPKINS AS FOR THE WAITRESS WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE OTHER TABLES ORDERING DRINKS, NEVER DID WE GET ASKED IF WE WOULD LIKE SOMETHING BESIDES WATER TO DRINK, HOWS THE FOOD THEN I HAD TO ASK FOR THE BILL AND BOXES. BACK TO THE POINT THEY CLEARED OUR TABLE, AND DIDN'T CARE. ONE APOLOGY COULD OF FIXED THIS OUR THING. AND I KNOW YOU REALLY DONT CARE THAT YOU GET A BAD REVIEW. BUT IM STILL A LITTLE HOT IN THE COLLAR OVER THIS. VERY DISAPPOINTED * this was a special place to us we drive over an hour to get there.* and they just don't care.

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    Hudson Tap - Boneless Wings w/ Fries

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    501 Tavern - tradamerican - Updated September 2026

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