Hard to beat a local small town pub like Smileys. Everyone makes you feel like family when you walk…read morein. Smileys gets a crowd of individuals from bikers to college kids to townies all looking to have a good time.

Great stopping point on the way to Galena! Delicious food and brews! Brisket Mac wrap was one for…read morethe books!

Checked out this local brewery in Lena of course. It certainly is one of the highlights around…read morehere. Lena Brewing Company has beers but also food to fatten people up. A pretty busy place with locals and people from other areas. There's about what's expected on the menu it seems. Before even coming in there's a smell of barbecue. It's got a pretty full menu. There's a bar in the middle surrounded by plenty of tables. Beers are the main thing of course. It's about $7 a pint. Best one we had of these was the Coldstream Lager. This is a full bodied Bavarian style. A lot of the food is meaty. Brisket and that kind of stuff. Among the appetizers is the Cowboy Caviar. One of the few vegetarian options. This is a mixture of beans, cilantro, corn, jalapeños, red onions, and tomatoes. It's about $16 for the Tex-Mex Bowl. This has avocado, cilantro rice, Cowboy Caviar, marinated cucumbers, pico de gallo, and Thai sauce. Of course an option is to get it with meats added. There's plenty more things including burgers and pork belly tacos among the livestock based foods. For around here it's one of the better places for big crowds. It's got beers and barbecue along with some healthier options. They're closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Off beat bar. In a Saturday at 1:30pm stopped by for a quick lunch. Good Italian beef…read more Server and bartender gracious and attentive. Heard the hamburgers were excellent but went with the beef.

Great food, great service. Pool tables and dart boards. A very pleasant atmosphere. The employees…read morewere very attentive and up beat.

Get the burger you won't be disappointed. The burger is hand packed and made to order. They have…read moreside options that change frequently, the Mac salad and potato salad are my favorites. The menu is small but mighty and they use some local ingredients. The staff is incredibly friendly and attentive.

We stopped here for lunch while shopping in Elizabeth. Being in an old storefront, this is not the…read moremost accessible space: a step up to get inside, step up into the booths, high seats at the bar, only a couple large ground level tables at the back. The bathroom was very small, not big enough if you needed to fit in a wheelchair. Staff was friendly and checked in with us a lot. We both ordered Burgers, which we each ordered medium but both were very red in one spot, just a bit too rare. Overall, a casual spot to eat in downtown Elizabeth.

We came on Friday, 3/13/26, to have a drink and listen to some great Irish music. We had a great…read moretime! My partner had a Coors Light and I tried the Irish Margarita. So yummy!

Checked out this Irish pub located in a hotel in Galena. Frank O'Dowd's certainly is an appropriate…read moresetting for the guests here. It has a lot more room than expected with enough space for live music. As for the drinks and food they're good stuff also. The prices can be high but it's not crazy for the atmosphere and quality. Basically this is one of the first places one encounters when entering town from the east. It's located in the Irish Cottage Inn & Suites. The hotel itself is very nice and has lots of amenities of its own if wanting to stay there. As for the restaurant itself it's one of the highlights. It's about $8 for an Irish coffee, which is a classic in the morning, evening, or whenever. Amazingly they have non dairy options including Bailey's Dairy Free Toffee Cream. It's about $18 or more for an entree which is a lot. We were able to find a few plant based options. I got the Roasted Squash Bowl. This has broccolini, farro, heirloom tomato relish, pickled red cabbage, and white beech mushrooms. An earthy flavor. She had the Vegan Shepherd's Pie. An alternative made with faux beef and mushroom gravy There's also plenty of meaty options like beef medallions. For sure it's one of the nicer restaurants around here. It's closed Mondays. They amazingly have a few things for vegans and vegetarians.

My son and I were in town for a couple hours and decided to swing in here for lunch. I like that…read morethey have their menu posted outside to view. He thought a half of a sandwich sounded good and the prices were very reasonable. He ordered a few different types of meat in his. The sandwiches are a good size and come with chips and a pickle. I love the vibe of the place. Original murals and bar. High ceilings. You can almost imagine yourself there 100 years earlier. They had a fun story about looking at the ceiling and the dollar bills up there. The waitresses were so kind and helped my son try to toss his dollar bill up there. He was easily entertained for about 15 minutes. I'd come back!

This Tavern has a long history in New Glarus and is worth checking out. There is no official…read morekitchen, and so orders can take a while. Luckily for us, our bartender was nice enough to give us a heads up and suggested a few other places for a hot meal. It was the day 12/26. Cold and overcast. After finishing two local beers (including a Spotted Cow), we ventured back out into the cold. This tavern was established in the 1800's. So, expect that kind of vibe.

Great food, great service, great ambiance. I went as a first date and the food was all delicious…read more My date liked the drink as well.

Service was good, food was sub par. My salad was dull and my husbands prime rib was dry and tough…read more Won't be back ;(

I think we have found our new lunch spot for our Iowa trips. I regret that we have not stopped here…read morebefore. The pork Bahn Mi sandwich - what a winner! Obviously assembled by someone who appreciates food. The cucumber slices were just the right thickness - and an ample amount. The slaw, the pork, the cilantro, the sauce, the bun - it all came together for a delicious experience. And the onion rings were lightly battered with thick onions - superb. I didn't take a pic - but Rick enjoyed his brisket. Other customers were raving about the ribs the day we were there. We each had a Mud Run beer and pleasant conversation with the staff. I am seriously planning an extra trip to visit Mom just so I can stop to have a Mud Run lunch on the way.

My wife and I went here ordered brisket sandwich and chicken tacos. Brisket was good, but the…read morechicken in the tacos was all dark meat, wife asked if it was pulled shredded chicken, Shea said yes. It was not so we hadn't eaten all day so she ate the fries and basically I tortilla with some of the vegis'. We said we'd pay for a taco and the fries, they couldn't do that , they'd probably comp the meal well waited 10 minutes to find out if that was gonna happen. No dice, they just ignored us, and some other girl came to the register saying the manager left, and I see the original server dip in to the bathroom. Sooo I just paid the bill and left 18% i know stupid me. Not going not recommending this place apparently money is the bottom. Line, these servers are something else.​

Stopped in on our way to Galena and had an amazing lunch. Pork Tenderloin and Patty Melt sandwiches…read morewere perfection. Kids meals earned high praise- and came with pudding! Very friendly service. Highly recommend.

Great establishment, great drinks, great beer selection great patrons and great workers. After long…read morehard day at work long, weekends of cruising and driving and just having fun across the country. This is one of your better establishments to stop and enjoy yourself. The owners the people working there are highly highly friendly And want US patrons to be able to stop by at any given time. Five star rating all the way this establishment is what it takes in America. It was appreciated in America. God bless. James