La Poblanita

Apparently this place been here since the late 1800's (the building) it's a nice neighborhood…read morediner. With regulars and just good fooods

Food is great and service is friendly. Tables are small and a little uncomfortable and parking is a…read morebit inconvenient, though.

Egg Benedict with a side of Hashbrown

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The Nucleus Cafe

4.2(356 reviews)

2.3 mi

The service was amazing, but the food was even better!!! All of our plates were cleaned off, it was…read moresome of the best breakfast i've ever had. And the restaurant had a very homey and whimsy feeling. Unlike some stale newer restaurants. It was very refreshing. All the the staff was so friendly and kind!

Love the nucleus it was a good treat after a stressful finals week. I will say make sure to go…read morethere not during rush time(we went at 10 on a Sunday) we waited and hour and a half almost 2 for our food (we were warned about this). The atmosphere was crowed definitely trying to fit as many people in as they can which isn't a bad thing it just made the experience very overwhelming. Our waitress was very nice and keep checking in on us.

One of two dining areas.

Strawberry Nutella Crêpe

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Garden hashbrowns.

The Eggbreak Cafe

4.8(35 reviews)

6.4 mi

We were just passing through and stopped here for lunch. It was a pleasant surprise to find out…read morethat breakfast menu items were still available to order. The food was prepared quickly, yet everything was fresh and tasted great. Another nice bonus was the freshly pressed apple juice with no added ingredients.

We stopped here on a Saturday morning around 8am. We had a group of 11 and were seated right away…read more It was busy but not overly busy with several tables still open. They have a juice press so all the juice is freshly squeezed in the back. For our entrees we ordered, meat lovers skillet, chicken tender skillet, house skillet, and the Mexican omelet as well as several sides of pancakes. Everything was really delicious. The skillets had lots of flavor and the portions were big. This is a great breakfast place!

Dining area

Skillet

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Meat lovers lovers

The French Press

4.1(171 reviews)

0.4 mi

This place is a family favorite! We love the opportunities…read moreto connect with our kids, and this is a quiet, fun food, trendy place, where they can still find their favorites... smashed hamburger, iced tea, french fries. I love the healthier choices. They constantly have new Macaron designs and flavors! If you want coffee with a friend, or have a young adult home from college, or a teen who likes trendy- this is the place to try!! Go simple & go real!

We visited the French Market several times over the course of our weekend in Wisconsin. We had…read morethem cater two wedding related events and could not have been happier. They were easy to work with, and a pleasure to meet and interact with. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it! It was excellent quality and value. Highly recommend the lemon cream cookies, molasses cookies, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Green Goddess Scramble, and the California Avacado Toast. We loved this place! Thank you Kris!

Interior

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The best BBQ sauce

The Informalist

4.1(252 reviews)

2.2 mi

This restaurant is definitely a 5 star restaurant in terms of food, quality, service, and decor. I…read morewould recommend it to everyone.

Huge thanks to the staff at The Informalist for accommodating a large group with short notice a few…read moreweeks back during our visit to Eau Claire. I think we had approximately 20 people and a couple joined last minute. I know this is not ideal for servers, but it worked out well and again, we so appreciate it! The Informalist was super convenient since many of us were staying at the Lismore Hotel. Since this restaurant is located in the lobby, it was just super easy and the menu has something for everyone. We ordered from both the pizza and regular dinner menu and many of us shared a bit of everything! The truffle fries may have been the biggest hit of all, so don't miss out on those! Pizza is fabulous too. We saw elote fries, a burger, caesar salad, steak and so many other things at our table. My favorite pizza was the Yellow Jacket, which includes red sauce, mozzarella, cheddar cheese, pepperoni, and spicy honey. My least favorite item was the salmon crudo, but the salmon entree was not bad. Ambiance is hip and trendy and feels a bit fancy, but we were all dressed casually. Interesting due to the name of the restaurant, but it works! If back in the area, I'd absolutely return. Enjoy!

Kitchen

Scratch-made fare.

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London Fog Tea Latte

The Good Wives

4.3(27 reviews)

1.0 mi

We had reservations for brunch. Waited 10+ minutes for a table when we arrived at our reserved…read moretime, and proceeded to then wait *50 minutes* for our food after ordering (fairly simple breakfast items). This was while multiple other parties who arrived after us were served their food, ate, paid and left. It was quite obvious they forgot to submit the order or the kitchen lost the ticket. These things happen and I would never fault someone for an accident when they acknowledge and apologize. But they acted like nothing was wrong when I asked (after 35 minutes of waiting), and I was also quite surprised that they didn't offer any discount or food while we waited. The food was good, but definitely not worth the wait or the $65+ bill for 4 people just ordering breakfast and nothing else. Sadly may be our first and last time here, even though we had heard great things about it.

We went on a Sunday morning. I was surprised they don't open until 9 for breakfast. We made a…read morereservation for 915 and got in right away. The place filled up quickly. By the time we left there were a lot of people waiting for a table. The hostess and waitstaff were very friendly. Water glasses and coffee were kept full. The coffee was a little watery. I had the ham and cheddar omelette. I didn't want the hash browns so they substitute a salad instead. The salad was good. The omelette was very different. The eggs were extremely soft. It had sliced ham which was a little hard to cut through and the cheddar cheese was very sharp. The sourdough bread was good. My husband had the biscuits and gravy which he said wasn't very hot. My daughter in law said the hash browns were very good.

Sweet potato gratin (it was delicious)

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Wigwam Tavern

3.5(17 reviews)

2.5 mi

Food itself was SPOT ON. I had the cheeseburger - amazing. Husband had the BLT - he said it was…read moregood. Service - she was friendly and answered questions. My 3 stars were based more on the ambiance or lack of. I love bar / grill and dive bars but this was just a bit standoffish regulars.

One of many good places. There are more places like the wigwam, good food & to socialize with the…read morelocals, WITH SOME BS TOO. hahaha PS. EAST MADISON ST. UP THE HILL!

A Great Dive Bar with Food

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Grilled Cheese-Burger. Pretty good, 7

Sid Harvey’s Family Diner

4.9(9 reviews)

11.0 mi

We spent the weekend in Chippewa Falls for a wedding and we were looking for a breakfast places…read more.. and we found Sid Harvey's, clearly a highly recommended food location. It's small and cozy, with cute classic decorations. We were a little worried we'd have to wait but, thankfully, a table was ready for the five of us. . The waiter was a young man, friendly and efficient. We all really enjoyed your breakfasts and were thankful they were nicely sized, not huge. We all commented on how the sizing seemed just right!

In town for Rockfest and wanted to get some breakfast food. Not too much parking around but really…read morereally worth it. Got the eggs benedict and steak and eggs. They have homemade strawberry jam thats perfect. Food was fantastic, service was fantastic, was full of locals who all know each other by name and made it fun. Coffee is classic diner coffee but very good diner coffee. If we lived here we would 100% be a regular! Very clean too. Highly recommend

Breakfast menu page

Hash and over easy eggs with white toast

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Eggs benedict

The Lakely

3.5(94 reviews)

2.3 mi

only giving a two star because food and drinks were great. HOWEVER, I've never felt the need to go…read moreout of my way write about service but one of my friends was accused Of using illegal substances and kicked out. We were all very confused because that never happened. Needless to say we will not be coming back.

We were seated at a super cozy table in corner next to fireplace. Great atmosphere, hostess was…read morevery friendly, and service was very good. Drinks were great as well. BUT Food is very overpriced! Appetizers are very MEH! main course, $32 for a hanger steak and potatoes. You don't get an actual streak! You get 4-5 thin slices of meat on a MOUNTAIN of potatoes. Absolute rip off that will leave you hungry unless you feel like stuffing yourself with 30 mini potatoes. Dessert was lava cake and carrot cake. Both are not worth it. Carrot cake was overly sweet and exploding with nuts. Lava cake portion is very small and served in this enormous bathtub like trough that make ls it hard to share. Also not worth the 20-25 minutes it takes to get. I would return here though because of the good drinks, service and atmosphere. I would just get a burger next time and hope that it's decent.

The Lakely

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The Lakely

Randy's Family Restaurant

4.4(166 reviews)

2.7 mi

This is a great family restaurant. This is an Eau Claire staple. It's been here for decades and…read morestill serves great food with great service. Your greeted with a small serving of warm vanilla pudding. I almost always get the chicken gizzards and have since childhood. The hash browns are perfect. Unfortunately the "pie lady" retired, so they have "pie in a cup" instead of the whole Pies. The place is very nostalgic for me, it hasn't really changed much in decades. And I like that.

In Eau Claire for a wedding and wanted a place for breakfast rated by the locals. Randy's has been…read morearound since 1960 and the decor is like going back in time. Sure enough, the place was busy in a Thursday morning. Stuck with the Denver omelette which was good served with solid hash browns and toast. I was not brave enough to try the chicken gizzards! Friendly service. Good folk.

Potato pancakes, eggs and bacon

$10 meal. So good! Reasonable prices. Pumpkin pancakes and hash browns

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Tim M.

11 years ago

Love the authenticity and flavor of the food. Excellent pastor tacos, nachos asada, and guacamole. Beats every Mex place in town. Beats the shorts off the worse than Taco Johns, Azul Tequila right across the road. read more

Linda M.

12 years ago

Excellent food and service! We have been going to this place since they opened and have had nothing but excellent meals. I especially love their carnitas and the specials! read more

Calvin T.

6 years ago

Awesome place to go and eat dinner with the family! This was an amazing food and I can't say enough about the service. I would 10/10 recommend and go back. read more

Ed T.

4 years ago

Always an excellent choice in Eau Claire. Humble surroundings but authentic taste. Margaritas are excellent. Service is attentive and pleasant. read more

Jeffrey K.

9 years ago

This was first time and it was absolutely fantastic great food great service very friendly and very reasonable price i will b back definitely read more

A S.

8 years ago

So absolutely delicious, amazing staff and amazing food. Clearly everything is extremely high quality and it shows in the food!

Eau Claire P.

13 years ago

Very good food. Had the pastor chimichanga wife had chicken burrito. Food was fresh and made to order. We will be coming back

Jenneane J.

11 years ago

Outstanding! The guacamole is a must! They make all their own tortillas. Huruache and enchiladas were both terrific!

Laura R.

104

11 years ago

A-OK - good for an event and friendly service.

Kyle B.

11 years ago

Great food at a great price!

Rachel T.

13 years ago

Amazing authentic Mexican.

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