I love the bar! I like the crowd, but the thing I love the most is the chicken tenders. They are unreal super tasty by far my favorite! The staff is super kind and the service is unbelievable. A small town family bar and restaurant that really cares. read more

The Corner Pocket - This was a philly cheese steak grabbed it the first time we ordered out very yummy! - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

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Bloody Mary and Pickle Chips were very good. Lack of workers, waited 15 min for drinks due to lack of staff. Good atmosphere, just needs more workers so the bartender isn't the server, bartender, and busier. read more

The Corner Pocket - Fried Pickle Chips with Jalepeno Ranch - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

I saw this place while in portage for the CP holiday train of 2015 as I drove around looking for the perfect spot for a video. After finding my spot I had about 20 minutes to kill so I stopped in for a drink. There was about 12 craft beers on tap and the one I chose first puked out so I chose some beer with cave in the name which was ok. It's located in a cool old school coroner building in what looks like the down town area. When I walked in the place the place looked fresh with colorful walls with a nice balance of light and dark wood. The place seemed like it had a room with sections from the small bar to the cozy fire place area and the great room with the sectioned off semi open room. There was flat screens that could be seen from any seating area playing sports. While I was only there for a drink I noticed the food was the star because everyone was having burgers and wings. The burgers on the table next to me looked pretty good. While I was only there for a drink the staff came over at least four times to see if I needed anything or a menu so the service was great. I hate when I'm at what be a good place for food for a drink before going somewhere else for food and I can't comment on there food. Overall the place was great with all spans of ages from young to older people hanging out on a Saturday for lunch. I would definitely go back when I'm in the area and hang out. read more

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This was our second visit- we passed many other restaurants on our way up north including a 5 star joint in Fox Lake that was booked solid. It was worth the wait for sure! Food and service was outstanding just like our first visit. We had Bloody Mary's which were delicious, condiments and beer chaser were super generous portions. Worth stopping for the bloody's alone but food- holy cow!! I highly recommend this place - 10 stars!!! Very casual environment, staff is super friendly and attentive- it does not get better than this!! read more

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Very cute little bar. Service was so so, it seemed as if they had one waiter working the entire floor so it was kinda slow but he was putting all he could into it and did it with a smile and some jokes. The food was pretty standard bar food, a little too greasy but it is a bar. I had the marmalade burger and was actually impressed by the combination of the marmalade and the chipotle mayo, it was surprisingly still a bit spicy, but the perfect level of spice. Definitely a place to check out if your in the area read more

I had a late lunch at "The Corner Pocket" today. I remember when this building was a drug store during the years I was growing up, so it was nice to see it refurbished and converted for modern use. It's a nice neighborhood-type bar/restaurant. Open and airy, with a pleasant color scheme & woods, and a comfortable feeling. There's even limited outdoor seating. From where I was sitting I counted 11 wall-mounted TV's. I sampled several items from the menu, (which had a good variety). For an appetizer I chose the pork quesadillas. The pork had a slight smoky flavor that I liked. For a salad I chose the Fiesta Taco (I asked for the jalapeños to be held because I don't like HOT). The lettuce and ingredients were fresh and tasty. Lastly I tried the Frisco Burger. The Black Angus meat was done just how I requested, and the flavor of the meat and sandwich as-a-whole was great. The accompanying french fries were tasty (often times places will buy the cheapest fries they can, and the taste reflects it, but NOT these). The portions were good sized, the prices were fair, and the service was excellent. All in all, a good dining experience. read more

The Corner Pocket - Interior of "The Corner Pocket". - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

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Thoroughly enjoyed dining here tonight. The waiter/bartender/host was wonderful and really hustled to take care of everyone. The food was fresh, hot and tasty. My margaritas were cold and refreshing. The atmosphere was laid back and relaxing. We started with an appetizer of cheese curds, which were very good. I enjoyed the Monday Special - chicken/bacon/avocado wrap and can highly recommend getting the crispers to go along with your entree. My husband's bacon burger looked delicious, as well. Give this place a try. You won't be disappointed.. read more

My husband and I were visiting Portage for a day and decided to stop into The Corner Pocket for a quick snack. We couldn't decide between wings and cheese curds, so we opted for the choose three appetizer and got curds + two orders of hot buffalo wings! We also each got a pint of Oktoberfest beer. The hot buffalo is HOT HOT HOT! It was so delicious and we loved the spice, but be warned... You may regret choosing this if spicy isn't your thing! My face was so hot and my mouth was burning for our drive back home! The ranch and blue cheese helped to curb the spice, as did the celery. We even asked for extra celery because we were dying! The cheese curds were pretty good too. They were nicely breaded and fried, and there was a decent amount for the choose three appetizer. Our "quick snack" ended up becoming our early dinner! We enjoyed the quick and friendly service, and the restaurant and restrooms were very clean. read more

Visiting the area, looking for a place to eat. Tried the place across the street, but they had a baby shower going on, so came here with masks on. The friendly owner seated & served us. Few in the bar/grille wore masks, including servers. No sanitizer dispensers seen. The place was busy, with a girls' night going on in one section & a football game in another. Food was yummy, service great. Masks on the staff would've been appreciated, but we figured we were in a "Covid light" state & protected ourselves anyway. read more

I don't know what happened... if there was a management shift or something since the last time I was there. I went for drinks and food and the drinks were fine but my food was not good. I got a panini and it was barely toasty. The sweet potato fries were good though! Also they had one person working (the bar/cooking/serving) and we only got one drink our entire time and by the time we were asked again, we were ready to leave. read more

I ordered the pesto tomato basil panini and it was very good! Boyfriend ordered a 1/4 burger and he said that was very good as well. Food did take a little longer than I expected it would take so we ended up having to box it up and take it with us. The server was very nice and accommodating. Prices were a tad on the high side for bar food. read more

The Corner Pocket - Pesto tomato panini - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Great place to check out if you're spending a weekend at Cascade. I had a bacon cheeseburger. It was really good. The sweet potato fries were good. It seemed like everybody was ordering the Chuck Norris Burger which is a patty between two grilled cheese sandwiches. It looked awesome. Spotted Cow on draft as well. read more

The Corner Pocket - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Stopped by to get some lunch and I feel that's the best spot in the neighborhood! Owed by great and friendly person Mark, who met us as we were his old friends:) food is great, everything is fresh and homemade. Cozy and neat place. We really enjoyed our time and if we ever be back, we will come again. Thanks read more

The Corner Pocket - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

An amazing place to meet with friends and family!!!!!! Great food, friendly staff, is an understatement. The staff is amazing and the food was amazing as well! We will definitely return here this is our new favorite spot read more

Executive summary: good comfort/pub food, comfortable small town pub feel, friendly staff. Our group stopped here after snow tubing at Cascade. We needed to warm up and fill our bellies! We snagged a spot with log cabin style rocking chairs and benches right near their flameless fireplace stove thingy--you know what I mean, right? A Packers playoff game was in progress and the bar was offering free shots every time points went on the board. My group didn't partake as most of us had a drive back to Madison ahead of us but it's the thought that counts. Our server was super friendly and helpful. She even let me get two sauces for my wings because I couldn't decide between a couple of them. The cheese curds were tasty, not the best I've ever had but far from the worst. Everyone in the group enjoyed their meals which ranged from the chicken sandwich, to a burger, to cubano panini. Prices were very reasonable too. All in all a decent meal to end a fun winter's day in Wisconsin. read more

Came in after a day at Cascade Mt. Large open windows for an inviting outside appeal, open inside with plenty of TVs to watch whatever sports events on. Came in on Sunday during super bowl and it had plenty of space to move. Great food and service read more

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Ordered the jumbo Wings, which probably were jumbo before they were left in the fryer way to long. The garlic Parmesan sauce was also a huge disappointment, just big gobs of cheese with a little garlic mixed in. The cheese curds were decent. The spinach dip was flavorless and the cheese on top was burnt. The manager did offer to make new wings for my wife but we already had waited 10 minutes before someone waited on us and another hour before our overcooked food came out. No thanks!! Thought this place would have improved after the lawn rangers guy left but it didn't. It should have stayed closed, save yourself the trip. read more

The Corner Pocket - Garlic Parmesan wings - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Stopped in on a Sunday afternoon for a quick snack. Not much of a crowd. Interesting place. Not quite a bar....not quite a diner. Very clean. Good food. Friendly staff. Would go back for sure. read more

My son and I were driving through the area and looking for a place to grab dinner. We're glad we stopped here. The service was friendly and the food was fantastic! We lived in TX for 7+ years and have to say that their BBQ pulled pork is excellent! Definitely worth the stop! read more

The Corner Pocket - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Townies mixed with tourists...always a bad combo. Not because of any real danger here, just awkward drunk people from both groups. Music was bumpin' loud, lots of 'moms' out on the dance floor...uh yeah.....and super drunk former frat boys trying their hardest to look tough and impressive...check please! Service was slow due to it being packed. But no real fault with service here. read more

Not a lot in Portage. This was just about the only thing open today and thank gosh it was. We got lunch here- I had the smoked pork sandwich. The BBQ was EXCELLENT, loved the sauce. We paid and left and it was so hot that afternoon we need to get out of the heat. We ordered a malt, but they were out of ice cream, it seemed. The owner was so very nice to us, he tracked some down and had it made for us with whip cream and two cherries. Truly, he was so sweet to us. Thanks for being there today, corner pocket! read more

We moved from Madison to Portage about two months ago. Our Saturday morning tradition was a make your own Bloody Mary Bar in Monona and I was super sad to be moving so far away. I was so happily surprised to walk into the corner pocket on a Saturday morning and discover their build your own bloody Mary bar! They even have better Fixin's than our previous regular spot. All of the staff are very friendly and have gone out of their way to learn our names and make us feel welcome! Definitely our new hometown favorite!! read more

The Corner Pocket - Forgot to mention the beer chaser is a very generous size too!! - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Good and service are great. Many tv's to arch games. Love their menu great bar food plus many healthy choices!! read more

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I want to be as optimistic as possible because being that I was in a smaller town I didn't have high expectations to begin with. The gentleman that served us was very nice but kept calling us kids which was odd to me; however,he was very friendly and kind. The mango tea was good but there must have been a lot of ginger in it because it tasted spicey! I order the Tucson chicken panini which was appeared to be pressed in a panini press that was too small. In addition, there was lettuce on the panini, warm lettuce, ew. It's hard to mess up a sandwich with meat and melted cheese but seriously, lettuce! The sweet potato fries were delicious and seasoned perfectly. With all that being said they are doing pretty well, there menu could use some improvements and the outside of the building could really use a better sign. I think with a few changes this place could do really well, or better than they are doing now. read more

Had some great Blue-buffalo wings that Kelly made. Best around, I think. My wife have an orange/chicken salad that she loved. They have BBQ smoked in house, which I'll try next time. It's good to see them turning out some great food. We will be back soon. read more

First off, we went for a late lunch around 3:00. We were the only customers so we received excellent service! We had the Italian sausage stuffed mushrooms, which were very good. I had a Marmalade Burger and it was delicious. A little sweet, a little tangy with yummy grilled onions. I chose sweet potato fries and they were done perfectly. Excellent choice for lunch. Would definitely recommend it. read more

The Corner Pocket - Marmalade Burger - New American Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Corey is the best bartender lady. She's friendly. And the steak tacos here are excellent, read more

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-They have Stella Artois, something most establishments in Portage don't seem to carry nor know of -Very reasonably priced -Very modern inside and clean -Service was excellent I will be back. read more

Terrible Margaritas! Very very sour! The food was just okay, nothing special. Zero follow up once the food was delivered.

Worst place ever. Not that busy. The waitress took our order then sat and talked with her friend The rest of the time we were there. Food took forever. Some cold food then some warm food. Bad bad bad. Not to mention nobody ever came to check to see how our meal was. At one point when we were getting food delivered to us we found out it wasn't even our food that we ordered it was a table next to us. Delivered by our original waitress. Found out in the end that our original waitress who started with us is the manager and again she did nothing to help us out other than take our first order and that was it the place was not that busy again and it happens that she happens to be the owners daughter let me rephrase that because I got a reply back from them she said she is part owner that makes the service even worse than bad read more

they guy running the tournament cheated me out of third place money with a bucket of beer, then tries to gamble it with me. this place sucks ill never go back. 25 players and I got a bucket of beer for third. read more

Would post zero stars if I could. Came here at 8pm on a Saturday. Our waitress was Kim and she was incredibly cold and unfriendly from the moment we walked in. According to the website the restaurant closed at 11pm and she was putting up chairs and turning off lights before 9pm. The food was good but she was miserable. Note to management, hire new staff that doesn't rush customers out the door. read more

We stopped by The Corner Pocket last week around 3 PM and sat at a high boy table by the bar. None of the employees were wearing masks. I ordered a strawberry margarita; it came to me barely a light pink color and almost no flavor. When I asked the bartender/waitress to add to it, it wasn't much better. My friend ordered deep fried pickles; the breading was over cooked and falling off. The sweet potato fries were skinny and also over cooked. I noticed that there were two men sitting by us drinking pints of tap beer. I later realized the men were the owner and an employee. I might be wrong but I don't think it is safe or wise to get a buzz on before your shift. We won't be returning. read more

Our favorite date night location in Portage. The staff is so friendly and the food is tasty. Great variety of food too for a bar/grill. We've had lots of food on the menu and haven't found anything we don't love :) we moved from Madison 8 months ago and we are glad to find a place in Portage with cozy atmosphere and great food :) read more

Stopped by on way to Minneapolis. Staff was super friendly food, was great. We had Italian beef and fries OMG so darn good. If you are near here give it a try you won't be disappointed. read more

This place is horrible. Not only was the food trash but they told my table they would not serve us burgers or any of the beef/streak options because they were "out" but then 15 minutes later a group of locals came in and were served burgers. When I asked the waitress about it she said they just got some delivered. At 930 on Saturday night? I would have to be an idiot to believe that. I was discriminated against because I was an out of towner. Don't waste your time here! read more

Nice place, but service was absolutely horrible. Waitress & bartender were too busy talking to drunken regulars to take our order or refill our drinks. Took over an hour to get served. Food was way overpriced and wasn't fresh. Very frustrating experience. Avoid this place, unless you just wanna get drunk. The owner should be embarrassed. read more

Best bean wrap ever!! Even my meat and potatoes hubby liked it. Service was slow, but the bartender was busting her but to help wait on all the tables. Excellent cheeseburger, and steak burger. Great fries. Nice cold beer. Kids friendly. Our new favorite stop! read more

This is a nice, clean, modern local place. We stopped in for lunch. My husband had the chicken cordon blue sandwich and I had the marmalade burger. Both were nice and we appreciated the interesting menu choices. Another review mentioned the fries and they are seasoned nicely. The beer choices were good too. The service was a little slow. read more

As a local who's only eaten here at lunch time, I really like it. (Not a 5-star? I'm a tough grader.) The sandwiches, burgers, wraps, etc are all excellent. I like the fries (regular and sweet potato) and they have a popcorn maker in one corner - nice for snackin' while you wait for the food. When they get busy, the service can be a bit slow, but if you're in a huge rush, go to Mickey D's and get a gut-bomb. Otherwise, relax and some good food will be on the way. I've no idea about the evening scene. I'm home with the kids =) read more