Under new management and it shows. Back to daily specials and an improved quality of food. Staff is friendly and hard working to make your visit pleasant. They abandoned the "Toast" loyalty program which regulars enjoyed. Good burgers and pizza, haven't found anything terrible but the food can arrive less than hot when they're busy and the lone waitress falls behind. read more

Friendly and fun lake adjacent bar, with a basic menu you would expect at most taverns. Their forte is definitely their burgers. Many unique choices on the menu. They have a gigantic one (see my picture) I think it's like 1.8 lbs of meat!! I didn't order that, but a couple of guys sitting by us did. (They split it) It was crazy big, but actually looked cooked well and everything on it looked fresh and tasty. They said it was good. I did however, order a (regular) sized "build your own" burger and a side of onion rings. I liked my burger a lot. Definitely worth coming back for. Onion rings were also pretty good. My wife ordered the fish and chips basket. This meal was very average. Pretty much, your basic frozen battered fish, deep fried and served with okay French Fries. Burger was great, fish basket not so much. Would recommend stopping in for drinks and a burger. Skip the fish. (But maybe they serve different fish for their Friday Fish Fry) read more

The Pad - Pizza Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

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Still a good burger, but so much for a large burger and offering of fries. The last several times it's almost like they take an exact measurement of your allotment of fries and burger. Pretty sure McDonald's measure's their patties too. Come on Launching Pad, get back to doing what made you the place to want to go get a burger. read more

The Pad - The portion size at Launching Pad has become - Meh! - Pizza Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

The fish fry was breaded and undercooked. The service was okay, but even after they corrected my soggy fish, it wasn't anything I'd try again. Then there was the waiting and waiting... The old fashioned was weirdly cinnamon-y and so, overall, not a good experience. I prefer the place across the street, even with their bad service. read more

The food is good and the beer is cold! What more could I ask for? Nice local place with good service and friendly customers. I will definitely be back next time I'm in town! read more

A friend recommended this place for burgers. The parking lot was packed!! We got seated right at the bar!! They had a great patio with a bar and outdoor dining. We chatted with the couples on both sides of us. They've been coming here for years!! Great service and burgers! read more

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the sirvice is ok but it took 2 hours for a burger and 23 dollars for fries. also what else can I do when a burger takes 2 hours to wait for

We really enjoyed Polish night at the Pad, the food was delicious and very reasonable. Pierogi, cabbage rolls and Polish sausage very good, authentic with the sausage having excellent flavor. We also had the potato pancake ( with apple sauce), very good too. Although I would have liked them a bit crispier. I think they are working on the menu to explain your options. After dining the bill was far less than anticipated for all the food we ate! read more

Service not good. Waited 1 hour for food and then he came and said sorry it didn't go through but it's in now. The food came out 15 minutes later and was not at all what we ordered. Almost just walked out but told us they would help us out on the check. I paid full price and my buddy got $4 off for over priced mediocre food. I would not recommend. Better service and food on the other side of town. read more

Great joint for a burger and beverages. TV' at bar to watch games if you like as well. Half lb burger with chips is $5.75! And the chicken dumpling soup was great too. Easy to fine, good parking. So what are you waiting for? GO!! read more

The Pad - Launching Pad - Pizza Near Me - Shawano, Wisconsin

Very AWESOME burgers, as advertised Friendly service Never dissatisfied, a great meal every time read more

Went to the Pad for dinner on a Wednesday evening. One of their specials is beef tips over your choice of mashed potatoes or noodles, and that comes with a vegetable and a fresh baked bun. The service was very good and the portions were excellent. The beef tips were tender and served in a beef gravy. Tasty and filling. That was our second time for the Wednesday special and is worth going back again. read more

Salty breading on my fish fry and way to expensive for bar food. Not a worth the stop service was of a typical bar. Had to wait 10mn while waiting for service while maybe 10 folks in the facility. read more

Been going for years. Great place for burgers. Has plenty for everyone so bring the whole fam!

Some of the nicest people you'll ever meet own & operate this space. Plenty of seating at the bar or back dining area, plus a great outdoor bar for when the weather is right. The music they play is also on point. read more

Stopped in for the Friday night fish fry and it didn't disappoint - we ordered the cheese nuggets, mini corn dogs, the cod and shrimp plate, and the walleye plate as well as some London mules and really enjoyed everything. Service and atmosphere were amazing as well. Would highly recommend. read more

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We were there tonight. After an HOUR we still didn't have our food but they kept coming asking if we wanted more drinks or appetizers. If they were running behind they should have told us how long the wait was. There are plenty more better restaurants around Shawano with better service. We won't be back. read more

Amazing place for fish Friday the cod is simply amazing I always come here on Friday love the atmosphere people are kind and treat you like family the drinks and conversation is good I recommend stopping in here for dinner and lunch and the bartenders are fun to talk to read more

Been to this place several times int the past year. Excellent burgers until new owner took over. Nice guy but food isn't as good as it was with previous owner. Orders have been placed wrong the last 3 times , burgers were dry and not medium rare as ordered. Not as generous size as before with close to same prices. Wait staff not as friendly as previous. Disappointed cause we bragged about the burgers here only to disappoint the people we recently brought here. Sadly disappointed cause this was our go to place. read more

I don't understand when they say "Best burgers in town" they are so unseasoned and tasteless.

I was taking a road trip to Nueske's and knew we needed a lunch stop. After some checking around on Yelp, I knew I had to try a cheeseburger here. The ambiance isn't much but that's not why you stop in bars up north any way. Service was prompt and very friendly. We had the cheese curds as our appetizer and they were good. The cheeseburger was one of the best I have ever had. I wish Shawano was closer to Milltown so I could stop in for a cheeseburger more often. The bun was even tasty. If you are in the area make sure you stop in. read more

Thank you Yelp! I can find good food no matter where I go. never visiting there area before we searched for nearby restaurants. The yelp reviews regarding their burgers got my attention. It's a typical north woods bar & grill. Customers were sitting at bar but we were pointed to a table in back room That worked out well. I had the burger and it was juicy, flavorful & on a great bun. I even liked their fries altho I'm not usually a fan of same. read more

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I have eaten here several times, and they make one of the best burgers around. Each burger is hand pattied when you order it., and they will make them as big as you want. They also have awesome soup in the winter, but really wish they had it year round! For the money, you really can't go wrong with the Pad read more

I had just arrived from San Francisco area for a quick weekend visit with the family and I'm thinking "Hmmm I would like a fish fry" (since those are hard to come by in CA). My sister recommends this place.They have pizza, beer, cheese curds, fried fish, french fries....you see the trend here, right? Good ol' Midwest bar food in a super casual establishment. Great for those fried food cravings. The regular bar food was decent BUT I had the all-you-can-eat pollock fish fry for $9. Don't do it. Deep fried pieces of fishy rubber. Stick with the perch or cod if you must get fish. Mine came with a side of potato salad (solid), a slice of buttered rye bread, & coleslaw. Wait staff was friendly & prompt. Drinks were cold. Silverware was clean. All in all it's your average bar food. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but if I were in the area I would definitely stop in for a snack & a beer. read more

Good fried cheese curds (I like them a little squeaky and without too much added spice), local beers and really great draft root beer. There's not a healthy thing to be eaten, but it's a perfect destination for greasy bar food done right. Extremely casual, so don't dress too fancy unless you wanna look like you're from outta town. Huge volley ball courts in back and picnic tables for nice days round out the outside space, which overlooks the Shawano airport. I think it's mostly for charters, and the locals I stayed with say they've never seen a plane take off or land there so don't hold your breath for that kind of excitement. read more

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Messed up our order and didn't try to make it right. The manager just blew it off. They kick you out and 9. I guess this bar doesn't stay open past 9? read more

We went over the summer and it was so hot in there you couldn't even enjoy your cold drink. You should be able to fix the cooling system for as much as you charge for food. Burgers are plain. Not seasoned well. Female bartender was crabby and could hardly smile. The gentleman behind the bar was friendly. read more

Burgers excellent. Hospitality even better. We were grabbing lunch on the way to our campground destination with our puppy and they were more than welcoming. Great outdoor area, ice cold craft beers and delicious food! read more

I had the special for Wed, roast beef tips in gravy, that I enjoyed. My mom had butterflied shrimp but she didn't get that many. My husband had fried shrimp & received a lot. They both enjoyed the beer battered fries. We also tried the fried pork rinds, I've never had fresh ones & the sauce its served with is great too. The service was great. I liked the local craft beer selections on draft as well. read more

This place IS fun. :) Everyone is so friendly and welcoming. It's the perfect place to grab a draft beer with some friends or even by yourself. No one will make you feel like you're alone. We had the cheese nuggets. They were fried and delicious. My husband and I each had a burger and we were very satisfied! We opted for fries over chips, because I am only a chips person when salsa is around. They have nightly specials; they seemed very popular with the locals. I would describe this as more of a bar with food rather than a restaurant. Which I don't consider that a bad thing, just something to consider when deciding what kind of environment you are looking for. :) read more

Very disappointing in food quality, menu choices and general appearance! Just ordinary bar fare overcooked and greasy! Thought new owners would better! A little enhancement to interior would be nice! Not a fan of ripped/taped bar stools. Called to talk to manager and was told I'm the best you'll get until Saturday. Poor customer service! She could have asked about my reason for calling and offered to have manager/owner to call. Hate to say never, but never going back there! read more

Great burgers as mentioned! I wish they made their own hand cut French fries. Otherwise it is your basic bar food. Very friendly people working there and very clean and well kept, nice place to stop for a burger and a drink! read more

I don't get it. They do such a good business, but I have a hard time understanding why. I stopped and had the Thursday pork. I was a mass of uninspired wet pulled pork on top of a pretty tired hard roll. I didn't enjoy the meal at all. Oh yeh I turned down the BBQ sauce on the side. That wouldn't make it BBQ meat. Oh well, more power to them, but I don't see stopping in again. Two strikes are enough for me to out them. read more

Love the daily specials. All you can eat spaghetti and beef tips over mashed potatoes are my two favs. Anytime I'm in Shawno I go here at least once. read more

The server seemed nice enough at first but after reconfirming multiple times my meal; Still messed it up as well as my drink. The food that was given to me was not even good. I'd recommend anyone and everyone stay away from this place read more

A fun little bar. Everybody is very nice and the drinks are cheap. A great place to hang out and have a couple!

Yikes. This place easily had the worst service of anywhere I have been in a number of years. We went on a Monday for lunch, when there was only a single other table in the entire place occupied, yet it took over an hour for our food to come, and the waiter only visited our table twice: to take our drink and food order, then to drop off the terrible, overpriced food, but never again after that. Two of us got the Monday special, all-you-can-eat spaghetti and garlic bread. Kind of hard to order more when he never revisits the table, so we had to go up to the bar and ask for more bread. He seemed both unenthused and bothered by the request. About 20 minutes later, he brought out a whopping 3 pieces for the 2 of us, didn't refill our drinks, ask how anything was, or check if we would like to get our 2nd helping of spaghetti. We were not willing to wait doubly long for another order of from-the-can, bland spaghetti sauce over noodles, so we did not order more. After all this, the check was the worst part of the experience! My mother-in-law's grilled cheese (priced on the menu for $4.99 with fries) was the most expensive item on the ticket at $11.45 (more than the burgers, more than the wings, more than the not-all-you-can-eat all-you-can-eat mediocre spaghetti garbage). $.50 of this $11.45 meal was an itemized upcharge for cheddar on the grilled cheese. On. the. grilled. cheese. We didn't ask for cheddar (and they did not give us anything more than an individually-wrapped Craft single). Cheddar was not a specific request. We simply asked for a $4.99 grilled cheese with fries that they charged $8.50 for, pegged on $.50 for cheese, then charged separately for the fries, which were listed as part of the meal. Last I checked, a grilled cheese without the cheese is simply toast, and does not typically cost $8.50, especially when the listed price is half that. It was not worth arguing with the waiter on any of this, because his pea-sized brain couldn't comprehend what we were upset with. He was unfriendly, unapologetic, and terrible at his job. But at least we only had to get up from our chairs and ask him for a to-go box 3 times after that since he apparently had trouble keeping up with the two full tables he had. 1-star is a generous review, but it is the lowest option available. 0 out of 10, would not recommend. There are 0 redeeming qualities about this restaurant. This is my first and only review I have ever written, but I felt so compelled after such a poor dining experience. DO NOT patronize this terrible bar and grill with terrible service, terrible food and brain-dead staff. read more

Service was ok. Waitress not too attentive. Burgers were great. Really delicious! Loved the cheese curds. Would visit again. Beware: they don't accept credit cards read more

Solid burgers. Good crinkle cut fries. It's a staple to the visit to Shawno.

They had a delicious bloody mary!!! I had the tenderloin burger, it was very good. Saw someone order "the duke" 1 1/2 pound burger.... It looked amazing! Really enjoyed this place for a low key bar. read more