My sister Lisa came for a visit to Madison from Brooklyn, New York. She was here for 5 days and I was stressed. Would she like my place? Would the kids like it too? etc. She came with her husband, (and fellow foodie) Stephen and their 7 year old twins. I wanted to give them a great experience, mostly around food. And I knew the kids were going to be fussy.
Anyway, my partner and I made a list of food places we love and found it frustrating since we had more restaurants listed than days available. When they arrived on Thursday we met them at Water House Foods in Lake Mills, midway between Milwaukee and Madison. It is a cute sandwich place that makes yummy spreads for their sandwiches with names like the Juliet, Romeo, Petruchio, you get the idea. Anyway, after filling up they followed us home passing barns and cows so the children could see them close instead of an image on a milk carton. Of course, they did not like the smell, it gets some getting used to.
My brother-in-law remembered Noodles and Company on his last visit and wanted a bowl of their noodles. If the kids enjoyed Asian food';I would have taken them to Wah Kee for homemade noodles! We took the kids to the indoor park at the Dells the next day where they road the rides and played games. Since it was raining it was a good day to make the trip.
Another hit was Culver's for pretty good hot sandwiches and fries and don't forget the custard!
Remember, we had kids along and wanted kid-friendly places. The biggest hit of all was Ella's Deli, not so much for the food but for the collection of carnival like objects. They were amazed and delighted and the ice cream wasn't bad either.
We wanted to babysit the kids so my sis and husband could go to Osteria Papavero, a great Northern Italian cuisine restaurant, but they didn't want to. My nephew also informed me that babysitting was so "old school." LOL.
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