Elsa's On the Park
Elsa's On the Park
From the carnegie deli in new york. The finest available.
Smothered with fresh strawberries & whipped cream. Served with häagen dazs vanilla ice cream.
Our version of the 1930's butter cake sold at park avenue coffee in st. Louis. Served with traditional powdered sugar & whipped cream topping
For serious chocolate lovers; dense moist chocolate cake is paired with dark chocolate mousse. Served with whipped cream.
Butter rum cake topped with häagen dazs vanilla ice cream, real butterscotch and whipped cream. A san francisco treat.
Very tart, with plenty of real key lime juice. Baked fresh.
A generous portion of häagen dazs vanilla ice cream. Drumstick sundae: thick hot fudge, mammoth pecan halves and whipped cream. Turtle sundae: it's the drumstick sundae, plus real butterscotch. Strawberry: fresh strawberries and whipped cream
Häagen dazs vanilla ice cream, delicious hot fudge and whipped cream atop a toasted croissant. Also available in a strawberry version.
A bowl of ripe strawberries and whipped cream.
Served on Friday only. A platter of chilled shrimp served with a tangy cocktail sauce and fresh french bread.
Marinated and wrapped in thick nueske's bacon. Served on cucumber and radish slices with a side of honey.
A french bistro style flatbread istopped with parmesan cheese, nueske's bacon, black olives, and caramelized onions, then broiled until crisp. Garnished with a side of mixed greens, red onions and drizzled with vinaigrette.
1) buffalo wings, hot & spicy; 2) buck 'n wings, tangy teriyaki; 3) dragon wings, oriental soy & ginger; 4) combo wings, all three, platter only. All of our plump wings are served with fries celery, and bleu cheese dressing.
A large bowl of waffle fries.
An assortment of fresh, grilled vegetables with a tangy dip.
Blanched, seasoned, oiled and heated. Served with a tasty sauce on the side.
Our homemade chips served with cajun mayonnaise.
A vegetarian treat of cauliflower grilled with bell peppers, mushrooms, onions, and red pepper flakes.
Topped with a hot and spicy combo of red pepper flakes, black pepper, parmesan cheese, and salt flakes.
Ground pork cooked in spicy teriyaki sauce, served with flatbread cheese planks.
A generous serving of corn chips smothered in aged white cheddar, havarti, monterey jack, and jalapeño peppers. Served with fresh salsa. This recipe originated at az88 in scottsdale, arizona.
All of the above plus black olives, bell peppers, red onion and tomato.
Your choice of grilled, raw or burnt onions.
One or all of the following cheeses: american, swiss, wisconsin aged white cheddar or colby.
Melted monterey jack cheese, avocado, jalapeño peppers, lettuce, onions and a bit of salsa.
Covered with peppercorns and sautéed in a burgundy sauce.
We've added crumbled gorgonzola cheese and nueske's bacon to the burger au poivre.
Our signature 9 oz. Burger patty with the classic swiss cheese, american cheese, and fried onions on grilled pumpernickel. Served with a small chopped salad, choice of dressing, & 5 fries.
Our signature 9 oz. Burger patty, topped with 1000 island dressing, american cheese, pickles, lettuce, and grilled onions on our toasted italian roll. Served with fries and fresh fruits & vegetables of the season.
Marinated in white wine, topped with feta cheese, black olives, fresh mint and red onions.
Paper thin slices of turnip, radish and cucumber marinated in a fresh lemon dressing.
Tomato slices, fresh baby spinach and a sauce of parmesan cheese, butter and spices.
A thick 11 ounce chop: sauced, seared, charred and served with broccoli and small buttered red potatoes; garnished with sweet & spicy peppadews (allow 20-25 minutes cook time).
Choice of grilled, raw or burnt onions... Excellent with a touch of grey poupon mustard.
Topped with a spicy mixture of mushrooms, bell peppers, red pepper flakes and onions, all sautéed in butter.
Grilled in a ginger sauce, covered with sliced cucumbers, radish sprouts, and spicy mayonnaise.
Grilled in teriyaki sauce, topped with grilled onions and pecans, sliced tart apples, and bleu cheese dressing.
Peppercorn crusted and grilled in our own exclusive burgundy sauce.
A combination of american, aged white wisconsin cheddar, colby and swiss cheese, topped with thick nueske's bacon and tomato slices.
A delectable triple decker sandwich in a combination of your choice: turkey & bacon, turkey & avocado or bacon & avocado. Comes with lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, cucumber and hellmann's real mayonnaise. Also available as a double decker.
This sandwich is served on hearty toast, with tomato, avocado, mushrooms, spinach, sprouts, black olives, bell peppers, red onion and a mix of marinated cucumbers, radishes and turnips. Topped off with hellmann's real mayonnaise and thousand island dressing.
Thinly sliced breast of turkey, thick nueske's bacon, avocado, sliced red onion, lettuce, and hellmann's real mayonnaise, all stacked on three pieces of toast, or two if you please.
Generously prepared with thick nueske's bacon, leaf lettuce and select tomatoes, topped with hellmann's real mayonnaise.
Grilled portobello mushroom and onions, fresh tomatoes, and crispy slices of idaho potato chips on a toasted roll.
Seared rare ahi tuna, marinated in teriyaki sauce, seasoned with wasabi and ginger, served atop radish sprouts, bell peppers, cucumber and crisp pumpernickel toast. Served with elsa's homemade chips.
Thinly sliced,smoked scottish salmon served open-face with pumpernickel bread, red onion, cream cheese, cornichons, capers, and grated radish.
A good salami is hard to find, a hard salami is good to find. Imported from france. Served with pumpernickel bread, red onion, havarti cheese and grey poupon mustard.
With your choice of dressing.
With a side of butterscotch.
A classic shrimp ceviche.
Miniature tomatoes, red pepper flakes, red onion, crumbled bleu cheese, and lemon dressing.
Tossed in lemon vinaigrette, garnished with parmesan cheese.
Miniature versions:
A wonderful salad made with the freshest of mixed greens, tomato, radish sprouts, avocado, black olives, mushrooms, red onion, cucumber and bell peppers. Served with a croissant or toast and choice of bleu cheese, thousand island, vinaigrette, lite ranch or lite french dressing.
Fresh baby spinach, feta cheese, nueske's bacon, diced cucumber & tomato, ripe olives, red onion and bell pepper, topped with vinaigrette dressing. Served with a croissant or toast.
A half-pound of grilled pork atop mixed greens, tomato, grilled onions, pecans, tart apples, mushrooms, avocado, bell peppers, cucumbers, black olives and red onions. Served with bleu cheese dressing and a croissant or toast.
A generous amount of grilled portobello mushrooms plus all the same fresh vegetables as in above salad.
Seared rare ahi tuna, grilled in teriyaki sauce and served with a dinette salad (small version of four seasons salad). Your choice of dressing.
Red and gold thin-sliced beets served atop a bed of arugula with pistachios, red onion, your choice of feta or gorgonzola cheese, and dressed with lemon vinaigrette. Served with your choice of toast or a croissant.
Baby arugula, white onions, hard boiled egg, cracked black pepper, salami, parmesan, black olives, and lemon vinaigrette. Served with your choice of toast or a croissant.
Fridays only.
Topped with cheese, onions, peppers and tomato.
Iced tea, lemonade and sprite.
Chocolate soda.
With whipped cream.
Lemon drop
World's smallest turtle sundae
Elsa's is still "in."
Black out torte
Best martinis ever!
Key lime tart
Elsa's Glass Christmas Tree
A great liquor selection and excellent bartenders
Esspresso martini
the dining room
Classic Big Boy Patty Melt
interior
Pork Chop Calabrese was good but dry
English Garden Martini
Vatican coffee
crepes, interior
Restrooms vibes
Chicken Wings
Decor
Golden Gate Cake
Cocktails are made well!!!
The Bigger Mac
drink
Local art
Dominique J.
Jan 5, 2025
The menu has changed so a lot of favorites are gone. However the burger was good and so were the martinis. The service is quick. Our waitress was very attentive and nice. Of course the ambiance is there is very laidback, good music, friendly staff and patrons.
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Kylia K.
Jan 2, 2025
Today we visited our once favorite MKE haunt for the last time, which reopened with an all new menu. The menu (based on a consultant) no longer includes any fan favorites, like the amazing Au Poivre Burger, wings, or Hells Fries. I immediately wanted to leave upon this discovery and very much wish I had. It was such a disappointment. The Cobb salad I sampled was meh and missing ingredients. The chips with the spinach/artichoke dip were a bit stale. But hubby reported the new burger was tasty but no Au Poivre. On the bright side, our server was total a pro though. She was polite and kind and did her best to quell our obvious dissatisfaction. She knows what she was doing. Elsa's, if you're going to totally change everything about the menu, just totally rebrand and open under a new name. Save us the disappointment of expectation.
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Danielle W.
Mar 1, 2025
Wildly disappointed in the menu changes (no wings, no veggie platter, no nachos, different burgers...). I wonder the motivations behind getting rid of these favorites.
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Jeff M.
Dec 26, 2023
This is a great date night dinner spot - you get the familiarity of the fast food restaurant Kopp's but with a fancy upgrade (Kopp's and Elsa's have the same ownership).That said, if it's your first time, try out one of the burgers (especially if you're a fan of Kopp's burgers). I had the APV Burger 11 (gorgonzola cheese and bacon spiced with peppercorns and ground black pepper), it was 100% the fanciest burger I've ever eaten.The fries are potato wedges, not what I expected, but it works as an elevation to Kopp's fries.For dessert, I ordered the hot fudge croissant. This took a while to come out and when it did, it was the strawberry croissant. Their remedy to this was to add hot fudge over the strawberries. I imagine it would have taken a while to make a new, correct version.Overall, I'd go back, there's plenty on the menu I still want to try out. The ambiance is great, doesn't feel like I'm in a restaurant, more so felt like it was once an art gallery turned into a fancy restaurant.
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Phoutt H.
Jan 14, 2024
My reviews I take in account value for money and expectations of certain category of the restaurant. I haven't been to Elsa's in over 10 years. Firstly, it has not changed very much interior wise. Other than missing the funky artwork on the wall. Service was okay. I ordered a pork chop Calabrese sandwich with fries, which was $18. My sister had a Derby burger, and my friend had a Beet salad. Just had to wait quite a while for my friend's salad to arrive while our other meals had been served. The porkchop Calabrese sandwich had good flavor with the sautéed veggies, but the thin pork was dry. Service was okay. I could not flag down someone to inquire about the salad until our server finally came by. Additionally, there's an 18% service charge in place of gratuity, which is fine. I just hope it doesn't impact the quality of service.
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Nolan H.
Jan 2, 2024
This place is odd to say the least. Very nice interior but has a weird ambience of being a business casual hip hop restaurant. Maybe it was NYE but thought enter & think it is a fancy high end restaurant by the decor & interior. But then they have music like a dance party blasting. Odd Very be of half the people in suits & ties & half in sweat pants. The menu also didn't fit the vibe since again it had half nice higher end meals & then half sandwiches. Just seemed like a place that is unsure what their menu should be appealing to.I got the grouper bc you can't ever find it outside of Florida. While it tasted great, the portion for the sides were so petite it just left lots to Wonder. You look at all the people who got the sandwiches & the amount of fries they get are 3x as much as the potatoes you get for the grouper.We also got a dessert, Gooey Cake. I liked it but was on the pricier side, whereas the dinners were not pricey.They lose a star for service. They already add an 18% gratuity charge so your waiter/waitress has less incentive to make sure you enjoy your meal or time there. They give you an 8oz cup of water & may refill it once.It was cool inside but definitely not a place I'd recommend to a friend. Can't call it a date night place bc the loud music & poor service. It is a restaurant that wants to act like it is a Chicago restaurant but doesn't know which clientele they should be marketing to.
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Rafael S.
Jan 16, 2025
I dined at Elsa's tonight and was thoroughly disappointed. The burger was bland, far below the standard I expected from a restaurant of this reputation. The meat tasted like it had been frozen, and the steak fries seemed like they came straight from a bag. This used to be one of the top restaurants in Milwaukee, but it's clear they no longer have a skilled chef in the kitchen. On top of that, the food menu is incredibly limited. If you're craving a good burger and fries, skip Elsa's and head to Culver's instead--you'll get a much better meal.
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Renee P.
Jan 11, 2025
Elsa's has long been one of my Milwaukee favorites and one of my favorite places to bring visitors - does it get better than sharing a bed of wings with waffle fries over martinis? Over the past two years I began bringing my son there as a fun lunch together and he loved how special it felt. I honestly LIVED for their nachos and the Just Broccoli app which had the most heavenly dipping sauce. The new menu is a giant disappointment. Who is eating flatbread pizzas in 2025? And being gluten free, this was easily accommodated in the old menu - now, no longer. You've lost your way Elsa's and it's not too late to go back.
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Benu P.
Jan 2, 2025
We always make a stop at Elsa's when we are in town. This new menu is a total let down. The new management team turns Elsa's to Applebees. We go to Elsa's because of their special recipes elevated burgers, nachos, wings. Milwaukee has plenty mediocre burger joints, Elsa's shall not go down that path.
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Regina C.
Feb 11, 2025
We've been dining at Elsa's for 25 years and was heartbroken to learn they changed the menu! We've celebrated many occasions at Elsa's and sadly left after we discovered all our favorites weren't included. Bring back the wings, pork chop #2, all American grilled cheese , and hells fries!
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