Spoondogger's

We stopped in on Saturday after Winterfest in Lake Geneva. It's a hidden gem of a bar! Very friendly bartenders and atmosphere. Their Bloody Mary has a great taste and so many fixings to go with it!!

Spoondogger's is probably fine for a certain kind of person. But as it turns out, I am not that person.My girlfriend and I stopped there recently because I've noticed that a few of my friends' bands have been playing there, and I wanted to check it out. So we parked, and walked toward the door. There's a sign on the door that says, "NO SHIRT NO SHOES NO SERVICE". Which makes sense. Not necessarily for Wisconsin in late January, but I get it. So I made a dumb joke to my girlfriend -- "I guess it's a good thing we have shirts on." To which a rumpled, hoodie-clad and previously-unseen-by-us man in his sixties standing near the door evidently felt compelled to respond, yelling, "TAKE YOUR SHIRT OFF!" to my girlfriend. I shot him an appropriately severe look, but judging by the fact that he smelled like a burning dispensary from four feet away, I doubt it registered. So, against our better judgment, we walked in. The low ceiling said, "basement rec room." The general demographic of the overall clientele said, "We're all here unwinding from a long week of feces farming and meth production." And the "SCREW THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA" and "Trump 2020" bumper stickers all over the refrigerator behind the bar said, "Covid. You're soaking in it." The level of discomfort I felt was somewhat akin to the first flutters of fresh food poisoning. And judging by what I could see of the kitchen, I doubt I'm the first person to have felt that while there. It was about then that I noticed a sign behind the stage area informing me it was, in fact, "LADIES NIGHT [sic]". There was a laptop DJ set up next to it playing what could only be described as, "Like Soundcloud rap, but not as good."So I said to my girlfriend, "I think we should go." Understandably, she agreed. Not only did we not feel comfortable condoning anything we'd witnessed thus far with something like a purchase, but it's not like the bartenders were doing anything but enjoying a private conversation anyway. So we left, making sure to duck under the oversized "F**K BIDEN" flag just inside the front door, because we didn't want to get any MAGA on our clothes. That stuff doesn't come out. Upon leaving, we both noticed two gentlemen in a pickup truck facing us from across the street. The man in the passenger seat reached up, held one of his nostrils shut, and dipped his head out of sight into the other fella's lap. Now, I don't judge, but when someone does that? It means something is about to disappear up the dipper's free nostril. And given the downward trajectory of his head, it could only be one of two things. And I neither want to cast aspersions on the dimensions of the driver's-seat guy's anatomy, nor your intelligence when assuming you can see where I'm going with this.Elapsed time from parking to leaving again? About ninety seconds. Which was about two minutes too long.So, yeah. Spoondogger's is probably fine for a certain kind of person. But that person would have to be someone who has no problems with ladies' night sexual harassment, open substance use, unwashed, unvaccinated conservatism, and awful music played very loudly.Good luck.

Excellent food. Excellent people. Will be coming back for sure. Free pool on certain days.

Surprisingly impressive. Great daily specials on food and drinks. $1 tacos on Tuesday have heft and flavor. Big space with nice view of Pell Lake makes me think it would be fun on weekends. Definitely worth checking out, and I'll be back to try more.

If you haven't been to Josh's for brunch, YOU ARE MISSING OUT!! I just had the grilled cheese breakfast sandwich and it was amazing!! This is a must have brunch in the area.

Pizza and cheese bread was amazing. Great, fun place to eat. Service was excellent! If you want quiet don't go, it's fun with music and ballgames on multiple TVs. Loved the experience!