Tamarack Pizza

Pizza was fantastic, the crust was t soggy, cheese was delicious. As a vegetarian, I was disappointed to find that the broccoli bites had bacon in them - after I had taken a bite. Beer selection was minimal, but enjoyed the spotted cow beer. Our server was slightly irritated with our group, but I think we won her over. Overall our group had a great night eating pizza and drinking beer.

Good service. We ordered a pizza with lightly sautéed mushrooms and black olives. Super-thin crust. Sauce was my favorite--loved the oregano. Not the most comfortable seating, but it probably keeps people moving along. Fair pricing. Clean bathrooms. Steep steps going up into the restaurant/bar.

It is always a grest thing to support a local business in times of crisis but spend your money on a worthy restaurant as the Tamarack deserves to fail.I ordered take out during COVID-19 pandemic. Upon entering the restaurant, I felt instant judgement from staff for wearing a mask. The service continued to be rude and made it known that they did not care about my business. None of the staff were wearing masks or doing any form of social distancing in the restaurant. They are cash only and were upset when we initially presented a debt card for payment.I hoped that the food would make up for the service. It did not. $5 for ten cheese curds. At 50 cents a pop, they better be delicious, but I've had better ones microwaved. With our pizza, the cheese fell off right away, and the crust was burnt and tasted like cardboard. Maybe we ordered the wrong things, but either way, we are not going back.

I placed an order for pick up for their Supreme Pizza. It's a small joint with a few TVs and small bar. As I surveyed the place you could see the locals frequented this place. Back in my hotel room after tasting the pizza I understood why their parking lot was full of cars and why Pizza Hut across the street was a ghost town. This pizza was delicious and the toppings were fresh. Good pizza at an excellent price. FYI they don't accept credit cards.

Took a break from fishing and stopped in this place for a pie and some beer, with my son. The pizza was very good, obviously the beer was great. We were just about done, when Hank burst in the front door. He instantly announced "I have to crap and it is going to smell!" Everyone turned and looked at him. A couple of locals got up from the bar. They were older but tough. "Not in my bar Hank!" One yelled at him, then the 2 quickly tacked Hank to the floor, Hank was no match for them. They dragged his ass back out the front door. "Be careful on you way out, he crapped himself and passed out." I recommend Tamarack Pizza, I do not recommend Hank.

What a disappointment.My most recent visit to the Tamarack Pizza in Portage, WI was quite disappointing. I was so let down by the food served as unappealing and not fresh or delicious as I had remembered from past dining engagements here. I've written a good review for Tamarack in the past because they deserved to be highlighted as a leading dining establishment. Unfortunately, this bar has recently gone downhill.I ordered the Chicken Breast Fillet from the menu that is supposed to be a large breaded breast of chicken that's deep fried, served on a hamburger bun with lettuce and tomato. Well I always thought Tamarack served the best home-made food around. However, this sandwich did not make the grade. It was very thin about 3/16" thick and looked to be pressed chicken into a fillet most likely a packaged frozen product from a food distributor. Chicken breasts are known to be large, quite plump and juicy. Breaded and deep fried is most delicious. What I received was very dry and not at all mouth watering or delicious. Just a cheap substitute for the real thing that totally turned me off to this tavern I always looked forward to visiting. What I got from Tamarack was no different than fast food I could have ordered from A&W restaurant down the street. Or Dairy Queen may have even topped this uninspiring sandwich that I paid top dollar for at a supposedly notable restaurant. I felt totally cheated and taken advantage of.They completely blew it and I will not be fooled again. The quality of the food is uncalled for and I won't be back. There are plenty of other establishments that take pride in the quality of what they serve and customer appreciation.

We dropped into Tamarack Pizza yesterday in Portage, Wisconsin, and were met with the warmest throw back ambience encounter. The mellow yellow lit brown hued background drenched with charm, highlighted early advertising beer mirrors of all sizes across the walls. The elongated walls were quite reminiscent of Chicago's Geno's East style paneled wooden walls just waiting to be tagged by customers declaring their presence in this actual railroad train car, now turned cozy pizza place on Wisconsin Street. We were greeted by a very friendly pony tailed waitress who served our appetizer request consisting of a bowl of chili. We were anxious to receive the Chef's homemade Chili response. All the goodness was there including, a high quality ground beef, as well as, all the added veggies and spices for a hearty chili dish. Next, by mutual agreement a shrimp, anchovies, onion, green olives, and green pepper, on a thin large pizza was ordered. The request was returned with reasonable speed and presentation. Our waitress had the biggest smile on her face; assuring and knowing what our responses would be once we tasted this pie! We went in on it, and in no time there were only two pieces left! It was a small piece of totally good and seriously rad eats in a quaint small town, not so far north of Chicago! What a delightful Friday afternoon spent at Tamarack Pizza, in Portage, Wisconsin.

We ordered complicated pizzas with various substitutions to meet our family's dietary needs and preferences and I was pleasantly surprised that everything was as we ordered AND they were both delicious pizzas. The crust had a nice texture and taste too. We did get the pizzas to go this time but everyone was warm and welcoming inside. They are cash only. My daughter just moved to Portage and we will definitely be going back to Tamarack when we are visiting.

food was A**. service was a hair above A**. our server said they changed owners and that's why they don't have items or things changed......and they changed for the worse! save yourself the time! just go to pizza ranch. this is sad, because they used to have the best pizza in town, BEST burgers in town, and best steak sandwiches.....we had all 3, and they are all A** now. sorry for the honesty, but this place has went so far downhill, I don't think it can be saved. good luck if you go there.....just don't be expecting what it used to be, or what any older review says!! BEWARE!

Food was absolutely disgusting. Service was so so , the lady was in a hurry to get away from our table. Ambiance was actually nice