Rusty's Waterin' Hole & Chowhouse

Absolutely the best place in the area!!! Great food, service and ambience!!Easy parking and full bar. We always stop here when close by. Food was delicious and plentiful! Support small businesses and drive out for a meal!

This place is packed on a Friday night for fish fry. Everyone said it was worth the wait, I felt it was mediocre at best. We waited 35yo with no where to sit for a table for two. I do not give many negative reviews, let alone ONE STAR ONES, but I will not be returning here. I believe there's new ownership or at least a menu revamp because there's less choices for higher prices. WAY higher than I remember. What makes me most angry is I asked the waitress if I could get the garlic fries (as opposed to regular fries) with my fish fry meal and she said there would be "a small up charge". A full size basket of garlic fries was brought out and I was charged the full $8.00 price for what would be a whole basket of fries on the apps menu. Pretty stupid considering it's a little garlic powder difference from the regular fries. To top off the annoyance, I was charged $10 for a glass of "House" red. WTF?! This is not Minneapolis. ... and what's with the $1.52 noncash charge.... What a rip off.

We have been driving by this place for years on our trips from the Twin City's to Wisconsin. We finally decided to stop and give it a try. So glad that we did! This is a cute little restaurant. They have a bar and about 10 tables for guests. The menu is simple, but what they do they do well! We got the Buckle Burger and the Smokehouse burger. Both are excellent! The sauces that are used on the burgers are made in house and very tasty! We really enjoyed the Garlic Parmesan french fries. They come in a shareable size, they were crisp and had a great flavor. I would come back just for those fries! The staff was very friendly and helpful. All smiles! We will be back

We've been wanting to check this place out for a while and we were in the area today, so we stopped for lunch. I loved the atmosphere...so cute! The beer was ice cold (always a plus!) and food and service were also great.We shared the Texas sticks, which are sort of like a wonton. Crispy outside rolled around a cream cheese inside and served with jalapeño jelly. We also split the smokehouse burger and the Brussels sprouts appetizer. All so good! You can never go wrong with Brussels with blue cheese crumbles and bacon pieces!We will definitely return if we are in the area again. I'd like to try again for dinner since the lunch menu seemed pretty limited.

I was driving through the area and stopped here to have a burger and a beer... I can't remember which burger I got (they have a few different ones) but it was super tasty... great fries as well. Nice cold beer as you'd expect up in Wisconsin! The ladies working were super friendly and the service was A+++ while the food was a solid A. The inside is a little hectic with gaming machines with bright lights, and the decor is new cowboy/western stuff made to look old. The ambiance could use a tune up... but overall I highly recommend stopping here if in the area!

Amazing topping place on the way up north. Been wanting to stop here and today lunch was perfect. Will been making this a regular part of weekend getaway weekends! Service was awesome as well

Stumbled upon this place by typing in "venison" on Yelp. No idea why it came up. But glad it did. This place has a catchy name and a nice atmosphere inside. People were raving about the curds so started with those. They were good and use real Ellsworth farm cheese. Tasted real fresh. Came with a side of ranch. Saw they had a nice variety of soups for the day. I wanted to try a couple but chose the chili since I have to try it everywhere I go. For me it was just ok. It also wasn't very hot it was Luke warm at best. It was fresh and seemed home made but it was lacking in consistency and flavor. Got the Cuban which is my sandwich of choice aside from French dips anywhere I go. It had good flavors but the bread got soggy with the sauce they add. The fries seemed beer battered or something they weren't anything special and were too crispy and bland for my taste. The BBQ bacon onion tangler burger was good but again the bun was soggy.

Stopped in on the way to Cumberland and was pleasantly surprised by this! Just had some beers but like the atmosphere and was definitely a gem in rural Wisconsin! Stacy was the bartender and she was friendly, welcoming and engaged us while we had a few cold ones! Definitely want to try the food next time!

My first time to Rusty's and it did not disappoint! The food was very tasty....more importantly, the service was friendly, helpful, and attentive. We will be back, without a doubt!

This is hands down one of the best restaurants we have ever eaten at. Breakfast Lunch or Dinner. Amazing food. Amazing staff. Please remember to tip the cook as the food is definitely not Sysco restaurant delivery. It has to be local sourcing. I absolutely love this place and the Breakfast Burrito is just wonderful so is the Rodeo Buckle Burger. Wonderful selection of alcohol and the merchandise next door is extremely good quality.Mom is visiting from out of town says it's the best restaurant she ever has eaten at.