Joshua's Local Recommendations

Joshua
Joshua's Local Recommendations

Food Scene

Great place downtown for Italian food. Excellent cocktails and happy hour pizza as well.
18 locals recommend
Cannova's Pizzeria
113 W Wisconsin Ave
18 locals recommend
Great place downtown for Italian food. Excellent cocktails and happy hour pizza as well.
Specials are to die for. Main menu also very good. Best refried beans I've ever had. Very interesting cocktails. Usually easy to get a table. Prices are fair. My favorite restaurant in the Fox Valley.
7 locals recommend
Zacatecas Mexican Grill & Tequila Lounge
145 W Wisconsin Ave
7 locals recommend
Specials are to die for. Main menu also very good. Best refried beans I've ever had. Very interesting cocktails. Usually easy to get a table. Prices are fair. My favorite restaurant in the Fox Valley.
The best carryout street tacos I've had this north of the Mason-Dixon Line! This family owned operation is only open Monday-Friday and only open from 11 AM to 7 PM. Recommend the Crazy Spicy Tacos. They aren't that spicy, but so delicious.
Crazy Donkey Burrito Grill
14 Tayco St
The best carryout street tacos I've had this north of the Mason-Dixon Line! This family owned operation is only open Monday-Friday and only open from 11 AM to 7 PM. Recommend the Crazy Spicy Tacos. They aren't that spicy, but so delicious.
Best pizza delivery or carryout in Wisconsin. Visit their website to see all their specialty pizzas. You may even get lucky enough to have a pizza delivered by yours truly. Open til 1 AM.
Glass Nickel Pizza Co. – Neenah/Menasha
217 Washington St
Best pizza delivery or carryout in Wisconsin. Visit their website to see all their specialty pizzas. You may even get lucky enough to have a pizza delivered by yours truly. Open til 1 AM.
Best breakfast & brunch. Sunday's get pretty busy.
13 locals recommend
WeatherVane Restaurant
186 Main St
13 locals recommend
Best breakfast & brunch. Sunday's get pretty busy.
Best steak in town. Supper Club-like feel with a piano bar. Best Grasshoppers I've ever had.
8 locals recommend
George's Steak House
2208 S Memorial Dr
8 locals recommend
Best steak in town. Supper Club-like feel with a piano bar. Best Grasshoppers I've ever had.
The place to go for great barbecue. Pulled pork, brisket, ribs... they have it all with plenty of different sauces to choose from. Kinda has a dumb farm decor to it but the food is really good.
9 locals recommend
Parker John's BBQ & Pizza - Menasha
124 Main St
9 locals recommend
The place to go for great barbecue. Pulled pork, brisket, ribs... they have it all with plenty of different sauces to choose from. Kinda has a dumb farm decor to it but the food is really good.
The chicken makhani here may change your life.
11 locals recommend
Sai Ram Indian Cuisine
253 W Northland Ave
11 locals recommend
The chicken makhani here may change your life.
This has been my favorite pizza place for the last 30+ years. Bar often has live music and trivia nights. Word of warning... Your clothing and hair will smell like Cranky's for days afterwards until you wash or air them out. Still worth it though.
11 locals recommend
Cranky Pat's Pizza
905 S Commercial St
11 locals recommend
This has been my favorite pizza place for the last 30+ years. Bar often has live music and trivia nights. Word of warning... Your clothing and hair will smell like Cranky's for days afterwards until you wash or air them out. Still worth it though.
You can get amazing soul food up here too! This place is authentic and legit if you need chicken & waffles or collard greens or whatever else you may be missing down south. Visiting NFL players occasionally visit here on Packer game weekends.
12 locals recommend
The Cozzy Corner
111 N Walnut St
12 locals recommend
You can get amazing soul food up here too! This place is authentic and legit if you need chicken & waffles or collard greens or whatever else you may be missing down south. Visiting NFL players occasionally visit here on Packer game weekends.
The perfect greasy spoon diner. Interesting atmosphere. No plates. Cash only. Gotta try the butter burger at least once. Pretty sure this was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.
Mihm's Charcoal Grill
342 Chute St
The perfect greasy spoon diner. Interesting atmosphere. No plates. Cash only. Gotta try the butter burger at least once. Pretty sure this was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives.
Excellent hibachi and sushi experience. My ex-gf works here apparently. Try to make her life a living hell if you can.
14 locals recommend
Nakashima of Japan
2200 Holmgren Way
14 locals recommend
Excellent hibachi and sushi experience. My ex-gf works here apparently. Try to make her life a living hell if you can.
I'm not much for Thai food but all the ladies seem to love this place.
Little Siam
208 West Wisconsin Avenue
I'm not much for Thai food but all the ladies seem to love this place.
A bit of a drive but a historic staple. Food is worth it too.
14 locals recommend
Ardy & Ed's Drive In
2413 S Main St
14 locals recommend
A bit of a drive but a historic staple. Food is worth it too.
Best fast food in the world is had at Culver's. Trust me.
Culver's
1580 S Koeller St
Best fast food in the world is had at Culver's. Trust me.
A great regional fast food chain. My favorite cheap hot dog in the world.
Tom's Drive In
1405 South Commercial Street
A great regional fast food chain. My favorite cheap hot dog in the world.
Best bougie brunch place in the valley. Ex-gf works here on the weekends and it's not fair that I can't stop here on a Saturday morning and enjoy my Huevos without getting triggered.
41 locals recommend
SAP
708 N Casaloma Dr
41 locals recommend
Best bougie brunch place in the valley. Ex-gf works here on the weekends and it's not fair that I can't stop here on a Saturday morning and enjoy my Huevos without getting triggered.
Haven't been able to experience this place yet but I'm dying to go.
Apple Valley Pancake House
Haven't been able to experience this place yet but I'm dying to go.
Bougie foodie type place for the fancy people that feel like eating rabbit or duck or trout with ingredients I've never heard of.
8 locals recommend
Town Council Kitchen & Bar
133 W Wisconsin Ave
8 locals recommend
Bougie foodie type place for the fancy people that feel like eating rabbit or duck or trout with ingredients I've never heard of.

Drinks & Nightlife

Favorite dive bar. Weds-Sun the kitchen is open and is packed for Friday fish fry. Get there by 4:30 on Friday or you won't get a seat. Secret advice is that they serve fish fry Weds-Fri if you want to avoid the Friday crowd. Saturday & Sunday they bust out broasted chicken. Great authentic midwestern dive bar atmosphere with good music.
Club Tavern
56 Racine St
Favorite dive bar. Weds-Sun the kitchen is open and is packed for Friday fish fry. Get there by 4:30 on Friday or you won't get a seat. Secret advice is that they serve fish fry Weds-Fri if you want to avoid the Friday crowd. Saturday & Sunday they bust out broasted chicken. Great authentic midwestern dive bar atmosphere with good music.
Closest bar to the house. Good atmosphere with a decent mix of locals of all walks of life. Great place for whiskey enthusiasts. Not too noisy.
8 locals recommend
Copperstill Bourbon Bar
211 E Wisconsin Ave
8 locals recommend
Closest bar to the house. Good atmosphere with a decent mix of locals of all walks of life. Great place for whiskey enthusiasts. Not too noisy.
My favorite bar in downtown Appleton. Pretty fancy cocktails served by those who know what they're doing.
7 locals recommend
Ambassador
117 S Appleton St
7 locals recommend
My favorite bar in downtown Appleton. Pretty fancy cocktails served by those who know what they're doing.
Best sports bar if that's your thing. They seem to be up on soccer if you're looking to catch a game with fellow fans. Bar food here is quite good.
22 locals recommend
Greene's Pour House
134 W Wisconsin Ave
22 locals recommend
Best sports bar if that's your thing. They seem to be up on soccer if you're looking to catch a game with fellow fans. Bar food here is quite good.

Parks & Nature

Best place for hiking nearby.
81 locals recommend
High Cliff State Park
n7630 State Park Rd
81 locals recommend
Best place for hiking nearby.
Never been there but I know you can do some nature stuff over there if you're into the natures.
24 locals recommend
Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
1305 Plank Rd
24 locals recommend
Never been there but I know you can do some nature stuff over there if you're into the natures.
Easy walk to the park. Cute stone arched bridges and a great view. Kayak rentals here through www.rent.fun
Doty Park
701 Lincoln St
Easy walk to the park. Cute stone arched bridges and a great view. Kayak rentals here through www.rent.fun
This is the best park on the mainland of Neenah. Great views of the water and the island.
11 locals recommend
Riverside Park
500 E Wisconsin Ave
11 locals recommend
This is the best park on the mainland of Neenah. Great views of the water and the island.

Arts & Culture

12 locals recommend
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
165 N Park Ave
12 locals recommend
Check their schedule because great performers and performances are always coming through. Broadway productions, musical concerts, comedy, etc.
48 locals recommend
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
400 W College Ave
48 locals recommend
Check their schedule because great performers and performances are always coming through. Broadway productions, musical concerts, comedy, etc.

Shopping

Another excellent record store to visit if you head south into Oshkosh.
Eroding Winds Record Shop
436 N Main St
Another excellent record store to visit if you head south into Oshkosh.
Books, Records, Movies.
Half Price Books
281 N Casaloma Dr
Books, Records, Movies.
Locally owned bookstore.
Thomas A Lyons Fine Books
Locally owned bookstore.
Both Appleton & Oshkosh locations are quite decent. It's all we got ever since the Exclusive Company closed.
Eroding Winds Record Shop
Both Appleton & Oshkosh locations are quite decent. It's all we got ever since the Exclusive Company closed.

Essentials

Best selection in Neenah
50 locals recommend
Festival Foods
1355 Oneida St
50 locals recommend
Best selection in Neenah
Another excellent supermarket.
17 locals recommend
Pick 'n Save
511 W Calumet St
17 locals recommend
Another excellent supermarket.

Entertainment & Activities

Occasionally show classic movies and indie films among other events outside of the typical Hollywood blockbusters.
14 locals recommend
Marcus Valley Grand Cinema
W3091 Van Roy Rd
14 locals recommend
Occasionally show classic movies and indie films among other events outside of the typical Hollywood blockbusters.
Community theater that features classic films. Sometimes for free or damn near free.
Time Community Theater
445 N Main St
Community theater that features classic films. Sometimes for free or damn near free.