What Makes Supper Clubs Excellent Places To Dine In

By Ruth Walker


There is a type of restaurant that has interesting beginnings during and after the Prohibition Era. At first, they were establishments that operated on the fly in out of the way places, where the FBI and other federal agencies could not easily catch traveling gangsters. Folks simply accepted them because they paid good hard cash, asked no questions and seldom bothered anyone there.

Also, gangsters brought with them good liquor and this was something no one else had in abundance in decent places. Wisconsin supper clubs were founded from this kind of history, but they quickly became popular with many folks after prohibition. Their legitimacy was unquestioned since they took no part in gangster history.

Nowadays, this kind of club is a genteel place for the good folks of a town to gather and have good food and beverages. The standard is for fine dining, and all kinds of new advances in cuisine, styles and technology that have come to pass. The club of this sort is always current to all trends.

Wisconsin state did have a lot of backcountry roads back then. Some little towns were found on these roads, where farming families decided to live together and have a main street. Taking a break from fighting the law, gangs took breaks in these places, away from central locations where the FBI had offices, places with many escape routes.

The main street salon and restaurant, such as it was in these places, came to take them in with some caution. However, these boys were out for a break, some good food to eat and a drink without toting their tommy guns. Eventually, the innkeepers started dusting off their family recipes to give them something special to remember, even as they brought in quality food items and bonded liquor.

Supper clubs are progressive, and have a great spirit of warmth and camaraderie and quiet, with good food and drinks. Their keep in character so that they are often found outside city boundaries, where highways are quiet and air more rural. However, the highways themselves are the best access that connects them to cities.

The state therefore has its own excellent version of out of the way clubs with an aura. These are not exclusive, but operate more like starred places on the Michelin book on the suburbs of Paris. They are actually very legit, and have nothing of the spirit left from those times when gangsters where their main source of income.

These are places that have a past and it often shows on walls. Photos or mementos are interesting, even as those hard times are not in evidence for actual service. The atmosphere is the opposite of furtive joy, but about good times done quietly and with warmth and excellent service.

The cooking is classic American or Midwestern, with big steaks and complete sides. However, the merchandise has expanded to a great extent. These places will become a favorites for anyone after that first time visit, and thus continues a grand tradition of quiet hospitality that even the most hardbitten gangsters appreciated.




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