New Bohemia - Lake Street

I stopped in on a Sunday after visiting Anthony's tobacco shop. I have never been here but it was open inviting and well I was craving some serious mustard on some serious bratwurst. So the sign got my attention being a wursthaus. So, they must have 30 of the most amazing and exotic bratwursts possible. Like Buffalo, smoked elk, duck, a Juicy Lucy, and the one I picked, a surly ghost Chile one with 4 flames on the menu, and the PROMISE, NO COMMITMENT to be spicy hot. It was, but also it was delicious and flavorful. Not an easy thing to accomplish, often hot food is so hot you can't taste anything but Heat. There spicy bratwurst has achieved that perfect balance between heat and flavor. Staff was very friendly, and they had happy hour all Sunday long. What does that mean? Well, it means you can get a pint of many delicious tap beers for $3, appetizers $3, all Sunday long. It was a pretty good deal, though it wasn't a happy hour deal, one brat of your choosing, with french fries and a dipping sauce of your choice, and a select beer, $12. No that's not a typo, and yes it's hard to believe that you can get lunch and a beer uptown for $12. What's completely amazing is that you can get such a delicious bratwurst, some really well made french fries, and a custom dipping sauce, I went with Wasabi Ginger Mayo, and a non-domestic tap beer, and still be at $12. I will be back, I go uptown on a regular basis I used to live there, and I still have a lot of friends who do. Perfect place to stop while on a shopping Adventure.

Trivia on Thursdays is always really fun and they have a huge selection of delicious brats, as well as great beers and a few ciders on tap. They have a meal deal for a brat and a Surly which is popular with my trivia team and most other people in line when we order. Their fries are also really good.

I hadn't had the food until recently. When I tried the huge pretzel and a chilli brat with Mac and cheese topping, I wished I would have tried it sooner. This place is a great place to have a few beers with friends on a nice afternoon. They have board games, outside tables, a great beer selection, and fantastic food. If you haven't tried it, you're missing out!

This place is great in the summer, when the tables are outside and you can eat a delicious hot dog and people watch in uptown. They have two great vegan/vegetarian options (and they just got vegan buns!), and of course they also have the unique meat options like rabbit and rattlesnake, duck and much more. Homemade mustard, a great beer selection rounds everything out.

Awesome hall style (you sit at long tables, sometimes next to other people) bar. The pretzel is always the high point. Make sure you have a few friends to help you out with it. Fantastically large tap beer selection. Big games are usually on as well.