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Location: north central wisconsin | Our club has held its Fathers Day weekend outing out of Heart II bar and grill for nearly 20 years. Their pizza and service was excellent. Sadly they have closed and a few of my other leads have dried up.
I need to find a place quickly so I can comunicate the meeting spot to our members for the weekend of June 17-19. I'd like to keep it in the Arbor Vitae/St. Germain area as some people fish to the west, some over towards Eagle River. We meet Saturday night for a social and awards/meal on Sunday at noon when we'd like to have a pizza luncheon for about 25 people. Looking for a place that would be willing to host this. We don't ask much of the host establishment other than keeping a tab for tap beer saturday night, a sign up sheet, and good pizza!!
Thanks for any and all recomendations. I've tried the Dutch Door in St. Germain and they are closed, and couldn't get in touch with Fibbers the few times I have tried.
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Location: St. Germain, WI | knockers pizza that used to be on dam lake in sugar camp just recently moved into the old Eilasons resturant in downtown St. Germain. give em a call. i don't have the number handy but they are on facebook. sorry but i am not.
Ducth door is now Angry Dave's by the way
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i'd suggest you try twelve pines in eagle river ... not halfway, but great pizza and understand and appreciate fishermen. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | I'll try that as last resort John. Most fish minocqua/woodruff/Mani, with just a couple small groups towards Eagle River, who are usually on their way hom anyhow on Sunday. I'll keep in mind though, and give a try if I continue to strike out on options as I seem to be... Can you tell me anything about anywhere else in the minocqua area?
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Location: Hopefully on the water | What about Monical'son the North side of town. it isn't too far from Heart II. Very good pizza. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | monicals will charge you a lot of money for a crappy pizza ...
i think the same of minocqua pizza company who load a crust with crappy cheese and call it pizza ...
we really do miss heart II in the area for good pizza.
best place to go will be where the former knockers owner is ... he bought a place in st. germaine and makes a great pie!!! he sold the old place on the lake to john (former bartender at pitlicks) who makes the best bloody-mary in the woods. i'll do some checking and get back to you as soon as i can. i'd be glad to help you out on the ground too if you need any assistance. |
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Location: Loves Park, IL | What about Spang's in St Germain right across from Musky Hunter Magazine? We've had good food from them in the past, it's been a while, though. They have a smaller room off to the north that could be used as a separate room for a group. Wasn't there a newer pizza place next to Ray's bait shop that opened a couple years ago? Maybe someone can chime in on those two places. Sad to hear that a few places have closed. Economy is tough on tourism.
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| I'm with Jeff........I'm going to Spangs.......
But, I'm willing to try that pie joint Sled mentioned at some point too......soon.
How bout Weasels ??.............. 
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| Jason,
Last time I was up that way the sayner pub za was great!
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Location: Minocqua, WI | Some good options (probably the best food-wise) are Black Bear on 70 west and Alexander's which is right in town.
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Location: Janesville, Wi | The Black Bear for sure on 47 West. Great pizza & great group of people. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Black Bear is out of the way and with a group like that it might be a tight fit ... i know Dane and Carol well and will help there if i can, but it's a long way from where these guys are. Alexanders? ... holy cow, tell me you're not a pizza taster please!!! ... you can trick 12 year olds at a birthday party but not a bunch a grown musky fishermen. |
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| You might want to give Riverstone in ER a shot. I was there with a few friends last week and the Pizza was prety darn good. |
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Location: The desert | jonnysled - 6/1/2011 9:40 PM
Black Bear is out of the way and with a group like that it might be a tight fit ... i know Dane and Carol well and will help there if i can, but it's a long way from where these guys are. Alexanders? ... holy cow, tell me you're not a pizza taster please!!! ... you can trick 12 year olds at a birthday party but not a bunch a grown musky fishermen.
He's from Illinois, what do you expect? |
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| Are we talkin' thin crust or thick crust or stuffed at twelve pines? |
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| Pointerpride102 - 6/1/2011 10:16 PM
jonnysled - 6/1/2011 9:40 PM
Black Bear is out of the way and with a group like that it might be a tight fit ... i know Dane and Carol well and will help there if i can, but it's a long way from where these guys are. Alexanders? ... holy cow, tell me you're not a pizza taster please!!! ... you can trick 12 year olds at a birthday party but not a bunch a grown musky fishermen.
He's from Illinois, what do you expect?
I think when it comes to WI and pizza you just take what you can get. Probably why it sounds like very few places last very long and there seems to be very few places in WI...:) |
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Location: The desert | BenR - 6/1/2011 10:50 PM
Pointerpride102 - 6/1/2011 10:16 PM
jonnysled - 6/1/2011 9:40 PM
Black Bear is out of the way and with a group like that it might be a tight fit ... i know Dane and Carol well and will help there if i can, but it's a long way from where these guys are. Alexanders? ... holy cow, tell me you're not a pizza taster please!!! ... you can trick 12 year olds at a birthday party but not a bunch a grown musky fishermen.
He's from Illinois, what do you expect?
I think when it comes to WI and pizza you just take what you can get. Probably why it sounds like very few places last very long and there seems to be very few places in WI...: )
So true. You'll always have your spots that are better than others, but I just assume make my own. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Try St. Germain's secret place for awesome pizza, VINCHI's! Corner of G and N. |
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, WI | jonnysled - 6/1/2011 4:33 PM
monicals will charge you a lot of money for a crappy pizza ...
Sled,
Always thought they had a pretty good pie, but haven't been there in a few years. Has it gone down hill that much?
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i guess i've never been impressed with Monical's ... might be the style of pie. other than spangs, heart 2, boulder beer bar and knockers i'd prefer a peps over what most places serve.
i'm curious about the place that is mentioned on g and n ... will have to check that out.
twelve pines is a thin crust and home-made. they are fantastic ... place is owned by a guy from illinois who knows what he's doing and has been in the woods long enough to know how to run a place up here too.
riverstone for 25 pizza-eatin' musky fishermen .... really???? lmao ... they drinkin' a smooth cab or a pinot with that?? |
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Location: Wishin I Was Fishin' | My vote is for Sayner Pub.
http://local.yahoo.com/info-16861132-worthen-s-sayner-pub-sayner
Very good pizza and similar inside to Heart II
I think it is just what you are looking for. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | +1 for Sayner Pub. Very good and close to some of the better pizzas us FIB's take for granted... |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Wow, thanks so much guys. I am sure it really doesn't matter all that much to most folks in the group, other than location. However, as one of the pickier pizza eaters you'll meet and the fact that I'm organizing it, I would like to make the correct choice. Chances are we will be at the next place we like for the foreseeable future.(I loved heart II's thin crust ordered with light cheese, they were a 7.5-8 on a 10 scale for pizza for me).
I'll be fishing by Mercer so I will have to drive to wherever it is. Sayner wouldn't be a bad deal for me and shouldn't be bad for those coming from eagle river. Is it big enough for the group? Open on Sunday afternoon? What is the name of the old Knockers guys place? Sled, I appreciate your help thus far, and that you've done in the past.
As an aside, we did Monicals once about 7 years ago when Heart II was closed for a wedding. It wasn't received all that well, but is a back up. Isn't there another place right near there called lolas or something that makes good pizza?
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Location: Madtown, WI | Sled I beg to differ on Minocqua pizza comp.. I think they make a great pizza, actually their calzones are awesome. They grew up in my home town and use to work at a famous pizza house back home and brought that knowledge north...
I stop in there as much as I can..
But for what J is looking for, if its a sunday it might be fine... could be tight on a sat night... Little pricy thought...
So for a big group prob better options... but try a calzone some time if you are in the area... top shelf.
Cory
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| Another place that is good is the 19 Hole across from the Whitetail.
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Location: SE Wisconsin | jonnysled - 6/1/2011 2:53 PMi'd suggest you try twelve pines in eagle river ... not halfway, but great pizza and understand and appreciate fishermen. Amen to that! |
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| Another vote for Sayner Pub. Great Thin Crust Pizza, and plenty of room to stretch out. Beer is very cold. Nice people. Chevy's get stuck in the snow banks there! It's OK. I was there to pull it out with my Ford! hehehe
Here's a link with a menu.
http://www.saynerpub.com/
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Location: Colgate, WI | ++1 more for Sayner Pub!!! Great pizza, staff and owners!!!
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Location: minocqua, wi. | C.Painter - 6/2/2011 12:21 PM
Sled I beg to differ on Minocqua pizza comp.. I think they make a great pizza, actually their calzones are awesome. They grew up in my home town and use to work at a famous pizza house back home and brought that knowledge north...
I stop in there as much as I can..
Cory
we'll have to agree to disagree ...
their prices are ridiculous but they get it because it's minocqua, throwing a huge amount of commodity mozz on top of a za doesn't do it for me. as stated earlier, there just isn't much competition in the minocqua area for a truly great pizza ... spangs burning down saved those guys and the won the business they never would have gotten by default. i'd like to see it improve to the point where spangs was.
traveling to knockers since heart II closed has been the best option ... twelve pines blows em all away with a real pizza pie that barney rubble would be proud of.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | mike ... the 19th hole ... really???
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| It is apparent all of you do too much eating, and not enough fishing! I can barely think of a few names of a place to eat from Phelps to Presque Isle and everywhere in between let alone name one with the best pizza! 
Sorry I can't help ya out J. Best of luck to you guys (fishing wise-screw the eating)! |
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Location: Lincolnshire, IL | Hey Travis, Once I saw you eat a 1/2 of a sandwich and a can of sardines running from one spot to another...but that was about it...
I think the name of the Old Knockers on Dam Lake is now called Johnny Nicks??? or something like that...It would hold 25 guys but that's about it..I had pizza there 2 weeks ago...similar to Knockers Pizza but with a thinner crust...It was OK/fine... |
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Location: north central wisconsin |
travis, its a vacation for folks. It is for me now too. I fish thursday-saturday fairly hard, but I leave big fish elsewhere and the bay to go to mani for the 36-44"ers for the fun of action, the mystique of up north, and the stories on Sunday over a hot pizza. The club outing is about the fishing for a day or two, but mostly about getting the same group together year after year.
I plan to call Sayner pub this evening. What is the name of the place that the knockers guy started in St. G? |
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Location: Lincolnshire, IL | Still Knockers Pizza...couple doors down from that Wolf Cafe place |
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| Jason,
If you are up on the mani chain try a lunch za at the pea patch (rest lake dam)...maybe it won't work for your outing but it's worth a stop...
-Cousin Liske's boy JW
Sayner Pub!!! |
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| Cory,
What pizza place in Madison did they work for? Always looking for a good place to eat up north and if they worked at one off my local faves in Madison I would like to give them a shot. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Lots o room at sayer pub. Also great 'za. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | thanks J-Dub, you know I stop there from time to time and never once ate there. Good idea! Dad was up to see Chris's boy the other day. strappin' young lad is he.
Let's hit that MN river. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | pea patch for za ... yah! a bit north but good stuff if you can live with the loud drunks that tend to dominate that crowd for some reason. good place for a young buck to find love i suppose but tough for an old dog to want to be around during the tourista season. |
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| How about Gooch's Sports bar just a couple miles north of Boulder Jct on Hwy M? Gooch has a banquet room that could easily fit all you guys. And has EXCELLANT homemade pizza. Might want to give Gooch a call. 715-385-9288 or www.goochsaone.com Should be a nice central location for your crew.
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| I am going to throw The Brick, formly known as The Gaslite, in Lake Tomahawk out there. New ownership, they added a dining area last year and they make a great pie. Might be a little south of what you are looking for but its worth the trip and their prices are reasonable. Good luck & tight lines. |
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| Accidental repost... sorry
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| We called Sayner pub, and they will be happy to have us on Fathers Day weekend. Meeting is at noon sunday, so if anyone wants to come out, see ya then. |
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| "riverstone for 25 pizza-eatin' musky fishermen .... really???? lmao ... they drinkin' a smooth cab or a pinot with that??"
Very funny and kind of true Sled. Yeah, they have good pizza, but don't think they'd be able to accomodate 25 guys. I don't drink much so I didn't think about the beer/wine thing. Again, funny and point well made.
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Location: Madtown, WI | Kirk, they r from the quad cities (moline, davenport, ia). That's were I grew up but call wi home as I have lived in the state 20 plus years!  |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Did I hear someone mention pizza? About five years ago when we vacationed with four families we ate at the place by The Musky Hunter. Sounds like that was Spangs and it burned down? Some good pizza if I recall. Nice crust. The best one was light sauce, sausage, mushroom, and hot gardiniera.
I never forget a good pizza.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | the original spangs is still operating with new owners ... "Spang" Reid has been retired now a few years. the second one that was in Minocqua is the one that burned down. |
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