Oshkosh Restaurants - The Roxy

The Roxy Supper Club
571 N Main St
Oshkosh, WI 54901-4908
(920) 231-1980

The Roxy has the feel of a traditional Wisconsin supper club, with a surprising menu. Going above and beyond the traditional meat and potato dishes, The Roxy offers Oshkosh restaurant patrons a little more. From pasta and seafood to their signature stir fries, the menu has some surprises.

I've been to the Roxy a handful of times, usually for lunch, but for dinner as well. While the food has been good, nothing I've ordered has ever been great. The dishes that stick out most in my mind are the stir fry, the Garlic Shrimp, and the grilled chicken sandwich.

The menu boasts about the signature stir fries, and describes them as: "A Roxy specialty. Prepared with a delicious assortment of crisp pan fried vegetables and accompanied with your choice of white or wild rice or pasta." One night I split the Combination stir fry, for $17.99. We ordered it over wild rice. When the stir fry came, I was disappointed, not only was our dish served over white rice, instead of wild rice, the "delicious assortment of pan fried vegetables" was lacking. The broccoli and peppers were mushy, and the brown sauce they were drowning it was lacking flavor. The chicken was good, however the beef was chewy. The dish didn't live up to its potential or its price.

I've also ordered the Garlic Shrimp for $14.99. The menu description read "Mounds of Gulf shrimp sautéed in sweet butter and garlic". There were plenty of shrimp on the plate, I didn't count, but it was more than I could eat. I even shared some, and I still had leftovers. I didn't box them up and take them home though. They were overcooked and tough. They were not cleaned properly, I have an issue or two with seeing my meal's digestive tract. Yes, that's right, the attempt at cleaning out the poop veins left plenty to be desired. There, I said it. The sauce was good at first, but by the end, was congealed at the bottom of the pan, looking less than appetizing. Overall, not something I'd order again.

My lunchtime staple at the Roxy is the Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich for $6.99. The chicken breast is huge and served with lettuce, tomato and mayo on a grilled bun. I often ask for a side of ranch or honey mustard to go along with it. This is a very filling meal, and I LOVE the french fries at the Roxy. They've always been good.

Overall, I can't say I've ever been all that impressed with my meals at the Roxy in Oshkosh, but I keep going back. The atmosphere is nice, the bar is great, and the waitstaff has always been a pleasure. Out of towners ask about the Roxy, it has quite the reputation for being an Oshkosh restaurant favorite. I'm not sure what I'm missing. I have heard great things about the Seafood Platter (fried everything, how could you mess that up?) and the Atlantic Salmon, though I haven't tried either of those personally. I would like to get to the Roxy for a fish fry, as it's hard to get into the place on a Friday night. I don't know what it is about the Roxy, but I'm not ready to give up on it yet. Have you been there? What are your thoughts? What should I order next time around?

Wisconsin Weekend Events - September 25-27

The last weekend of September is upon us already! The weather is gorgeous, the leaves are turning, autumn in Wisconsin is really something amazing! There's a lot going on around the state this weekend, if only we could be everywhere at once! Let's take advantage of these days and make the most of this weekend. How are you going to spend your days?

Dates and Times	Event	Location	Description
Friday - Sunday, September 25 - October 3, 2009	Oktoberfest 2009	LaCrosse, Wisconsin	For forty-nine years, this blending of the German Oktoberfest with Americanized style has been a happy one. Parades, pageantry, royalty, brew, bratwurst, and world famous entertainment has made La Crosse's very own Oktoberfest one of the finest in the nation.
Friday - Sunday, September 25 - 27, 2009	Warrens Cranberry Festival	Warrens,Wisconsin	Cranfest boasts over 850 arts & crafts booths, 350 flea market booths and 100 farm market vendors. If you get hungry during all that shopping, head over to one of our 100 food vendors for some tasty treats.
Friday and Saturday September 25 & 26, 2009	Oshkosh Dragonboat Race and Festival	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Festival for the much anticipated Dragonboat Races will include food, music and fun for everyone! Races start on Saturday and include the 5K Fun Run as well as the boat races!
Friday - Sunday September 25 - 27, 2009.	Oktoberfest	New Glarus, Wisconsin	"Oktoberfest presents many activities and events in Downtown New Glarus featuring: Live Music, Great Food, Big Cheese Fondue Pot, Wagon Rides, Chainsaw Carving, Plus Plenty of Family Fun!"
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 - 27, 2009 10am - 4pm	31st Annual Model Train Show - Swap Meet	Monroe, Wisconsin (Stateline Ice and Expo, 1632 - 4th Ave. West,)	Sponsored by the Green County Model Railroaders in cooperation with the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Operating layouts, show, and sale. Food stand available.
Saturday September 26, 2009 12pm - 5pm	Lake Pepin Food, Wine & Cider Festival	Stockholm, Wisconsin	Enjoy a really special experience with friends. Fabulous Food, Fine Wine, Cider, & Mead Tasting, World-Beat Music and Live Entertainment
Saturday September 26, 2009 8:30am - 2pm	Boscobel Airport Annual Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast	Boscobel, Wisconsin	Breakfast served by the Boscobel Knights of Columbus. $7.50/Pilot in Command Free - Children 6 & Under Free. Airplane Rides $20.00
Saturday September 26, 2009	7th Annual Sugar River Bike Tour	Brodhead, Wisconsin	This bike tour is a fund raiser for the Brodhead Optimist Club. Bike riders are not asked to fund raise - just pay the fee to do the bike ride. The money raised goes to fight childhood cancer - both in research and supporting local families. There are 2 options for the ride -- the 50 or the 100 mile tour through southern Green County and into Rock County. There are designated rest stops with snacks and drinks.
Saturday, September 26, 2009	Thrivent Builds Habitat for Humanity Golf Scramble	Bayfield, Wisconsin	4 person Scramble - Men, women and mixed flights. Entry fee $65.00 per person includes 18 hole green fee, cart, continental breakfast at 8:30, lunch and other contests. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 2010 Toyota Camry for Hole in one # 4. Hole in One contest for $1,000,000.00
Saturday and Sunday, September 26 -27, 2009	Wausau Snowmobile Grass Drags & Swap Meet	Marathon, Wisconsin	Gates open at 8:00 a.m. 20th annual Wausau Grass Drags & Swap Meet. Wisconsin's Largest Snowmobile & ATV Swap Meet & Dealer Expo. Saturday: NSRA Sanctioned Snowmobile Racing. WI Cup sponsored by Ski-Doo. Kitty Cats/120cc Races at 1:30pm. ATV/Mini Rod Pulls. Sunday: Northern Vintage. Snowmobile Race Series. Edgar FFA Vintage Tractor Pulls. Vintage Sled Display. Food and refreshments on grounds.

Do you know of an event we've missed? Have you been to any of these events before? Will you be at one this weekend? We want to know! Email us at WanderingWisconsin@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter @wandering_wisco. Or just leave us a comment here on the blog.

Green Bay Packers - Wisconsin Events

Another Wisconsin weekend has come and gone! And what a beautiful one it was! This Sunday,I was fortunate enough to get tickets to the Green Bay Packers/Cincinnati Bengals football game. Though not my first Packer game, it was an amazing day!

We're big believers in tail gating, and Packer games are some of the best tail gating times around. There were only 2 of us that got tickets this week, so the food wasn't nearly as elaborate as usual, but the experience was still great!

We arrived in Green Bay around 9:30, got to the usual yard we park in (we've done both the stadium parking lot and the yards surrounding Lambeau, we're just yard people. More room, some familiarity with our hosts and other tailgaters, and we don't have to deal with the same kind of traffic as when you park in the stadium lots). We're having surprisingly warm weather for this kind of year in Wisconsin, I was roasting in my jeans and jersey! We grilled our brats as kids played football in the yard. Someone next to us had a radio going, the smell of so many grills filled the air. It was definitely an experience to savor.

Our tickets were great, we were on the 25 yard line, about 50 rows up from the Packer's bench, we could see everything. Luckily for us, the sun went behind the stadium at half time, and we were out of the heat. One huge variable about going to a Packer's game is definitely the fans sitting around you. As we aren't season ticket holders, we always ending up sitting in different sections, with different people. We lucked out this week, sitting around a genuinely nice group of people. High fives were thrown, dropped catches were analyzed, the sting of victory felt by all.

Though the Packers lost to the Bengals, the day was very much a success. If you ever have the chance to get to Lambeau for a Green Pay Packers game, I say take it. Though I typically stop looking for tickets in November, as even I'm not a huge fan of the cold and snow that Lambeau is known for. I love my Packers, I just prefer to watch them from home when it starts getting too cold out!

Have you been to Lambeau for a game? How did you like it? What other NFL stadiums have you been to? We'd love to hear about your experiences, from football to tailgating, let us know!

Wisconsin Weekend Events - September 18 - 20, 2009

What are you doing this weekend? Below, find some great events taking place throughout Wisconsin this weekend! From Cassville to Plymouth and Oshkosh to Racine, there are some exciting events taking place in Wisconsin this weekend! What else is going on in your area? How will you spend your days? Let us know!

Dates and Times	Event	Location	Description
September 18, 2009, 6:00 – 9:00pm	Art on the Town	Appleton, Wisconsin	"Stroll The Avenue or catch a free ride on the Downtown Cool Trolley to explore and enjoy rhythm & music, performing arts, visual arts and even the art of food & beverage!"
Friday September 18, 2009 5pm – 9pm	Fall Art Walk	Delafield, Wisconsin	" Local and regional artists are featured at participating business locations throughout the downtown area. Come to Delafield and enjoy being outdoors with friends and family for this popular annual community event! Dinner reservations encouraged."
Friday September 18, 2009 7:30PM	Lipizzaner Stallions	La Crosse, Wisconsin	" The Lipizzaner Stallion has galloped boldly out of the pages of over 400 years of history, and is now preserved as an equestrian work of art, an equine ballet not to be rivaled. Harkening back to a time when the horse was a symbol of grace and majesty, the Lipizzaner Stallions are truly a great experience to be enjoyed by the entire family!"
Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, 2009	6th Annual Oktoberfest	Plymouth, Wisconsin	"There’ll be plenty of "Gemuetlichkeit," (good cheer) to go around, and admission is free! The event will be held rain or shine in the Oktoberfest tent and garden. German and American food and desserts will be served, along with a biergarten featuring German and domestic bier."
Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, 2009	DOZYNKI Polish Fest	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	"Farmers market, polish crafts & demonstrations, arts & crafts vendors, pumpkin painting, food, refreshments and entertainment, traditional Polish dinner on Sat., Fri. night entertainment"
Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, 2009	World Championship Vintage Snowmobile Show and Reunion	Eagle River, Wisconsin	"A classic snowmobile show without the snow! Judged displays, swap meet, vendor exhibits and vintage grass drag racing."
Friday – Sunday September 18, 19 & 20, 2009	Wo-Zha-Wa Days	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin	"A festive celebration of autumn, Wo-Zha-Wa Days is filled with free family activities, including an arts and crafts fair, antique flea market, Maxwell Street Days, live entertainment and a 100-unit parade. Visitors are also invited to participate in a street carnival with refreshment concessions and the Wo-Zha-Wa Run."
Friday – Sunday September 18, 19 & 20, 2009	Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival	Cable, Wisconsin	" Friday warm-up event, Pasta Feast, product displays, awards presentations, hundreds of miles of bike trails, fresh air, clean cold water and countless stars.Saturday is "race day", and Sunday is "fun day"!"
Saturday, September 19, 2009	Bay View Bash	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	"The Bay View Bash is Milwaukee’s largest, and only 100% volunteer-run festival.The Bash is a community party for Bay View residents, business owners, and visitors to eat, drink, dance, shop and play on Kinnickinnic Avenue."
Saturday, September 19, 2009	Fox Cities Marathon Festival of Races	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	"The 2009 Community First Fox Cities Marathon Festival of Races has something to offer everyone! Whether you're a seasoned runner, or just looking for a fun way to spend a nice weekend, we have an event just for you."
Saturday, September 19, 2009 2pm	3rd Annual Green County Fall National Tractor Pull	Monroe, Wisconsin	" Badger State Tractor Pullers, with categories for: super farm, pro stock, light super stock, light limited super stock, unlimited super stock, two-wheel drive trucks, pro farm, and mini rod. Food stands. The pull wraps up around 8 pm, but the fun is just beginning as the popular 8-piece country show band "Madison County" takes the stage!"
Saturday, September 19, 2009	Neshkoro's Fall Festival Crafts & Parade	Neshkoro, WI	" Fall Festival Crafts & Parade in Neshkoro, WI. Sponsored by Neshkoro's Enhancement Committee"
Saturday September 19, 2009 8am – 12pm	Volunteer Workday at Rotary Botanical Gardens	Janesville, Wisconsin	" Don't be fooled by the flowers as you wander through Rotary Botanical Gardens; these extensive displays don't happen on their own. Countless hours of sweat and tender loving care goes into each garden area. And with only a very limited number of staff at RBG, we count upon the volunteers who come to the gardens." Volunteer Today!
Saturday September 19, 2009 9am-3pm	17th Annual Colorama Arts & Crafts Fair	Boulder Junction, Wisconsin	"Craft show, farmer’s market and wild game sandwiches at the Community Center"
Saturday September 19, 2009	Friends of the Library Wine Tasting	Boulder Junction, Wisconsin	"Wine, hors d’oeuvres and raffles to benefit the Boulder Junction library."
Saturday, September 19, 2009	Harvest Fest	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin	"Art and craft show, car show, food and more..."
date/time	event/link	town	description
Saturday, September 19 2009 9am - 5pm	Ethnic Festival	Two Rivers, Wisconsin	"65 Ethnic Craft booths, 20 Ethnic Food booths, All day musical entertainment! A whole day of fun for the family!"
Saturday, September 19, 2009	International Fall Festival	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	"The International Fall Festival will be packed with wonderful music, appetizing food vendors, arts and crafts and most importantly entertaining acts. "
Saturday, September 19, 2009 7pm – 9pm	Twilight Tours and Wine Tasting	Milton, Wisconsin	Tour the historic Milton House museum and stay for the wine tasting!
Saturday, September 19, 2009	Great Lakes Brew Fest	Racine, Wisconsin	"Unlimited sampling of more than 250 craft beers and sodas fromnearly 100 brewers on the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan."
Satuday – Sunday September 19 & 20, 2009	Wet Whistle Wine Fest	Algoma, Wisconsin	" Grape Stomp, Wine Tasting, Music by The Groove Hogs, Spark Plugs, Kevin Crocker Quartet (Sunday), Specialty Foods & Fine Art Show."
Sunday September 20, 2009	St. Charles Fall Festival	Cassville, Wisconsin	"Family Style BBQ Chicken Dinner. Carry outs available. Cake walk, craft & produce rooms, raffles, silent auction, games, food, refreshments, afternoon & evening bingo. Family fun for all.

Do you know of an event we've missed? Have you been to any of these events before? Will you be at one this weekend? We want to know! Email us at WanderingWisconsin@gmail.com. Find us on Twitter @wandering_wisco. Or just leave us a comment here on the blog.

Sorry!

Well, it's time for an apology from the people here at Wandering through Wisconsin. We've been MIA for awhile now, and we're really sorry about that! Between switching blog hosting services, our writers moving from place to place, and a general sense of "But it's SUMMER, I don't have TIME to write", we've definitely let the ball drop.

Rest assured, we're back on track now. So bookmark the blog, get ready to send questions, suggestions and comments our way, because we're back!

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