The Rite Place - Bellevue, WI

November, 2019. My husband and I sat down at Tuscon’s on Lime Kiln for our first dinner out to eat in the Great City of Green Bay after we moved into town. We knew nothing about the town, where to shop, what to eat, where to go for basics. We were blessed by a local waitress that took care of us. She gave us our first sips of Spotted Cow and told us where to go for the best produce and the best deals on meat and pantry items. She pointed us to The Rite Place for what she termed ‘ the best soup in town’.

More than a year passed before we remembered that advice and decided to stop in for lunch at the supper club not far from where we now live. The warmest day of the year so far made us want a nature walk along the path not far from the restaurant, so after a short walk, we came back for a drink and a tasty lunch. I wasn’t sure what to expect when we went inside. I drive by every day and look upon a parking lot almost always full at lunch time, and that’s to say nothing of Friday evening when Fish Fry comes for Wisconsin. They’re busy, and that tells me they’re a much beloved family favorite.

This was the same feeling I got when I went inside. While my husband and I were among the youngest people there on the bar side for lunch, one thing was perfectly clear: this was a place for family. Parents, grandparents, and the children of the family gathered at most of the tables for a nice meal together. Couples sat at the bar or took up smaller tables. We chose to sit in the window area and look out toward the nature walk we had just taken.

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