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On my birthday, I had only one plan: To go to Orsetta Craft Kitchen and Bar for dinner. I’ve walked past their windows and seen a full restaurant on many a warm summer night while out and about in De Pere and imagined myself seated at their cozy bar with a brandy old fashioned and a big pizza all to myself. What more could a girl ask for, really? I made reservations for myself and my father on the evening of my birthday, and I waited anxiously for my chance to finally arrive. These walls were once home to La Nostra Strada, a pizzeria I find myself missing a lot these days. Today, they house a high end eatery that appears to be at the heart of De Pere’s dining community these days. When my father and I arrived for our reservations, there were tables open everywhere we looked. By the time we put in our drinks order, all of those tables were filled. By the crowd alone, I knew that I made the right choice for dinner that night. We were seated in the back of the restaurant, right beneath one of the windows looking out in the direction of the Fox River. Our visit took place just as the smoke from the Canadian Wildfires was starting to pour into the area, and it did put a damper on the view. The interior of the restaurant was gorgeous, at least, and one could forget about all of the smoke in the clean, cool air inside. The natural lighting at our seat turned out perfect for the pictures I’d take for this article.
Orsetta offers sourdough thin crust and Sicilian Pan style pizzas in all varieties listed on their menu, and it was difficult for my father and I to decide which ones we wanted. The easy thing was choosing to do one of each crust style. We ordered the Hot Honey Pepperoni on the thin crust and The Brooklyn Supreme on the Sicilian pan. This seemed like the best compromise to get the best of both worlds.
The prices at Orsetta do keep this restaurant firmly in the special occasion category for my current budget, but by ordering their pizzas, that special occasion was able to keep going through the rest of the week. I do intend to visit again and try their entree and pasta menus another time, but pizza is definitely the way to go if you want the most bang for your buck here.
You can take a look at their website to see their menu and make reservations of your own to plan your own trip. Their social media is the best place to keep an eye on any specials going on. I’ll be going back again soon, for sure.
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 Right off of 172 at Packerland Drive stands Cafe Con Crema, frequently voted as a brunch favorite in many of Green Bay’s restaurant awards. I drive by it during business hours weekly, and when I do, I see a packed parking lot. Every single time, I tell myself I’ve got to check it out. I’ve been telling myself that for two years. That changed very recently. My time to find out just what those crowds were all about had finally come when a friend reminded me of this promise when we got together one weekend.
We arrived shortly before 9 am, and the parking lot was full as it always looked. I was concerned we may need to look elsewhere for brunch that day, but we were fortunate enough to be seated quickly due to our smaller party size. We took our seats, placed our order, and waited with our coffee and water for our meals to come to the table. The interior of the building is super cute. You can see the bones of what used to be yet another sports bar on Packerland in the arrangement of the booth and the beams sticking out of the ceiling that were probably supports for TVs in the building’s past life. Cafe Con Crema has smoothed over those old bones to craft a cozy brunch spot to catch up with friends and family in booths that feel isolated from the noise of the restaurant. It’s a welcoming and comforting place.
 Is there anything better than a Margarita and a plate of tacos after a long day of shopping? It’s hard to think of a greater treat to cap off a busy day running around town and taking care of errands I’ve been putting off for weeks.There are plenty of options all over town to fulfill those criteria, but I wanted to find somewhere new after taking so long away from writing restaurant reviews for the website. Where does a girl get back into the game? West De Pere gained a branch of Howard’s Mexico Lindo in the last few months. I finally made it out there to try it for myself on a chilly Saturday afternoon after a long, long day of running errands with a friend. It’s located in the old Sgambati’s location, and it fills an important spot on that little strip. The restaurant space between offices and hair salons served as an anchor. For a Saturday afternoon, it wasn’t particularly busy. I have a feeling that the location itself is to blame for some of the lower foot traffic since it is so far out of the way. Maybe during the work week, the crowd is a little thicker with all of the industrial parks in the area. I wasn’t upset to be there without too many other patrons. It was easier to talk to my friend that accompanied me on my errands even if the music was a touch loud.
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