Zesty's Makes Fast Food Local -- and Tasty

Zesty’s dots the Green Bay landscape with locations at almost all four corners. Their iconic frozen custards are the biggest draw, but when my mother came up to town for the first time this year, we wanted a quick lunch at a local location that we trusted. The Allouez Zesty’s has been a stop for my husband and I with several previous visitors for the custards. It was time to try their food menu.

The interior screams of an old fashioned diner, and after ordering at the front, we made ourselves comfortable in one of the pleather booths with our self-serve drinks. It’s a familiar feeling recreated all over the midwest in similar establishments. My husband and I were reminded of Dairy King in southern Illinois once the food arrived.

I ordered a single patty cheeseburger with ketchup, onion, and pickle and a side of fries. Right at the top of the menu, it was the first thing I thought to choose. You can learn a lot about a kitchen like this one from their burgers and fries. The meal arrived on a classic plastic tray wrapped in wax paper, and the burger was cut in half inside the paper. Split it open, and you look down into a patty still slightly pink in the center– juicy and cheesy and ketchupy. Just how I like it.

The fries appear to be lightly battered which helps with the crunch, as always. They provided a much needed relief from the softer textures of the old fashioned burgers being served up out of the kitchen. Because I didn’t order a deluxe, there was little in the way of crunch within the burger to be served up by the classic garden toppings. The diced onion helped some– but their traditional crunch was lost through slight cooking underneath the warm patty. 

Not that that took away from the burger itself. Zesty’s burgers are a fast food hamburger being made in a locally owned kitchen, and that alone makes them special. Thin patties slung quickly from their kitchen to feed people like us looking for a cheaper, quicker option than sitting down at a restaurant for the afternoon have their merits.

Their frozen custard is, of course, the greatest draw. There wasn’t enough time in the day or room in the stomach for it during this visit. We We encourage you to give that a try. Ordering ahead of time via their online app can take away the short waiting period during prime hours. We have included some old pictures of our custards from previous visits so you can get an idea of how tasty those can be!

​No matter what side of Green Bay you're on, it's a short drive to find a Zesty's location. Visit their facebook page for more information and tell them Eating Normal sent you.