Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
This year my twin sister, her husband, their daughter and her family came to Rhinelander to camp for our birthday weekend. They set up tents at a nearby campgrounds on a lake. It was a great weekend. Our birthday was on a Saturday so, since Rhinelander is where I live, I chose Al-Gen restaurant for our birthday dinner. It is really a log cabin supper club which has great food at a reasonable price.
There was nine of us at the table with my brother-in-law at the head of the table and a fireplace at the other end. My niece and her husband have three children. My oldest son joined us. He was the only one who took a picture of their food so I included it below.
I had the Chicken Oscar. It came on a bed of wild rice with asparagus, crab meat, and hollandaise sauce. It is pictured on the menu link below. I loved it! My twin had the kabobs and she enjoyed them. The children all ordered hamburgers. I laughed because we had hamburgers for lunch that day grilled outdoors at their campsite after fishing all morning.
See the menu at https://www.zmenu.com/the-al-gen-dinner-club-rhinelander-online-menu/
There is a map on the above link.
Since there was nine of us the wait was longer than normal. There was another large group near us in this small supper club. I did call ahead, even though no reservations are needed, and we were seated right away. Service was prompt. While we were waiting the server brought us baskets of sliced breads and crackers/bread sticks with butter. Their breads are amazing!
This is above the fireplace.
My brother-in-law must have been thinking he wished he had caught larger fish like the ones on display above him. Beyond the doorway you see at the rear of this picture is the C-shaped bar. This is where the entrance is. There is an option of waiting for your table at the bar while sipping your favorite beverage. In the past I enjoyed sitting there visiting with my son. It was a Friday night a couple of years ago. Fish fry are popular in the Northwoods and Al-Gen has one of the best around.
After dinner the server surprised my twin and I with strawberry shortcake for desert. They came with sparklers burning in them. The strawberry shortcake was amazing! Can you tell we are twins?
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