Stevens Point Area Visitors Guide 2023

FOOD & DRINK
FOOD & DRINK
Curd Crown
Showdown!
We asked our followers to help us pick the best spots for crispy,
gooey, delicious cheese curds in the Stevens Point Area, for the
Curd Crown Showdown.
Cheese curds have some
seriously loyal fans in Wisconsin.
After seeking nominations and
narrowing the field to the top 8
spots by total votes, each spot
went head-to-head to send one
lucky (and tasty) spot all the
whey to the top!
And the winner
of the Curd Crown is…
Guu’s on Main.
Fans love the options when
it comes to cheese curds at
Guu’s. On the menu they come
in a range of flavors, from garlic
ranch to parmesan truffle, which
elevate the fresh curds locallysourced
from Feltz Dairy.
Honorable Mentions
Point After Pub & Grill
Joining the showdown seeded
as #5, Point After dominated
and nearly made it to the top
spot. Try their perfected curds
with a crispy exterior and
great cheese pull – you pick,
white or yellow – to taste what
their devoted fans love.
@foxcitieseats
PJ’s Restaurant
Making the cut after the
first round, seeded as #2,
they were bumped from the
running by Point After. They
still deserve a try, with awardwinning
cheese fried to golden
brown and served with ranch
and dried cherry-mustard aioli.
Feltz’s Dairy Store
You can’t get much closer to
the source, with this robotic
family dairy farm and store –
where the cheese is made on
site. Routinely named as some
of the squeakiest curds, order
a side of deep-fried curds on
the farm to judge for yourself.
Food Truck
Finds
The food truck scene in
the Stevens Point Area
is growing with plenty
of delicious options.
@ctbieri
Grab a taste on the go from
these mobile flavor makers. Here
you’ll find a wide variety from
authentic frybread (Kasuns),
Hmong Egg Rolls (Freedom Street
Egg Rolls), Walkin Frito Cup
(Everythang TACOS), Crispy Fried
Pork (Hanuman Express), Birria
Ramen (Lo Que Sea), Grilled Gyro
(KamBray’s), Pasta-filled bread
bowl (Purple Basil), and Bourbon
Barrel Smoked Beef Sandwich
(Chef C’s Munchie Mobile).
NOT SURE WHERE TO FIND THEM?
Check them out on social media
– as many post their locations in
advance. Summer tends to be their
biggest season - with trucks lined
up at events like the Levitt AMP
music series, PRIDE, Riverfront
Jazz Festival, Pointoberfest, and
Art in the Park. (Remember most
operate seasonally.)
Still on the hunt? Make a trip to
District 1, Central Waters, and
other Central Wisconsin Craft
Collective spots, where food
trucks are known to frequent
on a regular basis.
Stacked with
Flavor
THE YEW NORK
Main Grain
Bakery & Eatery
This flavor-packed sandwich
starts with a sturdy base of Rustic
White sourdough, a healthy
slather of stone ground mustard
(with a splash of Siren Shrub),
stacked peppery pastrami, ample
Finlandia Swiss cheese, fresh
Produce Point greens, tangy
roasted pepper + olive + pickle
tapenade, with miso aioli as the
cherry on top. Stop drooling, and
order up one for yourself at Main
Grain Bakery & Eatery.
Still Hungry?
Violet Basil
Italian-inspired
Classic Italian hoagie
with bruschetta
– stuffed with
rosemary ham, hot
capocollo, salami,
prosciutto, cheddar,
and a Sicilian
vinaigrette.
Beard Bros. BBQ
STONE
GROUND
MUSTARD
While you can’t
go wrong with the
classic pulled pork or
chicken – you won’t
want to miss the
BBB, blurring lines
of burger and brisket
sandwich – topped
with bacon!
FINLANDIA
SWISS
CHEESE
RUSTIC WHITE
SOURDOUGH
O’so Brewing
Grab extra napkins
and order the
Meatball Bomber.
Messy, but delicious,
you don’t want to
skip this sandwich
from the kitchen
at O’so Brewing
Company.
Fleming’s Café
There is no skimping
on the Café BLT –
with 12! strips of
bacon (or griddled
spam) at this diner
tucked in downtown
Amherst. Also, try
the housemade
onion dip!
Zest Bakery &
Coffeehouse
Sweet. Spicy. Salty.
Savory. The Chapple
is all of these,
deliciously stacked
with cheddar, apple,
bacon, jalapeno’s
and roasted red
onion mayo.
TANGY
TAPENADE
Library Café
PEPPERY
PASTRAMI
@themaingrainbakery
Wisconsin’s native
fruit – the famed
cranberry - takes
centerstage on the
Turkey Brie Melt,
featuring cranberry
pepper jam, with this
delicious + toasty
sandwich.
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