Supper Clubs

I grew up in Minnesota and took Summer trips  up North to “cabins” and out East to “cottages” in Wisconsin. Along the way I have many fond memories of the Classic supper club. When I say classic I mean, the relish tray with olives, carrots, radishes, celery and if they are fancy scallions with a homemade dipping sauce. White puffy potato rolls with scoops of butter or packaged butter pats would accompany the garden salad with homemade Blue Cheese, Thousand Island or French dressings preferably served in a “Lazy Susan” so you could have some of all three. Your steak would come on a silver broiler plate with a steak knife and a baked potato  rolled in salt, wrapped in foil with a gob of butter melting into the cracks. Out came the “Lazy Susan” again with sour cream, bacon bits, scallions and cheese. After dinner the grown ups would get Pink Squirrels, Brandy Alexanders or Grasshoppers which we would beg for spoonfuls of not realizing they were laden with alcohol.

That’s my idea of a Supper Club.

So I asked the listeners of my Weekly Dish Radio show where their favorite classic supper clubs are and here is the list for the next time you are craving a hint of your childhood memories. 

Make sure to order the ice cream drink.

Minneapolis:

Jax Café

Murrays

Nyes

Red Stag – New Twist on the Classic

St Paul:

Mancinis

Cherokee Sirloin Room

Lake Elmo Inn

Dehns Country Manor – Maple Grove (still offering set-ups I am told)

Jensens - Eagen

Lakeside Inn

Phils Tara Hideaway - Stillwater

Club Tara - Stillwater

Hinterlands:

Wiederholts – Meisville (ok 30 minutes from St Paul and has tons of votes)

Tinuccis - Newport

Wisconsin:

Lehmans – Rice lake

Virginia Super Club – Prescott

Laurel – New Richmond

Ranchero – Webster

5’Oclock Super Club – Cumberland