Wally's Spot, Green Bay - Thursday May 17, 2018

On Thursday night we headed north to another interesting and historic Supper Club, Wally’s Spot in Green Bay.  Wally’s Spot has been owned by the Adamany family since 1948.    Wally’s Spot was originally located along the Fox River on Washington street and was moved in 1969 to its current Main street location.

  

We arrived at Wally’s about 6:30 and it was pretty quiet.  They have a large oval bar and a great vintage décor, including our bartender who had a large “bouffant with a flip” hairstyle.   She was very friendly and had been there for 21 years.     According to our bartender, the current owner, Tom, is the son of the originators and is very active in the business  The barroom had a wall of mirrors on one side, a signed Reggie White jersey on display, and free snacks (veggies, dip, cheese, liver, and garlic spreads and crackers).     The BOF’s were good and strong.

 

Different than the rural supper clubs on our quest, Wally’s dining room is more formal with white linen table cloths and finer table ware.    It feels as if you are stepping back 50 years, and if Green Bay had any organized crime figures they might meet at Wally’s.

 

The waiter came to the bar and took our order.  I chose the half rack of smoked ribs and Paul went with the Cowboy bone-in ribeye, and we both ordered the twice-baked potato.  They offer a salad bar or a Caesar salad, and the meal comes with soup as well.

 

As soon as we left the barroom and entered the dining room to sit down, the waiter arrived with the Caesar salads.  A crock of good French onion soup came next.  The smoked ribs were served with barbecue or honey mustard sauce on the side, but they had a great flavor without any sauce at all.  Paul’s ribeye and the twice-baked potatoes were very good as well.  Just when we thought we could not eat another thing the waiter arrived with a small dish of orange sherbet, a perfect light dessert.       

Eating at Wally’s was a fun and unique experience.  The food prices are higher than most supper clubs, but they do offer several nice little extras to the dining experience.  The bartender and waiter were very good and friendly, and we enjoyed the vintage ambiance.