Krabbe's Kountry Klub, Seymour - Sunday October 14, 2018

Our friend from Montana, Dave Schwalbe, joined us for our trip to Krabbe’s Kountry Klub in Seymour on Sunday evening.  Dave is originally from Wisconsin and has an appreciation for the Wisconsin Supper Club tradition.
   
Krabbe’s was opened in 1985 by Steve and Cheri Krabbe.  After Steve’s employer abruptly closed, Steve looked for a business to start.  Cheri was supportive as long as it was not the bar or restaurant business, because she was a child of restaurant owners and did not want that.  As it worked out, he did not listen to Cheri.  Steve bought the Coachlite Supper Club in 1980.   The Coachlite burned down in 1985.  With the insurance proceeds, they purchased Frank’s Supper Club (where they had had their wedding rehearsal dinner) and turned it into Krabbe’s.  Krabbe’s location is typical of rural supper clubs sitting at a crossing of two county roads.
     
When we arrived around 6:15pm, it was pretty busy in the restaurant with a lively group in the barroom.  We found some seats at the nice oval bar and Dave and Paul ordered Old Fashioneds, tonic water for me.   As usual, the bartender offered us menus and we enjoyed our drinks and perused the menu.  When the guys were on their second OF, the waitress came back to take our order.  Shortly after, she returned, indicating we could go to our table whenever we were ready.
 
Dave tried the tenderloin and perch combo with a twice-baked potato, tenderloin and chicken combo with twice-baked for Paul, and I went with the Sicilian tenderloin with hashbrowns.
 
Eventually we went to the dining room and the waitress greeted us and directed us toward the large salad bar.   The salad bar was really good and included the common cheese spread, liver pate, and a tasty horse radish spread for crackers.  Paul also ordered the French onion soup ($1), which he said was good.  All the food was very good.  The Sicilian tenderloin was a bit different than I expected, but good.  I expected it would be thinner, but it was very thick and had a lot of cheese on top.  Needless to say, there was a take-home box involved.

We enjoyed Krabbe’s and will be back sometime in the future.  Maybe on the way home from a Packer game.   

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