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Welcome to the Brat Stop-Open at 8 a.m. 7 days a week, 365 days a year! Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and everything in between!
World Famous Brats, Entertainment, Restaurant, Cheese Mart & Banquet Facilities.

The Brat Stop opened in 1961, and is located just five minutes over the Wisconsin/Illinois border. I-94 & HWY 50, Exit 344.  It has been fondly called 1 acre under a roof without a car for sale.  Keeping pace with the times has been a big factor in the Brat Stop's success. It has grown from 1,200 to 46,000 square feet.  With the help of our staff we get to play ambassador to over 450,000 visitors per year at this unofficial "Gateway to Wisconsin".

What's the allure?  Well, anyone who travels knows that sampling regional cuisine is half the adventure, and a visit to Wisconsin simply isn't complete without sampling a bratwurst.  The beer and brat are inextricable parts of the German settlers that made roots here in the 19th century.  The word Bratwurst is of German origin; brat means fry, wurst means sausage.  A bona fide Wisconsin cook-out or tailgate always offers lots of tasty beer soaked grilled brats.

Cheese is another regional specialty and the varieties of cheese available in the Badger State makes visitors heads spin.  The Brat Stop's Cheese Mart and Gift Shop lets visitors take home brats, cheese and light-hearted Wisconsin related memorabilia. Most visitors bring home a few "cheesy" souvenirs, one of the more popular being a foam cheese head hat that looks like a wedge of cheese. 

Many sports, political and entertainment personalities have "Stopped at the Brat", whose mystique has been irresistible to Micheal Jordan, Phil Jackson, Tony Kukoc, Al McGuire, Tom Arnold, Steven Tyler, Willard Scott, Bette Midler, Shelly Fairchild, Tommy Thompson, Russ Feingold.....  "The Best Damn Sports Show" even filmed here once.  Many of these stars undoubtedly stayed a little later than planned just so they could sample another Wisconsin institution- The Friday Night Fish Fry.

From our breakfast menu to pizza, deli, appetizers and a full dinner menu, there is something here to satisfy everyone.  On weekends specials feature prime rib and broasted chicken dinners.

In 1998 The Parkway Chateau was added. Our premiere banquet facility with meeting halls for private and corporate events that will accommodate from 6 to 600 guests at one time! It's a site to be seen, with uncomparable service to boot!

Since 1964 The Brat Stop has hosted live music- many were national acts.  Stars gracing the stage have included The Charlie Daniels Band, Styx, B.T.O., Cheap Trick, Foghat, The Guess Who, Nazareth, Molly Hatchet, Joan Jett, Holland, Bad Boy, Night Ranger, Loverboy, Jackyl, Eddie Money, 38 Special, Ratt, Warrant, Saxon, Tracy Byrd, Great White, Mark Wills, Jo Dee Messina, Neal McCoy, Wade Hayes, Trace Adkins, Chris Cagle, Shinedown and Sugar Land, just to mention a few.....

The Brat Stop also supports a wide variety of local and charitable organizations, including MDA, local church and school festivals, and several sports leagues...
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Must be 21 or older with ID to enter




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To Benefit Special Olympics of WI

Food, Beer, Soda

Drink in hand wacky volley ball games

Dunk tank

Hula hoop contest

Baggo

Vote for the Official “Plunge Drink"

Raffles & Music

$20 When purchased by July 7

$25 After July 7

All proceeds go to Special Olympics of WI

To enter official Plunge drink recipe contest send your recipe to: plungecontest@gmail.com