Cinder's Charcoal Grill Kensington Dr

Appleton, 221 S Kensington Dr, Appleton, WI 54915, United States | ★ 4.4 (1984 Review)

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Cinder’s Charcoal Grill, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, is a family-owned bar, restaurant, and grill known for its warm, family-friendly atmosphere. For over 40 years we’ve been serving up delicious hand-cut steaks, fresh-ground burgers, and homemade soups. Our menu features a mouthwatering selection of steak sandwiches, gourmet burgers, hearty grilled sandwiches, crisp salads, and our signature fish fry. At Cinder’s, every piece of meat is cut and ground daily, then grilled to perfection over a real charcoal fire, delivering authentic, flame-kissed flavors you’ll love. Come experience the tradition of great food and friendly service that has made us a local favorite!

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Shirley Doepker

★ 5

Great place for the family! Food is great, prices are reasonable, and the wait staff are wonderful.

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Alexander Karp

★ 1

How does a BBQ joint not sell baby back ribs? This should be illegal. What kind of messed up world are we living in. No BBQ ribs at an actual BBQ restaurant . Truly amazing. Zero stars!

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Mark Jolin

★ 5

Think it was my first time at this location. Maybe 2nd. But really good service. Loved the little grill decor all over. The good was decent however the buns on the burgers were very hard like over cooked on top. The coleslaw wasn't the greatest either like something missing.

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Tracy Johnson

★ 5

Always great cinders should be the state burger small fulish portions for the price

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K

★ 4

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Randy Golz

★ 5

Food is always good. Sometimes a little wait but not bad

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Chris

★ 5

Went for the Friday Fish Fry. Go early! It gets busy. Food and service were top notch. Highly recommend.

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Pam Faris

★ 5

Always a favorite! Great burgers and fish!

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Neil Ott

★ 4

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Alison Williamson

★ 5

Food was good, service was good, no complaints.

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Jane Klozotsky

★ 5

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Lou Vadala

★ 4

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Chad Cothern

★ 5

I love the Steak sandwich! My wife and I enjoy the "All you can eat fish" on Fridays. Make sure you order your fish cooked the way you like it. They can cook it extra golden brown and crunchy or lighter brown leaving the coating a little on the softer side. There's plenty of seating inside and some outside seating if you prefer. I'd have to say they have the best coleslaw I've ever had! Make sure you get there before 5ish on a Friday or you'll have to wait a bit.

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Jessica Lynch

★ 5

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Richard Zilm

★ 3

Had haddock just average , drinks pricey

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Ryan Baldwin

★ 3

Can be a long wait on Friday's.

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Scott meverden

★ 5

Lunch

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Gregg Jansen

★ 5

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Jessica Schupbach

★ 5

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Reviewing Mama

★ 5

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Brian Scharbarth

★ 4

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Brice Plote

★ 5

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Elizabeth Kuhr

★ 5

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Julio Santiago

★ 5

The service and food were both outstanding.

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R

★ 5

The best meal I have had in a long time. Kudos to the chefs!!
The Surf and Turf was perfect. Fish perfectly breaded and cooked, tenderloin cooked better than I could have asked. Even the au jus was spot on!
I have to chuckle because I almost forgot about this place until a friend brought it up and I feel like a fool. Can't wait for my next meal here! 10 out of 10!

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Donald Jensen

★ 5

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Beth Janssen

★ 5

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Wayne Kempf

★ 5

Food was great. Service was awesome. Grace, our sweetheart waitress, made our experience even better. Will definitely go there again.

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Angela Saenger

★ 4

Great place for a burger and beer.

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Brian Holcomb

★ 5

Awesome food, great prices

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Blair Elizabeth

★ 4

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Carol Foskuhl

★ 4

Great endless fries and homemade ranch. Burger was great. Great waitress.

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dawn powers

★ 5

Try the whitefish. Amazing

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Gary Maylander

★ 5

Good food great service

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Roberta Carrington

★ 5

What a great place to enjoy a meal. Friendly staff and lots to choose from.

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Jeffry Davis

★ 5

Friday fish fry. I'll be back.

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Brandon haen

★ 5

I can never decide if I want to get the burger or famous steak sandwich. Both are so good with the butter and bun!

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R. Hermes

★ 5

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Rachel Martin

★ 4

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Reid

★ 5

Great food, staff, and service!

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Raini Moede

★ 4

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Chrissy Mattson

★ 5

Cinders has great service, also friendly staff! Boneless wings are a must along with bottomless fries!

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Crystal

★ 5

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osvxx

★ 5

EAT HERE IF YOU LIKE GOOD FOOD !!!
Ive been going to Cinders since I was a little girl with my mom because it’s her favorite restaurant in the Valley. We used to go to the one on Wisconsin Ave but went to this location once and now only go to this one. The staff is my favorite, the atmosphere is not to crowded/loud/warm like other places (offering both indoor and outdoor seating depending on the weather), the food is affordable, there really isn’t a way to go wrong when you come here!
With how hard the service industry can be within the past few years, we are grateful for such a kind and upbeat staff no matter what!

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Aleah Yang

★ 5

Always great services and food is exactly what I want every time

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Athan Leicht

★ 5

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Joyel Vandenboogart

★ 5

What a GREAT place to bring your family and eat. Our girls love going here and it is always amazing food, service and great atmosphere for the whole family. We LOVE it when we get to go there.

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E. Glide

★ 5

We love this place. Food is always excellent. Too many good items to choose from. Service is good and the restaurant is clean and well maintained.

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Gina Mix

★ 5

I visit Appleton once a year and cinders is a staple for me! My trip isn’t complete without visiting! I love the atmosphere and how you feel at home! The food is delicious and the staff is wonderful! It’s always a five star experience for me! You can tell that the managers really care about their employees and the restaurant as well! Love love love cinders!

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Elizabeth Navin

★ 5

Fish fry was great! Our server could have been a little more attentive, but it was a busy Friday night. We got everything we needed. :)

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Michael DeLain

★ 5

Always good food, always fast, excellent people! Grace is awesome!

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Toots

★ 5

Love this place!!! Their burgers and steak sandwiches are top notch. Check out The Burger of the Week if you're looking for something creative and delicious!!! Homemade soups are also a must. Exceptional service and pleasant atmosphere ❤️

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April Eskofski

★ 1

I’ve never wrote a review in my life but this place is ridiculous. My 13 year old daughter LOVES Cinders. We live hours away but travel every year for her birthday. She’s obsessed with the chicken nuggets. Yes, they may be on the children’s menu (12 and under) but we were willing to pay whatever to get one plate of nuggets. Are you trying to make money or not? The thing that is making me angry is the server lying and saying my daughter was swearing when she couldn’t get the nuggets?!? ABSOLUTELY not. She’s a born again Christian who doesn’t swear. A normal owner would want service, not respond to her review with “you’re not welcome back”. Maybe train your servers better. Our last one was so drugged out of her mind we had to request a new one. Worry about that and not a 13 year old who wants chicken nuggets. You’re absolutely ridiculous.

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Keerstyn Eskofski

★ 1

me and my friend went to go get some chicken nuggets and they said we weren’t not aloud too because we are not 12 and under, i turned 13 like 9 months ago. We were still giving you buisness, worker proceeded to tell people we were cussing, very poor service.

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Marli Constantino

★ 1

we were 13 and not aloud to have chicken nuggets bc we aren’t 12 sorry we’re trying to service you, that’s like saying an 8 year old can’t order a burger bc they arent old enough

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Corinne Noe

★ 3

sirloin steak had no taste, no seasoning. the supposed butter was, I believe, oleo and too much of it. the salad and haystackers were excellent and the service superb.

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robert jaschek

★ 5

Really enjoyed my whole experience

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Ron Kohl

★ 2

Paying 15.00 for a steak sandwich they should be cooked the way you want them
I ordered 2 of them med rare and both came well done your cook needs to figure out what med rare is.This is first time in many years this happened at Cinders East I should of returned both of them but we were hungry

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Dale Thibodeau

★ 5

We had a wonderful time here. The service and food was top notch. The steak sandwich was everything we imagined and the brownie sundae was delicious. We'll definitely be going here more often.

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Mike Potter

★ 5

Great food and service as always

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Sherry Tobin

★ 5

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Ed Ver Voort

★ 4

Good food!

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christy baehr

★ 1

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Maria Barden

★ 5

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Drew Mcginn

★ 5

Great food and great service !! Still love this place ! Awesome service! Great management!

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bonkjmma

★ 4

Had the all you can eat whitefish and it did not disappoint. Fish and side of fries were excellent. Waitress was great. Highly recommend this place.

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Karen Drecktrah

★ 5

Cinders is a hidden gem. Great food, cozy atmosphere & wonderful, smiling service!

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Holly LeFave

★ 5

Cinders has yummy home cooked food! I love the bang bang shrimp! Nice atmosphere and welcoming employees, including Kendall the manager who is just wonderful! I always bring my out of town guests here and they love it too! Great job Cinders! 😃

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Cynthia Veit

★ 3

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Heather Samp

★ 5

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Jane Drager

★ 5

Came in with Several friends. Separate checks. Waitress provided fast friendly service. First time I came. Food was good. Will be back!

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Kristina Pierce

★ 5

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Steven Bodoh

★ 5

Had a big double burger that was pretty good. Busy place, but good service. Convenient location, too.

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Tessa Gregoire

★ 5

Great food, had a wonderful server when we were there love the steak sandwich and all you can eat fries!

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Nathan Beyer

★ 5

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Ginny Debruin

★ 5

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william neering

★ 4

Good food reasonable prices.

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Jonathan Kollath

★ 5

This is our favorite restaurant in the valley!

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Nate Van Stralen

★ 5

Great service and food. Attentive bartenders and staff, phenomenal food for dinner, specifically Friday fish!

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Marty o

★ 5

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Michele Alghetta

★ 5

I've been enjoying Cinders for over 35 years. This is the best location left! Thank you for making my birthday lunch so special!

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Margaret Dahlin

★ 5

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Charlie LivermanJr

★ 5

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Mike Milbach

★ 5

Great food, always friendly service.

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Theresa Porto

★ 5

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Debbie Menting

★ 5

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Denise Baugh

★ 5

Trista was our server and age was awesome.. food came out very quickly and was delicious! Glad we had such good service too😊

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Miranda Schuh

★ 5

We had Trista as our server and she was very pleasant. The food was great, and so was the service. We will be returning!

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Jen Brennan

★ 5

My Husband and I ate at Cinders on January 30th. The food was delicious. Service was awesome. Everything was clean including the bathrooms.

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bill jatczak

★ 4

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Virginia Henke

★ 5

Trista was very efficient and friendly. Made the meal even better!

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Linda Krell

★ 4

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Christopher Wright

★ 4

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Dana Curry

★ 5

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jeramy J

★ 5

Great food and great service. Never disappointed

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Terry

★ 5

Never had a bad meal there!

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Amy Muehlbauer

★ 5

I love to come to Cinders! Heather is our favorite waitress! She is amazing! All of the other staff are great also!!! Never had bad food or bad service!

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Tammy Servatius

★ 5

Delicious Bang Bang shrimp. My burger was cooked perfectly. Homemade fries to top it off. Our server was very professional.

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jacque fleshman

★ 4

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Susan Suda

★ 5

Libby is exceptional !

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Allan Sosnoski

★ 5

Great burgers..

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Anna Kelly

★ 1

Hostess would not seat us at all. Sat a ton of people before us. Completely refused us service!

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Bob Appleby

★ 5

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Mike Vanden Boogart

★ 5

Service was exceptional: attentive and personable. Best perch we had in a long time!

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Sandra Weeks

★ 5

Sirloin sandwich with onion rings

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Beth Daczyk

★ 5

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John Basken

★ 5

Cinder’s Charcoal Grill on Kensington Drive has a wonderful atmosphere, many great menu options, and a wonderful staff! I highly recommend Cinder’s Charcoal Grill Kensington Drive!

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Mullen Jon

★ 3

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Jamie Zoromski

★ 5

Steak sandwiches are the best!

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Melissa Gutche

★ 5

Cristy is the absolute best she gose above and beyond for her tables and makes sure when your done your definitely leaving happy. The food and everthing else was very good too clean warm and inviting.

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Ras Mykal

★ 5

Scott loves them fries and steak sandwiches

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Lorrie Droese

★ 5

I have not been to Cinder” s in years, I will be visiting this restaurant more frequently.

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Clayton Shedivy

★ 4

Good customer service was great.
I feel Hardee's fast food has better flavored burgers than this sit down restaurant.

Would go back for the friendly customer service, just have lower expectations of the food.

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Neil S

★ 5

Best burgers around!!

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Doug Sultze

★ 5

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Jeremy Moser

★ 5

Cinders is our hometown bar. My wife and I frequently stop in and grab dinner in the bar. It is always so welcoming and efficient. Aliyha, Hailey, Libby, & Kendall are fun, personable and always a joy to visit. My meal is always consistent and the team takes extra care in accommodating my special dietary needs. For over 3 years of weekly visits I have yet to have a meal that disappointed. Best Turkey Burger in town!

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Leroy Kane

★ 5

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Lisa M Vande Voort

★ 5

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Vicky Evers

★ 5

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Brian Williams

★ 5

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Michael Stewart

★ 5

Always great

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Mari Lemke

★ 5

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Todd Jorgenson

★ 1

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Scott Bornemann

★ 5

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R Gooding

★ 4

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Kevin Treml

★ 5

Always nice wait staff. Food is always good. Don't have to wait long to sit or wait for your food.

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Joel Goodness

★ 5

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Lulu Merida

★ 5

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David Hespen

★ 5

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kris mccloy

★ 4

Curds were very good - famous steak burger was decent

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Dennis Sulik

★ 5

Great food and friendly service. Prices are reasonable too. I'll be going back there again when in town for a Packers game.

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Kathryn Schiefelbein

★ 5

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Arlena Peterson

★ 5

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D Gehling

★ 4

This location has the best servers and service to enhance your dining time.
Ms. Kaitlyn is the best server we have engaged with in some time. She handles her customers with a very positive response to even the silliest of patrons(me!).
Go get you some fun food, a fabulous frothy beverage and a plate(or, nowl) of an unexpected 😊 happy.

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Rory Givens

★ 5

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Marlene Tiesling

★ 5

Amazing

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Cool J Tech

★ 5

Good food!! Will come again soon

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Robert Nelson

★ 4

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Shannon Nelson

★ 4

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Ed Hasse

★ 5

Delicious steak sandwich. Fast service. Clean and comfortable. Loved it.

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Caroline Padilla-Teniente

★ 5

I love trying new spots, this one hit mine and son spot. We both enjoyed our meal, our waitress was very proficient, we let her know it was our first visit, she made sure we enjoyed the atmosphere. Food was delicious 😋 even had the homemade carrot cake loaded with raisins and walnut served warm upon request. Interior gave me the "House on the Rock" effect. Cannot wait for my next visit 🔆

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J J

★ 4

I've never had a bad burger here. Good deals on kids meals and the staff was always very nice.

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kristine dictus

★ 4

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Andy V

★ 5

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Kathy Davis

★ 5

Best steak sandwich I have ever had! Tender, juicy, and cooked to my desired doneness. I also had split pea soup, and it tasted just like my own! Highly recommend this restaurant.

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Joseph Eckes

★ 5

Can never go wrong with a steak sandwich. Even better to run into a former classmate.

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Karen Walther

★ 5

The tenderloin salad is sooo good! Very clean and great service!

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Jean Johnson

★ 5

Great burger!!!

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Myra Johnson

★ 5

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barb podjaski

★ 5

We had salads. Both were very fresh and the service was very friendly and helpful

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Ephraim Jacobson

★ 5

Overall, great place and experience. Prices are a little on the high side for what you get. It is a nice place to bring your family for a good greasy burger or fish. Very happy with the service and the quality of

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Marge Wilson

★ 5

Waitress very nice, food excellent

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A. Hauser

★ 5

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Al Iverson

★ 5

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BobJane Klozotsky

★ 5

This is always a favorite of ours, we eat here at least once every two weeks. The steak sandwich, Oriental chicken wrap, perch & haddock are delicious! When we were here on our last visit we saw a full rack of ribs delivered to the next table and decided it will be what we order next. The staff is very friendly & efficient. Portions of food are generous & reasonably priced.

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DCarlon Gomez

★ 5

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Tim Fast

★ 5

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jeffrey lentz

★ 5

Excellent food and service

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Liz Johnson

★ 5

Awesome food great service!

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Teddy Bare

★ 4

A diabetic nightmare! Everything seems to come with french fries and rye bread and very few are offered vegetables. A substitution of vegetables instead of french fries is not available on the menu. It seems they're not concerned about their patrons medical conditions

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Kristina Young

★ 4

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Nick Ebben

★ 5

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Carol Grube

★ 5

Staff in the food is way above standard.We'll enjoy the atmosphere and will enjoy the food

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Christopher Briggs

★ 5

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Stacy De Sotel

★ 4

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David Tadych

★ 5

Friday fish fry (AYCE) all you can eat eat, well worth it. Drink prices were surprisingly low. The staff was wonderful. Try it if you get a chance.

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Debbie Reinke

★ 5

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Gerry Janssen

★ 5

this is our "go to place" It never disappoints. BEST BLT's ever

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Dean Vosters

★ 5

Great burgers

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Anthony Brantner

★ 1

I've been going there for 3 months straight. Leave hefty tips. I never eat, well because there food is not very good, but that's not my reason for this post. I go to this establishment because it's a block from my home and I like to stop by and have some drinks. Today the manager, who was drinking and coming behind the counter to make herself and her husband's drinks. She was not on duty, yet she felt the right to question my drinking. I wasn't drinking anymore than I always do, I was having great conversations with the other regulars but I was singled out. Whatever. In most states you can't drink while serving.

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Kerrie Bunnell

★ 5

I haven't been to cinders in a while and I'm so sad I haven't gone more often! I went to dinner with a friend and wasn't sure what to get I asked the server what his favorite burger was and was very happy with his suggestion! The food was amazing and the service was top notch! If you're looking for good food at a fair price this is definitely the place to stop!

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Mr. Willy

★ 4

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Mike Smyth

★ 5

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Kevin Eulrich

★ 5

Excellent service.

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Lisa Holmes

★ 5

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Deb Abplanalp

★ 4

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Philip Resch

★ 5

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Amy Bretl

★ 5

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Chenine Sandoval

★ 3

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Carri Ciske

★ 5

Cinders is a landmark <3 For my fellow keto friends, there are lots of options here!!

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Angela Klein

★ 5

Awesome place to take kids for cheap! Love the tarter sauce with fries.

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Matthew Hansen

★ 5

I go here for all you can eat whitefish, and it is amazing would recommend to anyone

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Bonnie Heimlich

★ 5

Great food, great service!

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Heidi Swanson

★ 4

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melissa schwartz

★ 2

Waitess barely checked on us. Had to ask waitress for more drinks. Waited 50 minutes for overcooked food. Have come here for years and this was the first time that I was disappointed.

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Jeff Bielefeld

★ 4

Good fish fry quick service hot food 😋

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Scott Sorenson

★ 5

Food was fantastic. Allynah(?) our waitress was fantastic!

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Ty

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Judy Dooley

★ 4

Food was good and good service

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Captain Bee

★ 5

Absolutely amazing food, great service and amazing the atmosphere made it feel amazing

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Margaret Sheedy

★ 5

I took my 93 year young mother to lunch with my niece. I was concerned that I would have issues because of her disabilities. The staff was very accommodating.
I enjoy the char-grilled burgers. My mother had soup and enjoyed her lunch out.

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Daniel Bubolz

★ 5

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Lea Ann Blodgett

★ 5

Always a great service and good here!!!

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Gerald Bellin

★ 5

Charcoal seared cheeseburger with onions and pickles super Delicious! Best tasting burger around. I was also able to get a half a cheeseburger!! Try to get that at any other restaurant. The food is great and the waitresses are outgoing and friendly. Would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for great food.

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Derick Owens

★ 5

Amazing Steak Burgers!!

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Ellen Hubers

★ 5

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Janet Bartel

★ 4

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Ilkka Tamminen

★ 4

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Marcia Hawthorne

★ 2

If you like fat and greasy food this is the restaurant for you . I ordered a ribeye steak sandwich with fries on Saturday steak was mostly fat swimming in grease can’t see me returning anytime soon .

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Christy Betley

★ 5

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