Supper clubs are the foundation of Midwestern culture, a place not only for good food but a place the whole community gathers like family. Many Wisconsin supper clubs started out as taverns or dancehalls and morphed into fine dining establishments where you could grab a beer, a fish fry, and then spend the evening with some lively music. That’s pretty much the pattern Blanck’s Supper Club followed.
Nearly one year before Wisconsin got its first Major League Baseball team in modern history, Bob and Hazel bought a tavern.
Blanck’s Supper Club/Facebook It was October 1952, when Bob and Hazel created a homey environment at the edge of town where the community would meet for an evening drink.
The tavern did double duty as their living quarters, and oddly enough a barbershop.
Bob and Hazel’s Tavern, as it was called then became the hot spot in town to line up a few drinks and catch up with the goings on in town.
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After the barber retired, Bob and Hazel knocked down a wall, expanded the bar, and began serving food, primarily steaks and chicken until they upgraded their equipment and began hosting fish fries. Blanck’s Supper Club was born.
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The fish fry brought people from all over town to enjoy lightly beer-battered perfection with a cold frosty beer.
Blanck’s Supper Club/Facebook But then in 1962 disaster struck. A fire had broken out and reached the dining room where a Postmaster’s Dinner party was going on. True to Midwestern grit the guests grabbed their plates, rushed outside, and finished their meals while the fire department went to work.
With the help of the community, Blanck’s Supper Club was rebuilt in under two months.
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There really is no better way to spend an evening than with a good fish fry or chicken dinner followed by a slice of creamy delicious pie.
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For three generations Blanck’s Supper Club has stayed in the Blanck family.
Brad Biggar/Google Bob and Hazel passed the restaurant on to their son Kevin when they felt it was time to retire. For 24 years Kevin and his wife Kay kept the family dream alive. Then, in 2005 Mike and Vicki Blanck took the reigns from their parents and have been serving the community ever since.
Blanck’s Supper Club/Facebook
It was October 1952, when Bob and Hazel created a homey environment at the edge of town where the community would meet for an evening drink.
The tavern did double duty as their living quarters, and oddly enough a barbershop.
American Marketing & Publishing/Google
But then in 1962 disaster struck. A fire had broken out and reached the dining room where a Postmaster’s Dinner party was going on. True to Midwestern grit the guests grabbed their plates, rushed outside, and finished their meals while the fire department went to work.
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Bob and Hazel passed the restaurant on to their son Kevin when they felt it was time to retire. For 24 years Kevin and his wife Kay kept the family dream alive. Then, in 2005 Mike and Vicki Blanck took the reigns from their parents and have been serving the community ever since.
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Address: Blanck’s Supper Club, W2655 Co Rd Q, Malone, WI 53049, USA
