Ziggy's Green Bay, WI

Restaurant Review of Ziggy's Green Bay, WI

By Patricia Summerfield
August 12, 2009
I decided to try the restaurant Ziggy's, which is located in Allouez on the East side of Green Bay. I've noticed that their parking lot is full every time I drive by so I had to check it out and see what the draw is. It is an older and very large restaurant with a dimly lit large bar and lounge area. It is owned and run by three generations of family. The decor and menu prices are a throwback to the 1960's with a supper club atmosphere. The interior is decorated with maroon and aqua green colors with wood beamed ceilings, pine paneling, white metal chandeliers, white ceiling fans, and many mounted fish and antler horns with outdoor wildlife prints located on the walls throughout the dining room. All the tables are adorned with dark maroon linen table cloths with vases of silk flowers, frosted white votive candles, and a large basket of mixed crackers. Besides the green silk hanging plants and flowers decorating the restaurant, I noticed they also have a few artificial small evergreen trees and garlands of evergreens mixed in with the silk flowers in the lounge and dining areas.

In the lounge area there is a large full bar with many tables, a jukebox, one game machine, an old fashioned popcorn maker with complimentary popcorn, and a cheese spread with crackers on a table towards the back. I ordered a cocktail before dinner; it was good and strong - no skimping there. The waitress came and introduced herself then lit the candle and told me of the specials for that evening. She promptly came back and brought a relish tray full of fresh cut celery, radishes, green onions, carrots, and two different spreads, one of liverwurst and one of a white herb cheese spread; a plastic yellow basket carrying a small sliced loaf of white bread was brought out alongside the relish tray. The relish tray and spreads were very fresh and tasty, but the bread was of low quality and tasteless. I decided on one of their specials, a 16oz. boiled lobster tail for $28.00 with your choice of soup or salad and a vegetable, hash browns, baked potato, or French fries; I chose the salad with a low fat French dressing the vegetable as a side. I was informed that one of the featured soups for that evening was their own homemade chicken dumpling and also their own homemade onion rings. They both sounded so delicious that I ordered the bowl of soup for $3.00 and a side of their onion rings for only $3.00.

My soup had a lot of flavor with lots of tiny dumplings and small pieces of chicken, very enjoyable. The onion rings were succulent and melt in your mouth good. My salad had a mixture of Romaine lettuce, cucumber slices, a tomato wedge, shredded red cabbage and croutons, with my dressing on the side in a small container served on the same plate as the salad. While my salad was colorful to look at it tasted on the bland side. My vegetables consisted of yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, and green beans. They were served in a side dish; the texture was very very soft and had a pleasing flavor. My lobster was beautiful to look at, but I was disappointed for the texture was on the chewy side with a slightly bitter taste to it. I passed on the dessert for their portions were more than enough. So I found out that Ziggy's draw is low prices, stiff drinks, a friendly comfy atmosphere, and large portions.

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