This post is long pending. I wrote this a while back but got to post it only today. It’s been four months in Milwaukee. And we have been exploring all the places and restaurants. We moved here during peak winter. Thanks to the snow storm we were just cooped up in the hotel for the first few days.During our stay in Marriott one of the first few restaurants that we visited was Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery located in the heart of Downtown. We dined on a Friday night. Luckily we didn’t have to wait for long to be seated. From the moment of our arrival we had a great positive experience. The location, overall place and ambience impressed me. Their American food menu offers variety of salad, sandwiches, pizzas and burgers.
They had a few vegetarian options which were pretty good. Low fat and Gluten Free food are also featured on their menu. Not to forget their kids menu is perfect. My little one loved their Mac and cheese. They also had Buttered Noodles, Grilled Cheese and more. When we told the waitress that we just moved in to the city she welcomed us to Wisconsin and suggested us to try their “Cheese Curds”. These little balls like popcorn are truly delicious nuggets of battered and fried cheese. The natural flavor is a “mild fresh dairy” taste. You don’t need any dipping sauce to go with it, they taste great as is. We gobbled up one after the other. Mind you they are quite “ADDICTIVE”!
For the entrée, it had to be the Tacos.The minute I laid eyes on their menu I knew what I wanted . They had Mini Street Tacos with either Fish or Steak. But the waitress was happy to make a vegetarian one for us. The plate was beautiful plated with four mini tacos, sprinkled with some veggies, avocados and cheese with a big squeeze of lime which gave the tanginess that I enjoyed the most.
We usually don’t order desserts unless something intrigues me. I can never say no to “Caramel”. This was one of the best desserts I have had – Salted Caramel and Toffee Mason Jar Dessert. As the name suggest it was served in a mason jar. The bottom was filled with toasted graham crumbs, the next layer was caramel sauce, a layer of cheesecake custard, some heath bar toffee bits and whipped cream. If you have never experienced this combination you should give this a try. This was sinful!!!
We enjoyed our dinner and happily walked up to the hotel. Great start to our life here! I have visited their restaurant in MN as well. But that was way long back. The only thing I remember is my husband enjoyed their Beer and I enjoyed my food☺
So if you are planning to dine in somewhere in downtown, Rock Bottom is a great place to be. You will not be disappointed. Great place, great service!

740 N Plankinton Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Unfortunately I don’t seem to find the pictures I took on my phone. So do hop on to their website for more details. www.rockbottom.com
Note - All views expressed here are my own. I haven’t been paid to write this post.

Now coming to the dessert. I don’t have a sweet tooth but would love to indulge on desserts occasionally. And when I do, fruit based dessert tops my favorite list. Fruits provide the natural sweetness along with all the nutrient goodness. This dessert is pretty easy to make and consists of only four simple ingredients – Pear, Figs, Almonds and Dates. Dates are wonderfully delicious and are packed with essential nutrients, dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals.

They are low on calorie too. Choose fresh, firm fruit with rich flavor. Keep unripe pears in a basket at room temperature or wrap in a paper to ripen as you would do to Papaya/cantaloupe

Dates+ Figs + Almonds along with milk/almond milk make a fantastic shake. One of my relative passed this recipe to me and ever since then I have been hooked on to it. And that is how I got the idea of making this recipe. Baked Pears with dry fruits - doesn’t get simpler than this. Takes care of all your sweet cravings!

Enjoy!
Nina