Tempura Udon

While Little Tokyo may be known for it's sushi, they also serve up a Japanese noodle soup known as Tempura Udon. Simply presented, this soup consists of Udon, which is a spaghetti-like thick wheat flour noodle swimming in a steaming bowl of a rich dark brown flavorful Dashi broth and strips of dark green seaweed. Key flavors of the Dashi broth are a dark soy and mirin.  This soup is completed with crispy tempura shrimp, carrot slices, onion ring, green bean, and broccoli surrounding the bowl.


Dining fact: Little Tokyo was the first sushi restaurant to open in Green Bay serving traditional Japanese cuisine dishes.

Beyond Beef - Blackening Optional

Republic Chophouse is a upscale urban dining establishment where indulging in uncomplicated chophouse entrees like this Lamb Rib Chop are a must.  Simply, six rib bones of Australian lamb are served with compliment of homemade potato chips.  

To enhance your chophouse entree, Republic Chophouse offers a number of optional sauces and seasonings. This Lamb Rib Chop, ordered medium rare, was seasoned with Republic's Cajun spice blend and then charred, encasing the rib chops with a crisp outer blackened crust and tasty juicy meat on the inside.

South of the CityDeck

...down the path of the Fox River Trail and located just a little ways outside of downtown in the former Caffe Mario space is CasSANDRA'S.  
Chef Sandra, who prepared food in the Caffe Mario kitchen, recently purchased the business, changing the name and crafting the menu into her own South American roots keeping just a few favorite Italian items of the previous restaurant's menu.
CasSANDRA'S only uses the freshest of original ingredients and food is made when ordered to insure the finest of flavors.  Lunch, dinner and wines are available at CasSANDRA's.  

A side order of Yuca (addictive, think delectable, healthy fries!) and a half of a grilled sandwich, the Cubano, made for a deliciously satisfying lunch.

  Yuca- A crispy South American root vegetable, lightly coated and lightly fried, is served with a small mound of finely shredded cabbage and carrots, topped by a dab of spicy tomato sauce and a crispy piece of pork.

Cubano - Roasted pork - thin sliced ham - mustard - swiss cheese - pickles are grilled panni-style on fresh bread.

Diner's Note: The grilled sandwiches can be ordered half or whole and are served with a fresh fruit garnish.

EAT ~Since 1934~

The BIG AL at Al's Hamburger is a juicy beef wonder for burger eaters.  Simply, a half pound burger,  thinly sliced onions, raw or grilled, that's your call and plenty of crinkle cut sour pickle chips.  Ketchup and/or mustard is your choice however a number of napkins will be utilized that are located in the silver dispenser on the counter.  It all starts with a 1/2 lb. of ground beef that is rolled about the size of a baseball.  Once on the flattop grill the beef is flatten with a spatula and sizzles into a burger patty.  A soft hamburger bun toasts on the grill next to the burger.  Pictured here, the Big Al comes together. The 1/2 lb. burger sits on a bed of raw onion and topped with the pickle slices under the oh-so soft bun. EAT!

A Bread, A Spread and A Filling

The bread: Talera, which is a Spanish-style ciabatta, with a crunchy crust and soft inside.

The spread: A garlic-tarragon flavored mayonnaise.

The filling: Tender juicy slices of steak, spring mix and red tomato slices.

This is the Steak Sandwich on the menu at Red Restaurant, 

a new eatery in the historic Broadway district of downtown.

The talera is lightly toasted so it can soak up the steak juices without becoming soggy on the  bottom side.  Tender juicy slices of steak, here ordered medium rare, begin the first layer of the sandwich filling which is topped with tomato slices then a spring mix. The garlic-tarragon flavored mayo spread on the inside of the top slice of talera which brings this whole sandwich to another level of flavor.

Accompanying  the Steak Sandwich are large diced baby red potatoes, that are seasoned and roasted.  A pickle spear and sprinkling of parsley garnishes the plate.

Local Food Find

What began as a way to introduce people to the possibilities of what New Leaf Market, an evolving local food co-op, is about and to recruit member-owners to make New Leaf Market a reality, is the annual New Leaf Winter Farmer's Market held on select Saturday mornings in December, January and February.  New Leaf Winter Market hosts over 80 vendors featuring local meats, cheeses, veggies, jams, canned items, breads, pastries, and various local restaurants. Local chefs are doing cooking demos using only the local ingredients found at market.  Here is a small sample of some of the wonderful foods, many of them organic, that the Urban Diner found at market all provided by our area's very own local vendors. 

Organic Butter Chard, Ledgeview's Striped Spaghetti Squash, River of Dreams Beef Sticks, Villagios' Marinara Sauce, O So Good Kettle Corn Premium Chedddar Popcorn, La Fonda Fish Market Pickled Whitefish, Trust Local Foods Peace of Pasture Cow Milk Gouda, Amish Grown Radish, Sweet Temptations by Michael Gourmet Eight Piece Chocolate Sample Pack (Peanut butter Truffle, Bacon Truffle, Lemon, Oatmeal Stout Caramel, Sea Salt Caramel, Mango, Coconut Oolong and Earl Grey Lavender-flavors change at each market), Nala's Marcona Almonds, Ledgeview's Grape Tomatoes, and Irresistibly Healthy's Socko Taco Hummus.


Market Dates: Dec.15, 22, Jan. 12, Feb. 2, 23  Time: 8:00am-12:00pm.  Free Entry.
Located at the KI Convention Center, 333 Main Street.  Free parking.

Chinese Odds and Ends

Chop Suey literally means odds and ends or assorted pieces.  A Chinese dish that consists of meat and vegetables cooked quickly in a starch thickened sauce, Chop Suey has been widely adapted to suit Western tastebuds making it a part of American cuisine.

 At China Palace the Beef Chop Suey is fresh, fresh, fresh. Consisting of thinly sliced beef, bean sprouts, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, pea pods, slivers of green peppers and carrots, Chinese cabbage and water chestnuts coming together in a silky brown sauce and served with a steaming bowl of rice. Other Chop Suey options at China Palace are: Vegetable, Roast Pork, Shrimp, Chicken or the House Special.  And as can be expected, a fortune cookie arrives at the end of your meal!