Shoefly Public House

It’s a five-minute drive from downtown—close enough for an enviable commute, but far enough away to feel like a sleepy suburb.

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Booze lines are long, and mixed drinks take time. Be a hero and order beer.

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Each item on the kids menu at Fall Creek Place’s cozy Shoefly Public House is named after a child in the owner’s family. There is even a selection of craft sodas to wash it all down.

The ultimate school-cafeteria assortment, with items from Kim’s Kake Kreations & Bakery, Bru Burger Bar, Traders Point Creamery, Shoefly Public House, and more.

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Including the pretzel flatbread topped with pepper-Jack and crab at Shoefly Public House.

The repurposed decor jibes with the menu’s reinvention of tavern fare: comfortable yet civilized, with flashes of brilliance, as in crispy-fried Citrus Spiced Seitan; beer-battered walleye with housemade tartar sauce; and black bean–corn fritters with cilantro cream.

Including the rhubarbeque flatbread at Shoefly Public House.

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