Barley Pop Pub & Restaurant

Local neighborhood small town bar with friendly, knowledgeable staff, good snacks, and variety of beers and spirits. 3.5 stars

Drinks: 3, atmosphere: 3, service: 3.5
Cost to worth it rating: 4 (on the cheaper side with snacks $4)
Return worthiness: yes

Highlights:
- Bartender: seemed to know her stuff and made some fun shot concoctions. One was called a scooby snack
- Bosco sticks: never had these but liked them a lot. Breadstick stuffed with a pizza-like filling of mozzarella, pepperoni, and tomato sauce
- Cheddar nuggets: pretty much like cheese curds and a decent rendition at that
- Flavored vodkas: had a adequate amount. Mostly Smirnoff and Absolut, but spotted a Van Gogh and Ciroc coconut which are 2 of my faves. Also got a caramel flavored chocolate martini which was a unique creation.
- Sat ladies night: free "rail" drinks which I believe Wisconsin for "well" and certain standard beers from 8-11pm which sounds nuts to me as a Californian but guess it's common around here

Mid lights:
- DJ: played an odd mix of music from rap to 90s top 40 to classic MJ to country which I don't mind but seemed pretty random. Also turned on the fog machine even when the dance floor was empty which made the area smokey

Lowlights:
- Margarita: mix was too liquidy and sour, but $12 for a pitcher is a deal
- Empty: I didn't need much action just there to spend time with my sis, but it was quite dead on a Saturday night

Simple place for a mellow night to catch up with friends. I'd come back.

A Bison Burger - yum.  The fries are great too.  Service was good and the Bloody Mary on Sunday morning (I am not a fan of Bloddys but that was the best I've tasted) was great.
Typical Wisconsin bar setting for what you could expect "up north" woodsy; open and well lit with plenty of space for dining and drinking.

Ambience is typical wi bar.  Nice number of tv's do you can see what's on.  They were open on Easter saving my wife and I from having to do a buffet or fast food do that's worth a star right there lol.  I had the sirloin and my wife the French dip.  My steak was cooked perfectly medium rare.  It had a nice pepper sauce with slivers of mushrooms and it was really nice that very finely chopped parsley topped it.  There was fresh vegetable medly cooked perfectly.  The baked potato was nicely done too.  My wife's French dip was good too.  The roast beef was nicely carmelized with crispy edges.  This made the meat dry but the au jus fixed it.  The au jus was delicious and very flavorful.  Portions were very good.  I really enjoyed our meal and will be coming back.