Restaurants in Menasha

At Mario’s place, owners Mario and Cindy infuse home-cooked meals with traditional Mexican flavors and a generous helping of hospitality. To kick off dinner, guests can toast the day’s triumphs with one of 30 margarita options or a plate of nachos brimming with meat, tomatoes, and sour cream. Cooks pair steamed cornhusks with shredded meat to form tamales as tender as a teardrop’s first love poem. Tacos may be customized with hard or soft shells and hearty fillings such as beef, chicken, or beans. Vegetarian entrees teem with potatoes and onions, and desserts such as churros and fried ice cream swathe sweet flavors in crisp textures.

Only after slow-roasting leaves them piping hot and full of their natural juices do the prime ribs at Marty’s Place earn their titles of Queen and King. The respectively 16- and 26-ounce steaks headline a rich menu that unites surf, turf, and Italian food. The lengthy selection includes lobster tail, Alaskan king crab legs, baked lasagna, barbecue ribs, and Italian stuffed tenderloin, filled with mozzarella cheese that melts before you can read the fortune written on it.

TJ Thai and Japanese Steakhouse’s chefs slice and dice fresh ingredients over hibachi grills in dishes pulled from lunch and dinner menus that include more than 15 traditional sushi rolls. Grill masters craft flame-kissed shrimp, new york strip steak, and mahi-mahi dishes as diners look on, supporting main courses with an entourage of veggies and fried rice. Chefs bundle up compact sushi rolls, including spicy crab jalapeño and vegetable tempura, and pack Japanese lunch with california rolls, fried dumplings, and the ghosts of juice boxes past.