Hungry stomachs are forced to contemplate cooking their own food while our brains are busy plotting ways to make Hollywood starlets fall in love with our ungainly cousins. Quell an insurgent appetite with today's deal. For $20, you get $40 worth of steaks, seafood, and salads at Allgauer's inside the Hilton Garden Inns in Milwaukee.

The Allgauer’s menu offers a delicious twist on American comfort food. Courteous servers at the Milwaukee location cover tables in classic American fare such as an Angus NY strip steak layered in roasted portabella, blue-cheese gratin, Yukon mashed potatoes, and fresh spinach ($27) and potato-crusted salmon resting beside sautéed green beans and stone-ground mustard ($20). Press a jumbo button mushroom against your palate and savor its rich roasted-garlic, ham, and blue-cheese insides ($7 in Milwaukee), or crunch a jumbo crab cake with marinated peppers, arugula, bacon, and mustard ($12). A virgin shrimp cocktail ($10) spices up the evening without dampening driving abilities.

The elegant plate pairings at the Milwaukee location are the brainchild of Wisconsin native and executive chef Scott Pickos. Mixing classic American flavors with contemporary twists, Pickos and his team invite diners to relax in the restaurant's casually elegant quarters. Whether you're hitting the Hilton for business, pleasure, or lap swimming, or you're nearby doing donuts, today's deal preps your palate for success.

This Groupon is only valid for dinner, which begins at 5 p.m. It is not valid for brunch.

Reviews

OpenTablers like Allgauer's in the Park in Milwaukee and give it four stars:

• This restaurant is the neighborhood's best kept secret. They have wonderful food, great service, and are never busy! Prices and portions are definitely reasonable. I would definitely go back. – Open Table user who dined on 3/27/2010, Milwaukee location
• The restaurant was much smaller than I thought but the food was delicious. The homemade potato pancakes and cole slaw were the perfect complement to the fish. – OpenTable user who dined on 3/19/2010, Milwaukee location