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What You'll Get
If humankind had never learned to play with its food, it would never have learned to play with its ingredients, and the world would be one bereft bowl of gruel. Today's Groupon brings a touch of the Midwest to fine dining: for $20, you get $40 worth of inventive American eats at Bistro 333 in the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee.
Bistro 333 fuses the best of urban fine dining with a dollop of wholesome Midwestern charm. The dinner menu revives steakhouse classics with the lactose-infused power of America's Dairyland, including dishes such as the jack- and cheddar-rich beer-cheese soup ($6) and the cheese-sausage board ($8/$11), which brings together Wisconsin cheese and Usinger sausage to paint palates with savoryness. Appetizers such as angus sliders ($9) and short-rib tacos ($10) will make you feel like you're at a tailgate party thrown by a millionaire, whereas feasting on comfort-food favorites, such as 333 fried chicken ($20), bistro short ribs ($14/$24), and the bone-in rib eye ($32) will make you feel like you're at a tailgate party thrown by a millionaire in Alabama. Bistro 333 also serves breakfast, with a selection of brunch-quality morning classics, and lunch.
Chef Michael Downey brings his 10 years of experience at four- and five-diamond resorts across Wisconsin to create a culinary love letter to the state. Located in the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, Bistro 333 allows patrons to eat themselves into slumber with a selection of rich and regal comfort food. Two-hour complimentary parking is available with validation after 5 p.m., and three-hour valet parking is available for $6.
Reviews
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel rated Bistro 333 a “very good” three stars. OnMilwaukee.com has featured both the restaurant and the bar service. Eleven Yelpers give it an average of three stars.
- Bistro 333, newly decorated in restful earth tones and soothing, clean lines, is an enjoyable spot for dinner - particularly with its well-prepared entrées and the chef's expert, savory sauces - and for lunch, with sandwiches I'm still craving. – Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Overall, a beckoning menu and efficient lunch service make this a place I would venture back to for a quick lunch or to grab a sandwich before a game. As a restaurant, the Bistro more than held its own during my scouting visit, not only against other hotel competitors, but many other standalone downtown lunch stops as well. – Amy L. Schubert, OnMilwaukee.com
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Sep 11, 2011. Amount paid never expires. Limit 1/person, may buy 2 additional as gifts. Limit 1/table. Limit 1/visit. Reservation required. Dine-in only. Not valid for holidays. Tax and gratuity not included. Not valid w/other offers. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Bistro Bar 333
For culinary inspiration, chef Michael Downey doesn't look overseas or at the cookbooks of renowned masters. Instead, he imagines rural Wisconsin households—their farms yielding fresh crops and the region's coveted cheeses, their kitchens filling with the spicy aromas of sausage and fresh-caught fish. He then transplants that pastoral nostalgia into a sleek, upscale setting. The result is Bistro Bar 333, a sophisticated slice of the midwest inside the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee.
Keeping with his vision, Michael's menu pays homage to the surrounding landscape. His steaks arrive from Creek Stone Farms, and his walleye and salmon are pulled from the wild rather than dentists' aquariums. Wisconsin cheeses play a heavy role in many plates, from the grilled cheese sandwich with Maple Leaf Farm duck bacon to the pappardelle pasta's mozzarella. This carries through to the bar, where white-cheddar cheese curds complement cocktails made with just-squeezed juices and crisp herbs.