The Cheese Factory Restaurant

Romesco Sauce Cranberry Relish Chilled Asparagus With Sesame Vinaigrette Quinoa With Fresh Cilantro

521 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608-253-6065

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Summer Season Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Off-Season Hours
Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Cheese Factory Restaurant gets its name from the unique building in which it is housed, which was once a working cheese factory. Converted to a restaurant in 1992, it has been serving family-friendly, all-vegetarian fare ever since, attracting a dedicated following from families visiting Wisconsin Dells for its vacation attractions.

Head Chef Sage-Louise was born in France and raised in Montral, and her cooking has a distinctly international flair with an emphasis on Southwestern, Asian, and American flavors. Her simple yet sophisticated dishes are a testament to her apprenticeship with Master Chef Felipe Rojas-Lombarde, a protg of the late James Beard, and to the many years that she spent working at venerable New York City institutions, such as Dean and Deluca.

Cheese Factory servers are moonlighting students and teachers from the nearby Endeavor Academy—a nondenominational Christian school—who come from around the world. Their vintage uniforms add to the old-fashioned ambience created by a soda fountain and Rock-Ola jukebox. A cappuccino bar offers delectable soy milk concoctions, and full breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus—along with special menus for kids and vegans—feed hungry tourists all day long. Customer favorites include "BBQ 'Rattlesnake' Tofu," deep-fried Thai bananas drenched in a coconut-peanut curry sauce, aromatic "Delhi Delicious Stew," made-from-scratch desserts, and the restaurant's famous roasted red pepper romesco sauce, which the staff swears "could make cardboard taste good."

The lush gardens surrounding the restaurant bring in many curious passersby, who quickly become diehard fans after tasting Cheese Factory's delicious foods. "Many call us their favorite Dells restaurant," says owner Hana Lawrence. "Most of our customers have never eaten vegetarian food and leave with a whole new idea of what eating vegetarian means. People call from as far away as California to make reservations for family reunions."

All the food is prepared fresh daily from locally-grown organic produce, when it is available, and garnished with flowers from the garden. Large groups and special events can be accommodated in spacious banquet rooms or on the enclosed deck.

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