Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mangia
(5517 Sheridan Rd., 262/652-4285,
www.kenoshamangia.com
,
11:30am-2pm
Tues.-Fri., 5pm-9pm Tues.-Sat., 4pm-9pm Sun., $9-30) fits Italian-heavy Kenosha to a T.
This basic trattoria pushes out lovely wood-fired pizzas and exquisitely done pastas, meats,
seafoods, and roasted entrées. Barack Obama has been quoted calling the owner his favor-
ite chef. There have been a few unhappy reviews of late, but the vast majority still find it
wonderful.
Some say the most nostalgic Kenosha Italian experience comes from longtime fave
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Tenuta's Deli
(3203 52nd St., 262/657-9001, 9am-8pm Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm Sun.,
$4-9). A good place to stop if you're in a hurry, it's got a smattering of pastas, salads, and
ready-made entrées. It's also an outstanding Italian grocery store.
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ored
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Frank's Diner
(508 58th St., near HarborPark, 262/657-1017, 6am-1:30pm Mon.-
Sat., 7am-noon Sun., $3-10), a place where factory workers coming off shift and misunder-
stoodgeniuswriterspoureachother'scoffee.It'shousedintheoldestcontinuallyoperating
lunch car diner in the United States (pulled here by six horses). Forget the train car aspect;
this is simply roots eating, plain and simple, in a warm and welcoming Midwestern atmo-
sphere.
Kenosha now has a Scandinavian bakery and cuisine at the delightful
Linnea Bakery
(512 56th St., 262/515-9222,
www.linneabakery.com
,
7:30am-3:30pm Tues.-Fri. 7am-4pm
Sat., from $4), where you can get Swedish cinnamon rolls for breakfast and Swedish meat-
balls for lunch. It's fabulous.
You'llencountersolicitousandchattyfolksatthe
Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors
Bureau
(812 56th St., 262/654-7307 or 800/654-7309,
www.kenoshacvb.com
,
8am-4:30pm Mon.-Fri.).
Getting There
GettingtoKenoshafromChicago(viaI-94,65miles)takesjustunder1.5hours.FromMil-
waukee (via I-94, 40 miles), the drive takes 50 minutes. Getting to Kenosha from Racine is
a 20-minute drive via a usually-pretty WIS 32.
