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Drive-Ins
Oshkosh has two classic drive-ins.
Leon's
(121 W. Murdock Ave., 920/231-7755,
11am-11pm Sun.-Thurs., 11am-midnight Fri.-Sat. summer) is a classic neon kind of place
with delectable custards (and turtle sundaes) and a mouthwatering homemade sloppy joe-
style concoction.
Ardy and Ed's
(2413 S. Main St., 920/231-5455) has been around since
1948 and does not appear much changed. It still plays 1950s tunes, and the waitstaff still
gets around aboard roller skates.
Fish Fries
Hands down, locals pick
Jeff's
(1005 Rugby St., 920/231-7450, dinner till 10pm Mon.-
Thurs. and Sat., lunch and dinner Fri., breakfast and dinner Sun., $4-20) as the place to go
for great seafood simultaneously down-home and cutting edge. The traditional perch at the
Friday fish fry simply heads the list of seafood and steaks.
Mexican
Head for
Lara's Tortilla Flats
(715 N. Main St., 920/233-4440, 11am-10pm Mon.-Sat.,
$5-12), a real-deal family affair turning out excellent
norteño
food—the recipes came up
with grandma from her Salinas boardinghouse a century ago, and everything's made from
scratch. The decor features images of the clan's role in the Mexican Revolution as well as
great-grandpa's role in capturing legendary
bandito
Gregorio Cortez.
The
Oshkosh Convention and Visitors Bureau
(920/303-9200 or 877/303-9200,
www.visitoshkosh.com
)
issouthwest oftheU.S.41andWIS44interchange alongWaukau
Avenue.
By car, getting to Oshkosh from Appleton (via US 41, 20 miles) takes 20 minutes. From
Fond du Lac (20 miles, 30 minutes), you should take US 45, rather than US 41, since you
cantracetheshorelineofLakeWinnebago.FromMilwaukee(viaUS41,90miles),ittakes
90 minutes. From Madison (via U.S. 151 and U.S. 41, 86 miles), it takes 95 minutes.
The local
Greyhound
stop is at Wittman Regional Airport (920/231-6490). Not too
many buses serve Oshkosh.
