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Tamarack Pizza

412 E Wisconsin St, Portage, WI 53901-2451
608-742-6424
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Ranked #5 of 20 restaurants in Portage
Cuisines: American
Most recent review
- 19 Apr 2013
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Portage,WI
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21 reviews 21 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

We like their burgers, although we have found a place that has better ones recently. These guys still come in second for their burgers...a good pick. It is a small place. Sometimes people are seated rear to rear. ....Friendly waitstaff. Parking can be full at times...

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Portage, Wisconsin
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

Can't go wrong with the pizza, lots of cheese. Best burgers around and the steak sandwich is excellent. It isn't fine dining to be sure, but for a friendly small town meal with bar service, you can't do better. They ground their beef fresh daily and grill burgers on griddle. Best with grilled mushrooms, onions, and swiss. Not the most... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2012 via mobile

This small place has great lasagna, burgers and chili. The subs are great, especially the Tamarack special. I don't eat processed lunch meats, but I tried thousands it was incredible. The atmosphere is friendly.however the place is a total dive, and the owner is cheap. he won't respond to area charities when they contact him for fundraisers. However, the food... More

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Portage, Wisconsin
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2012

This is your typical small town bar/restaurant. Nothing fancy, very small, but AWESOME food. We personally love the Steak Sandwich, Reuben and Tamarack Special. Have not ever tried the pizza because we love the sandwiches so much we always order them. The service can be slow if it is packed but if you are sitting back and having a drink... More

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Wisconsin
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6 restaurant reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2012

If you are looking for greasy bar burgers, this is the place for you. It's not much for atmosphere, it's kind of dark and dingy, but the burgers are excellent. They run specials on Saturday for $2 Bloody Marys and screwdrivers. Honestly, we have never tried their pizza, so I couldn't tell you how that is.

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Poynette, Wisconsin
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7 restaurant reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 June 2012

Thin crust, great sauce, lots of Wisconsin cheese! I go there whenever I can. There's a Pizza Hut right across the street from them. Good thing for Pizza Hut they advertise a lot, otherwise I don't see how they could stay in business with Tamarack across the way!

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012 via mobile

Went here today all ready for pizza from tamarack pizza. Sat down and the waitress says "here's a menu you can order from the burger portion." we say but we want pizza. " we don't serve pizza for lunch except on Fridays. We got up and left very confused. Thumbs down!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012 via mobile

It was small and tight but the pizza was very good. Had slow service with only one waitress. Overall it was pretty nice.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011

When I lived in Portage liked going to Tamarack because they grind own meat for burgers. Burgers are still fresh and good . only complaint is they should have chairs instead of benches at tables.

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Spery, Iowa
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011

We didn't try the pizza because when we asked where to eat, we were told the Tamarack Pizza for a good, greasy bar burger. And that is exactly what we got. Staff was friendly and service was good. Burgers were nice size and we had plenty of fries by sharing one order between the two of us. I would recommend.

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