An In-Depth Visit to Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant
Since 1949, Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant & Butik has become almost synonymous with a visit to Door County, Wisconsin. Infused with the charm of its log building and green sod roof, “the place with the goats on the roof" is one of the most-visited restaurants in the Midwest, and the beginning of many visitors’ lifelong romance with the Door Peninsula. Here’s the inside story: in-the-kitchen demos of how the restaurant's delicious Swedish pancakes and Swedish meatballs are made, interviews with the owners, even a visit to the resident goats' winter quarters, a hay-filled barn playing Wisconsin Public Radio…to make being a wintering goat less tedious! For more information, visit the new website: aljohnsons.com
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I grew up in G.B. Moved away. I miss this restaurant as a treat. Glad they still have the goats on the roof.
I’ve been there a few times and everything was Great 👍😊😊😊❤❤❤. In past years and I’ve stayed at the Rowley’s Bay Resort not far from Al Johnson’s off and on for about 16-17 years and unfortunately there was a fire at the resort this year in September (2023) a week before some of the people I know that have go there for a peaceful weekend getaway. Love the whole area there because of it’s commitment to keeping it un-incorporated as well as All the Beautiful Scenery, Food, and things to see and do there when everything is in season there.
Im a Swede and meatballs are a staple in my diet. You can make them with 100% beef or with beef and pork. Normaly you have 30-50% pork and 50-70% beef. You do that because you want to get up the fat to make them less dry. But both ways are common over here. Another one is take out the beef and use moose and pork instead. Very common amongs hunters. The sauce we use is brunsås (brownsauce) or gräddsås (creamsauce). Swedish pancakes are allways round and made in a pan. But I understand that is not possible in a resturant like yours. Old pans are always best to make the pancakes so I salute you that you use the old stuff to get the nice browning of the pancakes. Your channel is so fun to watch I watch 1-2 episodes every week now. :)
Awesome story!!! Americana at its best ❤️
9:15 pm. Always heard of Al Johnsons. Now I feel like I’ve been there!
one of my grandpa is from stockholm sweden he moved to des moines iowa before he died he gave me two of his personalized license plates one of my brother asked me for one of the license plates I gave one of my brother one of the license plate they both show SVEN 1 I have the other license plate I really love and miss SVEN
I was trying to remember how the meatball machine worked after watching this in the lobby, screw hand-forming all of that. Kid's size crepes, pea soup, curly bacon, meatballs, berry soda, and a Monte Cristo ALL DAY!
If my grandpa from sweden would be alive he would like al johnson's swedish restaurant he gave me two of his iowa license plates they both show SVEN 1 one of my brother's asked for one of the license plates
Disappointed that y’all close at three. We drove 3 hours just to go eat There. N we weren’t the only ones.
@awilderose
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I'm not associated with Al's (I do love Al's though!), but it's easy to check the hours on Google for any restaurant before you drive there :)
9:47 Making me hungry for them 🤣