Best Cheese Curds in Wisconsin (2019)

At The Old Fashioned in Madison, Wisconsin cheese curds are made fresh in-house with a special recipe beer batter.
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Two best friends who shared a love of cheese teamed up to create Curd Girl, a food truck specializing in deep fried cheese. Curds are hand battered in a house-made beer batter and come with a choice of dipping sauces, all made from scratch.
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The white cheddar cheese curds from Main Street Taps in Stevens Point are hand battered in a ranch/beer batter and served with a choice of dipping sauces.
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A customer favorite at Grumpy Troll Brew Pub in Mount Horeb are the Wisconsin cheese curds – deep fried white cheddar curds served with honey mustard or ranch.
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The cheese curds from Eddie Whipp's Dining Hall in Green Bay are made from a recipe dating back to 1962. Today, they’re only served on Fridays to ensure they’re fresh from the factory.
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Sconni's Alehouse & Eatery makes their Mullins beer battered cheese curds to order, fried to a crisp golden brown with a gooey interior, and served with house made ranch.
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Crawfish Junction in Johnson Creek uses fresh curds from Kraemer Cheese in Watertown to make their fried curds. They come in single or double batches with a side of ranch.
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Chuck's Dyckesville Bowl combines two local favorites, bowling and crispy fried cheese curds. These award-winning curds are battered and fried to order using a secret batter recipe.
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Cheese curds come two ways at Pioneer Keg in Theresa. The traditional Widmer’s deep fried cheese curds are made fresh and served by the half or full pound. Diners can also order brick curds, also made from Widmer’s cheese.
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At Kristi's Restaurant in New Glarus, curds are made from Green County brick cheese from Silver Lewis Cheese Factory. They’re lightly breaded and served with homemade chipotle ranch dressing.
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