Archives Bar and Grill

We traveled from Janesville & Cudahy to try this restaurant. It was well worth the drive for all family members. The burgers & salads were very good. Absolutely loved the gluten free cheese curds. Yum! We were made to feel welcome the minute we walked in the door & had fun joking around. We were able to stay and visit at the table & at no time did we feel pressured to leave. Definitely we will return. Dietary restrictions: Amazing gluten free cheese curds.

The poppers r good. Burgers just so so. I hope once they open up fully it will be better. Will try one more time. The sauces tho are the bomb. Great Ketchup and ranch was so good. We will absolutely try again.

Fantastic food, everything down to the ketchup and ranch is homemade! The bartender, Alice, was an absolute pleasure to talk to, a true professional with a plethora of experience and an equally impressive repertoire of fascinating stories to tell. If you had ever been there when it was the Palace, it will be nearly unrecognizable! Everything has been redone and updated from the addition of a pool table and shuffleboard court, to the archives of old local historical documents adorning the wall, lending the location it's namesake. The owners, Sam and Chef Gary, ever respectful of the building's history, have even repurposed a section of the old bowling alley floor as the countertop for the food service window. Hidden in every nook and crany is some new discovery, or nod of the hat to tradition and local history. Whether you encounter Alice, working furiously to exceed expectations and earn her next (well deserved) raise two-fold over, or Sam as she, with seeming effortlessness, wrangles