The Porch — Restaurant in Prairie du Chien

My wife and I went to The Porch in mid July. It was 90 degrees outside and we dined inside around 5 PM. The inside of the building was very warm as if they didn't have AC on or it was set very high. The restaurant is a sit yourself, get your own utensils, go order your food establishment which isn't a bad thing but it was different. My wife and I ordered a meat pizza, cheese sticks, chicken strips and fries. My wife indicated the fries and chicken strips were good for her standards. They were decently priced I felt at $5.99 each. Portion sizes seem small though. (She's the type to like more bland food though). The meat pizza (14 inch) was decent. I've definitely had better pizza before though and for the price ($20), it was underwhelming. It had a good amount of toppings and I enjoyed the homemade sauce. The crust was decent. It wasn't a terribly thick crust but it probably had a little more on it than thin crust. The cheese sticks were also decent. They had plenty of cheese but they weren't anything special for the hefty price ($15). There was a large quantity of them though as they were made from that same 14 inch crust. They come with 4 serving cups of ranch or marinara. I thought the marinara was above average.

TLDR - decent place not...

Food was really good, a bit salty though. We got a customized pizza, and a couple burgers. Lots of options for sauces and sides.

The employees were all nice but we really only saw one lady cleaning tables and answering questions but no one came up to us for like 15 minutes and we were already trying to order with the QR code. She told us we can go up to the register too but we were almost done with doing it on our phone and we had six people so it would have been inconvenient to do that. It is not a traditional full service establishment which most people may be fine with but it felt very odd and messy to us. The ordering form on the website seemed as though it was lacking some information, like the pizza sauce options didnt say anything about a regular sauce just add ons so we weren't sure if it even came with a red sauce so we did a different one that cost more. Essentially, a few things that you could ask a waitress. You also have to get your own drinks, just have to get cups from up front. Oh, and bus your own tables!

Which again may be fine for most people but this place appears to be a regular restaurant and its not.

But again food was...

This review is based entirely on the quality of the Philly Cheesesteak pizza on their traditional crust and their takeout service. I did not go inside.

The pizza was a 10/10.

The inside of the crust was doughy and warm, while the outside was perfectly crispy 👌

The garlic butter base was an interesting choice. A great one. It worked fantastically with the rest of the flavors 👌

The shaved prime rib was tender and flavorful without being overseasoned 👌

The diced onions and green peppers were Fresh with a capital F: crisp, crunchy, flavorful, and completely uncooked. Perfect. No notes 👌

The mushrooms were warm and crispy, though I could have happily eaten a lot more of them 👌

The cheese was excellent. Piled on densely, it was firm rather than stringy, with great taste 👌

The value was spot on. This is definitely a "you get what you pay for" situation. The large pie on traditional crust cost about $30 before tip. That might seem high for one pizza, but it’s 100% fair in my opinion 👌

Takeout was easy. We called and placed the order quickly. They told us 25–30 minutes, and they nailed it 👌

I can’t recommend this pizza enough. It’s a...