Lighthouse Bistro - Kenosha, WI

Last night we did something we never do - go to a restaurant on its first night, but we couldn't resist.

This is a new restaurant by the owners of Froggy's in Highwood, which is an excellent French restaurant. We've never had a bad meal there.

When we heard they were taking over the Kenosha Yacht Club, we were so excited. An article in the February 27 issue of the Kenosha News informed us that the restaurant was now open. The article mentioned that the food would be American fare, so we were somewhat disappointed, but really wanted to try it anyway.

We arrived around 6:00 and it was not too crowded, but by the time we were done, they had filled up. Since this is their first night, I'm not going to be critical about the service. I will say though that everyone else's server seemed to be right on top of things.

The manager, Scott, was out in the dining room quite a lot, making sure everything was being taken care of. He came to our table a couple times, which we did appreciate.

We started with the crab cake appetizer, which was good, but needed more of the sauce. I had the Coq au Vin, which was excellent - it was so tender. My husband had a steak, which he really enjoyed too. Both entrees were served with mashed potatoes, or I should say pureed potatoes.
They were very good too. We did not have a salad; we thought they were ala carte, but we heard other customers being offered soup or salad, so I think that our server's fault.

The wine pours here seem to be generous and the selection was pretty good. Also, they did a really nice job remodeling. It doesn't look or smell like that old smoky place!