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Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin: Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty

All-you-can-eat lumberjack meals. Expect elbow-to-elbow gnashing with other North Woods chow hounds. Strutting Bunyan and Babe statues out front.

Address:
411 State Highway 13, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Directions:
Just off I 90-94- Exit 87 - Hwy 13. Look for the large Paul Bunyan guy in the front of the building.
Hours:
Seasonal. 7 am - 8 pm. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:
608-254-8717
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Babe the Blue Ox.

Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty

At Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty, check out the Babe the Blue Ox, and the lumberjack shows!

[Missy, 09/05/2019]

Paul Bunyan's Lumberjack Cook Shanty.

Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty

Gets packed as people head home on Sunday mornings -- get there close to opening time on Sunday or prepare to wait.

[Nleipski, 04/16/2012]
Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty

Don't forget the donuts at breakfast -- hot, fresh and delicious!!

[Coby, 07/21/2011]

Paul Bunyan sign.

Paul Bunyan's Restaurant

This is a family dining restaurant with a giant lumberjack outside that welcomes you. The inside has a North Woods atmosphere.

The food is served family style, or as Paul Bunyan would say, "Lumberjack style." The restaurant is most famous for their all-you-can-eat breakfast of flapjacks, sausage links, ham and scramble eggs with fried potatoes.

Lunch and dinners are also served "camp style" -- chicken with fresh baked breads. This is a tourist attraction, not a fine dining establishment, just simple good food. Most of the staff are college kids or teenagers working for the summer.

[Bill Bansemer, 07/23/2009]

We ate there back when it was Bunyan's Cook Shanty; a great place to feed busloads of tourists (seats 450). Nothing subtle though.


Nearby Offbeat Places

Lost TempleLost Temple, Wisconsin Dells, WI - < 1 mi.
Dells Fish and Wildlife Museum and AquariumDells Fish and Wildlife Museum and Aquarium, Wisconsin Dells, WI - < 1 mi.
Wisconsin Deer ParkWisconsin Deer Park, Wisconsin Dells, WI - < 1 mi.
In the region:
Colsac III the Merrimac Ferry, Merrimac, WI - 19 mi.

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