Food/Dining : Sister Bay

Cooper's Corner
4170 Main Street
Fish Creek
920-868-COOP (2667)

Cooper's Corner is the 2010 entry in Fish Creek that has caused quiete a positive stir!  The old C&C Supper Club had been purchased, and the new owners have extensively remodeled the buidling, with additoins, outdoor seating, outdoor loft seating and an extensive menu!  This place is stunning to look at, and even better a place to dine.  We dined after the initial opening Memorial Day weekend, so things were more settled and all of the glitches of a new restaurant were worked out.  Excellent experience - read on!

The old bar looks the same, but the restaurant is completely new, vreating a fabulous ambiance for dining and having a glass of wine.  the Door Peninsula Winery folks also own Cooper's Corner, so lots of Door Peninsula wines are avaialble, as well as others.  the ground level of the building, The Barrel Room, offers wines and custom, gourmmet olive iols (Fat Louie's) for sale.

Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, you can choose to sit on the street leve in their outdoor covered courtyard, or upstairs on the outdoor, covered terrace, complete with outdoor bar!  Awesome design, first class all the way.  The upper deck terrace is reminisient of an island escape with open air, covered dining, Panama fans, an outdoor bar that seats about 8 - 10 people, umbrellas to block the sun and open sides for viewing the town.  A vaulter, curved ceiling of what looks like  blond birch wood is stunning.  For cooler nights, they have thought of it all, as numerous tall, propane heaters are about for your comfort.

As we said, many Door Peninsula Winery products are available at Cooper's Corner, as well as other vitners like Mark West, Perrin, Rodney Strong and others.  Offerings from Pinot Grigro, Pinot Noir, Syrahs, and many more are available.  In addition, the owners also own Shipwrecked in Egg Harbor, and many of their hand-crafted beers are available here as well (like a Lighthouse Ale, Cherry Wheat, Peninsula Porter and more). In addition, other beers are on the menu like Blue Moon, Corona, New Castle, Guiness and others.

Our Dinners

The menu has something for everyone, from appetizers, soups, salads, and a nice selection of entrees.  We dine on the upstairs terrace, which was delightful.

Our two reviewers orders the Cooper's Salmon, and the Pan-Seared Duck Breast.  The dinners are a la carte, so we also ordered a cherry spinach salad.  The dinners are served with bread, and for dipping we had garlic-infused olive oil and 16 year old balsamic vinegar.  Tasty and delicious, the distinct flavors of garlic and extra virgin olive oil, and rich balsalmic were grand to the senses.

The cherry spinach salad was presented in a large bowl, piles with spinach, almond slivers and sprinkles of bleu cheese.  The dressing is a light cherry dressing, enhanced with dried cherries.  This made for a perfect combination of sweet and tart, and was downright delicious. 

The Cooper's Salmon is a nice portion (about 7 ounces), grilled and brushed with a spiced bourbon maple glaze- which is the true feature of this dish. It was accompanied by wild rice  and sautéed vegetables.  The vegetables were lightly peppered/seasoned zucchini, string beans and yellow pepper - nicely done.  The wild rice was lightly seasoned, and was good.  The grilled salmon was perfectly done, and the bourbon maple glaze was superb, and the main reason to get this dish!  It was excellent, and an exceptional glaze for the salmon.  You can tasted the distinct flavors of maple and bourbon which was a delight.

I had ordered a pinot noir to go with my salmon (which is usually a good choice).  But because of the bourbon glaze, I would recommend something else - perhaps a crisp white might be a better balance to the sweetness of the bourbon maple glaze.

The pan seared duck breast also was finished perfectly, and its lingonberry-green peppercorn demi glace added layers of flavor to this dish.  There was a slight kick to the sauce, that tingles the tip of your tongue - but it was delicious.  This dish was also served with wild rich and sautéed vegetables, as above.  A Peninsula Porter was a flavorful complement to this dish.

Our service was excellent too.

Between the magnificent building with outdoor seating on the street level and on the upper terrace, the food, wine and beer selections, outdoor bar and islandy feel to the terrace, we think you will like the whole experience Cooper's Corner, in the heart of downtown Fish Creek.  We will return again and again!  So when you stop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner, make sure you tell the nice folks at Cooper's Corner, that DoorCountyNavigator.com sent you!

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