Not Sure Anymore - Pewaukee

Outstanding food and service. I was impressed on how customer centric the owner and all staff were. We'll be back!

Started with cocktails...smoke infused manhattan was excellent and the presentation was over the top impressive. Next appetizers, dumplings with peanut sauce, tempera cauliflower and popcorn with truffle salt were all delicious with generous portions. Main entrees were delicious and beautifully presented. I had the salmon and will definitely go back and enjoy it again, the short ribs were so tender they fell apart. Lastly deserts, rumchata bread pudding and a chocolate box filled with yummy cream. Wish I had taken pictures but we all were so busy enjoying the food, the live music and good conversation we forgot! Highly recommend!

Owner is very rude and does not welcome children into the restaurant. We were very disappointed with this and we would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. We will stick to our inclusive fine dining restaurants in Chicago.

While enjoying a busy, hot summer festival day at Pewaukee's lakeside, our group of three couples walked into the perfectly chilled Artisan 179 for a late lunch and a cool drink. We were surprised to be seated immediately and grateful for the offering of iced water! Shortly, our refreshing Watermelon Sangrias arrived, followed by a variety of appetizers, including an enormous and delicious dish of roasted brussel sprouts, which even Todd, who detests brussel sprouts, tried and loved! Each plate was nicely presented, and the food was tasteful and plentiful. We appreciated the elevated casual ambiance, the attentive service, the clean restrooms, and picture returning for another group lunch or a more intimate dinner as well.

The service was terrific; the atmosphere and location were excellent , but the food was a mixed bag. While my dinner was very tasty, (we had corn chowder soup and split the Red Snapper) our friends' dinner was a series of disappointments. They didn't care for the raw brussels sprouts salad and sent it back for the fried brussels sprouts with pine nuts and honey. That was ok. but not a big winner. Their Chilean Sea Bass came in a thick brown sauce with what appeared to be bok choy on the side. Not a favorite! Next time, we will just have cocktails and a burger and sit outside wearing hats as the setting sun is very bright and hot.