Siebkens Stop Inn

Do not recommend eating here… funky smell and abeetle? roach? In my salad. I was so grossed out I didn’t order anything else, my food was comped, my husband’s steak sandwich was a $ 13 sandwich steak. Enjoy the bikers and booze… but go to Lola’s for dinner.

Note: This is for the tavern, not the hotel. (Not sure why they’re not separate entries, but here you go.)
Holy. Crapballs.
I could spend hours just staring at the walls and going «this sticker is awesome!» /​«haha, I know those dudes» /​«sigh, those guys put stickers everywhere; NOT SURPRISED» /​«ZOMG TAKE PICS OF ALL THE PORSCHE TEAMS!»
This is Road America’s version of Watkins Glen’s Seneca Lodge Bar. The friendly owners who encourage visiting racers to sticker up the walls are often right there, in the bar. (Ask before you sticker, though: furniture, windows and mirrors are usually off limits, and they take errant stickers off on a regular basis.)
Best of all, it’s not just a tourist trap for motorsport geeks. The food is really, really good. The beer list has plenty of local brews besides the overrated Spotted Cow to satisfy the most beer-ADD’d of travelers. Of course, you can get a basket of delicious fried cheese curds, too. It’s not a trip to Wisconsin unless you order cheese curds with everything.
This fantastic tavern is one of many, many reasons why a Road America weekend will eeeeeeasily make you gain ten pounds. The food at the track is amazeballs. The food cooked by other racers is wonderful. The food at the places like this that cater to visitors to the track is also fantastic. You will get fat, and like it.
My only regret is that I didn’t bring a Puffalump bunny from Der Porschelump. I brought our race team mascot in all her lilac glory and took pictures of her next to all the Porsche teams I recognized, but forgot to bring an extra outline for the wall itself. Next time, Siebkens. Next time.

Landmark bar in Elkhart that you cannot pass up. You haven’t been to Elkhart if you haven’t gone to Siebkens. Friendly staff and cheap drinks. Awesome patio to hang out on in the warmer months too.

Our room was HORRIBLE. If your expectations are to have a pleasant night sleep in a clean room then do not stay here.
$ 125 a night for a stinky and MOLDY bathroom, no thermostat in the bedroom (it was 48 degrees at night when I stayed there), no shampoo, a 13 inch tube tv, bricks placed under the bed so it was only slightly slanted toward the wall, loud pounding music until 12:30am from the wedding next door, absolutely no security — whatsoever, no answer from the front desk when calling, and an attitude that is summed up by saying «we don’t care».
Our only window was an old rotten door that faced the hotel kitchen break area next door where the staff would smoke cigarettes and talk until their shift was over. The floodlights were a nice added bonus keeping your room lit until the wee hours of the morning. But that’s OK because there were enough cracks in the plaster walls you could get some outside air that way.
My wife complained that the room was terrible, and the front desk girl said «we tell you over the phone this is our oldest building». They did no such thing, and no warning over the phone would have been sufficient for how bad this room was. We had no clue what we were getting into at this hotel, and how bad our stay would be. At no point were we told that we would be staying in «the cottage», and had no idea that we shouldn’t expect a good nights sleep for several reasons. Nothing like waking up in the morning with your sinuses stopped up because your bathroom has black mold in it.
Siebkens will never see our business again. Do yourself a favor and stay at another Elkhart Lake hotel so that you can enjoy your stay in this quaint WI town. We would have been better off in a tent.

This place is pretty cool. Large mixed crowd of racers, arm candy, youngins’ …Hey, I am NOT a COUGAR try some place else!
FYI
Paul Newmann’s old haunt when he was in town.
Yummy Corned Beef Reubens at lunch !!

If you’re a race fan you MUST hit Siebken’s! The place is seeped in history. The drinks are cold and reasonably priced

«When in Rome. .. .do as the Romans do». Well, the locals suggested this place to me during a recent stay in Elkhart Lake and I have to admit, I was addicted after my first visit.
Dubbed as the «best bar on the racing circuit» — a connection to the Elkhart Lake Race Track located a mile or so away– this local, seasonal tavern pays homage to track racing with tons of memorabilia covering most of the walls. The locals are happy to talk about their racing history– in fact– one guy had the bartender pull down his racing trophy just so that I could get a closer look– and half of the fun of this place are the people that frequent it.
They pour a great drink and have nightly drink specials. They also serve food– although I did not sample any of the food during my visits. Everyone knows each other in this place as it appears to be the local hangout for those who work in the industry around the town.
There are live bands on Wednesday nights but don’t worry if you come on another night. The juke box is loaded with every genre of music and the bartender will happily crank up your favorite song. Feeling in the mood to dance? No problem– just shove a couple of the tables over and there is an instant dance floor!
There are several distinct rooms and porches to enjoy your libations in. If I was to describe it simply– it’d be like having a beer in your favorite uncle’s cottage!
Stop by and have a cold one for me. But do it quickly as the summer season is drawing to an end!