Picnic Basket sandwich shop opens in Wauwatosa
News and notes on the restaurant scene from dining critic Carol Deptolla
The sister restaurant of Nashotah’s Picnic Basket has opened in Wauwatosa, at 10600 W. Blue Mound Road.
The Tosa sandwich shop has a slightly different menu, owner Tim Weiberg said, and it doesn't serve the pizzas that the Nashotah location does. A new appetizer is chicken-fried bacon ($6.95), about eight battered bacon strips with ranch dressing and barbecue sauce. “It’s definitely for a group,” Weiberg said, “unless you’re having a bad day.”
And one sandwich riffs on those 26.2 stickers seen on cars of marathon runners. The BLT marathon sandwich ($14.95) comes with 26 slices of bacon — and a sticker.
New salads ($8.95) include spinach and strawberry, and one called the Granny, with Granny Smith apples, candied pecans and barbecue pulled pork on spinach and romaine lettuce.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday; the shop might open on Sundays later. The grand opening will be May 28.
The full menu for the Tosa restaurant is online; to contact, (414) 763-4378. The restaurant delivers within a 3-mile radius.
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