Super supper clubs in Wisconsin

Schaum torte is on the dessert menu at Joey Gerard’s.   (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Joey Gerard’s supper clubs are part of the Bartolotta Restaurants group in Milwaukee.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Naugahyde booths and deep burgundy walls add to the white-linen vibe at HobNob, between Racine and Kenosha, Wis.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Neon signage and a giant martini painting make HobNob hard to miss on Highway 32 (Sheridan Road) in Wisconsin.   (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Bartender Kami Ohlson uses 10 scoops of vanilla ice cream to make one grasshopper dessert cocktail at HobNob.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Klemme’s Wagon Wheel owner Roger Klemme holds his mother’s recipe book in the supper club’s kitchen.   (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Broasted chicken is a specialty at local favorite Klemme’s Wagon Wheel.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

The Klemme family has owned the second-generation supper club in Howards Grove, Wis., since 1972.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Savvy customers order a pickled mushroom garnish with their Old-Fashioned cocktails at No No’s in Newburg, Wis.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

German-born chef Emil Schneider turns schnitzel into a Thursday special at No No’s in Newburg, Wis.   (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Behind-the-bar decor at No No’s is all about golf, a passion of the present and former owners.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Lazy Susan choices at Supper in Milwaukee include housemade braunschweiger, smoked trout mousse and black truffle deviled eggs.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

The former Shorecrest Hotel, a historic building in Milwaukee, is home to Supper, one of the newest supper clubs in Wisconsin.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Neon and twirling signage help Wally’s Spot Supper Club stand out on the east side of Green Bay, Wis.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Tom Adamany is the second-generation owner of Wally’s Spot Supper Club, which began business in 1948.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)

Fat steaks and fried fish are popular menu items in the tidy dining room of Wally’s Spot Supper Club in Green Bay, Wis.  (Mary Bergin / Chicago Tribune)