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Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant is a family-owned restaurant in Sister Bay, Wisconsin, known for its Swedish cuisine as well as for the goats that graze on the rooftop in the summer. The gimmick is unique to this restaurant, which is the only American establishment allowed to use rooftop goats in its marketing under copyright law. History Axel Albert (Al) Johnson, the owner, grew up in Chicago and spent his childhood summers with family in Sweden, where he became fluent in Swedish and interested in Culture of Sweden, Swedish culture. When he was older, he spent time working on a friend's strawberry farm in Door County, Wisconsin, and he moved there after returning home from World War II, where he was a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne. He became a short-order cook at Johnny's Cottage Restaurant in Sister Bay. In 1949, Johnson bought a building across the street that had been Hanson's IGA grocery store and opened a restaurant that he called ''Al's Home Cooking,'' now called Al Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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