327 RESTAURANTS | 180 BARS

Every year, the Chippewa Valley loses restaurants and gains restaurants, loses bars and gains bars, but we are consistently growing. The number is up this year in both categories slightly. Maybe it’s because our population is growing. Maybe our economy is getting better. Or maybe we’re just plain hungrier.

MOST PROLIFIC RESTAURANT

Subway – the national sandwich chain – beat out Dairy Queen with 13 stores in the confines of the Chippewa Valley.

LITTLE MEXICO?

London Road in south Eau Claire consists of five different Mexican restaurants in about seven blocks. We think that officially makes it a district.

FAMILY STYLE

Eight restaurants in the Chippewa Valley are titled as “family restaurants”: Altoona, Randy’s, Menomonie, Chippewa, Chick-A-Dees, 29 Pines, Heckel’s, and American Table.

1,356 TAP HANDLES

When we update our listings we ask bars how many beers on tap they have. In 2014, we found 1,356 different tap lines in the Chippewa Valley, ranging from one in a bar to 40. Most bars also offer some specialty beers either on tap or in cans and bottles. Now that’s a lot of variety if you’re a big time beer drinker.

$7-$13 AVERAGE ENTRÉE COST

An average of the bottom and top end of entrees in the Chippewa Valley puts most meals right around the $10 range. Looking for cheap? Try hot dog stands, fast food, and by-the-slice pizza joints. It’s no surprise the highest-priced entrées are found in fine dining, Italian, and steakhouses.

48% OF RESTAURANTS SERVE ALCOHOL

Whether it’s a full bar or a cooler of brews, just under half of Chippewa Valley restaurants have alcohol.

*All numbers according to Volume One’s counts and approximations, based on our 2013 Eat Scene and Night Out dining and tavern guides. Think we’re missing something? Email us at mail@volumeone.org or call 715-552-0457.