Heidi R.
Yelp
We have known about Wickman House for a while since we've attended Taste of Door County (which is held on its grounds) for several years as it usually occurs the week that we're up in Door County. We were always impressed with the beautiful grounds that the restaurant sits on, but we thought the restaurant was a little outside of what we'd typically pay for dinner (not their fault--just our budget), but this summer thanks to Covid, they are offering BBQ for curbside pickup. This is more in line with our budget, so we ordered from them the other night--and it was mostly a very good decision.
They offer brisket, pulled pork, spare ribs, and chicken. All the meat is available by the pound, except the chicken, which is available by halves. Since we're not big red meat eaters--and I'd be eating that pound of brisket til the cows came home, we ordered two half roast chickens. The chicken was dry-rubbed, and I don't know how they do it, but the spice penetrated the skin so the meat was so flavorful and had a great pepper taste. It was also very moist. One could also choose from three different sauces--we picked the regular barbecue sauce. It was a tiny sweet for my taste, but my husband loved it. It came in a generous portion for $2.
Besides the mains, there are different sides one can order. We got the classic coleslaw. The menu says it comes dressed with a sesame dressing. I cannot say what that takes like--it didn't take "sesame" to us, but the coleslaw was fresh and had a bit of spice that was really tasty. However, the menu says that it's 12 ounces for $6--and the container was about three quarters full which didn't seem very full given the price tag. We have no problem paying for quality, but at the same time, make sure that quantity matches the price. I reckon we got about $3-4 worth of slaw.
Wickman does care about its food, no question. When we arrived for our 5 p.m. pick-up a few minutes early, they said they were resting the chicken so we had a wait a few minutes, but that resting was certainly worth it. Would we order from them again? Yes, that chicken was delicious, however, next time we will get a different side or just make our own at home.