Hours:
Open 7 days a week
Sun - Thurs: 4 pm - 10 pm
Fri. - Sat.: 4 pm - 11 pm

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Anello's Torch Lite
"Anello's Torch Lite is the BEST Restaurant and Dining West of Green Bay
in Shawano, WI."

There Are Two Places to Dine, Your Home & Ours--
Welcome to Ours!
Located in beautiful downtown Shawano, Anello's Torchlite offers fine Italian and American cuisine prepared by our own Chef Tom. we are open seven days a week and . We feature over 52 items on our menu including:
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Choice Steaks
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Superb Seafood Entrees
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BBQ Ribs
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Homemade Soups
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Salad Bar
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Friday Night Fish Fry
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and much more!
 
See our Full Menu
Stop by for our tremendous Happy Hour from 4 - 6 pm seven days a week where we serve great drink specials. We are the only restaurant in Wisconsin where the bartenders and wait staff wear sequined vests!
Nightly $6.95 Dinner Specials
Wednesday night is Happy Hour All Night Long
At Anello's we feature tasty nightly specials.
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Monday - Fettuccini Alfredo & New York Strip
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Tuesday - Spaghetti & Meatballs All You Can Eat, Fried Chicken Dinner - baked or BBQ
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Wednesday - All You Can Eat Night: Deep Fried Shrimp, Perch, Cod and Scallops
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Thursday - Choice Sirloin for Two, 8 oz. NY Strip
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Friday - Fish Fry - Cod, Lake Perch, Walleye Pike
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Saturday - BBQ Pork Ribs & Prime Rib
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Sunday - 22 oz. Sirloin & Fried Chicken Dinner, Prime Rib
Let Us Cater Your Next Event!
For that next big event, try our catering service for any occasion. From receptions and anniversaries to business meetings and birthday parties, Anello's Catering can handle your next event.
See Our Petting Zoo
Before or after dinner, bring your family to visit our petting zoo, right here on our grounds. Our petting zoo features:  Come see Humphrey our Camel |  Wow! This baby Kangaroo drinks a lot |  Camels |  Alpacas |  Miniature Donkey |  Miniature Horse |  Zebra |  Llamas |  Sheep |  Geese, Ducks |  Exotic Chicken |  Rabbit |  Miniature Horse |  Turtle |  Goat | 
|  |  Yes! John is holding a Skunk |
A Brief History About Anello's Torchlite
Anello's Torchlite land was bought on a homestead act from the government in 1887. It was on a road called the Military Wagon Trail, which is now highway 29-47-55-22 and Green Bay Street. The first building construction was in 1889, which was a Ford car garage. In 1897, it bacame one of the first restaurants, called The Continental. It has been reconstructed and added onto many times. During the Roaring 20s, it was a bar and restaurant, and the upstairs was a house of ill repute. It had the nickname of "Dinty Moore", after a very colorful cartoon character.
It was one of Al Capone and John Dillinger's favorite stops between Chicago and Hurley or Eagle River. Often a local lady by the name Evelyn Frechette and Dillinger would meet at Dinty Moore's (or The Continental). She was famously known in history as the "Lady In Red".
The name Continental became Club Continental, and stayed with the place until 1969 when it became the Bavarian Inn. The decor and the cuisine was then Bavarian and German American. In 1981, it became Anello's Torchlite with Italian and American cuisine. Even now it is considered a very colorful place - one of a kind.
The wait staff and the bartenders wear sequin vests. The vests - uniforms and the table decor of the place change 10 times a year in conjunction with the season and holidays. The restaurant is known for its excellent food - homemade soups, fresh baked breads, plus a 21 item salad bar, not to mention the best looking, best dressed, most sassy wait staff in Wisconsin....not to leave out the flashy dressed chef, Tom. Wow!
The staff of Anello's Torchlite welcomes you to Shawanaw County, and we hope you enjoy your meal.
Rita Anello (owner)
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