Anchor Bar on Tower Avenue in Superior has been a Wisconsin pub institution since it opened, serving the hand-formed burgers, Friday night fish fries, and the kind of no-frills bar food that earns a working-class Lake Superior port city its neighborhood anchor restaurant. It appeared in Season 11, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “A Little Twisted,” which aired January 31, 2011. Guy Fieri found a Superior bar kitchen that takes its burgers seriously in a state that takes its burgers seriously — hand-formed patties, quality beef, and the toppings that make a Wisconsin bar burger worth the drive across the Blatnik Bridge from Duluth.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Anchor Bar
City: Superior, Wisconsin
Cuisine: Burgers / Pub Food
DDD Season: 11
DDD Episode: 5
Episode Title: A Little Twisted
Original Air Date: January 31, 2011
Address: 413 Tower Ave., Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-394-9747
Website: https://anchorbarandgrill.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Anchor Burger is the signature — a hand-formed beef patty cooked to order with the kind of honest Wisconsin bar burger quality that has earned the state its reputation for taking the format seriously. The Friday Fish Fry is the Wisconsin tradition done properly — beer-battered walleye or cod with coleslaw, rye bread, and tartar sauce, the meal that makes Friday the best night of the week in any Wisconsin bar worth its license. The Cheese Curds, lightly battered and fried, are the Wisconsin appetizer that belongs on every table. The Onion Rings, hand-battered and fried to order, are the side that completes any burger order. Find a Superior or Duluth area hotel on Travelocity.
Plan Your Visit
Check the website for current hours. Friday fish fry is the event worth planning a visit around.
Address: 413 Tower Ave., Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-394-9747
Website: https://anchorbarandgrill.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the A Little Twisted episode on Amazon and bring the Wisconsin burger spirit home with Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Burger Joint Seasoning.
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Anchor Bar appeared in Season 11, Episode 5 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “A Little Twisted,” originally aired January 31, 2011.