{"id":34967,"date":"2018-08-07T07:45:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=34967"},"modified":"2018-08-06T12:54:58","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:54:58","slug":"shop-talk-west-allis-cheese-sausage-shoppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/shop-talk-west-allis-cheese-sausage-shoppe\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop Talk: West Allis Cheese &#038; Sausage Shoppe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">F<\/span>or decades, this family business has stocked the best cheeses Wisconsin has to offer. Starting out as a small factory for Merkts Cheese in 1964, the West Allis Cheese &amp; Sausage Shoppe has become a community staple. \u201cIt was my Christmas stop. Everybody would come here for their Christmas cheese,\u201d says owner Mark Lutz, who bought the shop in 2002 along with his wife, Linda. With their whole family pitching in, the Lutzs revitalized the store, opening a booth at the Milwaukee Public Market and adding a deli restaurant onto the back.<\/p>\n<p>West Allis now boasts one of the largest selections of Wisconsin cheeses in the state, between 350 and 400 varieties\u2014but the focus is not solely on wedges and wheels. \u201cWe are very big on all things Wisconsin; from jams and jellies to meats and maple syrups\u2014you name it,\u201d says Lutz. \u201cAll kinds of local foods.\u201d Another Wisconsin specialty? Good old-fashioned customer service. If you\u2019re a regular at West Allis Cheese, it\u2019s more than likely Mark and Linda know your name and have your order ready to go\u2014but if not, they\u2019re always excited to sample new items and see new faces.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>culture:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>What\u2019s it like working so closely with family?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Mark Lutz:<\/strong> It can get heated! Everyone\u2019s got their opinion on the way it should be. Typical family squabbles\u2014but it\u2019s always fun. My wife and I really enjoy it.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>culture:<\/strong><\/span> What\u2019s your favorite cheese?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>ML:<\/strong> That\u2019s a hard one. <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-iq\/cheese-day-rush-creek-reserve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rush Creek Reserve<\/a> is probably my all-time favorite cheese, but it only comes out around Thanksgiving. Our daily go-to is <a href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/cheese-library\/MontAmore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sartori Montamor\u00e9<\/a>. We eat that by the pound.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>culture:<\/strong><\/span> What non-cheese Wisconsin products do you love?<\/h4>\n<p><strong>ML:<\/strong> I couldn\u2019t survive without Nueske\u2019s Bacon\u2014their applewood-smoked bacon is like heaven. We serve it at our deli on all our sandwiches and for our breakfast, too. It\u2019s amazing!<\/p>\n<p><em>6832 W. Becher St. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>West Allis, WI <\/em><br \/>\n<em>414.543.4230 <\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wacheese-gifts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>wacheese-gifts.com<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Mon.\u2013Thurs. 7 a.m.\u20136 p.m. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Fri. 7 a.m.\u20135 p.m. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sat. 7 a.m.\u20134 p.m. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sun. 8 a.m.\u20132 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ll find one of the largest selections of Wisconsin cheeses in the state at this family-owned cheese shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":34969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2595],"tags":[4203,4201,2054,4202,977,4199,4198,1207,4200],"coauthors":[2442],"class_list":["post-34967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shop-talk","tag-mark-lutz","tag-nueskes-bacon","tag-rush-creek-reserve","tag-sartori-montamore","tag-shop-talk","tag-west-allis-cheese","tag-west-allis-cheese-sausage-shoppe","tag-wisconsin-cheese","tag-wisconsin-cheese-shop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.4 (Yoast SEO v24.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>West Allis Cheese &amp; 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