Goats graze on the roof during the summer tourist season, with goatherders taking them down when temperatures get hotter than 80 degrees, during inclement weather and at night.
Ron Ruggless
Kit Bütz, Al Johnson’s sales and marketing manager, on the sod roof at the Sister Bay, Wis., restaurant.
Al Johnson
The second Johnson generation still works at the restaurants, including the founder’s sons Lars Johnson and Rolf Johnson, shown here in the kitchen
Ron Ruggless
Umbrellas shade tables in the synthetic-grass-covered area between the original restaurant and the new boutique. The fast-casual kitchen is the first building on the left and the bar is the second.
Ron Ruggless
Goats achieve peak performance midday at Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant.
Ron Ruggless
Umbrellas shade tables in the synthetic-grass-covered area between the original restaurant and the new boutique. The fast-casual kitchen is the first building on the left and the bar is the second.
Ron Ruggless
The walk-up kitchen, or Kök (pronounced “shook,” which is Swedish for kitchen) was added in 2018.
Ron Ruggless
A goat rests atop Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant.
Ron Ruggless
The interior of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant is decorated in traditional Old World motifs and seats about 150 customers.
Ron Ruggless
The menu includes a number of traditional Swedish items, such as pancakes (generally with lingonberries) and Swedish meatballs.
Ron Ruggless
The menu cover is decorated with traditional Swedish scrolls.
