Ed & Sharon's Restaurant, Catering, and Food Truck “Big Blue”

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We missed you last week, but Big Blue is rollin’ back into downtown Merrill this Thursday from 11 to 1:30 at Carquest — ...
07/10/2025

We missed you last week, but Big Blue is rollin’ back into downtown Merrill this Thursday from 11 to 1:30 at Carquest — and yes… it’s kinda a Gyro Day.
We weren’t here for First Thursday, so we’re bringin’ the gyros this week to make it right!
Plus all the usual heavy hitters:
🔥 Hot beef, hot turkey, pulled pork, shaved prime rib
🥣 Meat bowls with mashed potatoes, corn & a roll
🧀 Cheese curds so good they should come with a seatbelt
🍋 Ice-cold Bill’s Lemonade to make summer lunch feel perfect
Call it a comeback, call it a make-good gyro miracle — just don’t call it late for lunch!

💥 BACK AT THE MARC, BABY! 💥🎆It’s the Spectacular City of Merrill Fireworks Display and Big Blue is back in action—slingi...
07/05/2025

💥 BACK AT THE MARC, BABY! 💥🎆
It’s the Spectacular City of Merrill Fireworks Display and Big Blue is back in action—slingin’ Better Than Fair Cheese Curds like we’re declaring independence all over again.

🧀 The fryer is hot.
☔ The awning is up.
🎇 The only thing better than cheese curds would be Mr Mayor himself, Steve Hass dressed up as Uncle Sam holding a book of matches, ready to light the first cannon like it’s 1776

We hereby nominate Steve “Sparkstarter” Hass as the official Master of Ceremonies, armed with a box of matches, a firm handshake, and a deep respect for pyrotechnics. 🇺🇸

Come find us at The MARC!
We’ve got:
🧀 Legendary cheese curds
⛱ Shade & sprinkles protection (we’re pros, after all)
🎆 And front row views of BOOM-TOWN, U.S.A.

Don’t just watch the fireworks… taste the glory.
🔥 Let freedom (and fryers) ring! 🔥
Serving until the 1st bang! 🧨

🦅🎆 TOMAHAWK, SOUND THE CHEESE CURD CANNONS! 🎆🦅Happy Birthday America! Big Blue and Bill’s Lemonade are storming 3rd Str...
07/04/2025

🦅🎆 TOMAHAWK, SOUND THE CHEESE CURD CANNONS! 🎆🦅

Happy Birthday America! Big Blue and Bill’s Lemonade are storming 3rd Street in Tomahawk for the parade—armed with golden, crispy cheese curds and lemonade so fresh, it salutes you back.

Thank you Tomahawk Lions Club for putting on the Pow Wow Days as always.

🧀 Cheese curds so American, a bald eagle just dropped by to dip one in ranch
🍋 Lemonade so refreshing, George Washington came back from the grave to chug one
🎇 Serving until 3 PM, or until we run out of freedom

BUT WAIT—
If your fireworks stash is full but your stomach still says “’Murica!”, we’ll be BACK at Sara Park later today with more cheese curds and more AMERICAN SPIRIT than a fireworks finale set to Lee Greenwood.

💥 Because nothing says Independence like fried cheese and citrus explosions.
💙 Come hungry, leave patriotic.

God Bless America… and pass the dipping sauce.

🚨 LOCATION UPDATE! 🚨Big Blue is hittin’ the road! We will NOT be at Carquest this week, (Thursday July 3rd), but don’t w...
07/03/2025

🚨 LOCATION UPDATE! 🚨

Big Blue is hittin’ the road! We will NOT be at Carquest this week, (Thursday July 3rd), but don’t worry—we’re not taking the day off. We’re headed north to the Tomahawk Craft Show at Sara Park!

🧀 CHEESE CURDS
🥙 GYROS
🥩 PRIME RIB SANDWICHES
🍋 And of course, Bill’s Lemonade Stand will be there too, serving up the finest lemonade this side of the Wisconsin River!

📍 Sara Park – Tomahawk, WI
🕘 Thursday, 9 AM – 3 PM

Come get your curd fix, sip some sunshine, and fuel your shopping spree with something tasty!

📅 We’ll be back at Carquest next Thursday with GYROS on the menu for all our loyal lamb-lovin’ fans. Don’t worry—we didn’t forget you!

See you in Tomahawk! 💙

🚨 LAST CALL before I take flight! 🚨Wednesday July 2nd is our last day open at the restaurant until we reopen Wednesday, ...
07/02/2025

🚨 LAST CALL before I take flight! 🚨

Wednesday July 2nd is our last day open at the restaurant until we reopen Wednesday, September 3rd.

I’ll be heading to Minnesota for the next leg of my health journey—but don’t worry, this isn’t goodbye, just a little marinade — this chicken ain’t done yet.”

👉 Cheese curd deliveries? Still happening.
👉 Catering? Still on the table—literally.
👉 Events? You bet!
You’ll find my crew still frying, and serving up the good stuff while the restaurant takes a summer nap. You will find us at Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center Sara Park Craft show July 3rd, Tomahawk Lions Club 4th of July parade, City of Merrill, Wisconsin July 5th fireworks at the MARC.
Bill’s Lemonade Stand of Merrill will be at both balloon fests , The Taste N Glow Balloon Fest July 11 & 12th, Dairyland Balloon Jubilee July 11 & 12th, Wisconsin Valley Fair July 29-August 3rd. Then we will be at the Lincoln County Fair - Wisconsin August 6-10 with the Food truck and lemonade stand. Also wrapping up the summer at the Edgar Steam Show August 22-24th(Toot Toot!). We will continue every Thursday with the food truck at Carquest in Merrill except July 3rd and when we are at the Lincoln County Fair.

Thank you all for your support, your kindness, and your shoulders to lean on.
I’ll miss the buzz inside these walls, but my crew will see you out on the road—and come September 3rd, I’ll be back slinging curds and chicken like I never left.

See you soon. ❤️
—Bill Your favorite chicken plucker!

Spoiler Alert! Stay tuned for Amish Mark’s greatest summer adventures while the place is closed.

🚀💥 We went to the moon at Rondele Ranch’s RED. WHITE. BOOM. And HOLY HELL my crew BLEW THE ROOF OFF RONDELE RANCH!💥🚀Wh...
06/29/2025

🚀💥 We went to the moon at Rondele Ranch’s RED. WHITE. BOOM. And HOLY HELL my crew BLEW THE ROOF OFF RONDELE RANCH!💥🚀

What happened yesterday wasn’t just food service—it was a full-blown culinary combat mission. My crew? Legends. No—intergalactic warlords of lemonade and meat.

We had gyros flying faster than fireworks, prime rib sandwiches slappin’ taste buds into next week, and cheese curds so good they caused spontaneous aliens to appear midair wondering what the hell on earth was going on. And the lemonade? Let’s just say if Thomas Jefferson tasted it, he would’ve written a second Declaration of Independence—this time declaring freedom from thirst.

🚨Lines were 40 people deep and moving faster than a greased pig at a county fair. FIVE MINUTES to feed the masses like it was a drive-thru on the moon.

I’d put this crew up against any team in the universe. NASA? Step aside. Space Force? Please. My crew could cater an alien invasion and still be cleaned up by 10PM.

To my unbeatable staff: you are the backbone, the heartbeat, the cheese-pull of this whole operation. I wouldn’t be where I’m at without you. I’m beyond proud. I’m cosmic-level, firework-exploding proud.

🇺🇸
Red. White. BOOM.
🍋. Gyros. Curds. PRIME RIB.
🧨And the fastest damn food crew in the Milky Way.

🎣 FINAL FISH FRY (for a while!) 3 PM – 8 PM — then we hang up the tartar sauce ‘til Friday September 5th!It’s that time ...
06/26/2025

🎣 FINAL FISH FRY (for a while!)
3 PM – 8 PM — then we hang up the tartar sauce ‘til Friday September 5th!

It’s that time of year again… (summer outdoor events) the fryers cool down, the coleslaw takes a vacation, and your favorite chicken plucker (that’s me) swaps the apron for a hospital gown to go play “Professional Patient” for a bit.
“Don’t worry — I’ll be lobbying the Clinic board to install cheese curds in the cafeteria, add bottomless Bill’s lemonade to the IV menu, and make Mark’s Old Fashioneds the official pre-op beverage. If all goes well, I’ll roll out of there with a clean bill of health and a new franchise: Better Than Hospital Curds™.” And show all the Minnesotan people what us Wisconsin people are all about.

So let’s make this one count!

🍤 On the plate:
• Deep-fried haddock and poor-mans
• Broasted fish
• 3 kinds of shrimp
• Famous broasted chicken
• Fries, coleslaw, rye bread & tartar sauce galore

📞 Pam’s on the phone takin’ your takeout orders
🍻 Mark’s slingin’ drinks like he’s training for the cocktail Olympics
🔥 Billy & Braxton are manning the fryers like it’s the finals of Fry Wars
💁‍♀️ And Alex? Our hostess with the mostess, greeting you like the royalty you are
💵Also Marianne on the til taking your money just like she does mine. 🙍🏼‍♂️🤫

See you Friday — then we’ll see you again September 5th!

Happy (Belated) Birthday to Amish Mark! 🎂🐴Yesterday was Mark’s 60th birthday, and we were so busy parking horse and bugg...
06/26/2025

Happy (Belated) Birthday to Amish Mark! 🎂🐴

Yesterday was Mark’s 60th birthday, and we were so busy parking horse and buggies we forgot to post about it! He didn’t mind though—he spent the day the only way he knows how: slingin’ drinks, wranglin’ bulls, and blowing out candles on a cake that said Amish Mark like a true legend.

Here’s to 60 years of chaos, charm, and churning butter under pressure. We love ya, Mark! 🎉🎈

Week 9 and feelin’ fine — Big Blue’s back and it’s lunchtime prime!We’ll be downtown Merrill this Thursday from 11 to 1:...
06/26/2025

Week 9 and feelin’ fine — Big Blue’s back and it’s lunchtime prime!
We’ll be downtown Merrill this Thursday from 11 to 1:30 by Carquest, servin’ up the hits:
🔥 Hot beef, hot turkey, pulled pork, shaved prime rib
🥣 Meat bowls with real mashed potatoes, corn & a roll
🧀 Better Than Fair cheese curds that squeak
🍋 And a frosty cup of Bill’s Lemonade on the side
So don’t delay, don’t stand in line — just head our way and dine real fine!
Week 9 your flavor sign!

🔥 TOO HOT TO COOK? LET US COOK IN THE KITCHEN FOR YOU! 🍗❄️It’s 90+ degrees out there—your oven called and said, “Don’t e...
06/22/2025

🔥 TOO HOT TO COOK? LET US COOK IN THE KITCHEN FOR YOU! 🍗❄️

It’s 90+ degrees out there—your oven called and said, “Don’t even think about it.”

Skip the heat and head to Ed & Sharon’s!
We’re open at NOON cooking up Genuine Broaster Chicken so crispy it makes air fryers jealous.

🥵 Keep your house cool.
🥶 Keep your kitchen cooler.
😎 And grab a pound of our famous homemade coleslaw—chilled, creamy, and cooler than your basement in February.

🕕 Open ‘til 6PM or until the last piece of chicken surrenders.
Dine in, take out, or just stand near the coleslaw for the A/C vibes.

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Merrill, WI

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Wednesday 4pm - 8pm
Friday 3pm - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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