We stopped by Gem City on a Monday night after hearing that Baraboo actually had a spot offering great pizza and nachos that were beyond good. On the way in we were set for nachos. We'd heard they were house made, crispy, wafer thin, and loaded with goodies. However, once we arrived we saw two pizzas being delivered to the table next door. Oh, My Gosh, they looked and smelled delicious. We, my friend and I are Chicagoans. We are hard core pizza eaters believing that if you don't eat pizza weekly you are being deprived. So now we have a tough decision to make. We are eying the pizza at the table next door- a couple with their son. They actually have two pizzas, once is the vegetarian, the other loaded with meat. Both look great. The wife, noticing that we are eying her food says, "Yes, it's as good as it looks."
The husband says, "We heard about the pizza here and decided to try it. It's great and look at the size of it. We started with the nachos. You wouldn't believe those. They are huge and terrific."
Hm, dilema! Pizza, nachos, pizza, nachos. As we are talking, our neighboring table asks, "Do you want to try a slice of ours?"
Are these people nice or what? We'd heard mention of additional children waiting at home for the remains of the pizza so we take a pass on tasting their pizza and do a bit more thinking.

Ah solution. order the nachos first. Half way through we will order a pizza to take home for breakfast. We are problem solvers!
We settle on the chicken nachos which are piled with a spicy chicken, olives, cheese, salsa, and come with a side of pickled jalapeño peppers. They are every thing we were promised. Our waitress checks on us to make sure we are happy. Oh yes.
Who wouldn't be happy? The drinks are terrific, large and well made. The nachos are great. The customers are beyond friendly, and we still have a pizza coming!
Gem City is definitely worth a visit for pizza, nachos, drinks, and the locals.

As a "hooked on Chicago Pizza" person, when a local told me that this was the best pizza place in Wisconsin I was skeptical. Surprise, the best pizza in Wisconsin is in Baraboo! That said, I believe the pizza is not their best thing, it is the third. Number one is their home made deep fried nachos. Can not be beat anywhere. Tops. Fantastic. What else can be said. Number two is their tough looking, narley, crew cut bartender. His bark is worse than his bite and he is capable of serving the best drinks and has a passion for making you want to come back. Sadly he was not there when I sent my friends to the Gem City Saloon. Dang, they will just have to go back and invite me.

I've been to gem city a few times. The last time I tried this pizza everyone was talking about. It was very tastey and nothing like anyone else around here serves. Drinks are always good and they have a good beer selection. One of few places that has new castle on tap that I know of.....if they still do I don't know. The owner tries his best to please his customers and is a great guy.

This is a new favorite of the locals! Pizzas are to die for! Ditto for the truly jumbo hamburgers. Bartenders and waitstaff really hustle and are very friendly and accomidating. Cocktails are outstanding! Atmosphere is terific in a completely remodeled warehouse AND it's conveniently located right next to Circus World Museum!