History of the Sauk-Prairie Eagle Inn
Darlene Burzynski opened the door
to the Eagle Inn in 1984, but our history started long
before. Darlene was born and grew up in the little town
of Thorp, Wisconsin. Shortly after Darlene graduated
from high school she was married to a farmer in the Thorp area
and had six children. Darlene had always dreamed of
owning a restaurant and that dream became reality in 1963 when
she and her husband purchased a family restaurant in
Adams-Friendship called "The 400".
When Darlene and her husband
parted ways, she went to work at Badger Ordinance Powder Plant
in Sumpter making rocket powder.  She soon moved to the
Sauk-Prairie area thereafter. Darlene's interest in
owning a restaurant was still in the back of her mind.
She worked at a few restaurants in the Sauk-Prairie area after
her job at Badger Ordinance terminated and soon became the
manager of the Penguin Bar and Restaurant. A year later,
she became the owner.
In 1984, Prairie du Sac was
getting a facelift. As Darlene was known for being
successful in the restaurant business, Leroy Fuchs approached
her about owning and managing a new restaurant in Prairie du
Sac on the corner of Water Street and Hwy PF. Darlene
had kept the Penguin going successfully for 14 1/2 years in
Sauk City. Darlene made the move to the new restaurant
and had a very successful business.
Darlene's grandson, Todd Baker,
became a business partner in 2000. As of 2001, Todd
fully took over the business. Darlene was going to start
retiring but her cancer came back and she passed away in March
of 2003.
Our hometown place to meet and
eat is "nothing special" to all of us...and that's
because it's "always special" to serve our
customers. That's what all of our family and extended
family are here for...to bring the same good homemade
dishes that Darlene Burzynski made since 1984. Todd's
grandma baked in the goodness and taught him the secrets of
her pies, rolls and breads. Plus wonderful hot dishes
and daily specials that our town has come to know and expect
from the Eagle Inn. Now, Todd, as owner of this family
tradition, and it's still hard working crew keep the
"Soup on" and serve you a smile with every
dish. It's our everyday cozy friendly atmosphere that
lets people know it's still the same warm spot for everyone in
town or traveling thru to find their way for a delicious meal
morning, noon or night.
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