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The Swedish Smörgåsbord is a traditional holiday meal that originated as a Viking feast. Typically beginning with herring and Aquavit, cold dishes are then served followed by hot food and a dessert table. At Al Johnson's, we offer many of the traditional Smörgåsbord foods such as herring, beet salad, Christmas ham, roast pork, potato sausage, meatballs, red cabbage, and Jonsson's Temptation, a pot…

We've changed our winter hours for the first time in many years. Starting Sunday, Nov. 27, the restaurant's hours will be 7 a.m. – 3 p.m., while the Butik's hours will be 8 a.m.–3 p.m. “This is the first time we haven’t had winter dinner hours for a number of years,” said Lars Johnson, “but back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the business closed entirely all-winter-long. We’ll be closed during…

The story about how goats came to be on the sod roof of Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant has floated around Door County for decades. The intersection of technology with goats was inevitable, says Al’s son Lars, who now runs the restaurant with his siblings Rolf and Annika. “Our visitors fall in love with the goats and are always so concerned about them, their health, and their safety,” said Lars. “…