Food/Drink

January 11, 2024

Remember when every website on the World Wide Web didn't kinda-sorta look the same? Or, at the very least, when every website hadn't yet jumped on the "clean/minimalist" bandwagon and were funky, loaded with te...

Looks like ‘Bar Rescue’ is sniffing around Milwaukee again

January 10, 2024

Has it really been 10 years since kinda-sorta-reality and failing-bar-revamp show Bar Rescue blew into Milwaukee and "rescued" two Milwaukee bars? Good grief, it has... Remember in 2014, when host John Taffe...

Lakeside Bakery has closed

January 9, 2024

Bay View got noticeably less sweet today. This afternoon, Lakeside Bakery (1100 E. Oklahoma Ave.) abruptly announced the retail portion of the bakery would be closing "effective immediately." Owners announced t...

Relive our biggest and best N/A Day yet with these photos

January 8, 2024

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record hosted the third annual N/A Day at The Cooperage. The 2024 installment of our "Dry January" Beverage Festival featured close to 30 vendors sampling more than 60 non-alcoholi...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Blue Heron Supper Club in Big Bend offers all-you-can-eat fish and chicken

January 5, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #522, the Blue Heron Supper Club ...

7 reasons you should go to this weekend’s N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival

January 5, 2024

In case you haven't been made aware of it by way of our various mentions of the event, a swell of local press, and promotion from participating vendors, the third annual Milwaukee edition of our N/A Day "Dry Ja...

You had to know we would review the new Hong Kong Seafood Buffet, right?

January 4, 2024

Over the course of our nearly 10 years in business, it's become abundantly clear there are just some things that Milwaukee Record is expected, nay, DESTINED to cover. Is a celebrity autographing bottles of liqu...

Food/Drink Roundup: A couple of East Side places closed and another kinda-sorta closed

January 3, 2024

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: A couple of East Side places closed (and another kinda-sorta closed). ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Brewski’s Sports Club is a hit for football, baseball, basketball, bluegill

December 29, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #521, Brewski's Sports Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I was in an ebullient mood, with n...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Varsity Club has “best pizza” in New Berlin, solid fish

December 22, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #520, The Varsity Club in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Feeling a little down, with Pure Oldie...

Milwaukee Record’s last-minute and entirely drink-related holiday gift guide

December 20, 2023

The holidays are mere days away. Family gatherings and Secret Santa soirees are nigh. And if you're anything like us, you're still pretty behind on your gift list. Well, if you're looking for an affordable-yet-...

Happy Dough Lucky’s Bay View location to open December 21

December 18, 2023

The wait is almost over! After months of preparation, Happy Dough Lucky has finally set a date for its grand opening. The mini donut purveyor's new brick and mortar location at 2691 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2023

December 15, 2023

broadstreet.zone(156366); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: the best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2023! Although I get a fish fry ...

“We are just weeks away from having to close our doors.” Save the Riverwest Co-op!

December 15, 2023

The Riverwest Co-op grocery store and cafe (733 E. Clarke St.) has been a fantastic and invaluable neighborhood resource for more than two decades. But now, in the waning days of 2023, the Riverwest Co-op needs...

Check out the full vendor lineups for both of our N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festivals

December 14, 2023

Are you looking to start 2024 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...

Milwaukee Record’s year in weird food articles

December 14, 2023

broadstreet.zone(156366); Oh, what a strange and tasty year it has been! In addition to the traditional food- and drink-related coverage we've published this year, we've also found plenty of time to put some u...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Batter up! Get in the holiday spirit with a Tom And Jerry

December 13, 2023

Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Tom And Jerry! It's the middle of December in Wisconsin. It's cold outsid...

Big Boy is now open in Sussex

December 12, 2023

Back in 2021, beloved restaurant Big Boy returned to Wisconsin for the first time in 26 years. Owners Chaz Hastings and Scott Carleton opened a location in Germantown at N116W15841 Main St., delighting Big Boy ...

The winner of our inaugural Casserole Call is…