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Enjoy Every Fish Fry: West Allis’ Steak House 100 pairs timeless ambiance with great fish

December 8, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #518, Steak House 100 in West Allis, Wisconsin. On Sunday, September 20, 2015, I attend...

Cache Cider to celebrate third anniversary with drinks, music, free food on December 9

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2023

We hope you'll be thirsty this Saturday because Milwaukee will be hosting three beverage-based events at the same time. Perhaps you've already read about MobCraft's annual Stout Fest that's taking place at the ...

A guide to Sunday’s inaugural “Casserole Call”

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2023

The bad news is it's cold, dreary, and dark in Wisconsin and it's going to probably only get much worse in that regard before things turn around in, like, late April or whatever. The good news is we've firmly a...

Amorphic Beer to host “Two Year Birthday Party” on December 9

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2023

Can you believe Amorphic Beer has only been around for two years? We can't! Somehow—despite routinely releasing innovative and impressive beer, hosting a variety of events in its top-notch taproom (and its gorg...

Clock Shadow Creamery leaving Walker’s Point storefront, Hill Valley Dairy taking over

Matt Wild

December 4, 2023

After more than a decade in business, Milwaukee urban cheese factory Clock Shadow Creamery is leaving its Walker's Point retail space at 138 W. Bruce St. Lake Geneva-based cheese shop Hill Valley Dairy, who had...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Kick Switch in Okauchee Lake has big perch, big Old Fashioneds

Caleb Westphal

December 1, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: fish fry #517, Kick Switch Bar & Grill in Okauchee Lake, Wisconsin. Taking a ment...

N/A Day is coming to The Cooperage on January 6 and The Bur Oak in Madison on January 13

Tyler Maas

November 28, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Meat Raffles bring good luck, choice cuts, charity to Wisconsin bars

Tyler Maas

November 28, 2023

Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Meat Raffles! If you visit enough bars in Wisconsin, you're bound to enco...

Bubble tea place coming to old Hotel Foster/Globe space, 132 steps from other bubble tea place

Matt Wild

November 28, 2023

Do you like bubble tea, Milwaukee? Yes, you LOVE bubble tea. How can we tell? Because bubble tea places have been popping up like, well, bubbles lately, especially on the East Side. There's Elite Boba MKE at 19...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Joey’s West serves award-winning fish in Racine County

Caleb Westphal

November 24, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: fish fry #516, Joey's West in Franksville, Racine County. One little drop of falling ra...

Curry Hut’s new East Side location has staying power

Tyler Maas

November 22, 2023

Last month, the opening of Milwaukee's first Patty Shack in a high-turnover Bay View restaurant site inspired us to write about some "cursed" area business locations. That article was actually the second such p...

The Drunk Uncle’s “Black Friday 50 cent beer sale” is back!

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2023

To be honest, Black Friday kind of sucks. The consumer holiday serves as an annual reminder of humanity’s inherent greed, its utter disregard for others, and mankind’s general awfulness as people line up, fight...

Enjoy Milwaukee Record Blend coffee, donuts, and local music with us at Anodyne on November 26

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2023

In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record now has its very own coffee! Yes, Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.'s new "Milwaukee Record Blend" hit shelves at all of the Milwaukee-based roaster's cafes (and was made...

I built my dream Mexican fast food meal on Layton Avenue (and you can too!)

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2023

In case you haven't heard yet, allow me to be the bearer of good news. Milwaukee is home to a brand new Taco John's! The region's newest "West-Mex" purveyor—joining the recently opened Taco John's locations in ...

In defense of Milwaukee’s “worst restaurants”

Matt Wild

November 14, 2023

If you frequent the Milwaukee subreddit—and you should!—you've likely come across a seemingly weekly question. Seriously, this karma-farming beauty comes up all the time. No, not the running gag about the "Arby...

Bounce Milwaukee to host rummage sale November 18

Tyler Maas

November 14, 2023

On August 31, Bounce Milwaukee closed following nearly 10 years of entertainment, advocacy, and all-around awesomeness. Though the loss of the Bay View-adjacent play place/arcade/restaurant/neighborhood hub lea...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Shah Jee’s continues to bring Pakistani cuisine to unlikely downtown location

Matt Wild

November 13, 2023

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Shah Jee's! (The following article is an updated version of a 2016 article.) Downtown Milwauke...

After 18 years, Balzac will close November 22

Matt Wild

November 13, 2023

Brady Street neighborhood mainstay Balzac announced on Monday that it will close its doors after service on Wednesday, November 18. The wine bar and restaurant opened just off of Brady, at 1716 N. Arlington Pl....

Fox Den brings “smashin’ patties and foxy bites” to Great Lakes Distillery

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2023

It's an exciting time in Milwaukee dining. Outstanding new restaurants are opening brick and mortar locations throughout the city and the surrounding suburbs at an amazing rate. An ever-growing menagerie of foo...

Join us and area restaurants at the inaugural “Casserole Call” event

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2023

Fall is here. Along with autumn's dropping temperatures and ever-shortening hours of daylight comes the mounting hunger for comfort food. And in Wisconsin, few (if any) dishes scratch that itch better than the ...