Food/Drink

Gathering Place Brewing to host 5th Anniversary Block Party on August 27

August 18, 2022

Since opening its taproom in a relatively secluded section of Riverwest in the summer of 2017, Gathering Place Brewing Company has quietly established itself as one of Milwaukee's best craft breweries. Along th...

Central Waters announces Milwaukee 1-Year Anniversary Party, releases Joe Pera-inspired beer

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2022

Last October, the city's craft brewing reputation got a noticeable boost with the opening of Central Waters Brewing's Milwaukee Tap Room. In the 10 months the nationally-regarded, award-winning Amherset, Wiscon...

Mandatory Milwaukee: County Clare greets visitors with “a hundred thousand welcomes”

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Milwaukee Ale House will close September 11

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

After 25 years in business, Water Street/Milwaukee River staple Milwaukee Ale House (233 N. Water St.) will close its doors for good on September 11. The closing date coincides with the end of the Ale House's l...

The Third Ward will close a block of North Broadway for a 100-person outdoor long-table dinner

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Have you always dreamed of eating a five-course meal outside, in the middle of a closed city street, on a giant long table, seated along with 99 other folks, all for the low, low price of $175 per person? Well,...

In case you missed it, Soup Bros. is closed

Matt Wild

August 11, 2022

We're not sure how we missed this, but the big "FOR LEASE" sign in the window ain't lying: longtime Walker's Point soup hotspot Soup Bros. (209 W. Florida St.) is permanently closed. The friendly folks around t...

Enlightened Brewing Company to host a Summer Block Party this weekend

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2022

Originally started as an extremely small brewery in a glorified closet in the Lincoln Warehouse back in 2013, Enlightened Brewing Company‘s reputation and its footprint have both grown considerably in recent ye...

Malört Fest returns to Ray’s Growler Gallery on August 27

Tyler Maas

August 9, 2022

People typically feel one of two ways about Jeppson’s Malört. They either hate it, or they absolutely love it…as something to buy for someone who’s never tried it before. Despite being the textbook definition o...

We ate all 8 of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2022 Sporkies finalists

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 5, 2022

Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running through August 14, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin is offering up oodles of entertainment, a variety of animals, stands to buy no...

Check out The Vanguard’s new styled sausages and sides

Tyler Maas

July 27, 2022

On Monday, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 12 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare and other longer-tenured items—most notably the delicious likes of the Hungarian, Salazar, and...

Culver’s will serve free cheese curds and custard from a food truck in the Deer District on August 3 and you just KNOW the line will stretch to Bay View

Matt Wild

July 27, 2022

We're sure every red-blooded American enjoys free stuff, but Milwaukee really enjoys free stuff. Seriously, walk past any tent handing out free brats at Summerfest and tell us we're wrong. Or, head to the Deer ...

The Vanguard will say goodbye to 12 menu items this week

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2022

Since opening in 2014, The Vanguard has established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Though their winning mix of specialty sausages, “tube-less” options, exceptional appetizers, and...

Take a look inside Promises before it opens July 28

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2022

Last month, we told you about Promises, a new live music venue and neighborhood tavern opening at the corner of 6th Street and National Avenue. The new Walker's Point bar (located at 538 W. National Ave.) that'...

Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel will host a Grateful Dead-inspired “dining experience” on August 5

Matt Wild

July 14, 2022

When you think of legendary band The Grateful Dead, do you think of five-course food-and-drink "dining experiences"? If not, you will now.Yep, on Friday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m., Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel (...

Palomino temporarily closed, hopes to reopen next year

Matt Wild

July 11, 2022

According to a message on its website, long-running Bay View bar and restaurant Palomino (2491 S. Superior St.) is "temporarily closed for regular service." Why? Ye olde "severe staffing shortages brought abou...

Urbal Tea Co. is 13th Street’s friendly neighborhood tea joint

Juan Miguel Martinez

June 29, 2022

I consider myself a semi-regular tea drinker, and the things a mind like mine ponders when it comes to tea are "What kind of monkeys picked the oolong? Did they wear little bellhop hats?" and other such nonsens...

State Fair’s 2022 Sporkies: Fried Pickle Cheese Curd Tacos, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Chicken On-a-Stick, more

Matt Wild

June 28, 2022

It's almost time for the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair (it runs August 4-14), which means it's time to unveil, ponder, and drool over and/or worry about this year's Sporkies finalists. You know, the Sporkies! The S...

We tried 8 new food and drink items at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 24, 2022

Summerfest is back! One day is officially in the books, and there are still eight more chances to enjoy loads of live entertainment, heaps of tasty treats, and all sorts of refreshments. As the 54th installment...

New and open now at 3rd St. Market Hall: Kompali Tacos y Tortas

Matt Wild

June 17, 2022

It's Friday, so you know what that means: downtown food hall 3rd St. Market Hall has added 17 new vendors! (Seriously, we think we missed a few in the past week alone.)Today, 3rd St. has added Kompali Tacos...

I asked my mom to review the new Leinenkugel’s “Lodge Pack”

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2022

With all due respect to Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company—the seventh oldest brewery in the country, which single-handedly carried Chippewa Falls to national consciousness—and its storied history, the western W...