Food/Drink

July 24, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Secret Stadium Sauce. They say necessity is the mother of inventi...

Here are the 40 in-state breweries taking part in Wisconsin IPA Fest

July 23, 2026

Summer in the Milwaukee area is a time for beer, a time for festivals, and yes…a time for beer festivals. On Saturday, August 1, Third Space Brewing will give hop-heads a reason to rejoice when the Milwaukee br...

Axolotl Café: ‘I can’t tell you how excited it made me when I tasted something that reminded me of home’

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 20, 2026

It was a cold, dry December night at Wiggle Room when I DJ'd a Metal Monday, super excited about the original Agent Orange by Sodom I had recently picked up. Pedro was coming by, former owner of Rockotlan on Fo...

Exterior of Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Settle in for polka music, bubbles, fish at Hubbard Park Lodge

July 17, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #654, at Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Signs on each side of the tunnel t...

The Soup Market to close all locations in “another week or week and a half”

July 17, 2026

Soup's off—or at least it will be before the end of the month—at The Soup Market. After 22 years in operation, the beloved Milwaukee soup purveyor has made the difficult decision to close all three of its locat...

The Vanguard debuts 7 new menu items

July 15, 2026

The twisted culinary minds at The Vanguard aren’t afraid to shake things up every now and then. Now a few months removed from introducing six new spring/early summer menu offerings, the Bay View bar and sausage...

Sunday Sauce: Calzones, crooners, and Campari at Festa Italiana

Mitch DeSantis

July 12, 2026

Sunday Sauce is a monthly Milwaukee Record series about the area's Italian food and the places, people, and traditions that make a meal feel like home. I'm chasing how these restaurants, grocery stores, events,...

Exterior of Italian American Club in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Celebrate life, America, fish at Italian American Club in Kenosha

July 10, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #653, at the Italian American Club in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It was the Friday of Fourth o...

Food/Drink Roundup: Vagabond says goodbye, Hawthorne Coffee addresses Dr. Oz photo

July 10, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: Vagabond and Hawthorne Coffee Roasters. • After nearly 12 years in business, downtown taco spot Vagabond, 1122 N. Edison St., will close for good o...

There’s never been a more important time to get out and support Silver City businesses

July 9, 2026

Silver City is a neighborhood that's situated to the south of the Menomonee River Valley and directly east of Miller Park Way. In this small sect of the city—which is considered to be the most diverse neighborh...

East Side gaming bar The Familiar Place will celebrate grand opening this Saturday

July 9, 2026

It's been a long time coming—more than a year, in fact—but Milwaukee's newest gaming bar and lounge, The Familiar Place, is now open on Oakland Avenue. Actually, The Familiar Place has been open for a coup...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Haul in haddock at Brass Monkey Pub & Grill in West Allis

July 3, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #652, at Brass Monkey Pub & Grill in West Allis, Wisconsin. The three wise brass mo...

New bar and restaurant planned for former Experts Only, Barrel Burrito space

July 2, 2026

A new bar and restaurant called 80 Proof Milwaukee is planned for 782 N. Jefferson St. in downtown Milwaukee. That's the site of the former Experts Only bar and Barrel Burrito Company restaurant, both of which ...

Ian’s Pizza to open production facility with “a small restaurant” in Bay View

June 28, 2026

Good news for people who love pizza and live in or around the Bay View neighborhood. Ian’s Pizza is coming! The popular by-the-slice establishment—which started in Madison in 2001 and has since opened a tota...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Go all in at In Cahoots Saloon & Eatery in Genesee Depot

June 26, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #651, at In Cahoots Saloon & Eatery in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. A sea of goats and...

Get final taste of original Schlitz recipe July 3-5 at Old World Wisconsin

June 25, 2026

Still smarting from the discontinuation of Schlitz? Wish you could travel back to the past and once again enjoy a sip of the "beer that made Milwaukee famous"? Us, too. Well, let's all go to Old World Wisconsin...

Food/Drink Roundup: SportClub is back, Mother’s is closed, Chettinadu House may be evicted