Category: Food/Drink

Brewed City: Joy Ride Cafe (Wheel & Sprocket)

July 13, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Rod & Makk to bring the biggest goddamn mozzarella sticks you’ve ever seen to 3rd Street Market Hall

Tyler Maas

July 12, 2023

If you've read Milwaukee Record with any regularity in recent years, there's a chance you've happened upon our coverage of Alphonso's The Original and the West Allis pizzeria's shockingly massive "Lightning Rod...

Dill Pickle Donuts and Alligator Ribs: 100 new foods coming to 2023 Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild

July 11, 2023

If our ongoing Wisconsin Fair Bracket hasn't gotten you sufficiently pumped for the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair, maybe this will do the trick. From August 3-13, folks can enjoy not one, not two, not 99, but 100 n...

Season 21 of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ will be filmed in Wisconsin

Matt Wild

July 11, 2023

It's a big day for Bravo's long-running and wildly popular Top Chef: not only has the show announced its new host (season 10 winner Kristen Kish, pictured above, taking over for Padma Lakshmi), but it has annou...

The Bubbler will celebrate Wisconsin-made seltzers September 3

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2023

Wisconsin is a state that's known and lauded for its rich brewing history and beloved craft beer brands. We're all aware of that, but what many of you might not know is the Badger State also has a surprisingly ...

Enlightened Brewing Company’s Summer Block Party returns July 22

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2023

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 the years...

Bounce Milwaukee to close August 31

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2023

Since opening in 2014, Bounce Milwaukee has been a fun and inviting place for kids, parents, gamers, and countless others to spend time on the outskirts of Bay View. Through the years, it's also been an invalua...

MobCraft’s Weird Fest to feature the “World’s Smallest Island Party”

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2023

Last July, we tried to get you into the spirit for MobCraft's annual Weird Fest block party by writing something about that odd and extremely small intersection that's located right in front of the Walker's Poi...

Red Light Ramen will permanently close July 13

Matt Wild

July 1, 2023

After nearly a decade in business, Red Light Ramen will close. The popular and beloved East Side ramen shop, located beneath the street at 1749 N. Farwell Ave., announced its impending closure via social media ...

MobCraft announces Weird Fest entertainment lineup, beer list

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2023

Back in early May, the fine folks at MobCraft Beer quietly announced the date for its 5th annual "Weird Fest Block Party." After we immediately saved the date for the Walker's Point (by way of Madison) brewery'...

Brewed City: Sil’s (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Twisted Plants will open a West Allis location this fall

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2023

We have some very good news for fans of delicious vegan burgers and other tasty meatless and dairy-free comfort food staples. Twisted Plants is planning to open another location in the greater Milwaukee area. A...

We tried 8 new food items at Summerfest (2023 edition)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 23, 2023

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 55th installment...

Help build Bay View’s “wheel spot” by eating and drinking at these businesses June 21

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2023

Last month, we let you know Bay View may be getting a new "wheel park" in Beulah Brinton Playfield (2555 S. Bay St.). The 5,000-square-foot-or-less park—dubbed the "Wheel Spot"—would cater to skateboarders, BMX...

Brewed City: Dryhootch Coffeehouse

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

I created a tiny version of Fuel Cafe’s “Buttafuoco” sandwich for some reason

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2023

Back in the fall of 2020, I—no doubt hankering for a Fuel Cafe fix I hadn't been able to get for months—developed a copycat recipe for the renowned coffee shop/restaurant's beloved "Buttafuoco" sandwich. Even i...

Miller High Life and Planters are opening “The Nuttiest Dive Bar” (for a limited time)

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2023

Have you ever wanted to drink while sitting inside an enormous peanut shell? If you answered yes to that extremely specific/strange question and you'll be around Milwaukee between July 9 and July 12, the fine f...

11 more Milwaukee restaurants we wish were still open

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 9, 2023

Way back in 2014, we rounded up 11 Milwaukee restaurants we wished were still open. Bella's Fat Cat! Brady Street Pharmacy! Grecian Delight! More! Now, nearly a decade a later, we're back with another list of g...

Just a reminder that Wisconsin has a Big Boy and its fish fry is good

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2023

Almost two years ago, Big Boy came back to Wisconsin. Following a 26-year absence in the region, a restaurant group called Wisconsin Big Boy LLC officially brought the Michigan-based chain back to the state by ...

Let’s talk about the album Hamm’s released in 1965

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2023

In case you weren't aware, we're in the middle of "Food/Drink Week" here at Milwaukee Record. This theme week, which started June 5 and runs through June 12, gives us an excuse to tackle some ambitious, expensi...