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Greenfield’s best new cocktail bar is in a mini golf course’s clubhouse

March 28, 2025

In August 2023, a mini golf destination and family fun facility called Holey Mackerel (5401 W. Layton Ave.) officially opened in the former site of River Hills Family Fun Center, which had been a summertime sta...

Hey! Here’s the 2025 Traveling Beer Garden schedule!

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 27, 2025

Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you’re in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks’ ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning for 2025. YES. The beer/park extravaganza will o...

Wisconsin Taste Test: Red Hot Pickled Eggs and Mild Polish Sausage from Bay View Packing Company

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 27, 2025

In Wisconsin Taste Test, two Milwaukee Record folks share their thoughts on two new-to-them “Wisconsin-y” food or drink items. Think raw beef sandwiches, Old-Fashioneds, and those giant bags of generic candy th...

Nite Owl’s 2025 season begins today

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2025

With longer days, a steady wave of festival announcements, and the Brewers season starting in just a few days, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee…even if the weather is crummy. The season tec...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2025 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 24, 2025

Thousands of hungry Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center on Sunday for WMSE’s 23rd annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. While there, these hearty chili lovers sampled a wide range of chilis from oodles o...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: You (and your friend Rick) should get to Ricky’s Double Barrel Inn

Caleb Westphal

March 21, 2025

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 #585 at Ricky's Double Barrel Inn...

1840 Brewing to celebrate ‘Simpsons’ and combat lousy Smarch weather with “The Springfield Connection”

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2025

Last weekend, two Bay View bars paid tribute to TV comedies by hosting ambitious pop-ups. At the tail end of the same month in which Sugar Maple temporarily transformed into a Parks And Recreation-themed establ...

Behold Crafty Cow’s “April Fast Foods Day” menu

Matt Wild

March 20, 2025

We love Crafty Cow. We love the Bay View Crafty Cow, the Wauwatosa Crafty Cow, and the Oconomowoc Crafty Cow. We also love fast food. We love Taco Bell, we love McDonald's, and we love Arby's. (Hey, we're only ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Coach’s Pub ‘N’ Grill is a reliable neighborhood go-to

Caleb Westphal

March 14, 2025

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 #584 at Coach's Pub 'N' Grill in ...

Get ready for The Sugar Maple’s “Snakehole Lounge: A ‘Parks And Rec’ Pop-Up” with these photos

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2025

In case you somehow missed the news, allow us to let you know Sugar Maple is hosting a pop-up devoted to Parks And Recreation this weekend. The ambitious and unconventional "Snakehole Lounge: A 'Parks And Rec' ...

Everything you need to know about Sunday’s inaugural Meatless Raffle

Tyler Maas

March 12, 2025

The Meat Raffle is a tavern tradition that’s been around for decades. In recent years, this protein-packed pastime has become something as synonymous with Wisconsin drinking culture as pull tabs, touchdown shot...

Drinking a beer in the Domes: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

March 11, 2025

In 2024, following nearly a decade of endless campaigns and task forces, Milwaukee County finally embraced an ambitious plan to "reimagine" the Mitchell Park Domes. The $134 million multi-year plan will not onl...

We invented 6 cocktails that are made with Milwaukee Record Brandy

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2025

In case you missed the news when we announced it last fall, Milwaukee Record has its very own brandy! Yes, the fine folks at Great Lakes Distillery produced a batch of "Milwaukee Record Brandy" for us that is l...

Party like it’s 1999 at Lost Whale’s upcoming MTV Spring Break cocktail menu release event

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2025

First thing's first: from Thursday, March 13 through Monday, March 17, Lost Whale (2151 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) will host its annual "It's Always Sunny @ Lost Whale" pop-up in which the business will pay tribute ...

This Is It has closed

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2025

Months shy of what would have been its 57th year in business, This Is It—Milwaukee's oldest and longest-running LGBT+ bar—has closed. The historic Cathedral Square-based bar's closure was announced on social me...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Find big batter, tartar on all-you-can-eat chicken, fish at Sandpiper Inn

Caleb Westphal

March 7, 2025

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 #583: Sandpiper Inn in Campbellsp...

It’s official: State, county, city proclaim March 7 to be Friday Fish Fry Day

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 6, 2025

It could be said that every Friday is Friday Fish Fry Day in Wisconsin. It could also be said that, thanks to our weekly Enjoy Every Fish Fry column, every Friday is Friday Fish Fry Day at Milwaukee Record. So ...

Food/Drink Roundup: Milwaukee named 8th best beer city in U.S., which seems low

Matt Wild

March 5, 2025

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: Milwaukee is only the 8th best beer city in the U.S.? • Milwaukee exi...

Tosa Restaurant Week brings food, drink specials to more than two dozen Wauwatosa businesses

Tyler Maas

March 5, 2025

When is the last time you went out and explored Wauwatosa? If it’s been a while since you dined, drank, and spent some quality time in the Milwaukee suburb, there’s no better time to experience Wauwatosa’s wide...

Ventura’s Taco is planning to open a location in West Allis this month

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2025

UPDATE (3/17/2025): The West Allis Ventura's Taco location will officially open at noon on Sunday, March 23. *** In May 2021, Ventura’s Taco opened a brick and mortar location at 2899 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in ...