Food/Drink

April 9, 2025

A couple of weeks ago we informed you that the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Dr.) had pushed its opening date from April 2 to April 9. You know, on account of the not-so-springlike weather. ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: 4th Base honors ‘Major League,’ County Stadium, Bob Uecker

Caleb Westphal

April 4, 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 #587 at 4th Base in West Milwauke...

Pabst Brewing Company is introducing a new light lager

April 3, 2025

Pabst Brewing Company—which originated here in 1844 before closing its Milwaukee brewery in 1996—continues to make moves in the ever-changing brewing industry. While its classic flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon recip...

A slingshot bar—yes, a slingshot bar—is coming to West Allis

April 2, 2025

Milwaukee bar business Bars & Recreation has spent the last decade bringing all sorts of "activity bars" to the city and beyond. Think indoor mini golf (Nine Below), axe throwing (AXE MKE), shuffleboard and...

Enjoy boxing, beer, music, more at Michelada Fest, April 26 at Zócalo Food Park

April 2, 2025

Milwaukee summers are known for being absolutely loaded, but Milwaukee springs are no slouches, either. Need proof? Check out our recent list of 16 spring festivals. Need further proof? Read up on another sprin...

Milwaukee hybrid cocktail bar Agency is a James Beard Awards finalist for Best New Bar

April 2, 2025

Back in February, a handful of Milwaukee restaurants, chefs, and bars were announced as semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite of EsterEv made the list for Best Chef Midwest,...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Frozen Pizza

April 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some freezer section standbys come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: frozen pizzas! Wisconsin loves its frozen pizzas. Even th...

30 years of ‘Tommy Boy’: Celebrating all things Chris Farley at Farley’s Pub in Ringle, Wisconsin

Mitch DeSantis

March 31, 2025

Mitch DeSantis is Milwaukee Record’s Rural/Northwoods Wisconsin Correspondent. Find his dispatches HERE. One of my earliest childhood memories involves watching Saturday Night Live. I don't remember much abo...

SAGE is closed; former space available for lease, White House still for sale

March 31, 2025

In October 2024, news dropped that the historic White House building at 2900 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay View was for sale. The restaurant occupying the first floor of the three-story building, SAGE, would rema...

South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 9

March 31, 2025

Spring has truly sprung. The weather is showing signs of being okay, Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Dr.) i...

Your Turner Hall Tiki Takedown winners are…

March 30, 2025

Saturday, a few hundred folks put on their finest Hawaiian shirt, donned some colorful leis, and made their way to the Turner Hall Tiki Takedown. The fifth installment of the sold out event brought great tunes ...

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!

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

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

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

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”