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Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Sluggo’s Sports Pub & Grill is #2 sports bar in U.S., has fast fish fry

February 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 #581: Sluggo's Sports Pub & G...

Wisconsin Taste Test: Purple Door’s “Wisconsin Brandy Old-Fashioned” and “Beer And Pretzels” ice cream

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 21, 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...

Women’s Beer And Spirits Collective to host more than 30 Milwaukee-area fundraising events in March

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2025

For many years, the beer and spirits industries were completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers and distillers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically ...

Food/Drink Roundup: That cursed space on Locust and Weil might be something else now

Matt Wild

February 19, 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: • You know that restaurant space at 1000 E. Locust St.? That space ac...

Fuel Cafe on 5th Street has closed

Matt Wild

February 17, 2025

After nearly eight years of service, the Fuel Cafe at 630 S. 5th St. in Walker's Point has closed. The cafe/restaurant was empty on Monday, and a phone call led to voicemail. A thread on the Milwaukee subred...

Drinking with the beast: The best (and worst) Hodag-themed beverages

Mitch DeSantis

February 17, 2025

Mitch DeSantis is Milwaukee Record's Rural/Northwoods Wisconsin Correspondent. Find his dispatches HERE. It was a cold, snowy winter weekend, and had I stayed home I would have justified eating an entire fro...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Magoo’s On The Mound delivers major league fisherman’s platter

Caleb Westphal

February 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 #580: Magoo's On The Mound in Mil...

Bring home the bacon (figuratively) at our Meatless Raffle on March 16

Tyler Maas

February 13, 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...

1840 Brewing Company is hosting a winter street party on Saturday

Tyler Maas

February 12, 2025

Man, this year's Mitten Fest was super fun, right? Isn't it too bad that we now have to wait a few more months until the conditions are right for another Bay View block party? Or do we? What if we told you that...

The $1 tacos at Oscar’s Pub & Grill: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

February 11, 2025

If you were to ask me what the best burger in Milwaukee is, I would say something like, "That's entirely subjective and I'm not answering that." However, if you pressed me to tell you my favorite burger in Milw...

Join us at the Friday Fish Fry Day After Party on March 7

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 10, 2025

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there’s only one Friday when Wisconsin, the country, and the entire world celebrate the official Friday Fish ...

Are you ready, kids? I can’t hear you! Enjoy these pictures from Sugar Maple’s SpongeBob-themed “Bar-Kini Bottom” pop-up

Tyler Maas

February 8, 2025

In recent years, The Sugar Maple has hosted weekend pop-ups devoted to shows like Adventure Time, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, I Think You Should Leave, Joe Pera Talks With You, as well as Nintendo proper...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Finding fish, flannel, joy at B-Lazy Bar & Grill in Wind Lake

Caleb Westphal

February 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 #579: B-Lazy Bar & Grill in W...

Turner Hall Tiki Takedown returns March 29

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2025

Following four successful installments, Turner Hall Tiki Takedown will once again be bringing warm vibes and cool cocktails back to the eponymous downtown ballroom this March. Yes, you can take your taste buds ...

Food/Drink Roundup: Chefs from Amilinda, Odd Duck, EsterEv, Birch are James Beard Award semifinalists (again)

Matt Wild

February 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: local James Beard semifinalists! • It's that time of year again: the ...

Shell yes! Outlaw Oyster to open in Wauwatosa this weekend

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2025

Since Crafty Cow opened in Wauwatosa (its third location overall) in 2021, the locally-owned and locally-operated chain has focused on giving the gorgeously-shaped suburb delicious "Juicy Lucy"-style burgers, i...

The Next Bar is the next bar coming to former Eastsider/Upper East space

Matt Wild

February 3, 2025

It's been a busy/confusing few years for the bar formerly known as the Eastsider, located at 1732 E. North Ave. The Eastsider closed in 2017 after an impressive run of nearly 20 years. After that, the space bec...

Golden Gyros still serves up timeless, tasty eats in West Allis

Tyler Maas

January 31, 2025

There's nothing quite like a good old fashioned gyro joint. The Milwaukee area is fortunate to have so great ones in its midst. Between Oakland Gyros, Gyro Palace, Cosmos Cafe, Apollo Cafe, The Gyros Stand, and...

Madison locations of Milwaukee-based restaurant chains: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

January 29, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174512); Let me start this article by saying that I really like Madison. Though I personally love Milwaukee far more, Wisconsin's second-most populous city and its capital is home to some very...

SereniTea Lounge will open this week in long-vacant Downer Avenue space

Matt Wild

January 28, 2025

For the first time in nearly two decades, a business will occupy a high-profile spot on the 2500 block of Downer Avenue. Well, a portion of that spot, anyway. SereniTea Lounge, a boba/bubble tea and cocktail...