Category: Food/Drink

Valor Aquaponics organic market will open this Friday at 3rd Street Market Hall

March 24, 2022

Ever since it opened in January, 3rd Street Market Hall—a.k.a. the sprawling food hall that occupies the first floor of the former Shops of Grand Avenue at 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—has become our favorite downtown...

Remembering the Solid Gold McDonald’s in Greenfield

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2022

Today, pretty much every McDonald's—and virtually every major chain restaurant—in America looks the same. They're gray, box-y, and "modern" in all the worst ways. Though the vast majority of McDonald's location...

Meet the curd connoisseur behind Wisconsin Cheese Please

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2022

If you're reading this article and you've spent any amount of time in Wisconsin, there's a good chance you like cheese curds. Whether they're breaded or battered, orange or white inside, or dipped in ranch or a...

Hey! Here’s the schedule for the 2022 Traveling Beer Garden

Matt Wild

March 18, 2022

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 2022. YES. The beer/park extravaganza will o...

10 Milwaukee beers we’d recommend to Giannis Antetokounmpo

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2022

In case you've been off the internet until literally this instant today, you probably saw the video of Giannis Antetokounmpo honoring Stone Cold Steve Austin during last night's postgame press conference by wea...

South Shore Terrace to open for season March 17

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2022

After having an abbreviated 2020 season on account of the pandemic, last year was South Shore Terrace's first full season back in business. The beer garden, which is stationed at South Shore Park in Bay View, m...

427 Friday fish frys and counting: Motor Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

March 11, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: MOTOR Bar & Restaurant. When I created Friday Fish Fry Day last year, I hoped I w...

The Mothership to offer “eccentric bar food” at Gavilán food truck

Tyler Maas

March 7, 2022

Since opening just shy of three years ago, The Mothership has quickly established itself as bar that does things its own way. The Bay View establishment that's known for its unconventional and ambitious craft c...

Lost Whale to host an ‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ pop-up March 17-20

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2022

Though people have vastly differing opinions when it comes to going out to bars on St. Patrick's Day, the right theme can bring even the least festive among us out for the polarizing spring holiday. And if you'...

426 Friday fish frys and counting: Dicken’s Grille & Spirits (West Allis)

Caleb Westphal

March 4, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Dicken's Grille & Spirits. The slogan of West Allis is "That's Why West Allis." T...

Lakefront Brewery’s “Putin Is A Dick” crowler label will benefit Ukraine refugees

Matt Wild

March 3, 2022

Milwaukee mainstay Lakefront Brewery is the best. Russian president Vladimir Putin is a dick (to put it lightly). What happens when the two collide? Lakefront's new "Putin Is A Dick" crowler label, of course. ...

Pro eater Randy Santel will attempt Coach’s Pub And Grill’s “7 lb Grave Digger Challenge” this weekend

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2022

UPDATE (3/5/22): He did it. You can watch it below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mVklXB8eg ••• Last summer, we alerted you to the exciting news that a pair of accomplished eaters and popular YouTube p...

Wioletta’s Polish Market to open March 4

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2022

It's shaping up to be a big week for fans of Polish food in Milwaukee. Many took part in "Pączki Day" festivities on Tuesday, and this Friday will mark the opening day of a brand new Polish specialty store on t...

And the Wisconsin Snack Bracket winner is…

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2022

Following more than a month of Wisconsin Snack Bracket competition, we finally have a winner. And that winning brand is...Spats Sauce! The creamy horseradish condiment that's relatively unknown to customers ...

Choose a champ in our Wisconsin Snack Bracket Final Round!

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 1, 2022

It's all come down to this. Following a month-long competition that found 32 Badger State food brands facing one another in four heated rounds of voting, our Wisconsin Snack Bracket field has dwindled to just t...

Celebrate Friday Fish Fry Day (March 4) by voting for your favorite fish fry, donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin

Matt Wild

February 28, 2022

Every Friday may be Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there's only one official Friday Fish Fry Day. Organized in 2021 by—who else?—Milwaukee Record fish fry columnist Caleb Westphal, Friday Fish Fry Day ta...

425 Friday fish frys and counting: Butler Inn (Butler)

Caleb Westphal

February 25, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Butler Inn. The Butler Inn (12400 W. Hampton Ave., 262-783-5899) caught fire late on ...

Carnitas Machetes chops it up and brings Mexican market vibe to 8th and Rogers

Juan Miguel Martinez

February 24, 2022

"Es que tu comes pura maciza, wey" ("It's because you only order the lean meat, dude") is something I overhear at Carnitas Machetes (2000 S. 8th St., 414-389-9254), where I am waiting in line to get my two poun...

Tosa Restaurant Week brings food, drink specials to 11 Wauwatosa businesses

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2022

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...

Only 4 foods remain in our Wisconsin Snack Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 22, 2022

What started as a field of 32 tasty, locally produced treats has dwindled to just four remaining Wisconsin snacks. Round 3 featured more than 41,000 votes being cast in four matchups. "The Elite Ate" also featu...