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Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items

October 15, 2019

Last week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 12 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare and other longer-tenured items—most notably the beloved Wampa-Della and the Wee-Bey—have eithe...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar is opening a Bay View location

Tyler Maas

October 14, 2019

Back in May, Egg & Flour Pasta Bar opened inside Crossroads Collective. Since then, the brainchild of former Black Sheep executive chef Adam Pawlak has garnered favorable reviews and has thrived in the East...

Fritz’s Pub has closed

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 13, 2019

After 41 years in business, Milwaukee fish fry staple Fritz's Pub (3086 S. 20th St.) has closed. The long-in-the-works and oft-delayed closure was announced via Fritz's Facebook page early Saturday morning: La...

Tucked Away: Copper Kitchen is the gold standard in Milwaukee diners

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2019

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

301 Friday fish frys and counting: Spanky’s Hideaway (Mequon)

Caleb Westphal

October 11, 2019

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. "I'll take a Miller," beamed a voice from a few stools away from me, at the end of the long, com...

The Vanguard will say goodbye to 12 menu items this weekend

Tyler Maas

October 10, 2019

Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Even though its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured professional athl...

Go big or go home: 10 massive Milwaukee cocktails

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); There's no shortage of interesting ways to enjoy an alcoholic beverage in and around Milwaukee. In recent months alone, we've told you about a wealth of bottomless mimosa specials, rou...

Reminder: Mad Chicken is coming to that former Burger King on the East Side

Matt Wild

October 8, 2019

Remember when there was a Burger King on the East Side? You know, at 2045 E. North Ave., on the corner of North and Prospect? Remember when it was really bad, even though Burger King is really good? Remember wh...

There’ll be no place like Lakefront Brewery’s “Twisted Oz” haunted brewhouse

Matt Wild

October 8, 2019

There are two kinds of people: people who celebrate Halloween in October, and people who have been celebrating Halloween since the end of August. Count us among the first group. Still, that doesn't mean we're n...

MasterChef Junior Live! serves up laughs, cooking tips, fun for all ages at Riverside Theater

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2019

Downtown Milwaukee was buzzing Friday night. A sold-out Turner Hall was bouncing to the genre-blending mastery of Stereolab. Across the street, Fiserv Forum was hosting a star-studded show featuring The Blac...

300 Friday fish frys and counting: Summer catch-up

Caleb Westphal

October 4, 2019

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Did you think I would let you down? On Friday, September 27, I ate Friday fish fry #300. It seem...

Milwaukee Beer Bistro is closing this weekend

Tyler Maas

October 3, 2019

In late 2013, Milwaukee Beer Bistro opened in the former site of Rio West Cantina. Close to six years later, the Riverwest-based bar and restaurant is preparing to close its doors for good. On Thursday afternoo...

Enlightened Brewing transforms former taproom into The Wood Violet Tap House

Tyler Maas

September 26, 2019

Back in May, Enlightened Brewing Company moved its brewery and taproom to 2020 S. Allis Street in Bay View. As a result of moving to a far more spacious property that allows them the ability to brew as much as ...

“We’re all weird, that’s why we come here.” 15 things to love about Thurman’s 15

MaryGrace Genova Borenstein

September 24, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); Nestled a block off Brady street, a bar named after famed New York Yankee's catcher Thurman Lee Munson (player #15) has become many of its patrons' home away from home. Manhattan nativ...

Indeed Brewing announces inaugural street party, The Lowdown, coming to Walker’s Point October 19

Matt Wild

September 23, 2019

It's only been a few weeks since Minneapolis-based brewery Indeed Brewing Company opened its Milwaukee location at 530 S. 2nd St. in Walker's Point. So what better way to celebrate than with an all-day street p...

Milwaukee media’s “sneak peeks” of the new Wahlburgers in Brookfield, ranked

Matt Wild

September 19, 2019

Before anyone says it, fine: we're super pissed we weren't invited for a "sneak peek" of the new Wahlburgers coming to The Corners of Brookfield. What did we do to deserve this fate, Wahlburgers? We dutifully c...

Meat On The Street will be featured on Food Network’s ‘Family Restaurant Rivals’ this weekend

Tyler Maas

September 18, 2019

As the reputation of Milwaukee's culinary scene continues to grow, so has the amount of screen time that area restaurants and chefs receive on national food programs. Yes, we've come a long way since Comet Cafe...

Snack Boys will move into former Hotel Foster space this fall

Tyler Maas

September 15, 2019

In August of 2016, The Hotel Foster announced it would be closing after more than five years in business. Over the three-plus-year span since the popular North Avenue haunt ceased operations and put the already...

Lakefront Brewery’s “Fall Fest of Ale” returns September 29

Matt Wild

September 13, 2019

We love fall. You love fall. Everyone loves fall. Similarly, we love Lakefront Brewery. You love Lakefront Brewery. Everyone loves Lakefront Brewery. Put the two together and you get...the return of Lakefront's...

Shout-out to Crossroads Collective for finally putting their (full) name on their sign

Matt Wild

September 12, 2019

Please forgive the following random and dorky introduction: In the DVD commentary track for 1988's The Naked Gun (told you!), one of the Zucker brothers complains about a director of photography who kept under-...

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