Food/Drink

August 31, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. You've probably had similar thoughts. You've driven past a place that looked intriguing, a...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Gwyneth Paltrow’s awful “Goop” website likes our food

August 31, 2018

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

R.I.P. the dumpy Cousins Subs on the corner of Oakland and Locust

August 27, 2018

Fact #1: Cousins Subs is the best locally-owned-but-everyone-always-forgets-it's-locally-owned sub place on planet Earth, and don't let anyone tell you different. Better bread! Better subs! Fact #2: The Cous...

242 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Jim Dandy’s (Oak Creek)

August 24, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Villa Vista, Embassy, Skyway, Oakwood Lodge—the motels zipped past me as I headed south on...

Char’d owners will open new restaurant in former Yokohama

August 23, 2018

Remember East side ramen joint Yokohama? If not, don't worry: the thing came and went in fewer than nine months. The former restaurant has remained empty since February 2018, a wood-paneled blot on an otherwise...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery is bringing back classic Andeker lager

August 21, 2018

Back when it opened in April 2017, Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom promised it would focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault. The brewery made good on that promise earlier this summer when ...

Milwaukee will try to break the Guinness record for “simultaneous beer can opening,” which seems doable

August 20, 2018

Despite the occasional "Oof, we've gotta slow down," Milwaukeeans love to drink. Is that a good thing? It can be. Is that a bad thing? It can be. Can we use our drinking prowess for good and break the Guinness ...

241 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Millie’s Supper Club (Chicago)

August 17, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The destination was California—a trip to explore Los Angeles, and to visit San Ysidro alon...

Retro-style arcade games and futuristic cocktails will come together at ‘Milk Stand 3000’ pop-up

August 16, 2018

Adam Sarkis has been involved in some of the most unique pop-up bars in recent memory. Last year, the Phoenix Cocktail Lounge beverage director and noted local mixologist made Elf-focused holiday drink offering...

15 more Milwaukee area patios

August 15, 2018

Over the last three-plus years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, we rounded up another 15 p...

First Impression: SmallPie

August 14, 2018

Last week, Bay View—a neighborhood that's already home to such dessert destinations as Babe's Ice Cream, Canfora Bakery, and Honeypie—got a little bit sweeter. SmallPie (2504 E. Oklahoma Ave., 414-763-7067) off...

First Impression: Pita Palace

August 10, 2018

Last month, Milwaukee’s first Golden Corral opened on Layton Avenue. For reasons we can't quite grasp, the franchise’s arrival on the airport-adjacent causeway—which is also home to some quietly great restauran...

240 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Wisconsin State Fair (Slim’s Lakefront Brew Pub & Eatery, Door County Fish Boil)

August 10, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The first time I saw Alice Cooper was at the Fond du Lac County Fair in 2006. I had plans ...

We’re having a ‘Half Baked’ after party at Vanguard. Who’s coming with us?!

August 8, 2018

In case you haven't already heard, we're joined forces with Lakefront Brewery for a special 20th anniversary screening of Half Baked at Avalon Theater on Wednesday, August 15. Tickets are $5. There's also a $10...

We tried and ranked all the State Fair’s Milk House flavors…on the bleachers where those people had sex last year

August 7, 2018

The 2018 installment of the Wisconsin State Fair marks the 30th year of the Milk House. Situated near the South Grandstand Avenue near the Exposition Center, the structure—now called the Milwaukee Bucks Milk Ho...

We tried (and ranked) all 8 finalists for best “unique and unusual foods” at the 2018 Wisconsin State Fair

August 3, 2018

Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running straight through August 12, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin will offer up oodles of entertainment, animals of every kind, that DN...

239 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Fritz’s Pub

August 3, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. "Oh, we come on the ship they call the Mayflower We come on the ship that sailed the moon ...

The Love Shack is closing, will rebrand

August 3, 2018

Last June, The Love Shack opened in the Third Ward. The tiki bar and island-inspired restaurant moved into a swanky waterfront property at 106 W. Seebooth, which previously housed Wine Maniacs. Today, just over...

FieriCon will transform Walker’s Point into Flavortown on August 25