Milwaukee Restaurant & Bar Coverage | Page 87

238 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: A.J. O’Brady’s Irish Pub & Grill

July 27, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As I looped around the back parking lot of A.J. O'Brady's (N88 W16495 Main St., Menomonee Fa...

Prepare for Wisconsin State Fair with Pabst Milwaukee Brewery & Taproom’s Strawberry Cream Puff Tart Beer

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2018

As we recently mentioned, Milwaukee's craft beer scene is experiencing a period of immense growth, change, and evolution that is resulting in some exciting and innovative new brews. In the wake of two new brewe...

Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is open

Matt Wild

July 25, 2018

For more than a decade, downtown denizens have enjoyed the deliciousness that is Shah Jee's. The Pakistani restaurant is located in the basement of a Jefferson Street office building (770 N. Jefferson St., to b...

First Impression: Vennture Brew Co

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2018

We've now reached a point in which there's a new brewery opening in Milwaukee every month. An incredibly busy 2017 in local microbrewing—the likes of which had never been seen before in Milwaukee—now looks to b...

Scenes from today’s World’s Largest Coffee Break in downtown Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 24, 2018

Milwaukee is currently neck-deep in Downtown Employee Appreciation Week, a five-day blowout filled with events, games, and lunchtime specials for the more than 83,000 folks who work downtown. On Tuesday morning...

Pita Palace opens on Layton Avenue today

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2018

Last week, Milwaukee's first Golden Corral opened on Layton Avenue. Though that franchise's arrival on the airport-adjacent causeway—which is also home to some actually good restaurants like Kim Thai, Nite Owl,...

237 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Twisted Fisherman

Caleb Westphal

July 20, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Fish frys aren't always convenient. In an ideal world they would be the centerpiece of eve...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Benji’s Deli & Restaurant has been a Shorewood landmark for 55 years (and counting)

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Red Light Ramen will now be open 6 days a week, which is awesome

Matt Wild

July 19, 2018

Like a real-deal psychic or those dogs that can sense when an earthquake is coming, Red Light Ramen anticipated Milwaukee's current ramenpalooza by several years. The popular noodle emporium began life as an af...

First Impression: Component Brewing Company

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2018

Though Milwaukee craft brewing has yet to hit a point of oversaturation, the city has reached a place in which breweries are literally opening on top of each other. In early 2017, Eagle Park Brewing opened a ta...

Von Trier sets 40th anniversary party for July 22

Matt Wild

July 16, 2018

If you haven't stopped by Von Trier lately, change that. (You remember what happens when you don't stop by.) The longtime East Side bar is still its charming, German-themed self, but it's also a wee bit brighte...

236 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Cliff’s Boathouse Cafe (Racine)

Caleb Westphal

July 13, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Do you remember last week, when I almost died in the heat at Summerfest, while trying all ...

Here’s what’s coming to (and departing from) Crafty Cow’s and Hot Head Fried Chicken’s menu this weekend

Tyler Maas

July 12, 2018

After originally opening as Bumstead Provisions—a restaurant, deli, liquor store, and provisional shop—in late 2016, the two attached Bay View storefronts at 2671-75 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. have taken many forms. ...

The Grand Ave. Rocky Rococo is closed and oh god, what’s the point anymore?

Matt Wild

July 11, 2018

We're not exactly sure when it happened (some say it's been a month), and we're not exactly sure why it happened (okay, we have a pretty good idea), but the Rocky Rococo in the Shops of Grand Avenue has closed....

Of course we tried 7-Eleven’s weird new Crunch Berries Slurpee

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2018

Another day, another misguided and lazy piece of corporate marketing that's haphazardly cast out to consumers that are desperate for an unconventional and artificial distraction from a world that's quite litera...

Lowlands Group announces exclusive “hyper-local” beers for Lowlands Locals series

Matt Wild

July 9, 2018

Do you like ubiquitous Wisconsin restaurant group Lowlands Group (Café Benelux, Café Bavaria, Café Centraal, all 8,000 Café Hollanders)? Do you like beer? Do you like local beer? Then you're in luck, because Lo...

235 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ward’s House of Prime, Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Venice Club (Summerfest)

Caleb Westphal

July 6, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As I spilled beer on myself while riding a shuttle to the Summerfest grounds, I was thinki...

Get ready for Burnhearts’ new patio, a project 10 years in the making

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2018

Milwaukee loves patios. Knowing the city's collective obsession with eating, drinking, and relaxing at establishments with outdoor seating options, we've done our best to maintain this hyper-specific beat with ...

Good Land Wing Co. coming to old Cold Stone Creamery on Oakland and Locust

Matt Wild

July 1, 2018

Today in "Well, it's kind of an ugly day but some ice cream would be good anyway, so let's drive over to Cold Stone Cream...wait...it's closed?!" news, the Cold Stone Creamery on Oakland and Locust (2907 N. Oak...

We tried 8 new “food items” at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 1, 2018

A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2018, the Big Gig released a list of new vendors and "food items." The announcement didn't quite approach the time-honored ridiculousness of the Wisconsin State Fair's...

Food/Drink