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Hungry Sumo could open tonight and will “for sure” be open tomorrow

September 19, 2017

In less than three weeks, Bay View will go from having zero dedicated sushi restaurants to boasting a whopping two sushi joints. Today, just 19 days after Sushi Go opened on the corner of Kinnickinnic and Oklah...

193 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Maverick’s

Caleb Westphal

September 15, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Some fish fry adventures are planned out in advance, maybe by a few days, but most of the time it g...

Black Bear Soda will live on after Black Bear Bottling closes

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2017

On Wednesday, we acknowledged the closure of the Black Bear Bottling plant in Oak Creek and, in doing so, mourned the loss of the 90-year-old Black Bear Soda brand in both written and audio formats. It seems th...

Black Bear is closing, but here are 15 other Wisconsin sodas

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); On Friday, Black Bear Bottling will close permanently. The Oak Creek-based soft drink company has been in business for 90 years, and its closure will put more than 70 people out of a j...

First Impression: Grate Modern Mac & Cheese

Tyler Maas

September 12, 2017

Every franchise starts somewhere. Before McDonald's took over the world in the ruthless hands of Ray Kroc, it was a small burger outfit operated by Maurice and Richard McDonald in San Bernadino, California. The...

192 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Company Brewing

Caleb Westphal

September 8, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Riverwest was my home for three years until February of 2015. And when was the last time I got a fi...

First Impression: Gathering Place Brewing Company

Tyler Maas

September 7, 2017

Last year was an unprecedented one in Milwaukee craft brewing. In 2016 alone, Third Space, Good City, and Urban Harvest opened in town. Black Husky, MobCraft, and Like Minds opened tap rooms in the city, and En...

Feast your eyes on Hot Head Fried Chicken’s menu

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2017

What a difference a year makes. Last September, Twelve12 Hospitality Group—a restaurant group owned and operated by Mike Bodow, Devin Eichler, and David Eichler—opened Bumstead Provisions in two attached Bay Vi...

191 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Clifford’s Supper Club

Caleb Westphal

September 1, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Being that I hadn't been to Clifford's Supper Club (10418 W. Forest Home Ave., 414-425-6226) for a ...

190 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: State Fair Inn

Caleb Westphal

August 25, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. The Wisconsin State Fair has ended, and the cream puffs, cricket nachos, and deep-fried everything ...

Colectivo’s Chicago expansion will continue with Logan Square cafe

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2017

Last summer, Colectivo broke ground on a cafe in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. The location was the Milwaukee-based coffee roaster’s 17th shop and, more notably, the business’ first out-of-state storefro...

Nothing matters. Here are 18 more Milwaukee area patios

Tyler Maas

August 21, 2017

Over the last two-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 pat...

189 consecutive Friday fish fries and counting: Kokopelli’s Pub & Grub

Caleb Westphal

August 18, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Last week I mentioned the idea of heading somewhere around the Wisconsin State Fair to get a fish f...

Tucked Away: Moonshine Pub & Grill

Tyler Maas

August 16, 2017

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...

There’s already a petition to keep Von Trier the way it is

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

Less than six hours after news dropped that venerable East Side bar Von Trier will soon ditch its German theme and transform into an "upscale midcentury cocktail lounge," there's already a petition asking Von T...

Von Trier will close, re-open as an “upscale cocktail lounge”

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

It's been, oh, 30 seconds since yet another seismic change hit the North Avenue bar district on Milwaukee's East Side. And while today's news isn't the complete shuttering of a longtime staple (R.I.P. Hotel Fos...

188 consecutive Friday fish fries and counting: The Social Haus

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. With the arrival of the Wisconsin State Fair, my initial thought was to spend this week looking for...

Hot Head Fried Chicken to open September 12

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2017

Last month, Twelve12 Hospitality Group announced plans to change the name and concept of Bumstead Provisions. Owners Mike Bodow, Devin Eichler, and David Eichler said the restaurant, which originally occupied t...

1840 Brewing Company to open this weekend

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2017

After an unprecedented year in Milwaukee microbrewing in 2016 and a steady wave of breweries opening at the beginning of 2017 (including Westallion, Broken Bat, City Lights, Explorium, and Eagle Park), it seems...

Hi Hat is turning 20! Here’s who’s playing its block party

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2017

Brady Street has changed a great deal since the late '90s. Though the East Side thoroughfare has experienced frequent turnover, rampant competition, and has been forced to cater to the the city's ever-changing ...

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