Tag: George Webb

George Webb on Oakland is closed; building owner would like something that’s NOT George Webb

February 26, 2025

After more than 15 years of dedicated service, affordable burgers, and eternally sketchy vibes, the George Webb at 2935 N. Oakland Ave. on Milwaukee's East Side has closed. The news was first reported on Tuesda...

I dug up the free George Webb burger I buried in the woods one year ago and it was gross

Matt Wild

October 18, 2019

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods. I did this for several reasons: 1.) The Milwaukee Brewers had recently won 12 games in a row, and regional resta...

I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods and will unearth it one year from now

Matt Wild

October 19, 2018

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, Wisconsin burger chain George Webb made good on a longstanding promise/promotion and handed out free hamburgers to celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' recent 12-game winning streak. ...

George Webb will hand out free burgers October 18 to celebrate Brewers’ 12-game winning streak

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

You know the story: Venerable Wisconsin restaurant chain George Webb has a longstanding promise to hand out free burgers if the Milwaukee Brewers win 12 games in a row. The prediction/promotion has come to pass...

We went to every George Webb in the world (including the new Sherman Park location)

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 30, 2016

Back in February, Milwaukee Record's very own Tyler Maas and Josh Hoppert set out on a strange and delightful mission: to use a leap day to visit, and eat at, every George Webb restaurant on planet Earth. Tha...

We went to every George Webb in the world on February 29

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2016

This article was originally published in 2016. Leap Year. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, Western civilization is still granted a 29th day in February once every four ye...

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