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Tagged Mandatory Milwaukee

Mandatory Milwaukee: Oscar’s Pub & Grill is a beacon of local burgers

Tyler Maas
November 4, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The city comes together over corned beef, tacos, and simple delicacies at McBob’s

Tyler Maas
September 10, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Greatness never sleeps at Nessun Dorma

Matt Wild
August 28, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Leon’s Frozen Custard looms large in city’s legacy

Matt Wild
July 29, 2019
broadstreet.zone(66838); 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 exp...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Seven Bridges Trail is a slice of scenic serenity in an industrial suburb

Tyler Maas
June 6, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Chef Paz is a piece of Peruvian paradise in the middle of West Allis

Tyler Maas
May 20, 2019
broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Nite Owl has been a summer tradition for more than 70 years

Tyler Maas
April 23, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Conejito’s Place is a paper-plate paradise for no-frills Mexican food

Matt Wild
March 13, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Ono Kine Grindz gives Wauwatosa a taste of Hawaii

Tyler Maas
February 28, 2019
Now at the tail end of a particularly soul-crushing and snow-covered winter here in metro Milwaukee, locals need to try especially hard to escape the mentally daunting and emotionally taxing impact the outside ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Hi-Fi Cafe has been a Bay View “time warp” since the mid-’90s

Tyler Maas
January 3, 2019
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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: El Rey Foods has been going (and growing) strong for 40 years

Tyler Maas
November 14, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pizza Shuttle saved my life (and it could save yours)

Matt Wild
October 3, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Nature and community meet at the Urban Ecology Center

Matt Wild
August 13, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee (and/or West Allis): Long live the Wisconsin State Fair!

Matt Wild
August 1, 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...

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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Summerfest, of course

Milwaukee Record Staff
July 4, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The many charms of Lake Park, past and present

Catherine Jozwik
June 18, 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...

This Is It has been it for 50 years, and shows no signs of slowing down

Tyler Maas
June 7, 2018
broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 31 through June 7, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Northpoint Custard is a summertime staple

Matt Wild
May 21, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kim’s Thai brings Far East flavors to a South Side strip mall

Tyler Maas
April 24, 2018
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit treasured local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure in the city...
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