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5 Milwaukee area Big Boy burger impostors
Last month, we took a boat all the way to Michigan to eat at a Big Boy restaurant. As we’d assumed would be the case with a beloved burger chain that tragically left Wisconsin during our youth, we...
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247 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Country Lanes (Franklin)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Oftentimes a restaurant is an oasis, and a fish fry is a respite from the storms of...
View ArticleSwig will close October 14
Sunday afternoon, longtime Milwaukee eatery Swig announced that it will close on Sunday, October 14. The Third Ward restaurant will pack things up (after 15 years!) following brunch on that day. Here’s...
View ArticleThe Vanguard will say goodbye to 9 menu items this month
Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Beyond its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured professional...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: Pizza Shuttle saved my life (and it could save yours)
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...
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248 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Benno’s (West Allis)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Fueled by the popularity of craft beer, the number of breweries in the United States...
View ArticleSobelman’s is giving away free burgers today and you know it’s gonna be nuts
The Milwaukee Brewers, you may have heard, are hot. A sweep over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS means the Crew is headed to the NLCS on Friday, where they’ll face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or...
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Tucked Away: Milwaukee’s original pizzeria lives on (under a giant coffee...
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...
View ArticleHelp finally bring ramen to Milwaukee by donating to the Ramen Nom Icon...
Take yourself back to the fall of 2017. Donald Trump was president. The LEGO Ninjago Movie was in theaters. Milwaukee was in the grip of ramen fever. Yes, long before the poke craze, the axe-throwing...
View ArticleAJ Bombers will transform into “Bernie’s Bombers,” feature a Braun Double...
Brewers and burgers: it’s a beautiful time to be alive in Milwaukee. Whether it’s free Sobelman’s burgers or the possibility of free George Webb burgers, Milwaukee businesses are going all out to...
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249 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ray’s Butcher Shoppe
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Growing up in Fond du Lac, I wasn’t brought to Milwaukee too often as a child. My...
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Westallion Brewing Company’s Candy Corn Cream Ale is exactly as good (or bad)...
Unpopular opinion…wait, unpopular fact: candy corn is good. No matter what Lewis Black and more than half the western world might say about it, candy corn is one of the best parts of fall. One of the...
View ArticleLakefront is celebrating National Cheese Curd Day with “Rainbow Unicorn”...
Today, as we all know, is National Cheese Curd Day. Wisconsin, as we all know, loves its cheese curds. So what is cheese-curd-loving Wisconsin doing for National Cheese Curd Day? Who knows, but...
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Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ will film at Von Trier tonight, Crafty Cow...
The love affair between Milwaukee and food/travel shows continues. Following in the august tradition of the Travel Channel visiting Sobelman’s Pub & Grill and Comet, Spike TV dooming the old Y-Not...
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The Vanguard’s new menu features wild boar sausage, kimchi fries, meatloaf...
Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Beyond its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured professional...
View ArticleD14 Brewery & Pub is closing
While Milwaukee tries to figure out exactly what is going on with Frank’s Power Plant, we have more bad news on the Bay View business front. District 14 Brewery & Pub is closing “before the end of...
View ArticleThe Vanguard will serve up burgers, punch, and laughs this Halloween as a...
The Vanguard isn’t afraid to shake things up. On top of regularly changing up its menu in new and exciting ways, the owners of the Bay View bar and sausage emporium have shown no hesitation to...
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We buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods and will...
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...
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What the hell, we tried Starbucks’ new Witch’s Brew Frappuccino
Thursday morning, Starbucks released its seasonal Witch’s Brew Frappuccino. The limited-time Halloween beverage comes at the tail end of a year in which White Castle became the first fast food chain to...
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251 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Carl’s Catering
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Fish frys tend to be served at a few types of locations: taverns, sit-down...
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