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Pictures from The Vanguard’s “Punchline” comedy club pop-up
Last night, The Vanguard spent Halloween dressed up as an ’80s-era comedy club and burger joint called “The Punchline.” People packed the Bay View bar and enjoyed a variety of comedian-themed burgers...
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252 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: North Shore American Legion...
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns of The...
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Tucked Away: Pho Viet
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 ArticleMiller High Life is releasing limited edition champagne bottles
For more than a century, Miller High Life has been marketed as “The Champagne Of Beers.” Now, that assertion is more accurate than ever. After similar revivals in 2016 and 2017, Miller’s flagship brew...
View ArticleMilwaukee restaurants embrace environmental sustainability (and so should you)
The Milwaukee bar and restaurant scene has been making strides to adopt common green practices that everyday costumers can be proud to be a part of. More businesses are realizing the basics: recycling...
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253 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Juice’s Ghost Town (Grafton)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. In the past, when I’ve thought of noteworthy history about the village of Grafton,...
View ArticleFrank’s Power Planet is closed. For real this time. For now
We’ll be honest: After last month’s “he-said-she-said” drama surrounding the apparent closure of Frank’s Power Plant, just hearing the words “Frank’s Power Plant” makes us dizzy. So we’ll keep this...
View ArticleState board wants to eliminate Milwaukee’s restaurant grading system,...
Back in January, the City of Milwaukee unveiled its Sanitation Grading System, a program designed to hand out letter grades of A, B, or C to area restaurants based on health inspections. The...
View ArticleStock House Brewing Co. is officially open for business
Following a Kickstarter campaign, considerable construction, various delays, and approval from the City of Wauwatosa, Stock House Brewing will officially open today. Owned by Mark Mahoney and Paul...
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Mandatory Milwaukee: El Rey Foods has been going (and growing) strong for 40...
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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Balzac has a new head chef and a new menu
Over the last 13 years, Balzac has given the East Side an extra dash of class with an excellent wine selection, contemporary cocktails, and outstanding small plate options. Not wanting to rest on its...
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It’s apparently National Fast Food Day, so here’s every chain restaurant...
It’s apparently National Fast Food Day. Though this fake holiday gives fast food-obsessed American consumers a feeble excuse to justify eating something that’s bad for them today, we here at Milwaukee...
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254 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Serb Hall
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Three days after the midterm elections, I headed to American Serb Hall (5101 W....
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First Impression: Stock House Brewing Co.
Following a Kickstarter campaign, considerable construction, various delays, and approval from the City of Wauwatosa, Stock House Brewing (7208 W. North Ave., 414-739-9876) officially opened last week....
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Jewels Caribbean will open Saturday
This Saturday, just as many Milwaukeeans have finally regained their appetite after a Thanksgiving feast, the city will have a brand new restaurant for residents to enjoy. Following a successful soft...
View ArticleHacienda Beer Co. is coming to the old BBC space on the East Side
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Okay, it’s Black Friday and some people have a longstanding family...
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255 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Johann’s Bar & Grill (Richford)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. A stream of light flashed into a cornfield, emanating from the Amish buggy in front...
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Football, food, family: Milwaukee chefs talk about their game day traditions
Though Thanksgiving is famously regarded as a time to enjoy family, food, and football, that winning trinity isn’t just reserved for one Thursday every November. Here in Wisconsin, friends, relatives,...
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Here are 12 pictures of Café Benelux’s new Lux Domes, and 3 pictures of...
While the fate of Milwaukee’s beloved/crumbling Mitchell Park Domes is still uncertain, Café Benelux is making sure the city’s dome game remains strong. Tuesday afternoon, the Third Ward restaurant...
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256 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Café Centraal
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Chances are you’ve heard some variation of the joke, “When Riverwest hipsters get...
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