Milwaukee Public Market is completely closed. No carryout. Maybe delivery at...
Welp. Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Public Market posted this message to Facebook: To our extended Market Family: Based on the new guidelines set out by the State, the market is enforcing a full...
View ArticleOrder carryout from Company Brewing and get a roll of toilet paper for just $1!
Earlier this week, Mequon Pizza Co. made news by offering a free roll of toilet paper with every order of a large pizza. But things have changed since Monday—you can no longer eat inside a restaurant,...
View ArticleThis Friday, Steny’s will donate 50% of fish fry sales to its laid-off employees
When you’re finished reading our—ahem—oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent, read this: On Friday, March 20, Steny’s Tavern and Grill (800 S. 2nd St., 414-672-7139) will...
View ArticleAn oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent
We don’t know you and your life, but we’re willing to bet you’re quite possibly very bored at the moment and that you probably wouldn’t hate a temporary distraction from, well, everything happening...
View ArticleCrafty Cow to launch 3 “virtual pop-up restaurants” starting Friday
Late Monday night, Milwaukee County officials stepped in and effectively shut down every bar and restaurant to the public. As we all know by now, the dramatic action is the result of concerns of...
View Article324 Friday fish frys and counting: Flannery’s Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Well, here we are. At this point, things are moving so quickly that what may be true on...
View ArticleHere’s a list of all the lists of where you can get take-out Friday fish fry
In case you were wondering, our award-winning, critically lauded, and universally beloved Friday fish column will continue during these strange, strange times. How, you ask? Well, Caleb has stocked up...
View ArticleCompany Brewing’s Milwaukee Day Lager is now available
In 2018, Company Brewing got in the civic celebration spirit by releasing Milwaukee Day Lager, a beer crafted in collaboration with founders of Milwaukee Day. Though availability was essentially...
View ArticlePronounced “past-ee,” not “pay-stee”: A tribute to Reynold’s Pasty Shop
It’s a rainy Thursday night on the long, commercially dilapidated stretch of highway that is Layton. I’m driving around in my black jeep, my rideshare app turned on. I’m cruising up on St. Luke’s...
View Article325 Friday fish frys and counting: Crafty Cow’s “Fish And Chip” virtual...
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I thought that maybe after a few hundred episodes of My First Band podcast, Tyler Maas...
View ArticleLakefront Brewery will begin “grab-n-go” fish fry service this Friday
Last week we gave you a list of all the lists of where you can get take-out Friday fish fry. Well, add another to the list: Beginning this Friday, April 3, Lakefront Brewery (1872 N. Commerce St.,...
View ArticleLocal restaurant owners share fears, frustrations, hope in era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis is, of course, a public health crisis. In Milwaukee County alone, 918 positive cases of COVID-19 have been reported as of Thursday, along with 18 related deaths. But it’s also an...
View Article326 Friday fish frys and counting: Steny’s Tavern & Grill curbside pickup...
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. For the past three years, I’ve gone on a morning hike at Lapham Peak on March 27. Last...
View ArticlePBR is getting into the hard tea business
The world is a much different place than it was a month ago. However, as society adjusts to life under quarantine, it’s comforting to know some things haven’t changed. Days are getting longer, birds...
View ArticleCelesta’s “Fishless Fry” puts a vegan spin on a Wisconsin favorite
Each and every Friday, people in Milwaukee and all around Wisconsin eat fish. Even coronavirus can’t get in the way of the pandemic-proof Midwestern ritual of enjoying breaded, battered, and fried...
View ArticleClub Garibaldi is selling wings on a carryout basis the next two weekends
We try to be fair and impartial here at Milwaukee Record, but we’re just going to say it: Club Garibaldi has the best wings in Milwaukee. Fight us! (Please don’t actually fight us.) Sadly, the...
View Article327 Friday fish frys and counting: Crazy Water curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. You know what’s more remarkable than being able to get a Friday fish fry during a...
View Article328 Friday fish frys and counting: Honeypie curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. For the past five years, my roommate and I have hosted a Christmas party each December. As...
View ArticleTavern League of Wisconsin wants bars and restaurants to reopen May 1—with...
Late Sunday night, Tavern League of Wisconsin president Chris Marsicano issued a statement that calls on Gov. Tony Evers to reopen the state’s taverns, restaurants, and supper clubs on May 1. This...
View Article329 Friday fish frys and counting: The Packing House drive-thru (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The Packing House (900 E. Layton Ave., 414-483-5054) is a Milwaukee institution. Like...
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