My favorite Mexican restaurants in Milwaukee
My father has always hated restaurants. We took him to Mad Rooster on Father’s Day, and we were told there was going to be a 10-minute wait. He immediately said “No, no, we’re leaving NOW!” After some...
View ArticleThe Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will roll into Greater Milwaukee this week
Do you like hot dogs? Do you want to see a large-scale means of conveyance that has been transformed into a gigantic hot dog on wheels? Are you looking for something—anything—new to do with your kids...
View ArticleMilwaukee Black Restaurant Week returns April 12-18
Now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, local restaurants need more support than ever before. With the hope of bringing support to Black-owned establishments, BlankSpace MKE has brought back...
View ArticleSouth Shore Terrace to open April 14, Whitnall Beer Garden opens April 21
Last year, the start of the COVID-19 crisis forced Milwaukee County’s beer gardens to delay the start of their seasons until mid-summer. Though many stayed open deep into fall and South Shore Terrace...
View ArticlePat’s Rib Place coming soon to Milwaukee Public Market
This week is Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week—so what better way to celebrate than to announce a new, Black-owned Milwaukee restaurant? Enter Pat’s Rib Place, a Waukesha-based restaurant specializing in...
View ArticleCarryout Chronicles: Sherman Phoenix
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...
View ArticleHere are the winners of WMSE’s 2021 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser (“Super...
WMSE’s annual, glorious, can’t-miss Rockabilly Chili fundraiser was a little different this year. For one week, instead of cramming into the MSOE Kern Center, folks picked up competing chilis from a...
View ArticleAmerican Family Field’s “Restaurant To Be Named Later” will reopen May 3
When it opened in March 2020, the Milwaukee Brewers’ so-called “Restaurant To Be Named Later” was located in Miller Park. Now, a full year later, the restaurant is located in American Family Field, but...
View ArticleOscar Mayer Wienermobile will roll into Greater Milwaukee (again) this week
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Oscar Mayer’s iconic Wienermobile is coming to a Milwaukee-area parking lot near you this week. Yes, mere days after “WEENR” from the frankfurter company’s mobile...
View ArticleCarryout Chronicles: Mexic 103 (Cudahy)
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...
View ArticleX-Ray Arcade’s “Patio Days” to return with DJs and pizza bagels
Even though we’re less than a week removed from the last time it snowed in Milwaukee, spring is technically here. Soon, the threat of snow will be entirely gone, the weather will improve, and the...
View ArticleMandatory Milwaukee: Patios!
Some places bar and restaurant trends come and go, while some places bar and restaurant trends become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn...
View ArticleNew bar, Old Skoolz, coming to former Victoria’s in Bay View
A new bar called Old Skoolz is set to open soon in the former Victoria’s on Potter at 1100 E. Potter Ave. in Bay View. New bar! Old school! “We are just a laid back classic old school bar with great...
View ArticleWërd Bar has closed
Back in the summer of 2018, Wërd Bar opened at the former site of Cloud Bar (111 W. Howard Avenue) and had ambitious intentions of becoming “your premier live entertainment and bar destination in...
View ArticleHigh Life is petitioning to make Miller Brewery “The Champagne of Beers Region”
Let’s just keep this short, sweet, and to-the-point, Miller High Life (known to the world as “The Champagne Of Beers”), is petitioning to designate the Miller Brewery Grounds in Milwaukee as “The...
View ArticleCarryout Chronicles: 1840 Brewing Company
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...
View ArticleBring an unvaccinated friend to Black Husky vaccine clinic, both of you get a...
Let’s keep this simple: If you haven’t been vaccinated yet, go ahead and do that. And if you have a friend that hasn’t been vaccinated yet, bring that unvaccinated pal to Black Husky Brewing, 909 E....
View ArticleNew breakfast and lunch spot, Canela Cafe, planned for former Pancake House...
Pancakes and omelets for breakfast, and burgers and wraps for lunch are coming to the former Original Pancake House on Downer Avenue. All that and more thanks to Canela Cafe. Canela Cafe is set to soon...
View ArticleCarryout Chronicles: Ono Kine Grindz (Wauwatosa)
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...
View ArticleEnlightened Brewing Company to host a “2 Year Anniversary Block Party” this...
Originally started as an extremely small brewery in a glorified closet in the Lincoln Warehouse back in 2013, Enlightened Brewing Company‘s reputation and its footprint have both grown considerably in...
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