Food/Drink

Garlic takes center stage at splendid Sabor Divino

September 14, 2023

Sabor Divino is my favorite food truck/restaurant in Milwaukee. There, I said it.I have been to many eateries in my fair city in an attempt to elevate, uplift, and recommend cuisines from all over the world...

R-E-L-A-X this season with our green and gold gummies from Kind Oasis

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2023

Since March of this year, Kind Oasis—a local CBD, hemp, Delta 8 and Delta 9 retailer located on Milwaukee’s East Side—has made a line of Milwaukee Record-branded 69 mg Delta 8 gummies. After a few months and hu...

Brother’s Backyard Barbeque is among the gold standard in Silver City comfort food

Tyler Maas

September 8, 2023

Saturday marks the return of Silver City International Festival. The annual event serves to showcase the wide range of artists, retailers, and residents in what's considered to be the most diverse neighborhood ...

Here are 18 photos from the ‘I Think You Should Leave’ pop up at The Sugar Maple

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2023

In case you somehow missed the news, allow us to let you know The Sugar Maple is hosting a pop-up devoted to I Think You Should Leave this weekend. The ambitious and unconventional bar room transformation kicke...

The Vine Humboldt’s 2023 season to end September 4

Tyler Maas

August 31, 2023

Last call! As folks in Milwaukee are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day, one of Bay View’s beer gardens will be winding down and preparing to pack it in for another year. Today, Milwaukee County Parks announc...

Burrito Sandwich: An investigation

Tyler Maas

August 24, 2023

I didn't want to do it. I really didn't, but you all pulled me back in. I tried to ignore it. I wanted to avoid it, foolishly thinking it would blow over in a few days and things would return to some semblance ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pietro’s Pizza has been “Bay View’s finest” for 50 years

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2023

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...

Ahead of Puerto Rican Family Fest, Morales Brewery teams with MobCraft for Playa Breeze beer

Juan Miguel Martinez

August 18, 2023

"There was always something missing about micro-brewed beers in Milwaukee. The market was definitely there for Latine-made beers, you know? You go to all these places and they have Mexican-style lagers so you k...

Vanguard owners to open bar and listening lounge in former Lee’s Luxury Lounge

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2023

Back in May, Lee's Luxury Lounge closed after almost 20 years in business. The delightfully kitschy Bay View bar's sudden closure left a noticeable hole in the neighborhood and brought on considerable speculati...

I came in for “The Craic”

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2023

There's this bar on the corner of Howell Ave. and Howard Ave. that I drive by fairly often. The business—called Gingerz Sportz Pub—opened in early 2017, which has given me ample opportunity to stop by. However,...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Beans & Barley has been an East Side dining staple (and more) for 50 years

Matt Wild

August 10, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Beans & Barley!Look up the phrase "Milwaukee dining, deli, and cute ...

A visit to the Wisconsin Dells McDonald’s, one of the “most beautiful McDonald’s in the world”

Matt Wild

August 5, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery August 2-9 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer.On January 18, 2023, Architectural Digest publ...

We ate all of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2023 Sporkies and Drinkies finalists

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 4, 2023

From August 3-13, the Wisconsin State Fair will once again offer up oodles of entertainment, oodles of animals, stands to buy novelty T-shirts, rides for folks of all ages, and much more. Oh, and food! In addit...

You betcha! V. Marchese has provided Milwaukee area with “fresha” produce, iconic banana for decades

Tea Krulos

August 3, 2023

If you've spent any time on Southeastern Wisconsin roadways, you've likely spotted one of V. Marchese's fleet of 62 refrigerated trucks, instantly recognizable by the bright, enlarged photo of fruits and a happ...

Comparing Leon’s Frozen Custard in Milwaukee and Leon’s Frozen Custard in Oshkosh

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Summer is the best. Join Milwaukee Record and Lakefront Brewery August 2-9 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer.While we acknowledge it's available elsewhere,...

Beans & Barley will celebrate 50th anniversary at August 12 “Beans Fest”

Matt Wild

August 3, 2023

Look up the phrase "Milwaukee dining, deli, and cute little general store staple" and you'll find a picture of Beans & Barley. Located at 1901 E. North Ave., Beans has survived decades of changing tastes, a...

Members of KISS opening a restaurant at Potawatomi: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

August 2, 2023

At the risk of starting an article involving two members of KISS on a shaky note, I've never quite "gotten" KISS. There's just something about the band's combination of blood-spitting spectacle and streamlined ...

The Drunk Uncle in West Allis is selling $1 pints of Spotted Cow during the State Fair

Tyler Maas

August 2, 2023

We've said this a few times already, but it still holds true. There are just three certainties in life: death, taxes, and The Drunk Uncle offering insane beer specials. Through the years, the West Allis wrestli...

Milwaukee fish fry expert Caleb Westphal reflects on 500 (!) consecutive Friday fish frys

Matt Wild

July 28, 2023

"It just kind of snowballed. I moved down here in the beginning of 2012, and it dawned on me later: 'Wow, there are probably more fish frys here in Milwaukee, at least Friday night ones, than anywhere else in t...

“Cory The Riverwest Sandwich Fixer” keeps Original Fuel Cafe favorites alive in his kitchen

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2023

When The Original Fuel Cafe quietly closed during the pandemic, it left a noticeable hole in Riverwest, and it also suddenly left Milwaukee without some of its most iconic sandwiches in the process. Under new o...