Food/Drink

425 Friday fish frys and counting: Butler Inn (Butler)

February 25, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Butler Inn.The Butler Inn (12400 W. Hampton Ave., 262-783-5899) caught fire late on ...

Carnitas Machetes chops it up and brings Mexican market vibe to 8th and Rogers

Juan Miguel Martinez

February 24, 2022

"Es que tu comes pura maciza, wey" ("It's because you only order the lean meat, dude") is something I overhear at Carnitas Machetes (2000 S. 8th St., 414-389-9254), where I am waiting in line to get my two poun...

Tosa Restaurant Week brings food, drink specials to 11 Wauwatosa businesses

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2022

When is the last time you went out and explored Wauwatosa? If it's been a while since you dined, drank, and spent some quality time in the Milwaukee suburb, there's no better time to experience Wauwatosa's wide...

Only 4 foods remain in our Wisconsin Snack Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 22, 2022

What started as a field of 32 tasty, locally produced treats has dwindled to just four remaining Wisconsin snacks. Round 3 featured more than 41,000 votes being cast in four matchups. "The Elite Ate" also featu...

Student-run Newline Cafe offers real-world work experience at Escuela Verde

Carmella D'Acquisto

February 22, 2022

Newline Cafe (3618 W. Pierce St., 414-988-7960) is the only coffee shop in the Silver City neighborhood of Milwaukee. It's also a classroom for Escuela Verde, the adjoining high school that focuses on emotional...

Female beer reps from 5 different breweries are collaborating on Women’s Month events

Tyler Maas

February 21, 2022

For many years, the beer industry was one completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically owned by—you guessed it!—m...

La Crema in Cudahy is now open (and it’s very good!)

Tyler Maas

February 21, 2022

Today marked the soft opening of La Crema in Cudahy. The new restaurant—located at 3431 E. Plankinton Ave. in a historic Queen Anne building that was the longtime home of Samano's Mexican Restaurant—is open dai...

424 Friday fish frys and counting: Oak Creek American Legion Post 434 (Oak Creek)

Caleb Westphal

February 18, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Oak Creek American Legion Post 434.What is worth fighting for? Certain ideals and be...

I found another West Allis restaurant that makes gigantic mozzarella sticks

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2022

It happened again. I went to West Allis this week and I came back with some laughably large mozzarella sticks. Before I get to that, let's go back in time a little bit.In October 2020, I wrote an article en...

The Elite Ate: Make your picks in Round 3 of our Wisconsin Snack Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 15, 2022

Following a thrilling Round 2 in our Wisconsin Snack Bracket that featured more than 65,000 votes being cast (including more than 37,000 in the Funky Fresh Spring Rolls and Lush Popcorn matchup alone!), our fie...

Here’s the Wückfinter beer list

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2022

Last month, we told you Wauwatosa beer bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana’s beloved 3 Floyds Brewing will once again be joining forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with its annual "...

423 Friday fish frys and counting: Country Squire Supper Club (Muskego)

Caleb Westphal

February 11, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Country Squire Supper Club. "The young man watched the snow through the windows. He wan...

Milwaukee Record’s heart-shaped food guide

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2022

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! If you know anything about love and romance, you're probably aware that celebrating the holiday with food that sort of resembles a heart—not an actual heart, but what ...

Uncle Wolfie’s bringing new restaurant, The Wolf on Broadway, to downtown Kinn Guesthouse

Matt Wild

February 9, 2022

What happens when you combine Brewers Hill brunch spot Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern and the new downtown Kinn Guesthouse? A new wolf-tastic restaurant, The Wolf on Broadway."We are thrilled to announce t...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Wisconsin Snack Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 8, 2022

And then there were 16! Following an opening Wisconsin Snack Bracket round that found more than 50,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 32 local food favorites has now been cut in half. After ...

ALERT: “BEAR ON A TIGHTROPE” IS BACK AT THE AVENUE

Matt Wild

February 8, 2022

We love the new 3rd Street Market Hall. The long-awaited food hall opened last month on the first floor of The Avenue—a.k.a. the old Shops of Grand Avenue. A host of food vendors share the communal space, and t...

Taste Of Greece brings Greek Fest food favorites to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church February 26-27

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2022

Organized by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Fest typically fills Wisconsin State Fair Park with gyros and other spit-roasted meats, Greek music and dancers, games and rides, a Greek marketplace, ...

422 Friday fish frys and counting: Skippy’s Burger Bar (Thiensville)

Caleb Westphal

February 4, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Skippy's Burger Bar.Steam rose from the uncovered cup of green tea in my right hand ...

Re-Joice! Milwaukee Record Re-Porter has Re-Turned

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2022

Since 2016, Milwaukee Record and Company Brewing have joined forces to make a delicious spiced porter called "Milwaukee Record Re-Porter." For the uninformed, Re-Porter is Company’s Night Rye’d Porter that has ...

La Casa De Chivolin brings ceviche (and a clown origin story) to Lincoln Village

Juan Miguel Martinez

February 2, 2022

About eight years ago, my sister and I went to see OFF! in Chicago. We showed up about three hours early, so we went to eat at El Barco Mariscos, a Mexican restaurant on Ashland and Cortez. We ordered ceviche, ...