Up & Under Pub will close September 27
Brady Street was dealt a sizable blow today, as Up & Under announced it will be closing for good after Sunday, September 27. The long-running bar and music venue located at 1216 E. Brady Street let customer...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Klement’s Factory Outlet
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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 exp...
India Palace coming soon to Wells Street in Downtown Milwaukee
If you blinked during the tail end of 2019, you may have missed the coming and going of a lunch-only Shah Jee's location at 228 W. Wells St. in Downtown Milwaukee. The spot opened in August 2019, but was perman...
Oak & Shield Gaming Pub has closed
After nearly two and a half years in business, Oak & Shield Gaming Pub, 600 E. Ogden Ave., has closed its doors for good. The geek-friendly den of food, drink, and gaming—an initial joint venture between th...
The Vine Humboldt’s 2020 season ends today
Last call! Today, as folks in Milwaukee are celebrating Labor Day, one of Bay View's beer gardens will be winding down and preparing to pack it in for another year. The Vine Humboldt's 2020 season will official...
Maya Ophelia’s becomes a vegan Milwaukee staple
There is a product known as "chikin," which is quite possibly the tastiest of all chicken substitutes in all the vegan product world. I have always been a voracious meat eater, but upon having the chikin banh m...
Hi-Fi Cafe is in danger of closing “within the month” without help from donors
Like countless other Milwaukee businesses, Hi-Fi Cafe is struggling immensely as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. Since the pandemic made its presence known in the city, owners of the cafe that's been a ...
Here’s a recipe for brownies made with our Milwaukee Record Re-Porter beer
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 ...
First Impression: Sticky Rice
This year has been an unprecedented one for restaurants. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, food purveyors have been forced to make drastic changes to their practices, overhaul their business model, retrain what's left ...
The Bay View-adjacent Applebee’s is closed and selling all of its stuff
Bay View and its surrounding area is no longer eating good in the neighborhood. The Applebee's location in southeast Milwaukee (624 W. Holt Ave.) is closed.While signage posted on the doors of the chain...
Gold Rush uncovers a Golden Chicken ghost sign dating back to late 1950s
Milwaukee has a new ghost sign! Well, more accurately, Milwaukee has an old ghost sign that we just learned was there. Recently, Gold Rush Chicken (3500 S. Howell Ave., 414-481-4010) removed some of its exterio...
MKE Community Fridge strives to fight food insecurity
Hunger is an issue many Americans face on a daily basis. With staggering unemployment and mass evictions being faced by an unprecedented number of people as the country continues to feel the effects of the ongo...
Monterrey Market Plaza rises in former Toys “R” Us on 27th and Howard
Toys "R" Us went out of business in 2018, only to kinda-sorta return a year later. (My parents always told me it was closed when we drove past it, but that's beside the point). The 38,000-square-foot Toys "R" U...
Dream 13: A baker’s dozen Grebe’s donuts we’d like to share with professional disc golfers, ranked
Donuts are nature’s candy. They look great and taste amazing and they never yell at you if you haven’t started watching Schitt’s Creek yet. Unlike most of you youngsters who have done nothing but bake for the p...
Makk ‘n’ Cheese will open in Bay View this weekend
Way back in early January (which seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?), we told you about a "mac and cheese parlor" that was coming to Bay View. That new restaurant venture, Makk ‘n’ Cheese, was expected to o...
Our Milwaukee Record Re-Porter beer is back!
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 ...
Camino’s new West Allis location officially opens today
Since opening on Second Street in the fall of 2015, Camino has been a Walker's Point mainstay known for its excellent beer selection, delicious burger (that's only $5 every Monday!), tasty homemade sausages, an...
Coffee in Cudahy: The Charleston Cafe is now open on Layton Avenue
Cudahy has it all. The misunderstood Milwaukee suburb is home to a gorgeous park, a top-notch arcade and concert venue (that needs your help!), some great restaurants, an unbelievable department store from yest...
Meat on the Street brings Filipino culture and cuisine to Milwaukee (and beyond)
Food trucks are perfectly suited for the times. The mere concept of them is COVID-proof, as they are usually operated by no more than three people, and there is a wall and window separating those people from th...
State Fair’s 2020 Sporkies invite you to “vote for the finalist you think would taste the best”
It's an age-old thought experiment: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In the harsh reality of Wisconsin circa 2020, however, the thought experiment could be upda...