Food/Drink

September 12, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Over the last three-plus years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, ...

Relive 25 years of Colectivo with this illustrated timeline

September 12, 2018

Milwaukee is in the throes of change: new buildings replacing old buildings, new businesses replacing old businesses, new spaces "activating" old spaces. It's a lot to take in. For decades, however, there's bee...

We went to a Big Boy Restaurant

September 11, 2018

Big Boy still holds a special place in Milwaukee's heart.At one point, the classic burger chain and diner boasted more than 1,000 locations nationwide, and over 60 of those were Marc's Big Boy restaurants. ...

Guy Fieri was in Pewaukee last night, ate pizza (Update/Correction: Nope!)

September 9, 2018

UPDATE/CORRECTION: Welp, this is embarrassing! With numerous readers challenging the original claim made in this post, we did some digging and can now say with certainty that Guy Fieri was not at Doc's Dry Doc ...

244 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: 5 O’Clock Club (Pewaukee)

September 7, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.At 4 o'clock this past Friday, I found myself seated—not at a restaurant waiting for a Fri...

Food (including Friday fish fry) is coming back to Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom

September 6, 2018

It's been a wild ride for the Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom. Since opening in April 2017, the microbrewery/taproom has revitalized a 144-year-old building in the once-shuttered Pabst Brewery site, resurre...

Heeeere’s the theme for Odd Duck’s 2018 Halloween Feast

September 3, 2018

Some quick, obvious, and fun facts: Halloween is great. Odd Duck is great. Halloween at Odd Duck is really great. Past Halloweens have seen the ever-busy Bay View restaurant go all out with themed, multi-course...

243 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Landmark Inn (Mequon)

August 31, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.You've probably had similar thoughts. You've driven past a place that looked intriguing, a...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Gwyneth Paltrow’s awful “Goop” website likes our food

August 31, 2018

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

R.I.P. the dumpy Cousins Subs on the corner of Oakland and Locust

August 27, 2018

Fact #1: Cousins Subs is the best locally-owned-but-everyone-always-forgets-it's-locally-owned sub place on planet Earth, and don't let anyone tell you different. Better bread! Better subs!Fact #2: The Cous...

242 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Jim Dandy’s (Oak Creek)

August 24, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Villa Vista, Embassy, Skyway, Oakwood Lodge—the motels zipped past me as I headed south on...

Char’d owners will open new restaurant in former Yokohama

August 23, 2018

Remember East side ramen joint Yokohama? If not, don't worry: the thing came and went in fewer than nine months. The former restaurant has remained empty since February 2018, a wood-paneled blot on an otherwise...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery is bringing back classic Andeker lager

August 21, 2018

Back when it opened in April 2017, Pabst Milwaukee Brewery and Taproom promised it would focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault. The brewery made good on that promise earlier this summer when ...

Milwaukee will try to break the Guinness record for “simultaneous beer can opening,” which seems doable

August 20, 2018

Despite the occasional "Oof, we've gotta slow down," Milwaukeeans love to drink. Is that a good thing? It can be. Is that a bad thing? It can be. Can we use our drinking prowess for good and break the Guinness ...

241 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Millie’s Supper Club (Chicago)

August 17, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The destination was California—a trip to explore Los Angeles, and to visit San Ysidro alon...

Retro-style arcade games and futuristic cocktails will come together at ‘Milk Stand 3000’ pop-up

August 16, 2018

Adam Sarkis has been involved in some of the most unique pop-up bars in recent memory. Last year, the Phoenix Cocktail Lounge beverage director and noted local mixologist made Elf-focused holiday drink offering...

15 more Milwaukee area patios

August 15, 2018

Over the last three-plus years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, we rounded up another 15 p...

First Impression: SmallPie

August 14, 2018

Last week, Bay View—a neighborhood that's already home to such dessert destinations as Babe's Ice Cream, Canfora Bakery, and Honeypie—got a little bit sweeter. SmallPie (2504 E. Oklahoma Ave., 414-763-7067) off...

First Impression: Pita Palace