Food/Drink

219 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Farmer’s Wife

March 16, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.I cruised down Oklahoma Avenue past a few Milwaukee fish fry staples—Fritz's Pub and Serb Hall—w...

Nite Owl will open for the season March 20

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2018

With the longer days, rising temperatures, and Bob Uecker’s voice on the radio, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. The season is almost here, and when it begins, so will Nite Owl's season. ...

Take a look at Transfer Pizzeria’s 10th anniversary expansion

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

Has it really been 10 years since Transfer Pizzeria Cafe opened on the corner S. 1st and W. Mitchell streets? Yes, yes it has. Co-owners John and Russell Rossetto are celebrating the big anniversary this week—a...

Watch a Milwaukee drag queen try a $1,000 pizza

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2018

As we wait to see how Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel fares in the finals of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3 tonight, Chicago Magazine has thankfully saw fit to satisfy your hunger for Midwestern ...

Standout moments from the 2018 World Championship Cheese Contest

Zach Brooke

March 13, 2018

Forget the Olympics, the World Championship Cheese Contest celebrates humanity’s principle achievement (food preparation), while fostering a sense of international camaraderie that can come only from breaking b...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Mader’s has been a downtown dining staple since 1902

Catherine Jozwik

March 12, 2018

Despite Milwaukee’s heavily German heritage, many of the city’s Teutonic restaurants—including John Ernst Café and Karl Ratzsch’s—have closed. Mader’s, however, isn’t going anywhere.Kristin Mader, manager a...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2018 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 12, 2018

This past Sunday, oodles of Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE’s 16th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Several hours later, they all went home and found a nice place to curl up and think a...

Oscar’s Winner’s Circle will open March 19

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2018

Just days ago, we posted a podcast about some of the great things happening in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhoods of Silver City, Burnham Park, and Layton Park. Over the weekend, we learned the region will...

Tucked Away: Island Jam

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2018

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

218 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Randy’s Neighbor’s Inn

Caleb Westphal

March 9, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.With so many places serving Friday night fish frys, having a close call and almost not getting o...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2018

Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has quickly established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Beyond its everyday offerings that have wowed critics, lured professional athletes ...

217 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Pat’s Oak Manor

Caleb Westphal

March 2, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.It's been almost a year since I started writing this column, but more importantly, it's been alm...

Comet Cafe has revamped its menu

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2018

Since Comet Cafe "grew up and started serving meatloaf and booze" in 2005, the East Side dining staple has earned oodles of acclaim in Milwaukee and beyond with its comfort food and vegan delicacies. Though som...

216 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Grainger’s Pub & Grill

Caleb Westphal

February 23, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The setting sun blinded my eyes as I turned off of Howard Avenue onto Loomis Road and into the p...

Tucked Away: Bamboo Restaurant

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2018

Palm Tavern is for sale

Tyler Maas

February 19, 2018

Way back in 2003, long before Bay View was a bastion of bars and restaurants with excellent beer selections and hundreds of liquor options on hand, Palm Tavern opened. In the years that followed, the small neig...

Gypsy Taco has a new name

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2018

Mitch Ciohon, the owner of award-winning taco purveyor Gypsy Taco (and a Gypsy Burger offshoot), announced he would be changing the name of his business last month. “It has come to my attention that the name ar...

My cheesy valentine: A romantic, $150-per-couple dinner at Mars Cheese Castle

Zach Brooke

February 16, 2018

Kenosha's Mars Cheese Castle is many things to many people. To locals, it's a tourist trap infused with notes of ironic Wisconsin pride. For out-of-towners meandering through America's Dairyland, it's the last ...

215 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Buck Bradley’s

Caleb Westphal

February 16, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Welcome to Lent, the time in Wisconsin when many religious folk—and some who aren't—eat fish fry...

Company Brewing is making a Milwaukee Day beer

Tyler Maas

February 13, 2018

It's been less than 10 years since a group of friends realized Milwaukee's 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and turned that laughable coincidence into a full-blown ...