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Tucked Away: Kawa Japanese Restaurant

Tommy Ciaccio
//The 2006 evolution of Bayshore from "mall" into "town center" saw the monolithic, one-building format scrapped in exchange for an open-air makeshift village shopping experience. The change made way for g...

First Impression: C-viche

Todd Lazarski
//From Odd Duck to Lazy Susan, Goodkind to Vanguard, to the re-saddled Palomino, many of the big-deal restaurant openings in Bay View over the past few years have mostly kept a pork-bellied hue of New-All-...

Tucked Away: Thai Bar-B-Que

Tommy Ciaccio
//Milwaukee isn't exactly suffering a drought when it comes to Thai food. There are classics like Farwell Avenue stalwart E.E. Sane, but if that doesn't fit your mood, there are four other restaurants dish...

First Impression: Pepi’s Place

Tyler Maas
//Let's be clear, Pepi's Pizza isn't new. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a Milwaukee pizzeria with a longer history or more loyal customer base than the Italian joint that thrived on 16th Street be...

First Impression: Urban Beets Cafe & Juicery

Tyler Maas
//While food trends come and go, and we'll be the first to admit buzz words like "artisan", "gluten-free" and "farm-to-table" have been misused and abused so often lately that the terms have been rendered ...

Tucked Away: Tanpopo Ramen & Sushi

Tommy Ciaccio
//The greased pig that should be filling Milwaukee's ramen-craving gullet with porky goodness is harder to catch these days. After Tochi broke everyone's hearts by moving from Shorewood to West Bend, it se...

First Impression: Dock18 Cocktail Lab

Tyler Maas
//As much as Milwaukee leans on its rich brewing history, there has been an exponential uptick in the number of distilleries popping up around town in recent years. Great Lakes Distillery was at the forefr...

First Impression: Iron Grate BBQ Co.

Tyler Maas
//Way back in October, local dining writers were thrilled with the announcement of a strange-yet-intriguing partnership that would squeeze an established coffee shop/roaster and a barbecue joint beneath on...

First Impression: Easy Tyger

Todd Lazarski
//When Brady Street Hardware shuttered last year and set off a building owner vs. neighborhood association pillow fight over what should fill the space, it highlighted the fact that if the bohemian center ...