December 15, 20232 yr There’s great food market downtown too. Milwaukee Public Market. Some great options in there.
December 15, 20232 yr There’s great food market downtown too. Milwaukee Public Market. Some great options in there. That’s where I was hammering the oysters.Grabbed a Bloody while I was at it
December 15, 20232 yr 15 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said: That’s where I was hammering the oysters. Grabbed a Bloody while I was at it You gotta find a fish fry this afternoon. Swinging Door Exchange in the old Wells Fargo building just around the corner (219 E Michigan St) supposedly has a good one.
December 15, 20232 yr You gotta find a fish fry this afternoon. Swinging Door Exchange in the old Wells Fargo building just around the corner (219 E Michigan St) supposedly has a good one. I live in the Midwest. I get my fill of fish frys during Lent.
June 20, 20241 yr Looking at possibly heading up to Milwaukee last days of July. My wife & I love breweries and neighborhood bars…..but we’ll have our 6 & 9 year daughters with us for this trip. We’ll be going to a Brewers game, but any suggestions on kid-friendly venues that can also be enjoyed by adults? Looking to stay downtown.
June 20, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, EZ$ said: We’ll be going to a Brewers game Penance for something you did wrong?
June 20, 20241 yr 30 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said: Penance for something you did wrong? Actually a Braves fan and they’ll be in town, so it works out.
June 20, 20241 yr 1 hour ago, EZ$ said: Actually a Braves fan and they’ll be in town, so it works out. I hope your team takes 'em to the woodshed.
June 20, 20241 yr Lived there for a couple of years right out of school, but that was so long ago (late 90's) I'm sure its a different scene. Good to know Bryants is still slinging stiff cocktails and an amusing scene. Wolski's is one of my favorite dive bars in the world, and just a few blocks from where the Lakefront brewery is now located. Its been years since I've set foot in there, but we would usually head over at 12 or 1 AM as their last call was a flexible concept, but usually ran at least 30 mins past city ordinances. Our go-to was stiff beam and cokes served in pint glasses for next to nothing. If you've ever seen a "I Closed Wolskis" tshirt or bumper sticker, thats the origin. We'd pound those while playing pool/darts until they kicked us out, and then head over to Ma Fishers at 3AM for ham and cheese omelettes.
June 20, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, EZ$ said: Looking at possibly heading up to Milwaukee last days of July. My wife & I love breweries and neighborhood bars…..but we’ll have our 6 & 9 year daughters with us for this trip. We’ll be going to a Brewers game, but any suggestions on kid-friendly venues that can also be enjoyed by adults? Looking to stay downtown. It's not considered bad form in the Midwest to bring kids to breweries and neighborhood bars FWIW. Especially if they serve food. Any of the breweries are gonna be fairly kid friendly. I think kids would have fun down by the lake near the Summerfest grounds and art museum. That's walking distance from downtown. The Public Market and Third Ward in general would be kid friendly and solid places to wander around.
June 20, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, EZ$ said: Looking at possibly heading up to Milwaukee last days of July. My wife & I love breweries and neighborhood bars…..but we’ll have our 6 & 9 year daughters with us for this trip. We’ll be going to a Brewers game, but any suggestions on kid-friendly venues that can also be enjoyed by adults? Looking to stay downtown. Was up there for a wedding last year. Great town. Stayed at the Pfister Hotel. It was very nice. Concierge knew we were going to the Brewer game, so he told us to walk to the bar area. From there, order a beer and you get a free shuttle to and from the stadium. Great deal. Hotel bar was great. Do NOT order an old fashioned in Milwaukee. They put sprite or Mountain Dew or something in them up there. Disgusting.
June 20, 20241 yr 14 minutes ago, garrett01 said: Was up there for a wedding last year. Great town. Stayed at the Pfister Hotel. It was very nice. Concierge knew we were going to the Brewer game, so he told us to walk to the bar area. From there, order a beer and you get a free shuttle to and from the stadium. Great deal. Hotel bar was great. Do NOT order an old fashioned in Milwaukee. They put sprite or Mountain Dew or something in them up there. Disgusting. Brandy is how they poison Old Fashioneds in Wisconsin. Just disgusting. One of the few things I don't care for about that state's culture.
June 20, 20241 yr 28 minutes ago, garrett01 said: Was up there for a wedding last year. Great town. Stayed at the Pfister Hotel. It was very nice. Concierge knew we were going to the Brewer game, so he told us to walk to the bar area. From there, order a beer and you get a free shuttle to and from the stadium. Great deal. Hotel bar was great. Do NOT order an old fashioned in Milwaukee. They put sprite or Mountain Dew or something in them up there. Disgusting. Good, was looking at the Pfister.
November 25Nov 25 A local I know highly recommends this rustic place out in the boonies northwest of Milwaukee…. http://foxandhoundsrestaurant.com
November 25Nov 25 Wife and I flew up there for Summerfest in 2017 to see Petty and the Heartbreakers on their 40th anniversary tour (RIP Tom). Stayed at the Pfister. Really enjoyed the City. Weather was incredible. Very cool old early 20th century high rises if you're into architecture. Great bars and really friendly people. The grounds at Summerfest are permanent (like a small Dallas State of Texas Fairgrounds). Always check the lineup to see if there's anyone worth going up for again.
November 25Nov 25 I've posted a lot in this thread, but it really is one of my favorite cities to just fuck off in for a weekend.
November 26Nov 26 Sobelman's has the best cheeseburger in the world as far as I'm concerned. https://sobelmanspubandgrill.com/milwaukee-sobelman-s-food-menu
November 26Nov 26 12 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said: Sobelman's has the best cheeseburger in the world as far as I'm concerned. https://sobelmanspubandgrill.com/milwaukee-sobelman-s-food-menu And the best part is that they will mount it onto a bloody mary. Well, at least they will mount a slider on a bloody mary. Sobelman's is insane. As a connoisseur of dive bars, I gotta say that Milwaukee per capita has more neighborhood joints than any other city I've ever been to and each one is better than the next. You can't swing a dead cat in West Allis without hitting a killer bar. I spent three nights there a couple of summer's ago, and my liver still hasn't recovered. Such a fun, cool, town.
November 26Nov 26 8 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: And the best part is that they will mount it onto a bloody mary. Well, at least they will mount a slider on a bloody mary. Sobelman's is insane. As a connoisseur of dive bars, I gotta say that Milwaukee per capita has more neighborhood joints than any other city I've ever been to and each one is better than the next. You can't swing a dead cat in West Allis without hitting a killer bar. I spent three nights there a couple of summer's ago, and my liver still hasn't recovered. Such a fun, cool, town. The smaller cities in this part of the world are excellent in this regard as well. Particularly La Crosse, WI and Dubuque, IA. They're both college towns/regional hubs along the Mississippi.
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