Milwaukee Food Scene Index

This is an index of material related to Milwaukee on the food chat site LTHForum. It has been removed from the site due to LTH's draconian new Terms of Service.

I've been researching Milwaukee for my own use, so I thought I'd share. Given the city's proximity to Chicago, it's surprising there isn't a lot more here.

This list is confined to Milwaukee and nearby suburbs -- it doesn't encompass Racine or Kenosha -- and I haven't always put in individual links to restaurants mentioned in the older survey threads. There may also be other threads and posts about the restaurants and stores besides those I've linked to.

RESTAURANTS

American (also see Steakhouses, Bars & Taverns and Fish Fry)
Cafe LuLu (sandwiches, brunch)
Comet Cafe
Crazy Water ("tragic")
Hinterland Erie Street Gastro Pub
Honeypie Cafe (locally grown Midwestern)
Johnny V’s Classic Cafe, West Allis (24-hour diner)
Mitchell's Fish Market, Brookfield
Sanford ("best in WI")
Smyth

Asian
Fortune, West Allis and Hales Corners (Cantonese)
Harvey Moy, Menomonee Falls (Chinese-American)
Izumi's (Japanese)
King's Wok ("decent" Chinese), Glendale
Mekong Cafe (Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese)
Mr. Wok, Pewaukee (pan-Asian)
Noodle House (Chinese)
Ono Kine Grindz, Wauwatosa (Hawaiian)
Peony, Wauwatosa (Cantonese and dim sum)
Samurai (Japanese, "way downhill"), Glendale
Vientiane Noodle Shop (Thai/Laotian)

Barbecue
Ashley's
Big Daddy's Brew & 'Que, Glendale
Pat's Rib Place, Waukesha
Smoke Shack
Speed Queen Bar-B-Q

Bars & Taverns
At Random (ice-cream drinks)
Bar Louie, Glendale and Milwaukee
Brocach Irish Pub
Bryant's Cocktail Lounge
Christie's Pub and Grill
Distil
Elsa's on the Park
Estabrook Park Beer Garden
Fuzzy's Pub and Grill, Waukesha
The Hideaway Pub & Eatery, Franklin
McBob's (corned beef)
Milwaukee Brat House ("frat house like atmosphere, serves up a really solid brat")
Palomino Bar (Southern fare)
The Safe House (spy bar)
Sobelman's Pub & Grill (burgers)
Sobelman's Tallgrass Grill (grass-fed burgers and hot dogs)
Swig (small plates and martinis)
Swingin' Door Exchange Saloon & Eatery
Todd's Grill, Oconomowoc
Water Street Brewery

Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch
Blue's Egg (eclectic)
Jo's Cafe

Burgers, Gyros & Fast Food (also see Frozen Custard and Bars & Taverns)
Dr. Dawg, Glendale and Greenfield (hot dogs, burgers)
Mazos Restaurant (burgers)
Mike's Red Hots
Nite Owl Drive-In (seasonal, burgers and ice cream)
Oakland Gyros (addresses)
The Philly Way (cheesesteaks)
Solly's (butterburgers)
Spartan Gyros

Delicatessens
Benji's Deli, Shorewood and Fox Point
House of Corned Beef
Jake's Delicatessen
Rochester Deli, Waukesha

European (also see French, Belgian; German; Italian & Pizza; and Serbian)
Polonez, St. Francis (Polish)
Trocodero Gastrobar
Wolf Peach

Fish Fry
American Serb Hall
Comet Cafe
Lakefront Brewery Palm Garden
The Packing House
The Saloon, Oak Creek
Swingin' Door Exchange Saloon & Eatery
Taylor & Dunn's Public House, Mequon
Wegner's St. Martins Inn, Franklin

French, Belgian
Cafe Hollander, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa (Belgian)
Coquette Cafe (French bistro)
Lake Park Bistro (French)
Pastiche Bistro (French)

Frozen Custard
Kopp's, Brookfield, Glendale and Greenfield
Leon's Frozen Custard
Omega Jumbo Burgers & Frozen Custard, multiple locations

German
Karl Ratzsch's
Mader's
Wegner's St. Martins Inn, Franklin

Italian & Pizza
Calderone Club
Fratelli's Pizzeria & Cafe, West Allis (pizza, Chicago-style dogs and beefs)
Marchese's Olive Pit (pizza)
Maria's Pizza
Mama Mia's, West Allis
Tenuta's
Zaffiro's (pizza)

Latin
Cafe El Sol (Puerto Rican/Mexican)
Cempazuchi ("dumbed down pan-Hispanic food")
Jalapeno Loco (Mexican)
Jalisco's Restaurant, multiple locations (late-night Mexican)
La Estacion, Waukesha (Mexican)
Tres Hermanos (Mexican)

Serbian
Moonshine Pub & Grill (bar with Serbian food)
Old Town Serbian Gourmet House (LTH Forum dinner, 2005)
Three Brothers

Steakhouses
Butch's Old Casino Steak House
Carnevor (expensive)
Jake's Steak House, Pewaukee
The Packing House

Tea Rooms & Coffeehouses
Alterra Coffee
Anaba Tea Room
Watts Tea Shoppe

Misc.
Milwaukee Public Market (food court: restaurants and food vendors)
Odd Duck (global small plates)

FOOD SHOPPING

Asian
Asian International Market
Milwaukee's Asian Markets (multi-vendor Hmong and other Asian groceries, photos)
Pacific Produce
Rhino Foods
Taj Grocery (Indian groceries)
Viet Hoa ("Milwaukee's no. 1 food-safety violator")

Bakeries
Honeydip Donuts
National Bakery, Brookfield, Greendale and Milwaukee (ham and rolls)
Peter Sciortino's Bakery
Simma's Bakery, Wauwatosa

Cheese, Sausage, Delicatessens
European Homemade Sausage Shop
Klement's Sausage outlet
Koppa's Fulbeli Deli (grocery with sandwiches)
Larry's Market
Klement's Sausage Outlet Store
West Allis Cheese & Sausage, Milwaukee and West Allis

Butchers
Bunzel's Old-Fashioned Meat Market
Karl's Country Market (meat, sausage and groceries)
Tower Chicken Farm

European
Glorioso's Italian Market
International Foods (Russian deli)
Russian Food and Gifts

Produce
Baylor's Melon Market (seasonal)
Brennan's Market, Brookfield and Oconomowoc (pricey produce, wine, cheese, meats)
Pete's Fruit Market (Mexican greengrocer)
Tree-Ripe truck, various locations (seasonal peaches and other fruit)
West Allis Farmers' Market (seasonal)

Supermarkets
Cermak Fresh Market, West Milwaukee
Grasch Foods, Brookfield
Metcalfe's, Wauwatosa
Metro Market, Brookfield, Mequon and Milwaukee
Outpost Natural Foods, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa (organic co-op)
Sendik's, multiple owners and locations
Whole Foods
Woodman's Market, Menomonee Falls and Oak Creek

Misc.
GFS Marketplace, West Milwaukee
G. Groppi Food Market (Grocery with a bar)
Kallas Honey Farm
Reynold's Pasty Shop ("almost aggressively bland")

OTHER
Breweries and Distilleries
Great Lakes Distillery (tours and bar)
Lakefront Brewery (tours)
Milwaukee Brewing Company (tours)
Sprecher Brewery (beer and soda pop, tours)

Misc.
Bolzano Artisan Meats (tours)
Greendale Visitor Center, Greendale (cooking classes, monthly $5 cookbook)

TRIPPERS' SURVEY THREADS
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Grocery Shopping
Milwaukee Fish Fry
Milwaukee's Taco Trucks
Milwaukee breakfast
Milwaukee: Fantasy vs. Reality
Fox Point, Wisconsin (2012)
Hot ham and rolls (2011)
Milwaukee help (2011)
National Avenue - Milwaukee's Ethnic Culinary Mecca (2010)
Milwaukee: Adventures in Time Travel (2010)
Milwaukee after Springsteen Sunday (2009)
Help needed in Brown Deer, WI (2009)
Milwaukee recs for nice dinner (2009)
Weekend recommendations for Milwaukee (2008)
Waukesha, Anyone? (2006)
Milwaukee Bar Recommendations? (2006)
Milwaukee near Mitchell Field (2005)
Milwaukee report (2005)
Help Feeding Men in Milwaukee (2005)
Milwaukee Supper Club (2005)
Eating Out in Ol' Milwaukee (2005)
More Time in Wisconsin (2005)
Milwaukee Road Trip, and not a bratwurst had (2004)
Milwaukee Trip: Cubs, Drinks and Chow (2004)

USEFUL LINKS
Milwaukee Fish Fry List
Custard List
Journal Sentinel Restaurants & Dining
OnMilwaukee Dining Guide
Shepherd Express Eat/Drink