Maxies was, I think, once called Maxie's Southern and is one of the few, maybe the sole, outlets for southern-but-not-soul in Milwaukee.

Hope the college search is going well. Don't assume the first financial aid offer is their best and final offer - just like buying a car, it's worth negotiating. Especially so if your kid is a valuable property to the college.

tjr wrote:Maxies was, I think, once called Maxie's Southern and is one of the few, maybe the sole, outlets for southern-but-not-soul in Milwaukee.

Hope the college search is going well. Don't assume the first financial aid offer is their best and final offer - just like buying a car, it's worth negotiating. Especially so if your kid is a valuable property to the college.

Good info. Appreciated. We also had our eye on Crawdaddys on Greenfield. Another Cajun type spot it seemed, their $1 oysters seemed to be limited to the bar only. Shay was after raw and chargrilled oysters after some scholarship meetings and a quick chat with the track coach. I wanted her to indulge.

Crawdadddys on Greenfield
9427 W Greenfield
Milwaukee

Was up in Milwaukee area Saturday and Sunday. Mostly hit bars after Wells Brothers Saturday. I consider Kenosha /racine/milwaukee one big city. lol

McBob’s for lunch on Sunday, all 3 of us went with versions of their legendary corned beef (Milwaukee seems to have done if the best corned beef around - thuck tender chunks vs thin sliced rubber). I went with the Reuben, marble rye, kraut, Swiss, horseradish mustard. 1000 on the side. shay rolled with the stuffed hashbrowns( yeah, stuffed with corned beef, kraut, Swiss, horseradish mustard). -similar to a Roestu one might get at Glarner Stube in New Glarus. Vangie did corned beef has and eggs.

Place is still crushing it.

I’ll be back up north this Saturday and for 3 straight nights at the beginning of February for the Goose at the Pabst. I have 2-3 peanut butter tinged eggroll spots I’m scouting as well as a few dozen other spots . Love Milwakee and suburbs.

McBobs Pub & Grill
4919 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI.

jimswside wrote:Was up in Milwaukee area Saturday and Sunday. Mostly hit bars after Wells Brothers Saturday. I consider Kenosha /racine/milwaukee one big city. lol

McBobs Pub & Grill
4919 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI.

A very significant number of people in Kenosha work in Illinois.

lougord99 wrote:

jimswside wrote:Was up in Milwaukee area Saturday and Sunday. Mostly hit bars after Wells Brothers Saturday. I consider Kenosha /racine/milwaukee one big city. lol

McBobs Pub & Grill
4919 W North Ave
Milwaukee, WI.

A very significant number of people in Kenosha work in Illinois.

I could see it. I’d live there over Chicago or Evanston in a minute.

Kids gonna run at school in Kenosha. I love the easy 2 hour drive from martucky.

jimswside wrote:
I could see it. I’d live there over Chicago or Evanston in a minute.

Kids gonna run at school in Kenosha. I love the easy 2 hour drive from martucky.

Yup, many agree with you. Parkside or Concordia? And do you really live in Marseilles?

A couple Milwaukee Walker's Point notes from Saturday's visit: There's a new bakery/coffee spot, Greige Patisserie, on Florida just east of the Iron Horse Hotel. They make all pastries and cakes on site. I had one of the better chocolate croissants in recent memory. Didn't try, but the cakes available by the slice or whole on order looked outstanding. Good coffee drinks, too, and savory pastries were available. There was wine by the bottle on shelves. I should have asked, but maybe this is a Milwaukee thing - buy an off-the-shelf bottle and drink it there? Same thing at a coffee bar/art gallery (MARN) that I saw that afternoon.

Brunch at Toast Milwaukee on 2nd just north of Florida. This was different from Toast in Louisville (an ok chain) and delightful. We had eggs Benedict, croquettes, and avocado toast. Croquettes were quite good, sausage/bacon/gouda, racquetball size globes very crispy breading, just a little gummy inside. Breakfast potatoes with the Benedict were also notably good if a little peppery. Custom-squeezed OJ from a local source. Fun atmosphere, too. I was definitely the oldest person in the room.

Greige
https://www.greigemke.com/
408 W Florida St, Suite 104, Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 252-0143 info@greigemke.com

Toast Milwaukee
https://mke.toastmilwaukee.com
231 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204
(414)-539-4179 toastmilwaukee231@gmail.com

tjr wrote:

jimswside wrote:
I could see it. I’d live there over Chicago or Evanston in a minute.

Kids gonna run at school in Kenosha. I love the easy 2 hour drive from martucky.

Yup, many agree with you. Parkside or Concordia? And do you really live in Marseilles?

A couple Milwaukee Walker's Point notes from Saturday's visit: There's a new bakery/coffee spot, Greige Patisserie, on Florida just east of the Iron Horse Hotel. They make all pastries and cakes on site. I had one of the better chocolate croissants in recent memory. Didn't try, but the cakes available by the slice or whole on order looked outstanding. Good coffee drinks, too, and savory pastries were available. There was wine by the bottle on shelves. I should have asked, but maybe this is a Milwaukee thing - buy an off-the-shelf bottle and drink it there? Same thing at a coffee bar/art gallery (MARN) that I saw that afternoon.

Brunch at Toast Milwaukee on 2nd just north of Florida. This was different from Toast in Louisville (an ok chain) and delightful. We had eggs Benedict, croquettes, and avocado toast. Croquettes were quite good, sausage/bacon/gouda, racquetball size globes very crispy breading, just a little gummy inside. Breakfast potatoes with the Benedict were also notably good if a little peppery. Custom-squeezed OJ from a local source. Fun atmosphere, too. I was definitely the oldest person in the room.

Greige
https://www.greigemke.com/
408 W Florida St, Suite 104, Milwaukee, WI 53204
(414) 252-0143 info@greigemke.com

Toast Milwaukee
https://mke.toastmilwaukee.com
231 South 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53204
(414)-539-4179 toastmilwaukee231@gmail.com

lol. Yeah. I do live in Marseilles. Beautiful area of the state, but a food desert -

Shay will be going to Carthage

Was up in the area again Saturday. Brat Stop at 830 am for Jim beam and spotted cows. Then O & H in Racine for a Kringle. After that into Milwaukee. McBobs again for their top tier corned beef, 3rd street food haul for drinks and pho. The last stop was Zaffiros for thin crust sausage pizza. - top 2 place for me

3rd street food haul was impressive. Packed and a lot of energy for a Saturday afternoon. Large bar. And many interesting food stands. I’ll be going back

3rd Street Market Hall
275 W Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Zaffiros
1724 N Farwell
Milwaukee, WI

Was up and back to Milwaukee this past Thursday, Friday, Saturday for Goose at the miller theatre.

Pregamed 2 nights at the 3rd street food haul. They had an area set aside for folks going to the shows. Seperate bar, good music, and seating. Shay has a Peruvian chicken dish. I had 2 basic steak tacos one night. Both items better than decent. I do like that they keep food and drink prices down, even with their kind location compared to food hauls I’ve been to.

Saturday had some time to burn.Did lunch at Mattys Bar & Grill in West Allis. I had researched a pizza burger on their menu, and decided to give them a try. The pizza burger I’m after, for those unaware, Is not a beef patty topped with red sauce and cheese n a burger bun(not a pizza burger imho). A pizza burger is a grilled Italian sausage patty topped with grilled onions, green peppers, red sauce and cheese.l - on a French roll. SE Wisconsin seems to be a hot bed. Wells Brothers, Denmark’s, etc. Mattys tabs theirs as the “Legendary Muskego Pizza Burger”.. Was very happy with Mattys version, balanced and quality.. Also enjoyed the French onion soup, onion dip and house chips. Shay went basic SW chicken wrap, that she said was excellent. Cheap, healthy Jim
Beam and coke pours. I’ll be back.

Mattys Bar & Grill
14460 W College Ave
West Allis, Wisconsin

Good joint. They used to have a burger of the day. They would put it on their website with the whole month's selections listed by day. They have a bandshell in the back where they have outdoor seating in the good weather months. Nice find.

Puckjam wrote:Good joint. They used to have a burger of the day. They would put it on their website with the whole month's selections listed by day. They have a bandshell in the back where they have outdoor seating in the good weather months. Nice find.

Really enjoyed my visit. Food, service etc.

Passed by Bosch Tavern in Hales corner on the way there. - saw a sign for their Milwaukee Sunday staple hot ham and rolls - on my short list. .


Bosch Tavern
5871 S. 108th st
Hales Corner, WI

For a late night - post concert optio. We tried to go to Milwaukee brat house Saturday post goose after midnight- no food service though they say they serve past 1 am most days. All good. Had a few rounds and headed for the 330 am gyros joint in walkers point neighborhood. Gyro Palace. Solid deluxe gyros platter. Interesting people watching at 230 am. lol.

Gyro Palace
602 S 2nd street
Milwaukee, wi.

Bosch Tavern, another good place. Well known for their navy bean soup and good food. If you peruse the place you will see many references to Bosch Beer, including old bottles, old cases, etc.... This brewery was in my home area of Houghton, Mich., but has been closed since 1970. One of the Wisconsin breweries kept brewing Bosch and its premier brand "Gilt Edge" for many years. It was real cool when I stumbled upon this place.