Hidden Food Gems in the Milwaukee Area

Lots of us spend time in Wisconsin, so I thought you might enjoy today's blog from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle ... 2#comments Sadly, I have never happened upon any of these spots, and wondered if anyone you could attest to any worth finding.

Lots of great suggestions. Some places mentioned that I enjoy:

Maxies Southern Comfort - Southern, Cajun, and Creole inspired cusine. My "go-to" restaurant.
Generations at 5 Points - food is decent, vibe is cool, its a 3 min drive from my house so its close.
Triskele's - A mix of cusines, cheap prices, great foood, awesome beer selection, highly recommended.

I first read about The Philly Way up in Milwaukee while waiting on a cheesesteak from Philly's Best in Chicago. Philadelphia Magazine did an article a few years back about the best cheesesteaks in America outside the Philly/Delaware region. It was framed on the wall at Philly's Best because they were featured in the article as was The Philly Way. Just like Philly's Best, The Philly Way was started by a transplant to Milwaukee from Philadelphia. The article proclaimed these the best cheesesteaks outside the region where they originate.


a locals favorite in Milwaukee

The owner got his Philly cheesesteak degree at Pat's in the Italian Market strip in South Philly and he does everything the Philly way. We visited on a Friday around 1p after the wait was out the door at Sobleman's we headed to The Philly Way to try a sandwich first. It's about a five minute drive from the popular Sobleman's tavern located near the industrial district there. I posted about it in this thread because I thought this might be a hidden food gem to us in Chicago, but its definitely not under the radar in Milwaukee. It's a small spot with a few tables with three stools around each and a counter with about four seats in front of the kitchen. There is a tented patio spot next door making there more room but when we were there, they had over 15 people crammed into the spot and no one wasn't willing to wait which was a great sign.



Packed in ordering are (Up L) Philly sports gear (Up R) cheez whiz (Low L) eating area next door (Low R)


The menu - No 'Philly' in front of the cheesesteak...

Well obviously we were there for the cheesesteaks. They offer a few types of cheese including whiz but I prefer mine with white American. The grill is small and you gotta respect that they don't throw tons of shaved ribeye on it so that it steams instead of browns up. With about eight people ahead of us, our order took about 20-25 minutes which wasn't a prob for me. When our names were called we took the sandwiches to the tented eating area next door where they also have a window if you wanna watch them make the steaks.


"real" cheese steak sandwich

So enough storytelling already, how were they? Excellent! No I'm no real Philly cheesesteak expert but one of my two friends who was with me is, he's born and raised in Philly and even he was singing it's praises. Hell, he even got another one to take back home to Chicago. The meat was excellent, no steak umm like flavor with these bad boys. We both agreed these were much better than Philly's Best. I guess they have the bread made by a local baker to the exact specifications of the owner which is the real Philly way. The onions were pleasantly potent and my only little complain is that the cheese could have been better melted but I did that myself by squeezing the thing together. I'll be back to the Philly Way next time I'm in Milwaukee. Good stuff.


mmm mmm

The Philly Way
405 South 2nd Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204-1612
(414) 273-2355

I've been to Maxie's and I can attest to it's tastiness. I had a truly awesome pork chop there.

Thanks Da Beef, now I want to head over there for lunch. I love that place and they opened a 2nd location in Cudahy, which I can make it to for lunch.

The second location is at 5430 Packard Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110.

Hi,

I saw this on facebook, a soulfood restaurant in Milwaukee:

"Fried pork chops, butter beans, turnip greens, sweet peas & cornbread @ Parkview Cafe, Milwaukee, WI"

Parkview Cafe
Milwaukee River Parkway
4871 N Green Bay Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209
(414) 265-1511

"BBQ pork shoulder "sandwich," fries and "The Mix (lemonade & fruit punch)," Bungalow Restaurant, WI. This place often caters for the Green Bay Packers, and is popular with the players."

Henry & Bobbie's Bungalow
3466 N. 14th St.,
Milwaukee, WI
(414) 265-0155

This may be an imitator, same family or:

Bungalow Restaurant
9002 West Silver Spring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53225-2836
(414) 393-0322 () ‎


More soulfood in Milwaukee: http://onmilwaukee.com/dining/articles/soulfood.html

I haven't been to those places but have been to Mr. Perkins' (2001 W. Atkinson Ave) and I really love it. The Catfish is outstanding and so are the collards.

Does anyone have experience with dog-friendly dining in Milwaukee? Restaurants or parks near places we might want to eat? I did some quick googling, but, apart from Leon's, am not really seeing dog-friendly restaurants that are interesting to us (e.g. Rock Bottom, Chipotle?!). Especially appreciated would be a place to eat outdoors not too far from Jake's, since that's a required stop with my family who can't just leave the dog at home...

Da Beef wrote:I first read about The Philly Way up in Milwaukee while waiting on a cheesesteak from Philly's Best in Chicago. Philadelphia Magazine did an article a few years back about the best cheesesteaks in America outside the Philly/Delaware region. It was framed on the wall at Philly's Best because they were featured in the article as was The Philly Way. Just like Philly's Best, The Philly Way was started by a transplant to Milwaukee from Philadelphia. The article proclaimed these the best cheesesteaks outside the region where they originate.

Nice find T, Hit Philly Way afer Landmark 1850 Inn(one of the oldest bars in Milwaukee), and before WSP @ the Riverside.

Solid cheesesteak, meat and roll are right on. Flavoring wise sandwich was missing something for my tastes, but either way a good sandwich and convenient location.

The bar and the sandwich made for a nice pre concert one-two punch.

Landmark 1850 Inn
5905 S. Howell
Milwaukee, WI.

Philly Way shots:



reminds me of a young jimswside slingin' steaks.. :




cheesesteak, white american, hot peppers..: