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Ground sirloin, melted cheese, stewed onions, and an unconscionable flood of Wisconsin butter make a Solly's burger required eating for any visit to Milwaukee. We finished every last drop.

Milwaukee’s Delicious Dozen

January 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The Chicago Tribune has presented a list of 12 particularly memorable things to eat in Milwaukee, their neighbor about an hour-and-a-half to the north. You’ll find a mix of new discoveries and old classics, like the butterburgers at Solly’s Grille, which the Tribune calls silky (?) and butter-soaked (for sure). These burgers are near the top of our Milwaukee list as well. They also fell in love with Parmesan tomato soup with cheddar grilled cheese on sourdough at Benji’s Deli, which we know as our source for hoppel-poppel. We’ve tackled the famous Mader pork shank and agree: don’t miss it! Dessert? Leon’s tin roof sundae. Continue reading

Benji's signature corned beef on rye, with sour pickle

Benji’s Deli of Suburban Milwaukee Opening 3rd Location

June 21, 2015 / / 0 Comments

One of our favorite dishes will soon be available in three locations in suburban Milwaukee! Hoppel poppel is a Midwest breakfast specialty of eggs scrambled with chunks of potatoes and salami, and sometimes other vegetables. What makes the hoppel poppel at Benji’s deli so special is the use of kosher salami, which scents the whole mish-mosh with a touch of garlic. We like to order ours in the super configuration, which adds peppers, onions, and mushrooms (and cheese, but we ask them to hold it – cheese don’t go!). Continue reading

This is one of the most most unique pizzas you'll ever eat, the Pizza Pot Pie from Chicago Pizza and Oven Grinder Co. in Chicago.

LAF in the A.M. January 15th, 2015

January 15, 2015 / / 0 Comments

A Morning Menu of LAF-Style Food News and Stories to Begin Your Day

HAPPY NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY!

Home of the Pizza Pot Pie

Even Great Chefs Eat Fast Food!

Late-Night Drunk in Milwaukee? Best Place to Eat

“The Lunch-Counteriest Lunch Counter” in Seattle

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Pizano's founder is Rudy Malnati, Jr., of the Malnati Chicago pizza dynasty.

LAF in the A.M. November 8th, 2014

November 8, 2014 / / 1 Comment

A Morning Menu of Stories We Think You’ll Find Interesting

Chicago’s Pizano’s Coming to Milwaukee

Pizano’s Pizza and Pasta will be opening their first restaurant outside of the Chicago area in late spring, in Milwaukee, at 1150 North Water Street. Pizano’s, which began in 1991, now has six restaurants. The mini-chain was founded by Rudy Malnati, Jr., son of Rudy Malnati Sr. of Pizzeria Uno fame (and who may or may not have invented deep-dish pizza), and half-brother to Lou Malnati. Continue reading

Benji's hand-carves their corned beef.

Benji’s Deli Wins Milwaukee’s Best Sandwiches, Breakfast in Poll

October 20, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Yes, it looks fairly obvious that 51-year-old Benji’s Deli partisans stuffed the ballot box. Just the same, we’ve been to Benji’s and, it’s true, they DO make a good sandwich, and darn good hoppel-poppel for breakfast. So regardless of whether you accept OnMilwaukee.com‘s findings in their Best of Dining 2014 poll, we agree that Benji’s is well worth a visit, in the morning or the afternoon. And we’d like to try the editors’ choice, too, for a sandwich: the hipster-sounding Love Handle, where their namesake sandwich combines pork belly with egg salad and kale. Continue reading

Purple Door artisan ice cream is the new king of Milwaukee.

Kopp’s of Milwaukee Dethroned by Purple Door

October 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The shocking news is out! OnMilwaukee has been posting their annual Best of Dining awards, which apparently are voted on by readers. For ages, when we thought of ice cream and Milwaukee, we thought of Kopp’s and their thick custard. Doesn’t everyone? Apparently not because, while Kopp’s won OnMilwaukee’s award last year for the category Milwaukee’s Best Desserts, they finished second this year to Purple Door. What makes this more remarkable is that Purple Door makes ice cream, and Milwaukee is a custard town. The only constant is change. Continue reading

Pepperoni pie at Coalfire in Chicago

Take a Pizza Tour!

October 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Pizza tourism is popping up all over! Check out this story by Caryn Rousseau of AP, in which she details pizza tours you can take in Chicago, New York, Boston, and Milwaukee (Milwaukee?!). Some are walking tours, most are by bus, and prices range from $39 in Boston up to $80 in Brooklyn, NY. We know people who’ve taken some of these tours and we’ve heard nothing but raves. It’s a good way to get an understanding of the local pizza styles.

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