Robert & Mary Jo’s guidebook

Robert & Mary Jo
Robert & Mary Jo
Robert & Mary Jo’s guidebook

Food scene

convenient microbrewery/restaurant right down the street! They offer a very comfortable atmosphere with outside seating weather-permitted with views of Lake Michigan. https://faklandia.com/
Faklandia Brewing
3807 South Packard Avenue
convenient microbrewery/restaurant right down the street! They offer a very comfortable atmosphere with outside seating weather-permitted with views of Lake Michigan. https://faklandia.com/
This restaurant has a lot of character situated right on the Milwaukee River. Think Sloppy Joe's (Key West) of Milwaukee! Open seasonally. Lots of outdoor seating.
33 locals recommend
Barnacle Bud's
1955 S Hilbert St
33 locals recommend
This restaurant has a lot of character situated right on the Milwaukee River. Think Sloppy Joe's (Key West) of Milwaukee! Open seasonally. Lots of outdoor seating.
One slice of pizza is definitely enough! Wait till you see the size of the slice! 12", 16" or 20" pizzas available. Dine in at tables with benches or carry-out. In the heart of the Bay View community.
8 locals recommend
Classic Slice
2797 South Kinnickinnic Avenue
8 locals recommend
One slice of pizza is definitely enough! Wait till you see the size of the slice! 12", 16" or 20" pizzas available. Dine in at tables with benches or carry-out. In the heart of the Bay View community.
Coach's has a very friendly atmosphere. A lot of community involvement with cribbage matches, sports. Good pizza but phenomenal burgers & sandwiches. The Big Boy burger & sour cream & chive fries are a must. Lots of sides to choose from. Try the chili as well. Don;t be put off by the lack of curb appeal. Go in!
Coach's Pub 'N' Grill
5356 South 13th Street
Coach's has a very friendly atmosphere. A lot of community involvement with cribbage matches, sports. Good pizza but phenomenal burgers & sandwiches. The Big Boy burger & sour cream & chive fries are a must. Lots of sides to choose from. Try the chili as well. Don;t be put off by the lack of curb appeal. Go in!
This is a great old-fashioned Italian restaurant with food that tastes home-cooked. Whether you order the pizza or pasta or a sandwich you won't be disappointed. They have a full bar to satisfy your taste as well. The restaurant overlooks the Milwaukee harbor.
Dom & Phil DeMarinis’ Original Recipes
1211 E Conway St
This is a great old-fashioned Italian restaurant with food that tastes home-cooked. Whether you order the pizza or pasta or a sandwich you won't be disappointed. They have a full bar to satisfy your taste as well. The restaurant overlooks the Milwaukee harbor.
A national tried & true if you don't know where to fund the local bbq
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que
5077 S 27th St
A national tried & true if you don't know where to fund the local bbq
HUGE menu! This place is HUGE! Huge parking lot, huge interior, huge deck for outdoor dining The food is really good!
Grainger's Pub & Grill
3400 West Loomis Road
HUGE menu! This place is HUGE! Huge parking lot, huge interior, huge deck for outdoor dining The food is really good!
Daily Specials Unique Fish Fry bar - order the fish and go to the bar for the rest of your meal - that part all you can eat. Reasonable prices. Don't be scared off by the exterior. the interior is really clean.
Don's Market Inc
3120 Roberts St
Daily Specials Unique Fish Fry bar - order the fish and go to the bar for the rest of your meal - that part all you can eat. Reasonable prices. Don't be scared off by the exterior. the interior is really clean.
If you're looking for a phenomenal German dinner, House of Gerhard is the place. The atmosphere enhances the dining experience.
9 locals recommend
House of Gerhard
3927 75th St
9 locals recommend
If you're looking for a phenomenal German dinner, House of Gerhard is the place. The atmosphere enhances the dining experience.
Very friendly owners who make you family before you leave! The Mexican food is very basic. The salsa is really great!
Lala's Place
3470 E Layton Ave
Very friendly owners who make you family before you leave! The Mexican food is very basic. The salsa is really great!
The atmosphere is very nice. Great place for a date or a family meal.
Marsel’s Italian Restaurant
4252 South Howell Avenue
The atmosphere is very nice. Great place for a date or a family meal.
The only restaurant in the Milwaukee area that serves Hawaiian cuisine. It's also a grocery store.
8 locals recommend
Ono Kine Grindz
7215 W North Ave
8 locals recommend
The only restaurant in the Milwaukee area that serves Hawaiian cuisine. It's also a grocery store.
This place is everything - it's a supper club, great carry out and a drive thru. The fish fry is a must. For the supper club scene wait for Friday or Saturday for live music entertainment with your meal. Full service bar.
The Packing House
900 E Layton Ave
This place is everything - it's a supper club, great carry out and a drive thru. The fish fry is a must. For the supper club scene wait for Friday or Saturday for live music entertainment with your meal. Full service bar.
After taking the tour dine in the pizzeria & cafe or shop to fill your freezer with pizzas! The deli always has pizza and lots of other Italian specialties to enjoy. Eat in or carry out.
Villa Palermo Factory & Company Store
3301 West Canal Street
After taking the tour dine in the pizzeria & cafe or shop to fill your freezer with pizzas! The deli always has pizza and lots of other Italian specialties to enjoy. Eat in or carry out.
"Pizza, Pasta & More ..." You'll need to go back more than once because everything you choose is so tasty you'll WANT to keep going back to try more. The pizza is thin cracker crust - great sauce and sausage. The best pizza in Cudahy!!
Papa Luigi's Pizza
3475 E Layton Ave
"Pizza, Pasta & More ..." You'll need to go back more than once because everything you choose is so tasty you'll WANT to keep going back to try more. The pizza is thin cracker crust - great sauce and sausage. The best pizza in Cudahy!!
This is a classic South Milwaukee bar/restaurant. Open Tuesday - Friday The fish fry shouldn't be missed. The Wednesday hamburger special shouldn't be missed either. Look at the floor of the dining room ... it used to be a bowling alley!!
Pat's Oak Manor
1804 15th Avenue
This is a classic South Milwaukee bar/restaurant. Open Tuesday - Friday The fish fry shouldn't be missed. The Wednesday hamburger special shouldn't be missed either. Look at the floor of the dining room ... it used to be a bowling alley!!
Traditional pizzas as well as pizzas with a Brazilian flare. Beyond that there are lots of American choices also.
Pizza De Brazil
130 West Layton Avenue
Traditional pizzas as well as pizzas with a Brazilian flare. Beyond that there are lots of American choices also.
Portillo's is a Chicagoland favorite in this area. Great Italian beef sandwiches and hot dogs. The fries and salads are also worth trying.
Portillo's Hot Dogs
8705 Sura Lane
Portillo's is a Chicagoland favorite in this area. Great Italian beef sandwiches and hot dogs. The fries and salads are also worth trying.
Great choice of a national chain. The queso is the best! Ingredients are always very fresh. Predictably good every time.
8 locals recommend
QDOBA Mexican Eats
1348 E Brady St
8 locals recommend
Great choice of a national chain. The queso is the best! Ingredients are always very fresh. Predictably good every time.
The pizza s god but the burgers and fish fries are GREAT! Love the pizza burgers too. Full bar open at 6am! Good service for carry-out too.
Scotty's Bar & Pizza
3921 S Clement Ave
The pizza s god but the burgers and fish fries are GREAT! Love the pizza burgers too. Full bar open at 6am! Good service for carry-out too.
This is an Italian supper club complete with photos of the rat pack wherever you look! They also have a very nice secluded outdoor dining area and a drive thru on the other side of the building. The sunken bar is secluded. The parking lot is really big.
That's Amore
5080 S 108th St
This is an Italian supper club complete with photos of the rat pack wherever you look! They also have a very nice secluded outdoor dining area and a drive thru on the other side of the building. The sunken bar is secluded. The parking lot is really big.
The food is SO good here! The chicken is worth waiting for. All the salads, sandwiches and wraps are fresh. The bar is huge. The dining area is huge. The parking is scarce - on the street.
Lakeside Pub & Grill
3800 East Layton Avenue
The food is SO good here! The chicken is worth waiting for. All the salads, sandwiches and wraps are fresh. The bar is huge. The dining area is huge. The parking is scarce - on the street.
A great place for food, drink and atmosphere. They also have a drive thru. The food specials are always good. The service is careful so not to be considered fast food.
La Finca Coffeehouse
3558 E Sivyer Ave
A great place for food, drink and atmosphere. They also have a drive thru. The food specials are always good. The service is careful so not to be considered fast food.
This is a quaint little place with a huge view! The food is very good - anything you order will not be a disappointment. Look for the daily specials. Dine outside all year long in the heated tent in back or the 8-person "bubbles" on the front deck. Bert is very friendly.
Bert's Bar & Grill
3907 South Lake Drive
This is a quaint little place with a huge view! The food is very good - anything you order will not be a disappointment. Look for the daily specials. Dine outside all year long in the heated tent in back or the 8-person "bubbles" on the front deck. Bert is very friendly.
The food here is SO FRESH and the presentation is exquisite. The owners are very welcoming. There is a lot of seating inside and a very big patio outside.
Mexic 103 Mexican Restaurant
3506 East Layton Avenue
The food here is SO FRESH and the presentation is exquisite. The owners are very welcoming. There is a lot of seating inside and a very big patio outside.
For a quick carryout of really good, basic, fresh Mexican cuisine, this is the place. The beans are the best. The rice is the best. the tortilla chips and salsas are the best!! Outdoor seating or carry out. 2nd nearby location in Bay View
Taco Stop MKE
513 North Chicago Avenue
For a quick carryout of really good, basic, fresh Mexican cuisine, this is the place. The beans are the best. The rice is the best. the tortilla chips and salsas are the best!! Outdoor seating or carry out. 2nd nearby location in Bay View
A great place for a Vienna hot dog, Polish sausage, Italian beef, fish, etc. The fries are really good too. They are a very efficient staff with 2 people taking orders when warranted. the tables are turned over quickly. Big parking lot. Outdoor seating on busy street.
Martino's Italian Beef and Hot Dogs
1215 West Layton Avenue
A great place for a Vienna hot dog, Polish sausage, Italian beef, fish, etc. The fries are really good too. They are a very efficient staff with 2 people taking orders when warranted. the tables are turned over quickly. Big parking lot. Outdoor seating on busy street.

Carry-Out

This is the perfect place to pick up a bucket or a dinner and go on a picnic - all year long! The food is really good and fresh. The sundaes are great! Call ahead to place an order or walk right in. Ask us for coupon options.
Gold Rush Chicken Carry Out
3500 S Howell Ave
This is the perfect place to pick up a bucket or a dinner and go on a picnic - all year long! The food is really good and fresh. The sundaes are great! Call ahead to place an order or walk right in. Ask us for coupon options.
Don't be fooled by the surroundings .... the food is great!
Crispy and Grill
3100 South 60th Street
Don't be fooled by the surroundings .... the food is great!
The hot dog combinations will make your choice(s) difficult.
7 locals recommend
The Dogg Haus
1433 E Brady St
7 locals recommend
The hot dog combinations will make your choice(s) difficult.
It's a great deli but the carry-out may not be quick because it's so popular. Plan on buying a piece if bakery for dessert as well.
Grebe's Bakery
5132 W Lincoln Ave
It's a great deli but the carry-out may not be quick because it's so popular. Plan on buying a piece if bakery for dessert as well.
They have the best Chinese Food on the south shore! Not open till 3pm. Carry out or delivery
Hibachi Chinese Restaurant
4666 South Packard Avenue
They have the best Chinese Food on the south shore! Not open till 3pm. Carry out or delivery
Great Middle Easter experience. Grocery shop while you wait. The baklava is home-made. Great food!!
Holy Land Grocery & Bakery
2755 W Ramsey Ave
Great Middle Easter experience. Grocery shop while you wait. The baklava is home-made. Great food!!
If you're on the southwest side of Milwaukee, Jet's is a great place to stop for a hearty meal. Subs, pizza, wings
Jet's Pizza
9129 West Greenfield Avenue
If you're on the southwest side of Milwaukee, Jet's is a great place to stop for a hearty meal. Subs, pizza, wings
Open Tues-Sat 11am - 3pm late March through mid October GET-IT-WHILE-YOU-CAN!! Be ready to be full. The onion rings are over the top. Expect to wait after you order because there are always a crowd. I recommend taking your food to the airport viewing parking lot across the street east.
Nite Owl Ice Cream Parlour & Sandwich Shoppe
830 E Layton Ave
Open Tues-Sat 11am - 3pm late March through mid October GET-IT-WHILE-YOU-CAN!! Be ready to be full. The onion rings are over the top. Expect to wait after you order because there are always a crowd. I recommend taking your food to the airport viewing parking lot across the street east.
Great lunch specials
No. 1 Chinese Restaurant
2678 South Kinnickinnic Avenue
Great lunch specials
These are subs that you have ever tasted before. the secret is in the onion and oil topping. Try one of each if you can. Don't forget to leave it in the bag and twist up the bottom as you eat or you will be wearing it.
The Original Suburpia
116 East Layton Avenue
These are subs that you have ever tasted before. the secret is in the onion and oil topping. Try one of each if you can. Don't forget to leave it in the bag and twist up the bottom as you eat or you will be wearing it.

Worship

www.nativitycudahy.org for Mass times and devotion listings for the parishes in the South Shore community
Nativity of the Lord Catholic Church
3672 East Plankinton Avenue
www.nativitycudahy.org for Mass times and devotion listings for the parishes in the South Shore community
https://www.thebasilica.org/ The church is magnificent!
28 locals recommend
Basilica of St. Josaphat
2333 S 6th St
28 locals recommend
https://www.thebasilica.org/ The church is magnificent!
https://www.sacredheartmilwaukee.org/ This church is very small - almost like a chapel. But the community is HUGE not necessarily in number but in spirit. It is a bilingual English Croatian parish.
Sacred Heart Parish
917 North 49th Street
https://www.sacredheartmilwaukee.org/ This church is very small - almost like a chapel. But the community is HUGE not necessarily in number but in spirit. It is a bilingual English Croatian parish.
A welcoming house of worship in nearby Cudahy https://www.stmarks-elca-cudahy.org/ for more information
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
3515 East Van Norman Avenue
A welcoming house of worship in nearby Cudahy https://www.stmarks-elca-cudahy.org/ for more information
a Serbian Orthodox Church https://stnikola.org/ for more information
St Nikola Serbian Orthodox Church
3802 East Squire Avenue
a Serbian Orthodox Church https://stnikola.org/ for more information

Sightseeing

It is a very fun place to relax and search for your creative self! Paint, tile, etc. The setting is very conducive to passing time without stress.
The Farmhouse Paint Bar & Banquet Hall
4511 S 6th St
It is a very fun place to relax and search for your creative self! Paint, tile, etc. The setting is very conducive to passing time without stress.
The Crusher has been immortalized with this bronze statue in downtown South Milwaukee. It stands right next to the historic train depot. It is worth the photo stop! https://smwi.org/329/Da-Crusher-Statue
Da Crusher Statue
1101 Milwaukee Avenue
The Crusher has been immortalized with this bronze statue in downtown South Milwaukee. It stands right next to the historic train depot. It is worth the photo stop! https://smwi.org/329/Da-Crusher-Statue
Milwaukee was made famous by the tv shows "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley" a second time after beer made it famous first! The Bronze Fonz stands on the riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee and is well worth finding for a photo op! https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/articles/about-mke/bronze-fonz/
34 locals recommend
Bronze Fonz
North Riverwalk Way
34 locals recommend
Milwaukee was made famous by the tv shows "Happy Days" and "Laverne & Shirley" a second time after beer made it famous first! The Bronze Fonz stands on the riverwalk in downtown Milwaukee and is well worth finding for a photo op! https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/articles/about-mke/bronze-fonz/
"Seminary Woods is one of those "secret" bits of wilderness within Milwaukee that I had heard about, but had never ventured into." "This revered woodland is located near Lake Michigan in the southeastern portion of Milwaukee County in the City of St Francis. This southern mesic forest contains 68 acres of giant trees, rare ephemeral flowers, migratory birds, and a wide variety of wildlife. The footpaths that crisscross the vast woods have been used by generations of neighbors and distant visitors." https://www.theparknextdoor.com/seminary-woods.html https://www.mkeconservancy.org/seminary-woods.html https://www.sfs.edu/SFSHome
Seminary Woods Cemetery
3130 East Crawford Avenue
"Seminary Woods is one of those "secret" bits of wilderness within Milwaukee that I had heard about, but had never ventured into." "This revered woodland is located near Lake Michigan in the southeastern portion of Milwaukee County in the City of St Francis. This southern mesic forest contains 68 acres of giant trees, rare ephemeral flowers, migratory birds, and a wide variety of wildlife. The footpaths that crisscross the vast woods have been used by generations of neighbors and distant visitors." https://www.theparknextdoor.com/seminary-woods.html https://www.mkeconservancy.org/seminary-woods.html https://www.sfs.edu/SFSHome

Shopping

This is the classiest Good WIll store with the best stuff!! The neighborhood is conducive to leisurely shopping. Parking is very limiting.
Retique Store
190 N Broadway
This is the classiest Good WIll store with the best stuff!! The neighborhood is conducive to leisurely shopping. Parking is very limiting.
This flower shop has it all! Their arrangements are beautiful. Their fresh cut bouquets are beautiful. The ladies are willing to listen to your wants and to make it happen. In historic downtown South Milwaukee
Parkway Floral Inc.
1001 Milwaukee Ave
This flower shop has it all! Their arrangements are beautiful. Their fresh cut bouquets are beautiful. The ladies are willing to listen to your wants and to make it happen. In historic downtown South Milwaukee