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    Club Garibaldi

    3.5 (89 reviews)
    Closed 2:00 pm - 2:30 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Divey
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Wings
    Liz A.

    My review from 7 years ago still holds true. Great wings here, and yes I think they are spicy though most people would disagree with me on that. Their bleu cheese is delicious. Wing night is Wednesday, $1/wing. With the popularity of wing night, expect a bit of a wait. Three beers of the month, 6 wings, $21 not including tip.

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    Stephanie H.

    I can't believe I haven't written a review for Club Garibaldi yet. How embarrassing! It's one of my favorite local bars!! Come here to see some of my favorite bartenders around, and friendly customers as well. They keep the drinks flowing and the atmosphere fun. The food is great with specials throughout the week. Think simple, but delicious. Tuesday burger slider special, Wednesday wings, and Thursday BBQ and Korean pork sliders. Ya can't go wrong! This place is also great for watching games. There is a large back room with a huge projector. On Sundays, there's also a beer and wing special! Wings are amazing here! It's casual, fun, and lively with a neighborhood feel. Also offering comedy shows, and music on certain nights! Cheers to Garibaldi!

    Michael W.

    Best kind of dive! Solid food, the ocasional live concert and a friendly, welcoming bar staff make this a gem of a watering hole. The wings are legendary and some of the best in the city. Only prepared one way, but grilled to perfection . Wednesday and Sundays nights are their wing special so be prepared to wait, it's very busy and they fry them up in a small kitchen at the end of the bar. They have a unique taste and a nice kick. They have food specials every day and Tuesdays they have these massive beef sliders for $3 a piece. Juicy and flavorful, highly recommend! Club Garibaldi is also a concert venue and they book some great local and national acts. Great sound in an intimate space. Note: The grill closes early on Friday/Saturday show nights at 8 pm. Great Bay View dive with some solid bar food and shows.

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    Tim W.

    My wife and I were trying to go to the Palomino Bar and Grill across the street. However, due to TripAdvisor not having the post Covid hours up to date, that place was closed. We decided to try Club Garabaldi and it was the most unfriendly experience we have had in a long time. We felt like we were intruders and were not welcome. The bartender was rude and did not allow us to sit in the band area where they were doing soundtracks even though the band said it was OK that we sat there. My wife ordered the mushroom Swiss burger. However, when it came out it had cheddar cheese on it. Bartender brought us a cold piece of Swiss and mushrooms on the side. I ordered a special of the day, which was the "Wild Bill", described to be a crispy chicken patty with "buffalo wing sauce" and bacon. The chicken patty was so small and rectangular and burnt that I thought it was a frozen fish patty. I pointed this out to the bartender/server for thinking that we got someone else's order. She indicated that the cook was new and it was his first day. She insisted that we do not serve fish in this bar and that it was a chicken patty. I explained to her that there was no "wing sauce" on it like it said in the description and she indicated the wing sauce was fried into the patty. She then very rudely went to the back and got me a side of wing sauce, which I told her I did not want. I should point out that this "wing sauce" was like a sweet and extremely salty barbecue flavored marinade and did not have the consistency or the taste of a sauce at all. Not edible. If it wasn't for the fact that my wife and I were so hungry, I would have sent everything back. However we ate it and it was one of the worst experiences we have had with our food and service in a long time. The bartender/server did attempt to make it right when I paid the bill at the bar stating she took two dollars off for the mushroom Swiss burger. At this point, I could observe behind the bar immediately to my right, where the new cook was frying the food. The fryer vats were visible to me and I could see the fryer oil was black and looked like it had not been changed in months. That would explain the gross burnt crust on my chicken patty. For me, it was too little too late and what she took off in the two dollars is what she got back in a tip. I would not recommend this place to anyone, and will never be back even though the band sounded like they might be pretty good, and we were considering coming back while we sat there and listened to them sound check prior to being told to leave that room. I wish I had taken the photos of our food dishes for this review. I was not expecting to write this review, but after this experience I felt it was necessary to warn people that might be considering going here.

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    Amber K.

    Tl:dr this place has the best wings in Milwaukee. I know, I know! People are very aggressive about the wings in this town. I also know that me finally taking a stand and pledging me allegiance to one place for wings is a controversial move during this election season, but it's time. GARIBALDI'S HAS THE BEST DAMN WINGS AROUND. You can order them in increments of 6, yes you can order them with ranch or blue cheese (LOTS of ranch for me) and yes they come with some dumb celery sticks I don't care about. But they come one way, house-made Garibaldi's style and they're amazing. Do not ask them for your wings any other way, they know better than you. Perfectly grilled with little hints of char with a hot sauce that's the flavorful, but not too hot. The wings almost fall off the bone, that's how tender the meat is. Yeah they got other stuff and yeah I'm guessing it's also pretty good, but WHY?! WHY WOULD YOU GET ANYTHING ELSE WHEN THE BEST WINGS ARE HERE?! With football season in full swing, call ahead, get your order in for delicious takeout and thank me later.

    Steven T.

    I stopped here for lunch to use up another bookmark and to try the wings that people are saying are so good. The place is a small neighborhood bar and restaurant with a small bar and a few tables with a small kitchen. The woman working the bar was super friendly and made me feel comfortable but it was 10 minutes after opening and only other customer was in the place. They have a nice amount of taps to choose from so I had a city lights brew with my wings. Some people say that they have the best wings in town so I asked the bar tender what she thought and she said that she is a vegan and has never had them so I ordered them anyway. I don't know if I have ever had a vegan cook my meat for me but it made me think about it. I could see that my wings were cooking on a char grill so that is cool. The wings only come in one flavor which is the house flavor that came with celery and blue cheese sauce. The wings looked pretty good with nice grill marks and average size so not jumbo but not tiny. The wings were moist and tasty and not super messy. The house sauce is something I would never order if it was a flavor on a list from another place judging by the description the bar tender told me. The sauce is best described as hot wing sauce crashing into sweet bbq which was oddly satisfying with some heat. Ok the wings are pretty good with the house sauce I will give them but they didn't topple my favorite wings. This was a nice spot for a leisurely lunch and a beer.

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    Charley B.

    This is a quintessential neighborhood bar. A place where everybody knows your name, right? It sure felt that way. Sitting at the end of the bar, I watched local after local enter the bar to a minor celebration. Fellow regulars shouted out the person's first name and followed up with a friendly handshake or a pat on the back. Soon, he or she was holding a cold one and catching up on the recent happenings. It's not a fancy place, but it does well at what it does. Beers and basic adult beverages are served nice and cold. A limited menu of your favorite bar recipes is available if you're hungry. Service is friendly and happy to offer suggestions.

    Grilled Wings
    Jim J.

    Phenomenal grilled wings. Great dive bar with music on weekends. Good atmosphere with local patrons.

    Ben W.

    I went on a 75 cent wing Wednesday after my friend told me it was the best wings in town. I would have to DISAGREE. I mean they had a Buffalo tangy flavor with no true spice while too grilled after being fried. Additionally, the wings were as small as it gets. Just look at the 12 wings for 9$ in my pic. Overall, wouldn't go back just because the wings are small and wing flavor is not savory or spicy for my liking.

    Wings. Really good wings.

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    Website says kitchen open til 11:00pm m-th, but kitchen was closed at 10:20 on a Wednesday.

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    A fantastic local spot. Great service, great food and great prices. Who can beat that?

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    Great local bar! The owner is fantastic, good bar food, great music, everything you need on tap.

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    Arguably the best wings in the city. Great service. Friendly people, they always have food specials

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    Chill spot in a low key area, good music most nights ,cheap drinks, and nice bartenders!

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    You can hang at the bar and play music or in he back room and play pool, hang with a larger group and watch sport games on a huge projector.

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    Swingin' Door Exchange - Carrots and Grilled Beets!! Delicious

    Swingin' Door Exchange

    4.5(1.2k reviews)
    2.8 miDowntown, East Town
    $$

    We were happy to find parking super close to the front door and then dismayed to find out we had a…read more45 minute wait time with nowhere to sit or stand without being in the way of servers. We got lucky and had bar seats open up after about 5 minutes which allowed us to grab cocktails and relax. After a bit we ordered some Brussel sprouts as an appetitizer and before they could show up our table opened up. My wife chose the 2 piece cod fry with chips while I opted for the perch fry with fries. Everything was spectacular. The bartenders were jumping around each other to keep people happy at the bar and the rest of the staff get people's bellies filled with food. If you go keep in mind there are no reservations and will probably be a wait, but they will take great care of you and serve you some awesome fish!

    I was heading to the Downer Theater after work for a movie on Friday night and of course wanted a…read morefish fry beforehand. I surprisingly don't have many options in my "MKE - Fish Fry" collection that are near downtown, but Swinging Door Exchange was one of them. I was pressed for time, so I placed a to go order rather than dining in. I got the combo fish fry (two pieces of cod, two pieces of perch, and three fried shrimp) with potato pancakes. I was also very easily talked into the half rack rib appetizer. The ribs were good, even though I prefer sauce that's more sweet and smokey. Their sauce was on the tangy side with a tease of spice that really only became noticeable when the majority of the half rack was gone. If I were in the mood for ribs as my main meal, I'd consider getting theirs as an entree. The two potato pancakes weren't homemade; instead, they were premade hash brown patties that some other restaurants also serve with their fish frys. These were perfectly acceptable in lieu of homemade pancakes. The cod tasted great, but the breading didn't hold up very well. Either the fish itself was too wet or the two block walk back to my car allowed for condensation to wreck it or possibly both. The perch was not yellow lake perch but probably something like pike perch. Even though both kinds of fish and the shrimp were all good sized portions, $29 feels like a lot. I wouldn't say no to it, though, if I were dining in next time and avoid the extra cost of their takeout fee. Shout-out to the bartenders working that night. The bar area was absolutely packed, but both of the ones I talked to about placing my order were friendly and helpful even with being super busy.

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    Hometown old school bar and restaurant. Has a Cheers feel to it

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    Sobelman's Pub & Grill - Double Sobelman Burger

    Sobelman's Pub & Grill

    4.0(983 reviews)
    3.4 miMenomonee River Valley
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    There's not much to say here that you don't already know. It's basically a dive bar serving up…read moregreat burgers and famous bloody marys. The bloody mary is epic. My default is the masterpiece, which is also my entire meal. The cheeseburger slider on top is SO good. Also, the meals here are crazy inexpensive. We fed our crew of six here for under $100, including the bloody Mary and a couple of beers. The fish fry is another great option for only $12, but you cannot go wrong with a burger here. The service is always on point and friendly. Sobelmans is a must-stop for me when I visit Milwaukee.

    Arrived after waiting nearly a decade to return to what was one of my most memorable stops the last…read moretime I was in Milwaukee. Waitress didn't know details of a featured menu item - The Grand Slam bloody mary - and even though we told the staff we came here from San Diego for one of the big bloody mary meals they offer, the waitress DOWNsold us to get the tiny offering pictured here. This was a huge disappointment and I'm quite frustrated that we were so looking forward to a fun treat as our dinner and ended up with a small snack and will have to go get dinner elsewhere. Giving 2 stars because the Spotted Cow beer was amazing as always and the snack food we did eat was delightful even though the portion was a tremendous letdown.

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    Oak Barrel Public House - Whiskey Battered Cheese Curds

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    3.3 miWestown, Bronzeville
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    Our night at Oak Barrel was wonderful. Our food was delicious. The music was spot on. More than…read moreanything though, the service was so wonderful. The manager was so kind and so attentive. The servers were checking in on us and made sure me and my daughter had a great night. Great staff!

    Came here on a Friday night around 6pm for dinner, there were three of us, one child. The street…read morewas busy, full of older adults, drinking so we thought it would be hard to get a table, but it was very easy. They have a catcher machine in here, I got one, didn't win. They start you with free bacon grease popcorn, it was tasty, you can for sure taste the bacon! The staff were efficient, quick, nice. I got a German beer, and a soda water, my partner did as well. My kiddo got a lemonade. For appetizers we got the pretzel sticks, and the curds with marinara and ranch. So good! Both were well seasoned and delicious. For meals, I got the chicken Caesar salad wrap, with fries. It was good, creamy, and I had crispy chicken replace the grilled. The fries were good. My partner got the Cajun Mac and cheese with chicken and the waitress suggested a side of fries, he said it was very good. My child got the pepperoni pizza, they have a 12inch pizza and it was enjoyed! Definitely recommend for dinner when you're about to go to a show or if you're in the area!

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    County Clare Irish Pub - Irish Root Soup

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    4.3(363 reviews)
    3.3 miLower East Side
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    This place is a date night fave for my boyfriend and me. We have never eaten dinner here, but have…read moreenjoyed many a pint! It is a warm, cozy and welcoming atmosphere. Our favorite place to settle in is the nook across to the spot where the musicians usually are. Service is friendly and so are the patrons! There hasn't been a time when a friendly stranger struck up a conversation with us. We will definitely be back!!!

    I haven't had dinner here in several years, and today was my first time in for brunch. I ordered…read morethe Irish Breakfast with eggs over easy (although they were cooked over medium), and Bubble & Squeak as my potato choice, which is fried mashed potatoes with cabbage and bacon, yet I didn't see or taste cabbage or bacon inside. The other components of the dish included fried bangers (sausages), black & white pudding (blood sausage & pork), baked beans, sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, bacon, and another small puck of sausage, as well as brown bread and butter. It was a great value with some items I liked and some I didn't due to personal preference, not because anything wasn't prepared well, as it all appeared to be cooked properly. My girlfriend ordered the Celtic Grilled Cheese with bacon, arugula, aged white cheddar, aioli, grilled tomatoes on toasted sourdough. Her sandwich looked amazing, and I regret not asking for a bite. That may be a future order for me. She loved it! I also ordered the County Clare Bloody Mary, which is made with their own seasoning blend and served with a chaser of Harp beer. They asked me how spicy I wanted it, and I said medium, which I think they nailed. This was one of the best Bloodies I've had in town! Overall, a nice brunch experience with good service and a great ambience. I do want to return to try more brunch items.

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    Red Lion Pub - Beignet

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    4.1(180 reviews)
    3.9 miLower East Side
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    Came here on a Saturday morning. The staff was super friendly and we got a table right away to…read morewatch Premier league games. It's an intimate setting but makes you feel like you're in London! Big TVs, beer, and food. I got the breakfast sandwich which was honestly super tasty and worth it. $14 and included breakfast potatoes. Fun vibe as Modelo was sponsoring a foot game

    This pub is alright. I will start with the things that I enjoyed. The vibes are great. Nice crowd…read moreof people. The atmosphere and decor are warm, moody, and cozy as one would expect from a British pub. Prices are decent for the Brady area. The scotch eggs were good. Small and delicious bites of protein goodness. My favorite thing was the fish fry/fish and chips. The fish was the best part because it was flaky with a light, crispy batter. Now there are two things that didn't go well. The first is the Lancashire hotpot. Traditional ones are supposed to have thin potatoes all covered over the top. This one only had a few on the side. See the picture below. The menu even said "topped with potatoes." The stew itself just tasted like ground beef in beef broth. It was sad. Service was not good. Our server never checked on us the whole night after taking our order. We couldn't get any drink refills and had to flag down a different server to close out our order. I generally enjoy British food and will come back to give them another chance. I would order different things next time, though.

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