This is a must for bloodies and brunch in MKE! The Bloody Mary options are great - from a simple…read moreone to a more elaborate option with a slider included! I haven't had a breakfast option I haven't completely enjoyed yet - some favs are the breakfast sandwich and the skillet! There is also a small store attached with lots of yummy items for purchase - can make a great gift basket! It gets busy and crowded especially on weekend mornings, so plan accordingly! Not a ton of indoor or outdoor seating, but we've never had to wait too long! You can also take food to go!

Regarding the restaurant side Personally the meatloaf…read moresandwich was okay. Maybe because I didn't care for the cheese and red sauce (ketchup sauce) on my sandwich Partly my fault for not reading the menu closely But they do have a good menu to pick from. Patio is available depending on the weather The Retail side Had a good selection of cheese and sausages plus alcoholic beverages Mainly street parking plus your competing with other restaurants in the area

My recent trip to Rupena's was a bit of a mixed bag…read more We stopped by in search of their chicken salad, some potato salad for a picnic on our boat with friends, and then we were hoping to shop around to pick up a few things for the week. I was surprised to enter and find their shelves all nearly empty. They had signs and it seems as though their business is struggling and they're currently prioritizing the meat counter and deli. Fortunately, we were primarily there for their deli. That said, something to note, this isn't a store I'd stop in thinking I might be able to get a few shelf staples. Their shelves were bare. I went to the deli and clearly the word is out on their chicken salad. They have a sign that explains they are limiting customers to two pounds of chicken salad due to high demand. We got a pound of that, a pound of their mustard potato salad, and a pound of their deilved egg potato salad. The chicken salad was really good. One thing I loved about it was the texture. It was finely shredded which I prefer. It was well seasoned and wasn't overly mayo-y. Of the two potato salads, I thought prefer the deviled egg potato salad. It was good but a bit plain for me. The mustard potato salad, on the other hand, was great with just the right amount of mustard and seasoning. The service was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Get to it.

Rupena's is a local legend. We love visiting their deli and meat counter. We go here for special…read moreoccasions and now for the chicken salad made famous by social media influencers. They now have a great little cafe in honor of the owner's son. They make great sandwiches. Service can be a bit slow and they are sometimes understaffed, but they are doing their best to rebuild the store after some hard times. Please support this wonderful local gem, so we can enjoy it for another 100 years.

Always something special to try. This is a must stop whenever I'm in Milwaukee. Meats, pierogi,…read moreand breads never disappoint.

Essentially a small convenience store with mostly specialty items from Europe, Poland in…read moreparticular. Breads sold appear to be from a bakery in Chicago. The meat case has a handful of selections, as does the sandwich board, 6 sandwiches to be exact: ham, salami, turkey, roast beef, Canadian Bacon, and a sandwich of the week, which was also turkey this week, but with a different cheese than their standard turkey. I ordered the ham sandwich and my friend ordered the salami sandwich. We both added a raspberry paczki. The sandwiches were served on a fresh hard roll and were generously topped. I thought they were a great value for $5.75. I'd like to go back again and shop for Polish food items and soups from their freezer, as well as some of the other items in the store. Note that no one was wearing a mask, except my friend and me, and the store currently limits capacity to 8 customers to help with social distancing.

A friend has brought fresh brats to our place a couple of times. Each time the brats were…read moredelicious. Recently we held a brat forward event and tried the traditional, honey mustard, jalapeño cheddar, Reuben and chicken feta. Each type was amazing. The honey mustard was a favorite for anyone who chose it. I tried both the jalapeño cheddar and the Reuben. I love a jalapeño cheddar brat and this is the best! Warm heat and perfect proportion of cheddar and sausage. Delicious right off the grill and amazing reheated later. Enjoyed with pasta for a lunch and with potatoes for a breakfast. I tried the Reuben brat out of curiosity. I am a fan of a Rachel and not a Reuben but gave this a go. It was wonderful. The perfection of flavors and the best cheese bite every bite of the sausage. Also reheated and was delicious as leftover. Could not recommend this place higher.

Bunzels is one of my favorite lunch spots on Fridays. I almost always get the fried cod sandwich…read more It's a great deal, two meaty pieces of cod and all the toppings you'd like for just over $5 on a fresh hoagie... I usually get cheddar, lettuce tomato, tartar, and creamy coleslaw on mine. As you can see from the picture it's usually enough for two meals. Yes, when you walk in around lunch time that deli counter will be swamped, but I encourage you to grab a number and know that these employees are efficient so you won't be waiting that long. Aside from the great lunch specials, they also have great customer service, everyone that works there is really friendly. I love bunzel's!

Food very good. Turkey sandwich. Not especially bargain priced at all but nothing is lately…read more Service, very good at late lunch hour, not busy at all though. Ambiance. I found it strange that a wine bar had betting machines. Definitely looked like a typical Midwest bar. The wine selection was good though and 1/2 price glasses of wine on one day a week. They have live music on another day, and trivia I think on another day. It seems they are trying to be everything to everyone, and I can't blame them for trying to bring in customers. Just kinda not what I expected a wine bar to be but you do what you gotta do. If I could give 3.5 stars it would more accurately be my assessment, but 4 would not take into account the identity crisis I feel it has.

One of the best BLT sandwiches I ever had! Dawn Was very friendly and outgoing! This place is a…read moresmall gem. Plenty of comfortable seating as well.

I decided to give this place to try cause I wanted a corn beef sandwich and I was told that the…read morecorn beef was really good now what I will say is when I go back I probably won't get a corn beef sandwich not that it was nasty. It was just a lot going on.. I think everyone know that it's a little bit of time to actually make the food so the service wasn't quick but it was needed to have fresh food but make sure you do drive because it's not enough place to stay inside to wait for your food

A sign on the outside reads "best corned beef in town."…read more I was always " yeah right," judging by looks. Well, I've been on a quest to find the best Reuben in town, have tried over 75 over the past two years, and figured I'd have to give it a try. The sign doesn't lie. By default, it comes with brown mustard, so be sure to specify thousand island when you order.

Ok - I found myself in town a few days back and decided I needed a takeout sandwich- so I hit up…read morethis spot! Highly recommended by my local team, I figured why not? So I ordered a muffeletta as I'd not had one since a trip to New Orleans a few years ago - and I remembered loving that little sammich! I got it - unwrapped it back at the office- and it looked and smelled the part! A good sign, right? Well - not quite so fast - while the flavor was mostly ok, it was the bun that was holding up a perfect score. Kind of was falling apart and tasty kinda corn-like. I still scarfed it down because- damn - I was hungry after all! But had to drop a point for the bun which seemed to be disintegrating faster than I could eat it! Nice - fix that bun up and you'll get a perfect five next time!

Definitely a hole in a wall restaurant. No real signage to see from the street unless you see it…read morefrom the small parking lot Based on the one pizza it was good but tasted salty to me The sandwiches looked good from what I saw that other patrons got Small restaurant that could seat up to 30 people Only 1 person was working as far as i could tell and that's probably there's a longer wait to get your food etc Would I come out of my way probably not unless someone mentions this establishment

The food was excellent. The waitress was courteous and made you feel very comfortable.read more

Where do I start! Bella Gusto is one of our favorite stops. They have a beautiful restaurant,…read moreamazing staff and ownership, and of course delicious food and wine! We love ordering their pizzas/pinzas and taking them to go on the boat! The crust is some of the best I have had! They also host an awesome event called Stock Your Cellar. If you love wines this one is for you!! Put this on your list as a must stop!

This has been on my radar for a bit, happy to have had a chance to try their corned beef sandwich!…read more The restaurant is a small and cozy space with a few spots to dine in. The parking lot is small and narrow, but people seem to be in and out of the businesses on this corner quickly enough to turn over spots. If they are closed during open business hours, the owner is likely next door at the chicken restaurant - that's what he mentioned when he saw me waiting for them to open. Small team, but it was worth the wait.

I honestly can't remember ever seeing an operating restaurant in this location or even seeing a…read moredoor open so I pulled in because beef was on the front window so lets check this out. This place is less than a month new with a small menu so I ordered a beef dipped with hot peppers. The place is take out mostly with no real dining area and a few stools in the front window. The bag felt a little lite I thought and when I opened it up it's small compared to area restaurants for comparable prices. It was not dipped at all and just some extra juice poured in the sandwich. It was an Italian beef sandwich but not a Chicago style tasting but ok. My

This place is hopping! It was a Saturday morning around…read more10:30am that I arrived. There had to be 15 customers that picked up or ordered in the eight minutes I was there. I ordered the Fox with a Twist for $10.49. I got a garlic bagel, I would try something different, probably everything or salt. I also kept the plain cream cheese and I would sub that next time. I really liked the turkey, there was a lot of it on the bagel. $10.50 is a lot for a bagel sized sandwich, but there was a lot of turkey. I enjoyed the bacon and pickled jalapeños. I could not taste the tomato but was glad it was there, but I was disappointed with the caramelized onions. There were not many, and they had almost no flavor. The sandwich also needed salt, something to draw out the flavor. I also got a French toast bagel for my son. It was served warm. That was $2.49. I heard about this deli because it was used for a catering event I went to. The bagels are delicious!!! The best around. The bagel hole idea is also clever, great snack for a catering tray. I would grab a bagel if I was in the area, but not sure I'll repeat the sandwich at that price point without a bit more punch of flavor.

Finally visited Elle's Deli & Bagels when passing through the area! This spot is a little out of…read morethe way for me but the high reviews got my attention. The inside is small but cute with an ordering counter, to-go items, merch, etc. There isn't anywhere inside to sit and enjoy but bagels are nicely wrapped to carry out. While waiting for my order to be ready, the staff were hustling to keep up with taking orders, preparing food, and were constantly bringing out fresh bagels to refill flavors. I ordered The Basic B with crispy bacon, egg, and cheese on a Garlic Bagel. The bagel was extremely fresh and I could taste the garlic flavor infused into the bagel itself as well as the topping. The eggs were fluffy and the cheese added the perfect, melty flavor. My husband got the Everything bagel with Lox cream cheese. He said he could taste the fresh salmon flavor in the cream cheese and their everything bagel house seasoning had a good mix of flavor. Overall, I am so happy I finally got to try Elle's Bagels! This is clearly a neighborhood favorite as it was consistently busy when I visited. The pricing was very fair, everything was fresh, and staff were very kind/patient. Highly recommend coming out to give them a try!