Tiki bars can really be a hit or a miss. They can be super expensive to have drinks at and often…read moredisplay the stereotypical cheesy decor. Foundation Bar was an unexpected surprise! From the outside it is so bland and you are truly unsure if you are walking into an abandoned building or a crappy towny bar. Once you enter, it may take your eyes a moment to adjust if you are coming in from a bright sunny day. Foundation Bar has super low lighting, very moody. There is ample seating and a few different seating options; bar stools, booths, high top tables. Seat yourself. To order drinks you walk up to the bar. There is not table service. The decorations here are great! There are some really incredible pieces and collections! Some I would love to have if I could find them. This is a very laid back atmosphere, very chill not loud or overbearing so relax and enjoy the ambiance. I believe my drink was called El Diablo and was very good. My boyfriend chose a Zombie which is always strong! He preferred my drink!

Such a cute place and amazing drinks! Such a cute vibe inside and friendly staff members!read more

Tiki bar in the Third Ward is a little slice of beach in the busy city. With some of the best (and…read morestrongest) cocktails around, I will forever recommend this bar to anyone looking for bar recs in Milwaukee. During the summer, the windows are gone, allowing for fresh air and more room to move around both inside and outside the bar. It is always packed, but the bartenders are great at getting to everyone in a timely manner. We had their famous bloody mary, which comes with salmon jerky, shrimp, and of course a full lobster tail! Definitely a drink I will come back for. They also have your classic beach drinks too, including margaritas, pina coladas, and daiquiris. If you are looking for food, they serve food fresh from St Paul's Fish Market!

Super super busy but that's what makes it fun right?!? Despite having 50+ people in that tiny room,…read morewe were still able to get a drink within 10 minutes & celebrate a huge Brewers win with tons of other fans!

Great rooftop! There are two rooms of indoor seating and then a small rooftop area with seats. It…read moreis relatively dark inside. The cocktails are amazing! They are involved so it takes the bartenders sometime and there is usually a line at the bar but it is worth the wait! The tiki drinks are strong.

Such a fun spot especially on a nice summer day, great vibes and delicious drinks. We all enjoyed…read morethe One in a Melon cocktail x2!

A great place to sit and enjoy a cocktail on a sunny day. I love the vibes of feeling like I'm on…read morevacation right here in Milwaukee. The bartender was so sweet and chatted with us passing the time. There were a lot of bees- they are horrible this year! They offer a few frozen drink items and a huge menu of cocktails. The Chicago dog is yummy too!

We didn't try the concession stand but we did try the Tiki Bar on the beach. The tiki bar had some…read moregood drink choices for alcoholic drinks and I thought the prices were decent. The staff was really nice and it was pretty quick service. The Tiki Bar drink cooler where they had their pop was broken, so the pops weren't cold but they gave cups of ice. The Dock has restrooms open to the public. They were okay. We were really hoping that there would be showers inside the restrooms, but there weren't. They did have 1 outside out in the open.

Don't come here. The drinks are too good, the bar is too cool, and there isn't enough room. Just…read morestay away every Friday and Saturday night when they are open so I can always have a seat. Ya see, the thing about tiki drinks is that they take a minute to make, cost a bit extra, and I drink them far too quickly. So unless you're ready to fight me up the stairs for a spot, just avoid this place. The barkeep is rad, they're usually carving a new tiki piece when open, and the menu has like 20 choices.. If you do come here, you will enjoy it. If you don't, that's fine too because I'm trying to keep this place all to my self.

My husband and I had been so eager to visit Ula Ula since we heard about it from the owner of…read moreanother tiki bar, and, after many attempts to visit only to find it closed every single time, we finally made it up the stairs in Red Bar for its announced grand re-opening! Our drinks were solid I had the Painkiller, and my husband had the Love Potion. The bartenders were friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, the TVs displaying live online poker really detracted from the ambiance. We really enjoy tiki bars for the drinks and the escapism, and it was just way too hard, actually impossible, to forget we were sitting in a Midwestern bar in the middle of winter. We will probably give it another chance, when it's not the grand re-opening, but based on that first experience, really nothing to write home about.

One of my favorite bars in milwaukee! Great cocktail menu. If you do not find something you like on…read morethe menu, the bartenders can usually help you out. The bartenders are very knowledgeable about the liquor and make sure you know what you are ordering. There are two patios and a hot dog truck. What's not to love?

Cool atmosphere! We just went for one drink to check it out, but the place is awesome!read more

I tried calling ahead to see if we can reserve a spot but none of the 3 phone numbers I seen , no…read moreone answered ahead of opening time? One said it was not a working number? They should have a phone that has a message on it.

Cute little place, not sure if's really good for families all the time but my kids did enjoy…read morethemselves, I think this would be better for adults. And I would definitely try it again with my friends next time.

TikTok made us do it, and we just had to get a reservation! I have never been to a speakeasy…read morebefore, so needing a password and everything just to get inside was such a fun experience. Plus, a 1:30 pm brunch reservation is definitely my kind of brunch. The atmosphere inside is awesome, with old school TVs with built in VCRs lining the walls. Our server was very attentive and super helpful in showing us the new menu. He even promised satisfaction with our Hawaiian roll cinnamon bun or he would get us something different, which was so nice of him! We came specifically to try the Dad's 2 cents Weekend Brunch. That is right, 2 cents! What a deal for a can of Spotted Cow. Just a heads up for anyone going, don't forget that you have to buy an entree to qualify for the beer special! As for the rest of our order, my wife got the Salted Caramel shake. She said it was a little too sweet with loads of whip cream, but she really liked the Hawaiian roll cinnamon buns. We split the Fried Chicken & Old Fashioned Gravy Buns. It was good, not amazing, but the vibes and the drink specials totally make up for it. Someone else in our family got the brunch burger and it looked amazing! Bottom line: come for the atmosphere and drink specials, not necessarily the food, but we still enjoyed it lots. Next time I am definitely going to try a smasher, maybe on a 99 cents Wednesday smashburger special!

After wanting to try Don's for ages, I finally went for brunch with my spouse and some friends…read more People think of this place as a pure burger joint, but they do have a few notable vegetarian offerings, both sweet and savory. We knew the password since I read a lot, plus we made a reservation and they tell you if you do. We were the second table seated in the main dining area. We sat in the Gremlin section - the whole place is a nod to 80s pop culture, with memorabilia and big screen projections of stuff like Scooby Doo and the Power Rangers. Star Wars fans will also like it here. Our service was friendly, Isabel took good care of our group. I had a mimosa to start and it was good, but not huge. They have a 2 cent beer special at brunch where you can get up to 3 Spotted Cows with each entree purchased - a bargain for sure! They also have a martini special - go to the website for details. We started with the churro doughnut holes - decadent and so, so, soooo sweet, served with whipped cream with jimmies. They were good, but not for the sweet intolerant. I had the house vegetarian breakfast burrito with bespoke veggie sausage, It was huge and good, a comfort food for sure, but no one flavor stood out in it. It was sort of generic comfort, like a hug from an acquaintance. Spouse had a new dish to the menu - chilequilies with pulled pork. He really enjoyed the dish, finishing the whole generous portion pretty quickly. Our friends had variations on breakfast sandwiches - chicken with gravy and the big breakfast sandwich, which they seemed to enjoy quite a bit. They definitely wanted to return. I hear that the tots were good. I enjoyed the place and would certainly come back if there wasn't so much competition in the market. Everything was solid, just not as special as the locale promises. You won't be sad you ate here. And the theme is fun.

I don't really know where to start. When this is your local watering hole you want to get down on…read morethe ground to say, thank you baby Jesus. Nick is like a walking encyclopedia of spirit and distiller knowledge. I mean this in a historical PBS way. You'll learn about funny crazy bootleggers, prohibition, sailors, and historical facts about cherries you never imagined. On my second visit the barkeep remembered my name. If that doesn't make you feel at home I'm not sure what will. Nick knows Rum. Let me say this again. Nick knows Rum. He will make you a cocktail that's perfect and delicious and tell you its story. Yes. This is a tiki bar. So there are sweet options, but if that's not your thing tell your barkeep. They know what cocktails to make you. Did I mention how adorable this bar is? They have an impeccable tiki glass collection. Lots of local wood art work and all the tiki vibes. You can have a beer too if you are not in the cocktail mood. They even bring a Hawaiian beer to the list. If you want high class cocktails that don't have all the hoity toity, but all the flavor then get in here. Some nights they have live music too. Are you ready to feel connected to your local community?

Fun place with a very friendly, helpful owner! I went to Trader Nick's with a few friends for a…read moreweeknight book club. Trader Nick's is located on Lake Drive in Cudahy. It's kind of tucked into a corner lot so it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it. Trader Nick's has a wide variety of rum Tiki drinks. I'm not much of a rum drinker, but the owner ran through my drink options without my needing to ask - including a couple of vodka, gin, and Bourbon drinks on the menu. I had a Bourbon Sling and it was very tasty. My drink - with a pretty hefty tip - was around $12 - pretty reasonable, in my opinion. The owner is so nice and helpful! He checked in on our group a few times, and thanked us for visiting more than once as we left. He seemed genuinely interested in whether we had a good experience. One of the two resident dogs was cute, but he didn't seem to like me very much. I got a little growl and bark - yikes. The only thing I think could be improved is the addition of food, or at least some snacks. Especially since most of the drinks are liquor based, it would be helpful to have some food with the drinks.

The Brick is the place to go in the North Shore. Always a good time. Great service great food and…read morereasonable prices. building an addition which will make it an even better place to visit. They even have Guinness and Yingling on Tap Wonderful Sunday brunch as well till noon.

The wife had us on an errand to pick up some random online find and it was Friday so... Fish fry it…read moreis! Not knowing the area at all, this place was a lucky find. She immediately ordered us the carnivore tots. You may not want to order them if you are just two people and also want to eat dinner as they are huge and very good. We regretted our life choices and stuffed ourselves. The only thing that I can suggest is adding a bunch of chopped green onions and some sour cream to it. That's what we did with the leftovers after reheating them in the air fryer and that made it even better. I ordered us a three piece fish fry to split. My wife got mad at me when the food arrived because we got so much food that she thought I had ordered us two orders but nope. The bill came and it was just a single order. She apologized. We will be back next time we are in the area for sure!