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    Martino's Italian Beef

    4.0 (161 reviews)
    InexpensiveHot Dogs, American

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Ordering area with lots of homemade goodies on display
    Alex S.

    There's a reason Martino's has been around for decades. We were greeted as soon as we walked in by a very kind young man, & never felt rushed while we perused the menu. The dining room was clean & full of diners on a Saturday afternoon. I decided on the jumbo Chicago style dog & chili cheese fries. Comfort food at its finest! Our order was made with care, everything was fresh. Before we left we grabbed a few of their homemade cakes to go. Can't wait to go back & try the rest of the menu!

    Chicago Style
    Eric S.

    Martino's Italian Beef perfectly fits into the Milwaukee working-class diet. Their Italian beef is fantastic, especially when ordered "wet." The sausages and hotdogs are also good, with the Chicago-style hotdogs being a standout. It's counter service so expect a line. Sometimes seating can be hard to come by for lunch construction crowd. They come wrapped up with fries, which can be a bit annoying if you're trying to eat on the go. The new location is great and beautiful. It's a must-visit for lunch if you're in airport the area.

    Cheese curds!
    Kriste P.

    Small, local restaurant with a delicious Chicago style hot dog, Italian beef, fish filet sandwich, fries and cheese curds! Staff was friendly & restaurant was clean. So many options to choose from but I don't think you can go wrong with any of it!

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    Karen S.

    I absolutely love this place. They have the most welcoming staff and the best food. The classic Chicago dog is done well here. But I love the polish sausage with mustard and fried onions. That one doesn't come with fries like many of the hot dogs, but it's worth it to order some. I have yet to try their soup but if it's as good as the desserts, it is probably delicious.

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    Daniel P.

    nicest thing about the mid-north is the abundance of hot dog stands and sandwich shacks, they start to get scarce approaching the Manson - Nixon line and eventually there just aren't any... so here I am looking for sustenance and finding Martino's just a few minutes up the road; pull up on a too bright sign in front of a too yellow roof and I know everything is gonna be alright :-) ask for a jumbo Chicago style and a beef sammich plus hot peppers and cheese and a piece of cake then find a place to sit... it takes a bit longer than I expected but I've been away for a while so maybe it's always been that?? there's online orders getting out ahead of me too, so maybe 10 or twelve minutes which isn't so much except I might be late for work but that's okay because, well, you know... a chicago dog in all it's fabled glory . oh the goodness of beef! Reggie was suitably impressed with his italian beef; said the peppers were great on the sandwich but a bit hot on their own. my hotdog was sooo good! except for it's a little too much meat - better for me to get a two dog combo if it's available, the slightly smaller hot dog keeps the rest of the ratios right, especially the sport peppers. fries are fries; hand cut is better, pre-cut serves a purpose. nuff sed the butter pecan cake is light and soft and moist and frosted and has pecan bits on top :-) BTW: it would be great to have the rest of the box filled with soft-serve.

    Inside of cheese stick- such a creative cheese stick!
    Courtney C.

    Found this gem near the airport whenever we arrived to Milwaukee- our first time to Milwaukee and this was a great way to start our visit! Thank you Yelp for helping us find this place. We tried the beef sandwich and Chicago dog along with the eggplant fries and cheese sticks. Love me a good Chicago dog and am not from a place where you can really get one so this was a win- The combination of flavors is perfect. We got the jumbo size which was a good one to split. The Italian beef sandwich was great with the pepper relish stuff. The eggplant fries were a wonderful surprise as I love eggplant but had never had something like that before. We ended up getting two orders! The cheese sticks are unique in that they look like an egg roll. Our baby ate 1.5 cheese sticks. She was a big fan! Definitely recommend this hole in the wall! The staff were also wonderful!

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    Kyle H.

    If you think Martino's is just another dawg stand, think again! Their Chicago-style hot dog stands up with the best that the Windy City has to offer. And they serve up a mean Italian Beef, as well. Family-owned, and run with pride; the service here is really friendly! The menu has a lot of other offerings, but I rarely stray from a classic Chicago dog. I do wish they had Red Hots, as well- the only thing that a true Chicago stand would have that Martino's lacks. But the Chicago dog is big on flavor and it's the Best in MKE*! It's on the South Side, and I live there, you probably don't- but make your way to Martino's- you won't regret it. *opinions and statements herein are completely subjective

    Looking just like Kyle Martino. Oh wait.
    Fox E.

    So now that they've lifted the curse of the BAMBINO And now that DeNiro's been in a scene with PACINO And now that Jimmy Fallacy has replaced Jay LENO He'll Fallon his sword like U2 with Brian ENO And now that Vegas is 10 times bigger than RENO And now the puppet Trump made the nation his CASINO And now the system's broken down like drowning in AMINO And now that all his voters are phobic of XENO And now that we're divided into Black, White, LATINO And now that I will never date Mira SORVINO And now that I've been robbed in Barcelona and TORINO And now that Habanero is hotter than JALAPENO And now that I've been declared honorary FILIPINO And now I've been declared as the master of VAGINO And your boyfriend is officially smaller than SAN MARINO And has scored as many times as Superbowls for DAN MARINO And now we're in Milwaukee, I insist that you and ME GO For the best Chicago Food around, at MARTINO WHAT? This review was censored, unlike what me and your Ma did last night. What a wonderful experience I had at Martino's. Definitely not named after soccer analyst Kyle Martino. No way. This is the kind of Chicago food that people in Chicago don't even get to experience too often. It's that good. The standards are extremely high. The Chicago Dog at Glorioso's is one of the best I've had anywhere, and the fries were excellent as well - which is hard to do because I'm a scathing judge of french fries, and what most people think is great I usually think is mediocre at best. They were somewhat similar to McDonald's fries, in a good way though. But the hot dog has everything going for it, and is perfect. No wonder they are famous for it. I'm also famous for a hot dog. But a different kind. The service amazingly matches the product. The girl that served me was really enthusiastic about their products, and you can tell she genuinely loves them. She has the same problem as I do (no, not being a sex addict, the other problem), which is not being able to eat large portions of things (food wise anyway). We had a real chemistry and she was a real sweetheart. The other employees - including the woman who gave me the dog and the kids that were cleaning the lobby - were all really friendly to me as well. Definitely the nicest service I received in Milwaukee by a distance. Not sure what sort of distance. I mean, I can't be precise about it. I'm not Roy Keane on S1TV or something. The girl I liked even ran out and gave me my keys - which I left in the bathroom. No I didn't do it on purpose to get her to come to my car. Minds out of gutters please! Says he of the explicit reviews. She had also made it a point to come out from working in the back and yell bye to me when I was walking out. I cannot wait to come back here next time I'm in Milwaukee to try their Italian Beef (can it be as popular as my British Beef though?) and some of their other specialties. It's immediately one of my favourite places to eat in the city. Straight in at #1? Maybe. Definitely in the top 5, along with Leon's, Glorioso's, Oakland Gyros and Golden Gyros. So basically a bunch of places named Gyros, or with 's at the end of them, then. And one of them even starts with an "O", much like a make out session with me. And if Charlie Sheen's Dad is better at pleasuring you than Emilio or Charlie himself, well that's why "MARTIN O'S" are a famous, and infamous, thing in Hollywood. And if Holly's sister wouldn't, you can bet that Hollywood. And Charlie and Emilio may not know that, but Martin-knows.

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    7 months ago

    Beef is weak barely put any beef on it compared to others. And the miced giardenera not a fan of. Do better Martinos.

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    Martinos hot dogs and Italian beef are the best in Milwaukee. Such a neat hole in the wall spot with amazing vibes.

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    My go to for the best hot dogs and mozzarella sticks in Milwaukee! Only downfall are the hours.

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    Food and service is fenomenal. Place a is always pack. Food is always fresh. We love Chicago style jumbo hot dog.

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    Definitely a different Italian beef thx. Last time but it was delicious. And super friendly family run and loved cafe.

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    3 years ago

    One of the best hotdogs in the Milwaukee area. A quick wait and welcoming workers. The shakes are very underrated!

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