Absolutely amazing burger. We came in at a busy time but we were seated quickly. Our waitress Sarah was kind and was helpful. And the woman seating us was so friendly! The best butter burger I've ever had! read more

Solly's Grille - Burgers Near Me - Glendale, Wisconsin

One of the best burgers I ever had I pass up any fast food place to have their burgers the fries are delicious and fresh

Terrible! Terrible! Terrible! One of the top 2 worst restaurants I've ever visited (and the other served us bad mussels and food poisoning). But Sollys also has the worst staff, management, owners who are glad to treat their customers just awfully. If you want some (and i mean some because they wont give you all of the food you ordered) crappy cold garbage and to be treated like dirt under the shoe of your waitress, this is the spot! And don't worry, you WILL be charged for food you ordered and never received. So just sit back, have a sip of soda and prepare to be ignored at the counter and then billed for wasting your time. read more

My first butter burger. I went with a group of 8 people. They said the bacon double and it was my uncles, he ate two big bites and noticed it wasn't s double. My uncle told the waitress and the. She tried to give it to me... I said I'd like a new one because he ate almost half of it and she looked confused. She did get me another one made pretty fast but it thought it was crazy she tried to give it to me. If I ever went back I'd say light or no butter. Not the biggest fan of butter. read more

Oh Solly's. A WI establishment if ever there was one. Two main warnings: First off, this is a diner, so don't expect the accouterments of fine dining. Secondly, if you are going to stress about the calorie count/cholesterol in your meal, you are going to have a bad time here. However, if you are in the market for a delicious, memorable, old-school meal (and really, who isn't?) you MUST come here. Their butter burgers and shakes are to die for. The burgers are composed of juicy meat, gooey cheese, slathered in butter and buns that are actually tasty instead of an afterthought. And the shakes... oh man. Flavorful (and huge), sweet without being too sweet, and guaranteed to put a smile on your face. If you're in the area (and you eat meat), try Solly's! As long as you can cope with the two caveats above, you are in for a rare treat. read more

Extremely disappointed. First time there for a take- out.. 'Best' burger challenge with co-workers... Smallest burger for same price as others. .not a lot of flavor. ..then to top it off.... was charged an extra $4.00... so for my $9.11 burger I picked up. .They added an extra $4.00 tip...and when I called to complain they said it was 'my' credit card company....I had a few words being a business owner explaining how processing company's work. .... SMH... finally called me back and said the gal ..."accidentally"... punched in the wrong amount. ... How does one punch in a '1" & '3' accidentally over just a '9'???? read more

Placed a to go order. I was ignored as I gave the cashier my name. She proceeded to take orders from others. They have a take out registered but it was closed. Never had poor service until today read more

A+ Food, C- Service. Amazing butter burgers. Make some noise when you sit down or it will take forever to get served. Had to change seats so we could get service. Saw a guy walk out after waiting 5 minutes. read more

I bought a house down the road from Solly's a year back. Head alot of good things, so I thought I would give them a try. The burger was pretty good, although very small for the price. It also was a bit soggy, but I understand that is due to the butter. Still made it kind of odd tasting. I think they have a specialty burger that is larger and more appropriately fits the price charged, knowing this I may try them again in the future. Still better options for less in the area make this hard for me to do when wanting a burger. read more

Classic, but know what you're getting yourself into! It's butter for days and it's pure Wisconsin. Counter seating, great hidden hems on the menu but you can't go wrong with the hot crispy fries, a chocolate malt and a couple of Cheeseburger specials. This place is unapologetically, exactly what it has always been. Keep it up Solly's, you're a true original! read more

This place doesn't even deserve a star. We went there for breakfast 2 days ago. From the moment we sat down I had a bad feeling. The waitress has no business being in the service industry. Sour face, bad attitude from the get go. Most unfriendly waitress that I've ever come across. We were told we had 5 minutes left to order from the breakfast menu but were provided no menu. Then when she did , we got one menu for our party of 4. She then proceeded to take another party's, that arrived about 8 or so minutes AFTER us, order! About 10 minutes later finally took our order. We watched for some time many people that had ordered after us get served their food. We waited for 50 minutes for our order!!! There was no return appearance by this waitress to refill coffee or update or apologize for the lengthy wait. We finally did get one other older waitress in order to ask for a coffee refill. She literally said nothing and then ignored us for 10 minutes while just hanging around the counter basically doing nothing. Asked her again, not one word from her and she begrudgingly refilled the cup! You sit at a counter so you can see the cook prepare food. It appeared he was cooking every lunch order but was not preparing our breakfast order. When the food finally came, my order was no where in sight. Just the other 3 in our party's food. A new waitress coming on duty told me the cook was just starting my dish! This after almost 1 hour after we arrived!! Needless to say, told them I didn't want it and miserably accepted some morsels from my husbands plate. Hands down one of the most horrific dining experiences I've ever had! The waitress did not get a tip. I would stay far away from this place. It shouldn't even be in business! read more

Sorry Milwaukee. This place sucks! Burgers are nothing but a sloppy mess, coke had just a few pieces of ice and was flat and on top of that, service sucks. Food Network needs to be more honest and tell the truth when they go to places like this and call a spade a spade. The burgers are not good. I was in the meat business for 40 years and these burgers are at bottom of my scale read more

Important Fact - I am NOT the picky, faux foodie who often hands out low scores just to be a jackhole and feel good about myself. I LOVE a good burger and on Fat Tuesday decided to treat myself (and a burger loving friend) to the goodness other friends have been raving about at Solly's. Apart from visiting Solly's website for exactly 12 seconds, I did absolutely no research whatsoever so the fact that it is really only counter seating and there is no booze serve was a surprise. That said, I could deal with those two facts (and the abrupt, unfriendly service) if the food was rockin'. My friend and I kept it classic. Hamburger and fries for her, cheeseburger and fries for me, hot fudge malts for both. Simplest terms: there wasn't one thing that I have a desire to go back for. The burger patty was thin and tasteless while the Wonderbread style bun was soaked with butter. Now, don't get all "hey, you could have asked for less butter when you ordered" on me. Again, I could be perfectly fine simply ordering less butter next time IF everything else really wowed me. Fact is, it just didn't. It tasted mediocre at best going down and is still sitting like a rock in the ole tum tum as we speak. Tried having a beer at a bar we went to after (because, remember, no alcohol at Solly's) and could only stomach half of it before the uncomfortable rolling became too much. Glad that so many enjoy this spot. Really disappointed I wasn't one of them. read more

If you want better burgers, this is the place. Butter Bergers are a Wisconsin tradition. I have been been going for 60 years when they were on 3rd?street. read more

Recommended by a Milwaukee native, so we headed here directly from the airport. Counter seating, bench to wait on. No big deal. Ordered a banana malt. Awesome. That's one star. Onion rings were okay. Expecting a burger with a bit of butter. This was butter with a bit of burger. Then, this... mass of yellow on an off white plate came out. A yellow, cheap white bread bun, under which was a yellow slice of American, under which a very thin patty of beef, underwhich another yellowing half of a bun... swimming... struggling for air... in a centimeter of melted butter. We trade glances, reach for these things. Note that I was given a spoon and a fork, but no knife. Look around for napkins, none to be found within arm's reach. Screw it. My thumbs dip into this gooey buttery mess. I lift, this thing is drenched. Underneath is a bit of unmelted butter. Lift to my mouth, take a bite. It's salty. Way too salty. Then its butter. Somewhere in there is a thin slice of overcooked and underseasoned beef. It's lost to the butter. Oh, the butter. The butter. The overwhelming, suffocating butter was everywhere. My hands are dripping, lips dribbling, it's mixing with my tears as I struggle to choke this disgusting "burger" down. Then, we can't escape. We're waiting for the check but it won't come. Ten minutes later, it arrives. I've tried washing my hands of this mess, but it won't come off. Meanwhile, the other patrons are guzzling the butter, their gullets moving in a strange rhythm. We pay. I try not to vomit. I make eye contact with a chubby kid, gleefully stuffing a double helping into his cheek. I will him to break free. But he won't. Oh, the butter. read more

Shouldn't even get a one star. Placed a Togo order was told it would be 10-15 minutes. Arrived at the restaurant and waited 5 minutes to be addressed. Was told it would be 10 more minutes (25 minutes after the phone call now). Sat patiently waiting, 40 MINUTES HAVE GONE BY NOW. Waitress brings us food to tell us it wasn't our order and they didn't start cooking it yet. Super disappointed since this use to be one of my favorite burger spots. Left with nothing. read more

Have to agree with JR from Austin...about made me vomit. I had read/heard about Solly's for years. The "idea" of a butter burger intrigued me (though I hardly ever eat butter on anything). It sounded good and because Sollys has been open since the 1930s, I assumed they had somthing good going on here..(.tantamount to Minneapolis' Juicy Lucy, perhaps?) Well, there is simply way, way too much butter put on these otherwise inconsequential burgers. What you get is basically...just a mess OF BUTTER. And anyone who says the fries are good has absolutely no taste whatsoever. The fries are the krinkle fries that all bad restaurants serve "fresh" out of a frozen bag...ugggh! My entire gastric system was f'd up after eating the 1/2 of the BUTTER burger that I could force down my gullet... If you're going to the northern midwest in search of a great burger...this ain't it...go to Minneapolis and have the Juicy Lucy (with REAL fries). read more

Heard great things. Went for breakfast sunday morning during the harley anniversary! Server was nice ,but severely understaffed and appeared to be a new cook. We waited and waited while i watched the server try and help the cook and tell him he needed hash browns on the grill. Which takes at least 20 mins. Mind you we have been sitting well over a half hour. Seemed severely chaotic. Really wanted to like it, but had to leave. read more

Sorry but I just don't get it. I really wanted to go to and like Solly's since I had heard about it on TV (Discover Wisconsin) and it constantly made these lists of best burgers for Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Unfortunately, I rounded up to give Solly's a 1 star rating I've been to a lot of great burger spots but Solly's would have a hard time even making the bottom of my "edible" list. When I really don't know a diner-type restaurant, I always go with a burger to see how they do on that. If they can't. I don't go back. I understand that folks may be wrapped up in nostalgia for places from their youth but my first and only experience with Solly's will also carry with me for a long time in a not so positive sense. Seating: My family and I went to Solly's last Saturday. From the outside of the restaurant, I guess was expecting that there would be some tables. There turned out to be one table (for two) and about 20 seats at the counter. For us, that meant about a 40 minute wait. The Food: While the french fries were ok (which is really the only reason I gave Solly's even the1 star) and came quick after ordering, the burgers took forever. The burgers were the cheap kind which you could buy at Aldi or a warehouse club in bulk. I had onions on mine but they didn't even get any time to get carmelized only "butterized". The bun had no character and were tasteless. I thought that it was joke when my plate had about a 1/2' of melted butter on the bottom and the bottom bun was totally saturated. No taste just indigestion. Service: Our waitress just didn't care. She seemed miffed that we took longer than 2 minutes to look at the menu. When our burgers were ready and sat and sat, she was elsewhere. Even when she noticed that the burgers were ready, she took another 5 minutes before she brought them over to us. My daughter was given a burger although she had ordered a grilled cheese sandwich. The waitress again seemed miffed when this was gently brought to attention. It took another15 minutes for a grilled cheese sandwich to get to my daughter. It looked like the waitress didn't tell the grillman for about 10 of those 15 minutes. Again, if you want a burger in the Milwaukee area, go to the original Sobelman's, A.J. Bomber's or even Culver's! If you want some "nostalgia" along with some indigestion, go to Solly's. read more

Didn't even make it into the restaurant.... I called inquiring the Living Social coupon and GOT HUNG UP ON! Really? read more

Burgers were pretty good. We walked in and just stood there for 10 minutes. No one bothered to say hello to us or acknowledge us. Finally someone said "you can sit where ever ". Our waitress was an old woman with glasses and grey hair. Her customer service was the worst I've ever seen. Not a hello Nana how are you not even a thank you when we paid our bill. Never came up to us and asked how the food was and when we ordered or when I asked for a straw she made me feel like I was a huge inconvenience for her. I would never go back again. I've been in the service industry for 15 years and it was the worst customer service I've ever seen. We left her a $0.70 tip which is all she earned. Which is a lot to say coming for me since I work for tips. read more

My wife and I went to Solly's and he website specifically stated that breakfast was served until 11AM. My wife and I arrived around 10:15AM, and asked the waitress if they were serving breakfast. She checked with the head waitress who told her that they were done serving breakfast. My wife and I were not pleased but proceed to order off the lunch menu. Another couple arrived and also asked for breakfast but was told they were no longer serving breakfast. Another customer comes in after we ordered our food and WAS SERVED breakfast! Once we got the check I spoke to the head waitress and asked her to explain to me the breakfast cutoff. She said that the cutoff was 10:30AM, even though the website said 11AM. She said she had tried to tell the owner to change the website. FINE. I can accept that excuse. HOWEVER, I told her that the one customer was served breakfast after we sat down. She said it was because he called his order in. He admitted he came in after us. The waitress then gave another excuse saying that since there was only one (trainee) waitress they didn't want to give her too much to work. I let her know that we came in BEFORE 10:30AM so I didn't understand why we weren't served breakfast. She then apologized and told me she had no excuse for that. Most likely the customer who was served breakfast was a regular and I can understand that, but for them to decide not to serve us breakfast while we were still in before the cutoff was unfair. We will not be going back. read more

Worst restaurant experience I can remember. sat at counter promised service soon. watched three pairs of customers show up and get orders taken while I sat. Waitress seemed angry and grumpy. eventually took order,watched everyone else eat and get ready to leave. was handed bill, said may as well wrap food as I never got it. Odd customer walked in and started touching me and seemed a threat. I threw down money and too much tip, left with cold chewy food in box, got charged for double bacon cheeseburgers , got cold dry sandwiches no bacon no taste, just awful. Food was cold and awful, service not up to that standard. How they get awards is beyond my ability to reason. 23 dollar bill for shake and two small burgers and fries. They can't possibly ignore people and give this level of service and see me again, where is management ???? read more

Classic old school joint with lots of charm. Burgers are wild though and that butter hits. Go once in your life then go to the gym. Can't believe people grew up on these but I can see how it'd be a happy life. read more

Wow, really disappointed! I've heard about their burgers for years and finally got a chance to stop in. Not a fan of the burger drowning in butter. The place has some old school charm but I thought that the food was awful. Won't be going back. read more

Delicious shakes & malts. Burn-your-mouth Hot French Fries. The True definition of a butter burger. All in a comfortable diner. The pictures don't lie. read more

Solly's is right in my neighborhood. After hearing rave reviews on WKLH I thought I would give it a try. I can always go for a nice bite of Americana, but this is not what we got from Solly's. It took 10 minutes before someone greeted us, the wait staff was unfriendly, and it was not very clean. The bun for my burger disintegrated from the amount of butter on it - my husband and I were both sick after eating this expensive artery clogging meal. Oy. read more

Favorite burger in Milwaukee! They are literally soaked in butter, so you must be okay with A LOT of butter. Wait can be long on weekends so be prepared. read more

This place is simply amazing.... being from Chicago I try an hit it every time I'm In the area especially after a cubs game great hangover cure !!!! read more

Been coming here my whole life. I love the butter burgers and Kris is so nice. It has the feeling of a perfect diner, where you're treated like family. Prices are very reasonable. read more

So many childhood memories of greasy little plates around the counter with my grandma. Arguably MKE's best burger. It's in its own category. read more

When they say butter burger, they aren't kidding! This is a counter service restaurant and it can fill up quick! They are reasonably priced and have friendly service. read more

It has been quite the hiatus since my last review, so I figured that I should give all of my fans a quick update on my whereabouts. I arrived back in the Chicagoland area at the start of the second week in August after a wonderful stay in what some may refer to as "The Dirty South". I wanted to lay low leading up to my birthday mid-August, so thats exactly what I did. I ate at a ton of restaurants that I previously frequented and celebrated my birthday with friends and family over a few cold, alcoholic beverages on a beautiful, hot summer day. After recovering for weeks after such a long and eventful night, I had to get back on my grind. After all, Yelp reviews are what I do best. Furthermore, I found myself in the great unknown of the north, Chillwaukee, AKA Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An associate has business for the majority of the year up there and I decided to partake on his journey for a night. After another night of drinks and fun, I was ready to eat something other than the below mediocre wings at bdubs. We decided to make our way about 10 minutes down the road to Solly's, a quaint little spot that looks like a house and could be passed up if you blink at the wrong time. We parked the car, got invited in, and as a vampire may do after an invitation inside, we entered the front door. There were 2 curved countertops with stools surrounding them and no other places to sit, at least none that I saw. With this being the case, myself and the party of 4 accompanying me reached a bit of a debacle. To Be Continued......... I ran out of space for the rest of my review, so check out part 2 on my account! Make sure to add me as a friend while you're there so you can stay up to date with all the new places I visit along my travels! -Fries read more

I have 0 complaint about Solly's. Our server, Larissa, was amazing on both mornings that we stopped by. Where else can you get a butter burger at 7 AM??!? Yes, it's greasy but did you expect any less from something called a BUTTER burger? It's quite delicious. Solly's is a cozy neighborhood joint. We stopped by Solly's 3 times in a week and there were the same people there every morning. read more

best true butter burger in town hands down!!!also great staff ,friendly atmosphere it's a must try!!

Fun burger joint that's home of the "butter burger". Quaint sit at counter place...no other tables. Teen daughter LOVED her hot fudge milkshake...I tried it and it was good. Burgers were tasty but pretty basic. All in all a fun place (esp watching the cook slather on the butter on every bun) albeit on the pricey side for what you get...four of us for just burgers, a shake, and two pops was close to $50 with tip. Worth trying, not worth repeating. read more

I am shocked at the high rating on this restaurant. Am I missing something? It was a divey place with food swimming in a greasy mess. If you are looking for a butterburger or something greasy for the right price, just head over to Culver's. This place is not worth the visit. read more

Went to Solly's last week. Let me tell you about their burgers- they use a McDonalds bun,put a burger on w/ some fried onions and then put about 2 tablespoons of butter on top of the burger.It is a sloppy piece of shit floating on butter.Add to this mess absolutely crappy onion rings and that is the basic Solly's experiance. This is the most over rated place in Milwaukee. Absolute garbage! read more

I'd heard lots of good things about Solly's and finally decided to check it out. I'd even been craving a hamburger but ew, not the type of hamburger they served me. It was the greasiest thing I have ever eaten in my life and made me feel sick. I would never eat one again unless for some masochistic reason I wanted to make myself feel sick and unhealthy. The best part of the meal was the chocolate-banana malt. However, I could have had a more satisfying meal for a third of the price at a fast food joint. read more

Oh dear lord, arteries around the world beg you not to patronize this restaurant. Holy, holy, butter stick! We stopped at Solly's after touring the Sprecher Brewery, thinking a burger might be a tasty meal after sampling a few different brews - burgers are the quintessential pub fare after all. What we experienced was a holy terror instead. First, if you order a burger know that you will be eating a boatload of butter. From the counter seats you can witness the application of butter on the grill, on to toasted buns, but also a heaping scoop (at least a half stick's worth) of butter on top of your burger before the buttered bun is set. Mind you each half stick of butter runs approx. 440 calories and 44 grams of fat....a serious commitment. Also beware, everything that has a bun, will be mounded in butter. Pretty sure that some people enjoy this establishment, it has a very high rating on yelp, but it just wasn't for us. I also was concerned about the cleanliness of Solly's. The cook's wipe down the butcher block counter and surfaces with the same rag without sanitizing it in between, our server sneezed into her bare hand twice during service and didn't wash or even wipe her hands after, and the sink in the women's bathroom didn't work....I can only hope that the employees there took the initiative to find alternate hand-washing methods. Customer service was give or take. The greeting was casual and friendly, and it ended there. Our server delivered two-thirds of our order, forgot a portion of our order, left a portion of the order sitting on the cook's line for the duration of taking two orders and then making a shake, and when the food that had been sitting for 8 minutes actually arrived it was cold and under-cooked. And that plate that was never delivered, we got charged for it. Bad day, maybe. Bad experience, definitely. Returning, nope. read more