Motor Bar & Restaurant [edit]
401 W. Canal St.
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 287-2778
www.motorrestaurant.com

Description [edit]

Motor offers a menu of bold American lunch and dinner classics that celebrate the discoveries of the open road. The peach cobbler looks and tastes exactly like it does in the roadside diners of Georgia, there are hints of Little Rock in the smoked BBQ ribs, and of course, the menu features Wisconsin favorites like lake-caught Walleye and Milwaukee's best sausage and cheese.

While the food is designed for triggering memories, the space is designed for sharing them. Communal tables and a horseshoe-shaped bar make every seat a perfect spot for starting conversations, either with an old friend or the new friend one seat over.

 

Upcoming events

May 25, 2013
UFC 160 Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

Catch all PPV UFC Fights at MOTOR® with no cover charge. Enter to win H-D Museum merchandise while enjoying killer drink specials all night long.

June 1, 2013
Farm to Table Patio Kick Off Party!

Chef Kirk grills up summertime favorites with sustainable products from Growing Power, Inc. right here in Milwaukee, WI. Bring on the banjo! Live banjo music all afternoon courtesy of Drew Baker.

 

 

Recent articles about Motor Bar & Restaurant

Motor's daily fish fry shifts into overdrive on Fridays

By Bobby Tanzilo - Feb. 08, 2012
Motor dishes up its fish fry every day, and all day Fridays it's all you can eat … Read more...

Taylor revs up menu at Harley's Motor

By Bobby Tanzilo - Oct. 30, 2010
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Take mom to Motor, for free 

By Jeff Sherman - May 04, 2009
Want to get mom a free bunch on Mother's Day? Here's your chance as Motor, in … Read more...

Motor rides strong on down-home favorites

By Amy L. Schubert - Feb. 23, 2009
If Milwaukeeans have one constant (and highly generalized) passion, besides our … Read more...

Featured chef: Dan McEvoy of H-D Museum's Motor

By Julie Lawrence - Nov. 07, 2008
Dan McEvoy doesn't just work for Harley-Davidson; he is the spirit of Harley- … Read more...

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Posted by S&S on July 13, 2009 at 1:52 p.m. (report)

Was here for lunch about 2 weeks ago. It felt like they just opened, the service was very slow. Took almost 45min to get our food, grilled ch. While the food was good, the order was wrong. The MGR was great & took off the food that was not correct. I will try it 1 more time. I suggest getting younger waiters who can move fast.

Posted by stuartw on Jan. 9, 2009 at 1:07 p.m. (report)

Food & service marginal. Ordered ribs and burgers. Ribs were tough (bad qaulity of meat) &/or under cook. Didn't fall off of the bone. Flavor was okay, but overly smokey, disappointment - wouldn't order again. Burger was prepared to order, but the bun it was presented on was dry and old. It seemed like the b-team was working that Thursday evening. As for service, it was lack luster. They weren't on top of things that evening and had to request beverage service numerous times before it would arrive. The four of us will probably not go back to the resturant.