Dining - July 26, 2001
Cafe Lulu is Bay View hot spot on the rise
What happens when two hard-working women spiff up a former George Webb's and offer some of the most creative sandwiches in the city? The answer is the soon-to-be-famous Café Lulu in Bay View.
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Dining - July 16, 2001
Joey Buona's set to be next Italian hot spot
Pizza, pasta, Italian Beef and platters full of Italian food served in abundance are the specialty of the house at the new Joey Buona's Pizzeria Grille that has emerged from the site of the former Brett Favre Steakhouse.
Tags: joey buona, italian, buca, romantini, restaurant reviews

Dining - July 14, 2001
Pewaukee's Pier 347 draws a summer crowd
Casual seaside dining on the banks of Lake Pewaukee in a historic building dating back to the early 1900s is drawing quite a crowd during the warm summer months.
Tags: pier 347, pewaukee, romantini, outdoor dining, Door County, restaurant reviews

Dining - July 6, 2001
Hearty Italian fare awaits at Delafield's Ruggeri's
Excellent homemade pasta is made with organic recipes in Andy Ruggeri's kitchen, located next to the Carpenter's Pub and Wooden Eagle in downtown Delafield. The new "old" two-story Colonial Building that now resembles a Tuscan farmhouse, Ruggeri's has been turning the tables frequently since they opened their doors this past May.
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Dining - June 21, 2001
Sammy's Taste of Chicago is all Milwaukee
While the brute strength and finesse of the Big Dog brought them to their feet at the Bradley Center this year, the big dogs at Sammy's Taste of Chicago bring them to their seats, all munching in concert to the joys of the all- American Meal.
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Dining - May 31, 2001
Kelly's makes a big burger
What's four pounds, wheeled to your table and free if you can eat it in an hour? It's a gigantic burger from Kelly's Bleachers, and Willard Romantini has all the "juice."
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Dining - March 29, 2001
El Rey Sol stretches culinary envelope
Owned and operated by Chef Jose (Pepe) Mendieta and his daughter, Citlali, this gem of a white tablecloth restaurant has quietly established itself as one of the best Mexican restaurants in town with its gourmet and regional approach.
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Dining - March 20, 2001
New chef builds on Coquette's French fare
It was two years ago this past February that the Coquette first opened its doors and brought a classy, comfortable and affordable French bistro to the city with the same attention to detail that has filled the Sanford wall with a litany of national accolades.
Tags: coquette, sanford, d'amato, romantini, restaurant reviews

Dining - Feb. 20, 2001
The Social mixes hip atmosphere with upscale roots
What happens when three guys from Sanford go off on their own and open a place in a century-old bar in Walker's Point? The result is great food and attitude, all destined to make The Social the hot spot in the city -- once the word gets out about the good things going on inside the doors.
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Dining - Dec. 29, 2000
Great food, French accent mark the cozy Elm Grove Inn
This charming chunk of early Americana has been a warm retreat on chilling cold Wisconsin nights since 1885. Inside a flickering fireplace, a welcoming bar and woodwork from skilled craftsmen transport you into a land that time forgot.
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Dining - Dec. 6, 2000
Cozy Robert's Tavern feeds weary travelers, locals
It's a jewel of a building and a diamond in the rough near the shadows of Mitchell Field. To those who venture inside the cozy Robert's Tavern, the reward is some of the best sandwiches in the city and one comfortable place to sit back and forget the everyday hassles of the city.
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Dining - Oct. 26, 2000
Totero's pasta, service is hand-crafted and sans pretentions
A 20-year search of the greater Milwaukee area has yet to unearth any pasta as good as that found at Totero's, a tiny, unassuming corner tavern in Racine.
Tags: racine, totero's, pasta, romantini, J.I. Case, restaurant reviews

Dining - Oct. 16, 2000
Stewps soups warm body, spirit
To those lucky enough to find Stewps, buried in a nondescript stripmall in the heart of the Highway 100 madness of Hales Corners, the reward is simply the best bowls of soup in the city.
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Dining - Sept. 27, 2000
Speed Queen smokes up slow cooked barbeque
Smoke it and they will come. It's barbecue at its very best. The intoxicating smell of the Speed Queen Wood-fired grill acts like a magnet and like a moth to the flame attracts a multicultural mix of hungry people in search of the best barbecue in the city.
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Dining - Aug. 28, 2000
It's pigs aplenty at Jerry's Old Town Inn
Pigs aplenty! Pigs galore! There's more pork per seat than any other restaurant in the nation. No, not on the customers, but the ribs. Forty tons, that's right, 40 tons of slow-cooked baby back ribs fly out of the bustling Germantown restaurant each year, and Jerry's takes a back seat to no one when it comes to selling platters full of barbecue ribs.
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