Dining - July 11, 2009
A look at lakeside (and other) dining in Pewaukee
Pewaukee's dining landscape is ever-growing and while you'll still find your fair share of small bar-and-grills or classic supper clubs, new, contemporary and ethnically diverse restaurants are popping up, especially along the waterfront of Pewaukee Lake. Here is an updated account of what our neighbor to the west is bringing to the dining table.
Tags: pewaukee, pewaukee lake, 5 o'clock club, asiana, baja grill, curly's waterfront sports bar and grill, five guys burgers and fries, jake's, piano blu, pier 347, country springs hotel

Bars & Clubs - March 7, 2009
Milwaukee nightlife: Are you a suburban drinker?
Home of dozens of theaters, neighborhoods of restaurants and recognized bar districts; suburbanites have been graciously coping with the 20-minute drive Downtown for years. But, as plenty of newly opened suburban bars prove, the flow occasionally switches and there's reason for city dwellers to venture west, north or south for a sip of something different.
Tags: suburban bars, il mito, maxies, firefly, piano blu, jojo's martini bar, club paragon, leff's, silver spring house

Dining - Oct. 25, 2008
Milwaukee's best view, 2008: Roots
Recognizing its prime location, Roots design includes floor to ceiling windows and doors that open in the summer and expose the inner dining room to the incredible view sweeping the outdoor patio.
Tags: roots, bacchus, lake park bistro, piano blu, coast, fratellos, polaris, harbor 550, copper dock, bayou, friday's front row grill, riptide, Kil@Wat

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 20, 2007
Best bar in the suburbs, 2007: Leff's Lucky Town
In the movie "About Last Night," Demi Moore's character, Debbie, snaps "Stop following me. I don't want to start drinking in the suburbs." OMC readers don't mind imbibing outside the city and Leff's is the preferred spot.
Tags: leff's, leff's lucky town, wauwatosa, piano blu, harry's, trysting place pub, colonel hart's, jojo's, house of guinness, speakeasy, ka loung, sluggo's