Dining - Oct. 11, 2009
Milwaukee's best fish fry, 2009: Lakefront Brewery
For the third straight year, OnMilwaukee.com readers chose Lakefront Palm Garden as the best place in the city to fill their tank with tartar sauce. Lakefront gathered more than 21 percent of the votes in this popular category, which attracted many write-in votes for establishments in every corner of the city. Lakefront's popularity is based on the atmosphere as well as the beer batter. Diners are seated "family style" at large tables, and entertained by the Brewhaus Polka Kings, who gig in lederhosen and strapped with accordions from 6 to 9 p.m.
Tags: fish fry, lakefront palm garden, kegel's, serb hall

Bars & Clubs - Dec. 26, 2008
A party for your classic holiday sweater
I tried to determine if this was indeed a Sunday morning Christmas party or possibly the remnants of an all night party the night before. Either way, the group was complete with Santa Clause in a stuffed suit, gaudy sweaters matched with pink sweat pants, sleeveless snowman vests with bare arms and turtlenecks or dickeys covering every neck.
Tags: angelos, at random, landmark lanes, serb hall, holiday sweater, red dot, soho 7

Dining - Oct. 17, 2008
Milwaukee's best fish fry, 2008: Lakefront Brewery
Milwaukee loves a fish fry, but they can be pretty similar. Cod. Perch. Cole slaw. French fries. Potato pancakes. When it came time to pick a favorite, though, our readers decided to emphasize the entire dining experience at Lakefront Brewery Palm Garden. The Brewhaus Polka Kings, with accordions and lederhosen, helped sway the voters.
Tags: fish fry, lakefront brewery, palm garden, kegel's inn, serb hall, turner hall, slim mcginn's

Dining - Oct. 11, 2008
Milwaukee's best drive-through, 2008: Culver's
Milwaukee is an underrated restaurant town with literally hundreds of places to sit down for an intriguing, satisfying meal. Sometimes, there just isn't time. Sometimes, you need to grab something to go. Because so many of us are pressed for time, we decided to include drive-through restaurants in our Best Dining poll for 2008. The winner, with nearly 25 percent of the vote, was Culver's.
Tags: culver's, oakland gyros, packing house, serb hall, speed queen, burger king, mcdonald's, taco bell, kfc, sil's

Dining - Aug. 11, 2008
Fish fry guide
It's one of Milwaukee's most cherished and distinctive traditions: the Friday fish fry. And we started a guide to the city's best. Updated for 2008, it's a big list. So dig in and read on.
Tags: fish fry, lent, Cafe el Sol, Serb Hall, Armelli's, George Webb, Fritz's Pub, The Packing House, The Painted Parrot, Ted's, Harry's, Hi Hat, Watermark, Butler Inn, The Golden Mast, The Mineshaft, Motor

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 11, 2009
Twenty Years Of Elvis
Saturday January 10th, 2009 - Milwaukee, WITwenty years already? It sure doesn’t seem like that long but I’ve been hosting the Elvis birthday celebration shows at Serb Hall in Milwaukee since 1989. My friend Tom Green asked me to do it back then because Elvis always had a comedian ope...
Tags: Tom Green, Serb Hall