For the ninth straight year, October is Dining Month on OnMilwaukee, presented by the restaurants of Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. All month, we're stuffed with restaurant reviews, dining guides, delectable features, chef profiles and unique articles on everything food, as well as voting for your "Best of Dining 2015."
A brand new takeout restaurant opened quietly last week at 3070 N. Martin Luther King Dr. in the former home of Hoops Carryout. The original Nino's Southern Sides is located at 4475 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood.
Nino’s Express is a carryout-only restaurant operated by Valeri Daniels-Carter, owner of V & J Foods Inc., a company which also operates numerous Burger King and Pizza Hut locations, as well as Haagen-Dazs and Coffee Beanery stores.
Nino’s Express features fried chicken and pork chops, as well as a number of unique items (hot links, nachos and wings) available at the Express location only.
Nino’s Express is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 7 p.m.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
