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Walter's on North
6930 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa
(414) 774-0440
waltersonnorth.com
Walter's barely looks like a tavern on the outside. In fact, when I took a co-worker there recently he asked if the building used to house a bank. But inside, there's a long snaking bar, with a perennially-sizzling grill, a range of video games, a nice pool room and friendly patrons.
There are five TVs usually showing sports, but on the night I was there Milwaukee was awaiting a snow storm and so it was all weather. But while it was cold and threatening snow outside, Walter's was warm as ever.
Menu: You'll find Miller standbys, Lakefront, Sprecher, Foster's, various Leinie's varieties and Newcastle on tap. Lots more in bottles, of course.
Price: There are all kinds of daily food specials, including great tacos from 6 until midnight on Thursdays and an all-day fish fry on Fridays. On Monday and Tuesday there are $3 Spotted Cow, Capitol and Newcastle pints. And Monday, from 6 to midnight is roll back the price night with $2 domestics and food specials, too.
When to go: After leagues and on weekends -- and taco night -- Walter's is bustling. But it's also a nice place to have a low-key drink on a Monday, too, for example.
Dress: Casual.
Don't miss: Have I mentioned the tacos? Also, you'd be surprised how tasty the wings are, even though they're not made on-site.
Parking: There's a lot out back and street parking on 70th Street is easy, too.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
