8. The Sobelman
Sobelman’s Pub and Grill
Sobelman ’s is a bully hang . Located in one of Milwaukee ’s original Schlitz taverns , it feel like a Milwaukee taproom when you take the air in . And judging by the crowd of hoi polloi drink in on a Monday night , it ’s a popular one . As for the burger , rather than kick the bucket for the standard cheeseburger , I opt for the signature option , which comes with American , Swiss , cheddar , bacon , deep-fried onions , and diced jalapeños . And perchance that was a mistake , because the sheer amount of high mallow , and the dissimilar tastes coming from the batty Swiss , tangy American cheese , and salty American overwhelmed everything else . The kernel was fine , if a second snappy and overcooked , and the jalapeño gave a nice added kick , but it was heavy to get around the high mallow . And yes , I know I should ’ve expected that in Wisconsin , I ’m sorry .
7. Single Lotta burger with American, pickles, and grilled onions
NorthPoint Custard
This was a snap - decision Warren E. Burger . I read about NorthPoint Custard , sitting down by the lake , and talked to some locals about it , and everyone had good things to say , so when I go out one in the airdrome just as I was headed towards the exit , I just had to snap up it . The roll is fantabulous . Soft and buttery and tumescent , it holds up well . All of the rest of the burger was completely fine – the beefburger itself was a bit soft and undercooked in the middle , and lacked a sight of cleaning woman on the essence , and the grilled onions were also slightly half-baked , but the blend of everything together worked well . The standard hamburger muddle gave some superman bite , and that great roll pulled it through . Also , the custard expect pretty bloody delicious .
6. Cheeseburger with grilled onions
Oscar’s Pub and Grill
During the summer , the back patio at Oscar ’s is lovely . I do n’t have a lot more to offer about Oscar ’s , other than the fact that I enjoyed the mural on the side of the building and the cheeseburger . You almost feel like you ’re wimping out just getting a standard burger there , as they have many others with names like “ The Big Gringo ” or “ The Big Hongo ” or just “ The Big O , ” each of which volunteer up five or six other accoutrements . But I stuck to my script , got a received cheeseburger , and was rewarded with a perfectly good one : it was cooked well , a touch salty , with decent charwoman on both English . The onions were a bit half-baked , but go well , and the combination was quite lovely . One of the small issues , however , was the roll . It was fresh enough , but was just too big , frankly . Several times I start out a taste of scratch before I could taste anything else , and that was a pity , because the Warren E. Burger is tasty . But all in all , a solid choice .
5. Double cheeseburger with American
Mazos Hamburgers
“ The Burger Store Since 1934 . ” That ’s what the distinction read . And this is my variety of place . open up now for 82 years , it is a classic Milwaukee spot , still family - possess and beloved , label by how many of the older regular I saw in there using the waitstaff ’s name . As for the Warren E. Burger , the meat , which is solid ground daily , was exceedingly fresh - tasting , but could ’ve used a mo more salt and pepper , but the entire matter held together highly well . If I did it again , I might opt for the exclusive cheeseburger because – like most situation in Milwaukee – they generously clog the cheese , but the beefburger dill pickles on the side added some gracious back breaker Libra the Scales . Go here , booster . The Mazos family merit some new regulars .
4. Mason Street Grill Burger
Mason Street Grill
Because I do n’t own as many centime loafers as I ’d care , I do n’t frequent fancy places that often . So in many ways it was nice to see the old - school sumptuosity of the Mason Street Grill inside the Pfister Hotel , which – as we were told by the concierge when we went to gape at the ceiling mural in the lobby – was the most costly hotel in America when it was built in the 1890s . Mason Street is all old - school luxury – black leather and wood and people playing live jazz music on a Monday night . As for the burger , it ’s gravid : 10 oz of Black Angus eats and sirloin , dearest - glazed onions , Muenster , and a house burger flavor . In other Good Book , it , too , is old - school and clubby . And yet it work well for me . The honey - glazed onions tasted like they were pulled directly from a bowl of French onion soup and then kiss with dear for a little sugariness . The peppery nip has a kicking to it and gives the necessary acid component . The Muenster is unknown , but I ’m into it ; and the gist is fudge to a perfect metier . If I had any criticisms , it ’s that the meat itself seemed slimly under - seasoned , and the roll is not toasted enough , so it vex a touch squashy from all the different ingredients in the mixing . But make no mistake , it is a good burger .
3. Cheeseburger
Solly’s Grille
Solly ’s essentially invented Milwaukee ’s dear butter burger and – as such – should have a special place in any burger - lover ’s heart . I ’ll let in that when the beefburger come to me and the butter was trickling out of it onto the plateful , I was intimidate , and maybe even a second queasy . But when I bit in the burger , and tasted those fragrant fried onions ( the full in Milwaukee ) , and the buttery beef , and that dead griddled roll that somehow does n’t get waterlogged even though it pawn with butter , I begin to understand why this eating place is a internal landmark . Just render not to reach anything with your butter - greased deal afterwards .
2. Jumbo cheeseburger
Nite Owl Ice Cream Parlour
On the wall in Nite Owl is a sign recommend “ Hoover for President . ” There ’s also one declare oneself “ Zeidler for Mayor . ” Rickety wooden John Wilkes Booth sit down on either side of the elbow room . Up on the board , a clown sundae will cost you $ 2.75 . There are signs for three unlike stain of ice cream ( Oak Brand , Borden ’s , and Session ’s ) all next to each other . banana hang behind the counter . These may all seem like random details , but these minuscule things are the character of things that make me fall in lovemaking with a burger place . And I ’m in beloved with Nite Owl . The restaurant sits very close to the airport , next to a gaseous state station . The burger is large – a thin patty , but nonetheless pretty large thanks to a wide-cut diam . Usually I ’m not into the large burgers , but this is a special burger , friends . bang-up griddle and mollify on the nub , and a peck of cheese that would normally make me wince in pain , but somehow wreak well with the griddled onions and meat . A soft roll that stays out of the path . It reminded me a passel of the burger I ’ve nominate No . 1 , and that ’s the eminent compliment I can ante up it . I need to eat on here every twenty-four hours .
1. Double cheeseburger with the works
Kopp’s Frozen Custard
start in the 1950s , Kopp ’s is one of the O.G. ’s in the butter - burger plot , and has since become a raw material in the emphatically non - diet diet of most people in Milwaukee . As we pulled up to the strange UFO / regular army trap that is really a Kopp ’s , my colleague Matt regaled me with tarradiddle of people eating unreasonable amounts of Kopp ’s afterweddings , including a girl who may or may not have tried to eat 10 grilled tall mallow . And though I tell Matt to keep out up because that sorting of made me sick to cerebrate about , I still managed to order the double cheeseburger with the full treatment ( again , I ’m INTENSELY professional).This sandwich , friends , is a revelation . It is broad , almost Whataburger - shaped , with thin patty and thick layer of much - more - tasty - than - normal Wisconsin American tall mallow . It has a corking acidulous relish in lieu of muddle , the cleaning woman on the patty was exceptional , and the bun tastes wise , is well - toasted , and , like any good 2nd fiddle , have sex how to remain out of the path . stick with the fast - nutrient theme : take all the best affair you love about your favorite fast - intellectual nourishment burger and believe about them . Well , Kopp ’s taste like you have a fast - intellectual nourishment enfranchisement and made a deal with the devil to ensure that all your burgers cherry - piece the right elements of most other debauched , recognizable beefburger . But it conk out beyond that : Kopp ’s just might be the best fast beefburger juncture in the area . And hell , I did n’t even try the custard .
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