Restaurant Review: Damascus Gate Brings a Delectable Taste of Syria to Mitchell Street

Ann ChristensonJuly 5, 2019

Mitchell Street’s Damascus Gate captures the beautifully bright flavors of Syria. ...

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Restaurant Review: Cedarburg’s Brandywine Offers Stylish Comfort Food in a Convivial Atmosphere

Ann ChristensonMarch 27, 2019

Destination dining in the northern suburbs? A trip to Cedarburg’s Brandywine is indubitably in order....

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Restaurant Review: Santino’s Little Italy is a Bay View Pearl

Ann ChristensonFebruary 4, 2019

Santino’s Little Italy is as serious about the ambiance as it is about the pies. ...

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Restaurant Review: Fauntleroy Carves a Niche for Itself

Ann ChristensonJanuary 18, 2019

Don't think "traditional French" when you're dining at the Third Ward's Fauntleroy. In fact, leave your preconceived notions at the door....

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Restaurant Review: Some of the Fusion Adaptations at Char’d Work, Some Don’t

Ann ChristensonNovember 20, 2018

A fusion theme offers an easy culinary entry point to the Third Ward’s Korean bar and grill, Char’d. ...

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Restaurant Review: View MKE is a Worthy Wolf Peach Successor

Ann ChristensonOctober 28, 2018

The successor to Wolf Peach’s old digs in Brewers Hill keeps its focus skyward. ...

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Restaurant Review: Ristorante Bartolotta Gets a 25th-Anniversary Refresh

Ann ChristensonSeptember 8, 2018

Bartolotta Restaurants has reached a watershed anniversary year, and the celebrations started with some nuanced updates to its firstborn, Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993. ...

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Restaurant Review: The Food at Stone Creek Coffee’s Downer Cafe is Easy to Like

Ann ChristensonAugust 19, 2018

At its new Downer cafe, Stone Creek Coffee shows off an evolved brand, a sense of style, jittery drinks and comfort foods....

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Restaurant Review: Bay View’s Mistral Redefines ‘Cinema Dining’ at the Avalon Theater

Ann ChristensonAugust 1, 2018

Mistral is named for the tempestuous wind of southern France. But here, it’s like a warm breeze. ...

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Restaurant Review: Nite Owl is a Burger Refuge

Ann ChristensonJune 15, 2018

Little has changed in the Nite Owl drive-in’s 70 years, including what it does best: Burgers. ...

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Restaurant Review: Snack Boys Gives High-end Ingredients a Lowbrow Spin

Ann ChristensonMay 16, 2018

Mastering the art of the two-bite wonder is the modus operandi of this brash Walker’s Point bar-restaurant. ...

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Restaurant Review: Von Trier is a Von Treasure

Ann ChristensonMay 15, 2018

Farwell Avenue’s Von Trier escaped the fate of turning into an upscale cocktail bar. Will its focus on German specialties bring back the crowds it drew decades ago? ...

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