German Hot Dog Co. - Minneapolis, MN

Published March 5, 2010 at 1:45 p.m.
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The deal: The German Hot Dog Co. (which I affectionately refer to as "Jose Germasians" due to its bizarre combination of Asian, Mexican and German cuisine) in Minneapolis' Skyway offers a walleye filet sandwich for $7.99. There are no sides included, but you can get some tartar sauce in a ketchup packet ... The food: Jose Germasians describes the sandwich as a "lightly breaded walleye filet on a steamed hoagie with scallop butter and toasted almonds". I describe the sandwich as a fishy mess

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Take the Milwaukee challenge: Elsa's vs. Club Garibaldi wings

Published March 3, 2010 at 9:07 a.m.


In November, we took the top two vote-getters in our Best of Dining 2009 readers poll and put them to the Milwaukee Challenge. The challenge was so popular, we decided to do a second round, pitting the No. 3 and No. 4 poll winners -- Elsa's on the Park and Club Garibaldi -- against one another.

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Dino'z offers another sports option on State Street

Published March 2, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.


After just two weeks in business, owner Dean Pawelski is happy with the customer traffic flowing into Dino'z Sports Bar and Grill, his new tavern located at 5018 W. State St. Pawelski moved his operation from Burnham Street in West Allis, bringing some loyal fans and 17 dart league teams with him.

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Brunch guide

Published March 2, 2010 at 5:18 a.m.


The weekly grind hardly allows time for a.m. bacon, eggs and hash browns, and if there is time to whip 'em up, they're usually scarfed down fast. That's why weekend brunches are such a relaxing treat. Check out our list of the local Sunday morning hot spots.

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Ryan Braun's Waterfront will replace Fratello's

Published March 1, 2010 at 8:39 p.m.


Ryan Braun's Waterfront will move into the space occupied by Fratello's Waterfront Restaurant, 102 N. Water St., in the Third Ward.

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Scouting report: La Serenata

Published March 1, 2010 at 9:02 a.m.


There are many Mexican restaurants in the Greater Milwaukee Area. It's not hard to find a good spot for a quick trip "south of the border."

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Il Mito celebrates home recipes

Published Feb. 28, 2010 at 4:08 p.m.


For the past few weeks, people from across the country have been uploading their family recipes onto familyreciperevival.com, as part of Il Mito's Chef Michael Feker's first initiative in a year-long plan to encourage people to make dining together at the dinner table a priority again.

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Wrap up bar month with dessert in a glass

Published Feb. 28, 2010 at 1:04 p.m.


Like a filling dinner, OnMilwaukee.com's annual Bar Month is winding down and now that the final course has been brought to the table, we've all earned a sweet dessert. So, what better way to wrap up a satisfying month of stories about the local bar scene than with some local dessert drinks recipes.

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Barhopping with College Dave and friends: Feb. '10

Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 9:05 a.m.


Longtime Milwaukee bartender and friend of OnMilwaukee.com "College Dave" Mikolajek is your host for another tour of off-the-radar places that give our favorite city its unique flavor. The itinerary this month features stops at Champion's, Swigs, Mamie's and Sarge's Corner.

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Craft Brewers Break Ranks And Use Rice

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 9:21 p.m.
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One of the silliest things I have ever come across in all these years of yapping about good beer was last year's infomercial made by US craft brewers titled "I am a Craft Brewer." It included many mutual back pats and self-pinned blue ribbon statements including the pledges that they do not put corn in their beer, they do not put rice in their beer. One year later, such "honouring and holding true to their craft" - as the infomercial claimed - is seemingly not so important to New Jersey's Flying

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