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what’s new in city dining
Maybe the reason Roast Coffee Co. displays funky art is because it’s
the former location of the East Side Gallery. At any rate, the Cream
City walls tastefully show off contemporary art, including a framed
display of used artists’ brushes that they’ll sell you for $350.
Patrons can also check out the postcard collection from past and
present customers.
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Our lunch at Flipside Café and Grill
in Grafton met our expectations, i.e. "grill." There’s no
false advertising at Flipside. We loved the burgers, not frozen
prepackaged perfect round hockey pucks, but instead real patties,
hand-formed, char-grilled and prepared medium well.
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With a name like Marchese, if you’re
planning to make pizza in Milwaukee, you’d better get it right.
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I counted. The menu at White Oak Grill lists "wood
grilled" 29 times — and that’s exactly what’s happening in
the back room. From the Appetizer menu we sampled Wood Grilled
Bruschetta and Wood Grilled Vegetarian Kabob.
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BritInn
People who may recall the old Shorewood Inn at the BritInn’s
location will be surprised. It shrunk. Now it’s a cozy pub with an
energetic menu, a long list of tap brews and one hard cider.
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new in metro Milwaukee dining
Diners at Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
and Wine Bar will not be disappointed by the steak at this brand new
Brookfield restaurant. Chef Jacob Satin hand cuts every steak after it
has been aged for five weeks.
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Hickory
Sticks
We’re out in the sticks," the waitress said when I called
for directions to Hickory Sticks Restaurant and Pub. The address says
Waukesha, but it’s actually in the town of Vernon.
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Taste
of Italy
When Frank Sinatra’s crooning in the
background and there’s rosemary-scented olive oil on dark green
tablecloths, you can bet something good is on the way. At Taste
of Italy, the first thing our waitress said was, "I have fresh
bread in the oven. If you give me a minute, I’ll bring it right out
to you." And she did. Five minutes later we had warm, crusty
bread to soak up the olive oil that I could have eaten with a spoon.
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Hotaru’s Steak House
and Sushi Bar
Alot of people are wondering, ‘What’s a sushi bar doing in
Okauchee?’" says Lori Steiner, who owns Hotaru’s Steak House
and Sushi Bar with her husband, John. Located in Okauchee, it’s the
only sushi bar in the Lake Country. "Think of it as East meets
West," says John Steiner.
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Habanero’s
Aficionados of scallops will love the El Parador at Habanero’s.
Chefs grill several large scallops and jumbo shrimp, then serve them
in a light sauce flavored with chile de arbol. The scallops are sweet,
tender, juicy and perfectly matched to the sauce. The shrimp adds
additional flavor to the dish, but the real stars are the scallops.
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Capital
Grille
We’re very proud of our wine
list," says Laurie Casler, an employee of The Capital Grille in Atlanta,
who is temporarily stationed in Milwaukee training employees in this elegant
addition to local upscale cuisine.
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Intimate
settings
It’s the ultimate in restaurant
pampering — swank surroundings, sumptuous cuisine and plenty of
privacy. Personal dining spaces, once only an option for VIPs, are now
available at establishments around Milwaukee. You can impress
co-workers and friends at your next dinner party with a reservation at
one of these luxurious private dining rooms.
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Amir Rasouli calls his Riverwest restaurant "Shi Chai."
The name comes from the hookah part of this hookah
lounge/Mediterranean deli as "Shisha" means
"hookah" in his native Iran. He took the shi and added chai
— that wonderful spiced tea from the Middle East — and came up
with Shi Chai.
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