"Bar Month" at OnMilwaukee.com is back for another round! The whole month of February, we're serving up intoxicatingly fun bars and club articles -- including guides, bartender profiles, drink recipes and even a little Brew City bar history. Cheers!

Save your jokes, West Allis has heard them all before.

The fact of the matter is the western suburb has a lot to offer the discriminating connoisseur of alcoholic beverages. You're not going to find the upscale, Milwaukee Street type of clubs where what you wear and what you drink will send off a vibe of how cool you are. It's a working-class community and West Allis' establishments reflect that; come in, have a beer, grab a bite to eat, unwind and have a good time.

If you are looking to take a night off from your usual East Side, Downtown, Brady Street or Bay View haunts, a jaunt West Allis might provide what you're looking for. Just make sure you select a designated driver before the night begins.

Here are a handful of West Allis' bar offerings. Feel free to add your own reviews and suggest your favorite spots by using the Talkback feature below.

Benno's
7413 W. Greenfield Ave.
(414) 453-9094
http://members.tripod.com/bennosbar/home.html

Located in the heart of Downtown West Allis (Yes, there is one), Benno's is a great starting-off point. If you like beer on tap, this is the place for you; Benno's has more than 30 draft choices from the basics -- Miller Lite, MGD, High Life -- to specialty brews like Delirium, Louise's Demise, Schell's Firebrick and, of course, offerings by Sprecher and Lakefront Breweries. Benno's is a fine place to cap off a Friday night of bar-hopping. Stop in for happy hour and enjoy the fish fry. Benno's draws a pretty solid happy hour and after-work crowd. Plus, if you like shots that will burn a hole through your insides, Benno's is one of the only places in Milwaukee that serves Slivowicz and Stroh Rum. The bar also has one of the best pieces of "old junk" of any bar in town: a giant, authentic "RESTROOM" sign from Milwaukee County Stadium.

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Posted by High_Life_Man on Feb. 11, 2008 at 3:07 p.m. (report)

I'm in for West Allis Shake Down! My buddies and I usually have one in Springtime anyway. My favorite wrestling tagteam was at Mugshotz? Awesome! Nice little bar, lots of cops hang out there.

Posted by MandM on Feb. 9, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. (report)

Everyone needs to make a stop at Mugshotz! Its a great atmosphere with fun people and special events! Plus they have great specials, Mugshotz Brew for $1 and tasty shots for $1- You cant beat that!

Posted by brewcitywrestling on Feb. 9, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. (report)

I was at Mugshotz last month with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine & Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and they treated us with some gerat hospitality. Greg and Carmine were just FAN-tabulous. That means fantastic and fabulous for all you jobronis that don't know what I'm talking about.

Posted by steffek on Feb. 9, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. (report)

Not much of a bar guide when one bar is in Greenfield (Club Paragon) another bar they get every special wrong (Magoo's) and they dont mention the best bar that has opened in the last year (MugShotz).

Posted by betty on Feb. 8, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. (report)

There is a Stallis barcrawl coming up in mid-March. I know Mugshotz and Flappers are involved...can't remember who else.