Kids & Family - Nov. 25, 2009
Business Week's top place to raise kids in Wisconsin is ...
Businessweek.com named its "Best Places to Raise Your Kids" in Wisconsin (and the other 49 states) today. See which three Wisconsin communities are on the list.
Tags: Oshkosh, West Allis, Eau Claire, Business Week, Best Places to Raise Kids, rankings, lists, best of

Dining - Oct. 29, 2009
Milwaukee's best other Asian, 2009: Umami Moto
For the second straight year, OnMilwaukee.com readers picked Umami Moto as their favorite other Asian restaurant (not strictly Chinese, Japanese or Thai). OnMilwaukee.com's Amy Schubert called the menu at Umami Moto "simple, precise and delicious" and adds that the service is "prompt, attentive and uses a team approach without being intrusive."
Tags: best of, other asian, umami moto

Dining - Oct. 27, 2009
Milwaukee's best Italian, 2009: Ristorante Bartolotta
OnMilwaukee.com readers have spoken, again. Like last year, they have chosen Ristorante Bartolotta in Downtown Tosa as Milwaukee's best Italian restaurant.
Tags: dining month, best of, ristorante bartolotta

Dining - Oct. 26, 2009
Milwaukee's best Indian, 2009: Maharaja
Milwaukee has a variety of great Indian restaurants, but OnMilwaukee.com readers declared the East Side's Maharaja to be the very best.
Tags: indian, best of, maharaja

Dining - Oct. 24, 2009
Best suburban dining, 2009: Le Reve
Our annual "Best of" survey maybe designed to highlight the best and the brightest that our city's culinary choices have to offer, but that doesn't mean we don't have any love for the 'burbs. In this question, we asked our readers to chime in on their favorite restaurant outside of the city limits.
Tags: dining month, best of, best suburban dining, le reve

Dining - Oct. 22, 2009
Milwaukee's best street food, 2009: Frank, the "Pepperoni Cannoli" guy
Here at OnMilwaukee.com, we're delighted to see all sorts of new vendors pop up on the streets of Milwaukee. From pizza to pitas, crepes to tacos, the hungry lunchtime (and bar time) crowd has more options than ever.
Tags: best of, dining month, street food, streetza, Pepperoni Cannoli, Frank Pecoraro

Dining - Oct. 21, 2009
Milwaukee's best wings, 2009: Buffalo Wild Wings
With 14 different sauces and five local locations (Water Street, Mayfair, West Allis, New Berlin and West Bend), Buffalo Wild Wings was a clear winner in this year's "Best of" readers' survey.
Tags: dining month, best of, best wings, buffalo wild wings, bw-3, points east pub

Dining - Oct. 18, 2009
Milwaukee's best salads, 2009: Beans and Barley
Ah, the salad. We've witnessed it rise in the ranks among menus over the years, just as we've seen it get shrouded in controversy.
Tags: best of, dining month, best salads, salad, beans and barley

Dining - Oct. 15, 2009
Milwaukee's best patio, 2009: Barnacle Bud's
Even people who love Milwaukee generally concede that the city has one major flaw: Beautiful weather is far too scarce. But when the sun is warm on our skin, we Milwaukee's like to sit outside at Barnacle Bud's with a cold one.
Tags: Best of, patio, Barnacle Bud's, Milwaukee Ale House, Trocadero

Dining - Oct. 15, 2009
Chicago's take on Milwaukee's best cheeseburgers
Today the Chicago Tribune discusses the spirited topic of "best cheeseburger in Milwaukee." The Tribune's "Cheeseburger bureau chief," Kevin Pang, boldly lays down his choices.
Tags: Chicago Tribune, best of, cheeseburgers, best burger, Kevin Pang, Solly's, mazo's, sobelmans

Dining - Oct. 15, 2009
Milwaukee's best lunch buffet, 2009: Casablanca
This city is stuffed with hearty lunch buffets of many different ethnicities, but OnMilwaukee.com readers chose Casablanca, 728 E. Brady St., as their overall favorite.
Tags: dining month, best of, best lunch buffet, lunch buffet, casablanca

Dining - Oct. 13, 2009
Milwaukee's best hot dog, 2009: The Dogg Haus
Grilling Vienna Beef links on poppy seed buns, you can choose from the Tex-Mex (salsa, cheddar cheese, sour cream and jalapenos), Berlin's Best (sauerkraut, onions and mustard), The Hollywood (nacho cheese and jalapenos) or the Atlantic City (sauerkraut, onions, mustard and relish).
Tags: dogg haus, sammy's, jake's deli, hot dog, best of, doggfather, stonefly, real chili, gilles, real dogs, judy's red hots, fratelli's, cafe hollander, maders, karl ratzsch, martino's, miller park, milwaukee brat house, old german beer hall

Dining - Oct. 13, 2009
Milwaukee's best hidden gem, 2009: La Merenda
You love the appetizers at La Merenda and you also think it's the city's best hidden dining gem!
Tags: La Merenda, best of, Sala da Pranzo

Dining - Oct. 12, 2009
Milwaukee's best frozen custard, 2009: Kopp's
Like every year, it wasn't even a popularity or name recognition contest for our readers to pick a winner, as Karl Kopp does make some indisputably delicious desserts. With several locations around town, his stands blend an eye for design detail, robot-like efficiency and melty, eggy, creamy goodness.
Tags: kopp's, best of, frozen custard

Dining - Oct. 11, 2009
Milwaukee's best coffee shop / café, 2009: Alterra
We can't remember a readers' poll in which Alterra didn't take the top prize as best coffee shop / café, but this year was even more lopsided than most. In 2009, Alterra received 52.5 percent of the votes; second place, Stone Creek got 7.5 percent.
Tags: alterra, coffee, best of, paul miller, ward fowler, lincoln fowler