Dining - Sept. 29, 2008
Soul food guide
It's amazing that one of the most despicable periods in American history inspired delicious foods like southern fried chicken, homemade macaroni and cheese, collard greens, chitlins, hush puppies, fried catfish, sweet potato pie, cole slaw and black-eyed peas. Lucky for us, Milwaukee has a few of the finest soul food restaurants in the Midwest.
Tags: African American, soul food, thai food, italian food, ethnic food

Dining - Dec. 2, 2007
New soul food restaurant opens on North Avenue
Mama’s Best Soul Food is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, either dine-in or carry-out.
Tags: Mama's Best Soul Food, soul food, North Side

Dining - Oct. 27, 2007
Best soul food, 2007: Speed Queen
Once again, OnMilwaukee.com readers say Speed Queen serves the city’s best soul food.
Tags: soul food, speed queen, savoy, Mr. Perkins Family Restaurant, B&H Soul Food, QF&H, Grant's, Desmond's, Ja-Stacy's, 311 Club

Dining - Jan. 18, 2007
Soche restaurant and bar shines in Bronzeville
Last month, Corey and Lamonica Smith introduced Milwaukee to a new restaurant and lounge called Soche, 2213 N. Martin Luther King Dr. So far, business exceeds the Smith's expectations.
Tags: Soche, Corey Smith, Lamonica Smith, Dereck Nackers, Bronzeville, soul food

Dining - Aug. 21, 2006
Bare-bones Speed Queen racks up diehard rib lovers and more
There isn't a parking lot more aromatic than the one in front of Speed Queen Bar B-Q, 1130 W. Walnut St. The scrumptious smell of beef and pork slow-sizzling over a hickory-and-apple wood fire could challenge even the staunchest vegetarian to reconsider.
Tags: Speed Queen, soul food, barbecue, BBQ, ribs

Milwaukee Buzz - May 12, 2006
Q Real American Food moseys out of Bay View
After being in business for less than two years, Q Real American Food -- located in Bay View at 2258 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. -- will close for good on Sunday, May 14. The West Allis restaurant, 6425 W. Greenfield Ave., will remain open.
Tags: Q Real American Food, ribs, soul food

Bars & Clubs - Dec. 9, 2004
Club Timbuktu tags Center Street with fresh new vibe
Omar Gagali and Youssouf Komaraest have embarked on a variety of interesting endeavors since moving to Milwaukee from Africa, but the soon-to-open African club and restaurant Club Timbuktu is quite possibly their best work yet.
Tags: Club Timbuktu, Lula's Cafe, Center Street, Africa, African, Qualiss, Soul Food, Guinea, Mali, Riverwest, Somalia, Omar Gagali, Youssouf Komaraest

Bars & Clubs - Oct. 29, 2004
Panache jazzes up North Side with supper club
Taking the old Red Mill East space at 4034 W. Good Hope Rd., Panache will open Friday, Nov. 12. Owners Erin Hackney and Daniel Vaughn feel they're filling an entertainment void and can't wait to share their upscale jazz supper club with Brew City.
Tags: jazz, Berkeley Fudge, Red Mill East, Sade, Erykah Badu, Erin Hackney, Daniel Vaughn, Mecca, Dasha Kelly, soul food

Marketplace - Sept. 15, 2004
North Side salon specializes in braids, dreads
Alice Qualiss learned to braid hair as a girl, living in West Africa. Fifteen years ago, she opened Qualiss African Braiding in Milwaukee and made it a place where other French-speaking African women could practice their trade and learn new ones.
Tags: African American, soul food, reggae

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 2, 2004
Amistad Pavilion anchors on North Side
From parties to concerts to family reunions, The Amistad, 2342 W. North Ave., offers Milwaukeeans from all sides of town the unique opportunity to celebrate, perform and unite on the North Side.
Tags: North Side, soul food, African American

Dining - Nov. 11, 2002
Saint Bessie's leaves diners feeling forsaken
The concept of naming an eatery after a mammoth gold cow statue earns instant points with this quirk seeker, but unfortunately, by the end of the evening, our good spirits were milked dry due to unfair service and lukewarm food.
Tags: bistro, sushi, crazy water, tess, babalu, soul food