Tiki bars can really be a hit or a miss. They can be super expensive to have drinks at and often…read moredisplay the stereotypical cheesy decor. Foundation Bar was an unexpected surprise! From the outside it is so bland and you are truly unsure if you are walking into an abandoned building or a crappy towny bar. Once you enter, it may take your eyes a moment to adjust if you are coming in from a bright sunny day. Foundation Bar has super low lighting, very moody. There is ample seating and a few different seating options; bar stools, booths, high top tables. Seat yourself. To order drinks you walk up to the bar. There is not table service. The decorations here are great! There are some really incredible pieces and collections! Some I would love to have if I could find them. This is a very laid back atmosphere, very chill not loud or overbearing so relax and enjoy the ambiance. I believe my drink was called El Diablo and was very good. My boyfriend chose a Zombie which is always strong! He preferred my drink!

Such an impressive tiki bar! You would not know what an amazing atmosphere is inside from just…read morelooking at the exterior. The decor and level of detail is spot on. I could've stayed here for hours! Drinks were strong, authentic, and very reasonably priced. I loved the mystery rum mixes and how every drink is so different. We tried the volcano bowl, Mai tai, and zombie. Volcano bowl was obviously a fun drink, but the zombie was my favorite! Can't wait to go back!

Perfect spot for a hot day when you still want to be outside. We tried numerous drinks and food…read moreoptions. Great service. Chill vibes.

Tiki bar in the Third Ward is a little slice of beach in the busy city. With some of the best (and…read morestrongest) cocktails around, I will forever recommend this bar to anyone looking for bar recs in Milwaukee. During the summer, the windows are gone, allowing for fresh air and more room to move around both inside and outside the bar. It is always packed, but the bartenders are great at getting to everyone in a timely manner. We had their famous bloody mary, which comes with salmon jerky, shrimp, and of course a full lobster tail! Definitely a drink I will come back for. They also have your classic beach drinks too, including margaritas, pina coladas, and daiquiris. If you are looking for food, they serve food fresh from St Paul's Fish Market!

Great rooftop! There are two rooms of indoor seating and then a small rooftop area with seats. It…read moreis relatively dark inside. The cocktails are amazing! They are involved so it takes the bartenders sometime and there is usually a line at the bar but it is worth the wait! The tiki drinks are strong.

Such a fun spot especially on a nice summer day, great vibes and delicious drinks. We all enjoyed…read morethe One in a Melon cocktail x2!

A great place to sit and enjoy a cocktail on a sunny day. I love the vibes of feeling like I'm on…read morevacation right here in Milwaukee. The bartender was so sweet and chatted with us passing the time. There were a lot of bees- they are horrible this year! They offer a few frozen drink items and a huge menu of cocktails. The Chicago dog is yummy too!

We didn't try the concession stand but we did try the Tiki Bar on the beach. The tiki bar had some…read moregood drink choices for alcoholic drinks and I thought the prices were decent. The staff was really nice and it was pretty quick service. The Tiki Bar drink cooler where they had their pop was broken, so the pops weren't cold but they gave cups of ice. The Dock has restrooms open to the public. They were okay. We were really hoping that there would be showers inside the restrooms, but there weren't. They did have 1 outside out in the open.

Don't come here. The drinks are too good, the bar is too cool, and there isn't enough room. Just…read morestay away every Friday and Saturday night when they are open so I can always have a seat. Ya see, the thing about tiki drinks is that they take a minute to make, cost a bit extra, and I drink them far too quickly. So unless you're ready to fight me up the stairs for a spot, just avoid this place. The barkeep is rad, they're usually carving a new tiki piece when open, and the menu has like 20 choices.. If you do come here, you will enjoy it. If you don't, that's fine too because I'm trying to keep this place all to my self.

My husband and I had been so eager to visit Ula Ula since we heard about it from the owner of…read moreanother tiki bar, and, after many attempts to visit only to find it closed every single time, we finally made it up the stairs in Red Bar for its announced grand re-opening! Our drinks were solid I had the Painkiller, and my husband had the Love Potion. The bartenders were friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, the TVs displaying live online poker really detracted from the ambiance. We really enjoy tiki bars for the drinks and the escapism, and it was just way too hard, actually impossible, to forget we were sitting in a Midwestern bar in the middle of winter. We will probably give it another chance, when it's not the grand re-opening, but based on that first experience, really nothing to write home about.

Cool atmosphere! We just went for one drink to check it out, but the place is awesome!read more

I have never had a bad time at mothership. They've been unlucky to have some flooding the past year…read morebut every time they come back stronger. They do the coolest thing I think for a anniversary party. They had three different bars with three different menus represented. It was nice to be able to try a bunch of different cocktails on that day. But they're always serving up great cocktails any day you go. They also have Dooby dogs outback which has some of the best fries with cheese sauce you'll have in the area. It's a small bar and they have a small enclosed patio. They also have I think two or three dollar Hamms.

Cute little place, not sure if's really good for families all the time but my kids did enjoy…read morethemselves, I think this would be better for adults. And I would definitely try it again with my friends next time.

I tried calling ahead to see if we can reserve a spot but none of the 3 phone numbers I seen , no…read moreone answered ahead of opening time? One said it was not a working number? They should have a phone that has a message on it.

Reservations are limited to 5 people, so our group of 6 had to split up even though many tables…read morewere empty on a Wednesday. The "milkshakes" were mostly whipped cream, with a little ice cream at the bottom. The burgers were good quality. Service was unobjectionable.

What a fun time! Service was great, and such fun nostalgic decor!!! Get the tots if you're a fan…read more Also, the cheese curds are to die for. I got the original chicken sammie w tots and the 2 cent beer special (came on a Sunday and you just can't beat getting a can of Spotted Cow for two cents!) Hubs and daughter split a smash cheeseburger and fries and my daughter liked it so much, she wanted another, all to herself. We got milkshakes to go for the kiddos. Fabulous. We really want to return when we're back in town!

Fun place with a very friendly, helpful owner! I went to Trader Nick's with a few friends for a…read moreweeknight book club. Trader Nick's is located on Lake Drive in Cudahy. It's kind of tucked into a corner lot so it's easy to miss if you're not looking for it. Trader Nick's has a wide variety of rum Tiki drinks. I'm not much of a rum drinker, but the owner ran through my drink options without my needing to ask - including a couple of vodka, gin, and Bourbon drinks on the menu. I had a Bourbon Sling and it was very tasty. My drink - with a pretty hefty tip - was around $12 - pretty reasonable, in my opinion. The owner is so nice and helpful! He checked in on our group a few times, and thanked us for visiting more than once as we left. He seemed genuinely interested in whether we had a good experience. One of the two resident dogs was cute, but he didn't seem to like me very much. I got a little growl and bark - yikes. The only thing I think could be improved is the addition of food, or at least some snacks. Especially since most of the drinks are liquor based, it would be helpful to have some food with the drinks.

I don't really know where to start. When this is your local watering hole you want to get down on…read morethe ground to say, thank you baby Jesus. Nick is like a walking encyclopedia of spirit and distiller knowledge. I mean this in a historical PBS way. You'll learn about funny crazy bootleggers, prohibition, sailors, and historical facts about cherries you never imagined. On my second visit the barkeep remembered my name. If that doesn't make you feel at home I'm not sure what will. Nick knows Rum. Let me say this again. Nick knows Rum. He will make you a cocktail that's perfect and delicious and tell you its story. Yes. This is a tiki bar. So there are sweet options, but if that's not your thing tell your barkeep. They know what cocktails to make you. Did I mention how adorable this bar is? They have an impeccable tiki glass collection. Lots of local wood art work and all the tiki vibes. You can have a beer too if you are not in the cocktail mood. They even bring a Hawaiian beer to the list. If you want high class cocktails that don't have all the hoity toity, but all the flavor then get in here. Some nights they have live music too. Are you ready to feel connected to your local community?

The Brick is the place to go in the North Shore. Always a good time. Great service great food and…read morereasonable prices. building an addition which will make it an even better place to visit. They even have Guinness and Yingling on Tap Wonderful Sunday brunch as well till noon.

The wife had us on an errand to pick up some random online find and it was Friday so... Fish fry it…read moreis! Not knowing the area at all, this place was a lucky find. She immediately ordered us the carnivore tots. You may not want to order them if you are just two people and also want to eat dinner as they are huge and very good. We regretted our life choices and stuffed ourselves. The only thing that I can suggest is adding a bunch of chopped green onions and some sour cream to it. That's what we did with the leftovers after reheating them in the air fryer and that made it even better. I ordered us a three piece fish fry to split. My wife got mad at me when the food arrived because we got so much food that she thought I had ordered us two orders but nope. The bill came and it was just a single order. She apologized. We will be back next time we are in the area for sure!