This is a great spot as a heavy metal venue (even though I'm not a metal fan, important local metal…read morebands are booked and gain exposure here) and also a great karaoke spot. They have karaoke on Sunday nights and DJ/Karaoke for ladies' night on Thursdays. Ladies' night features AYCD from 10 to midnight for only $12, and guys get free beer for a span of time as well. Forgive me for not remembering exactly what period of time that span covers, but it's approximately right before ladies night begins. The owner keeps my favorite low alcohol beer on hand, Schöfferhofer, which is only 2.5%, so you can have a few without getting sloppy. That is, of course, unless it's your birthday and all your friends buy you tequila shots. After that, be careful, and please find a safe way home! The owner is a very sweet man from Slovenia who used to live in Chicago and is a huge fan of Da Bears, hence the name, "Da Bar." The front area is perfectly suited for karaoke and the crowd is by and large very supportive. In the back room, there is a bigger stage for hosting bands as well as a large seating area and minimally pool for bar games to play! There is also video gambling available for your entertainment, and a pull tab machine. 10/10 recommended!

It's been years since i've been Da Bar. A dear friend of mine was playing on 11/21. One positive…read morenote upgraded sound and lighting. You have learned nothing from being on slumlord bar by our owner Markus. It smelt like stale beer and vomit mixed with diarrhea throughout the bar. No toilet paper and the lady's restroom, a backed up toilet filthy disgusting. Bartenders were absolutely useless. SamanthaThe one bartender was drooling on herself who supposedly doesn't drink behind the bar. With multiple OWI's. When will you learn. You should be embarrassed Markus. A large majority of people stated to myself and others.They will never be back. Can't fix stupid.

Stopped by for an event-great atmosphere! So colorful! I want to try the food next! Service seemed…read moregreat as well!

We requested POP to host a drag show for mine and my fiancée's joint bachelorette weekend in MKE!…read moreThe queens performed a variety of songs that we knew and loved and made both of us brides feel so special. Ramona was an amazing show hostess who was so witty on the mic, Ricky was a wonderful server who made sure our drinks were always full and Marcus arranged the logistics behind the scene to make it a totally unforgettable afternoon. All of the queens and the whole POP staff went so above and beyond, we couldn't be happier!

Mittenfest is fun, from a people watching perspective, cause that's all we got to do. It's also a…read morecool place to get some grub as Iron Grate BBQ and many other businesses were down there serving up the goods. It's not the place to get your drink on though as the lines are notoriously long, actually more like ridiculously long! I am a grown person and do not, I repeat, do not stand in line, especially for 45 minutes to an hour. Maybe I would for some things, but not just to get a damn beer, no way! We wound up elsewhere to partake in libations and made a general quick appearance just to see what all the fuss is about. Not sure if I'll be attending this again.All I really wanted to enjoy was a few beers but we walked away briefly enjoying only the scene...

First to review! Boom!…read more (Of course, it's because up until now, no one had added a Mittenfest business listing to Yelp, I myself guilty and probably a more culpable culprit than the rest of you alls.) So, a quick FYI before reviewing. (read: this is a Yelpy public service announcement... ) If a business or event - and event not meaning someone's super bowl party or birthday or whatever, but event as in something large-scale and public in nature that occurs each and every year and contributes to the cultural landscape of MKE - is not already on Yelp, you... yes YOU... can just add it. It's super easy on desktop and even easier from your phone. I added a biz listing for a bar on Friday night that wasn't even on Yelp at all and did so in like a minute flat. Internetninja. Alright, now that that's out of the way, Mittenfest! First to review! Bam. I love Mittenfest. It's a great annual event for a great cause that showcases and highlights a few of things about Milwaukee that make me love this town so hard. +An outdoor street festival in the middle of winter? Check. Embrace your Milwaukeeness and your midwesternness and just get down with the snow and cold. It's good for you and it makes you feel alive. +Get a bunch of people together, donate $$/food/clothes for Hunger Task Force and drink some extra crafty beers and enjoy barrel aged Old Fashioneds and value-added Valentine coffee while catching rad local bands and catching up w/ friends? Yes please. +Local artists/crafters selling some locally-made wares? Bonus. +Goodkind's bone broth forever, please and thankyou. +A solid community vibe, stellar people watching, great drinks, and a general "down to hang" attitude despite weather. Someone said it best when they said this yesterday: "Any excuse Milwaukee can get its hands on to be outside and drink, it will gladly take." So yes. This event is a super-fab annual gathering of good times and good cause that aims to either embrace Milwaukee winter or give it a big fat proverbial middle finger, whichever way you prefer to look at it. In the last few years, popularity of this street festival has soared and with humble beginnings now having grown into 2700 "joins" on Facebox, there's no denying the fact that the festival's facing some growing pains. This is normal. Lines (sometimes long) are normal and should be expected at an event of this physical size (small-ish) and attendance (large-ish). A couple thoughts or potential bits of insight for the organizers as they navigate this growth... -set-up: Brandyland is perpendicular to the street, so there's really no doing anything about having a line cut the festival square in half unless you could use the sidewalk as a line instead. For the most part, people are courteous about lines and not cutting, but the organization game could definitely be upped a touch all things considering. Using natural boundaries or DIY stanchions could be helpful insofar as queues go, too. -I feel like a jerk calling this out, but $9 feels pretty steep for those OFs given the size and the wait. I know costs associated w/ putting this thing on are certainly there: Burnhearts probably has to pay the bands and pay for the permits and port-a-potties but, keepin' it real: the price on those puppies definitely made me stop at one when I otherwise might not have. -Is it crazy to suggest pushing this whole shebang a little further? With the good MF does for a solid cause coupled with its local popularity, seems to me that this winter festival definitely has the potential for growth, both in physical size and scale of offerings. If the City permitting office would allow Burnhearts to close Logan from Potter to KK, food trucks or other restaurants could come hang to provide more food, you could offset lines by having more beer choices, more port-a-potties, a larger area for artists/vendors, areas that are more "family-friendly" in nature, etc... just spitballing here, but seems totally plausible to me should it be something the organizers are interested in. Thanks for hosting this thing year over year, Burnhearts! I may be wrong on this, but I believe Mittenfest is MKE's only outdoor winter street festival at this point. People clearly love it and rightfully so; the concept is great, the cause is stellar, it's quality local art and libations, and it's a great excuse for community to come together and drink outdoors in boots and parkas. Well done.

Attended the Coldplay/Imagine Dragons candlelight concert at the Skylight Theater, and have to say,…read morewhat a beautiful venue. The intimate theater setting made my date and I feel involved in the performance. The acoustics of the venue were incredible as the sound of strings moved through the space. And the drinks offered were well crafted for the event. Beautiful showing!

Really had a good time here. I went to watch Amadeus. The play was very well done great performance…read moreby wonderful professionals. They have a nice little bar eating area of stairs which is as time to serve you during intermissions and before the show . And they also got a several coat racks you can use so if you look to your left and that coat wreck is full what's your right that one's full look further to your right lots of coat racks and even have a coat room. The seating is really comfortable and again the performance is great.

Your review helps others learn about great local businesses…read more Nice and safe place to have a drink once in a while. The construction modern and original. The drinks are good the appetizers are good but very small but outside the hotdogs are great! Please don't review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you're connected in any way to the owner or employees.

This is occupied in the space where CO2 used to be, this was my first time in the this club. I…read morehated the club the music was horrible. You could barely hear the music. People lined up to tell DJ to do a better job-no kidding. It got so bad that a bunch of people left the club after 45 mins after we got there. You are better off going to Decibel.

Tiffany is fantastic! Our party of five arrived. She gave great suggestions and helped us customize…read moreour drink selections. Excellent food!! Best Cat Fish north of South Carolina! The highlight was learning about Chicago Steppin' Thanks to our Chef for outstanding food.

Family of 5 ate here during a badger basketball game. Ordered several food items, all were OK. Some…read morefood was brought out, we were told the rest would be out shortly. A wrap came out 15 minutes later, total time 30 minutes. A pizza still had not come, but we were told it would come out shortly. After 30 more minutes, an hour total, we asked about it they suggested maybe ordering something else. The music in this place was so loud it was not good for conversation. While the basketball game was on TV, the super loud club style music certainly did not lend itself to a sports bar feel. If you want a place to chill to loud music, come here. If you want to watch sports or get food i recommend going someplace else.

I've been here a few times now each time for event specific reasons. The space is three levels the…read morefirst two floors seem to offer the same amount of room capacity wise and each feature a bar. The third level is a rooftop space which has yet to be open when I've been there. Between each floor is also a small loft/half floor used for photo backdrops and coat checks at the events I've attended. The narrow layout of the bar does make it a little hard for a true dance vibe since people constantly need to get through since it's both walkway and main space so if that's more your thing this may not be the spot for you. They do offer hookah ($38 when I asked) - drinks are fairly pricey considering their size! Two drinks for $25 served in 6 oz cups! Yet someone ordered a glass of beer and it was $6. So maybe more the spot for quick grabs versus cocktails. It's generally a cute spot the vibe with the neon lights and their sayings are cute and make for photo moments. Bathrooms were clean. Bartenders were super nice. The stairs for getting between levels are definitely a hazard! The steps aren't all even with that half floor in between and I have issues and see people have issues every-time. They should really paint the harder to notice ones yellow or add stripes - especially when it's darker and if someone is drinking makes for a much scarier situation is all.

Very nice! I think they rotate DJ's I'm not too sure, but nice space and the crowd was great. They…read morehave sections and sections in the smaller upstairs area too. Wish I got pictures of the place but it slipped my mind. Went on a Thursday and lots of Milwaukee music was played my friend said they have different themes but idk for sure. It was a good time and the staff were friendly!

Strong drinks. Rich Evans and I made out for like an hour here; best night of my life. I left my…read moreheart in milwaukee.

I stopped here for a refreshing cocktail after work just trying new places out on my bookmarks…read morelist. It's a small neighborhood dive bar with a pool table TVs etc like any other neighborhood bar. As I walked in I noticed food all over pool table and other tables but no local games were on the TVs which was strange. The place was oddly packed and I got the last stool in the corner end of the bar. As I sat there drinking my cocktail the locals talked to me and invited me to the food which was cool. Suddenly happy birthday was being sung and it all made sense now because it was a surprise birthday party for one of the regulars and I was offered cake, how cool because I knew no one in the place. It's a very friendly neighborhood bar and not clikey at all.