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    Mangos Cafe

    3.3 (44 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials
    Good for dancing

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    I loved mangos  S/O bartender Q he had me and my girls lit we had sm fun  he also fine and his drinks are good af

    Mango's 10/10!! Love the food, hookah, and our bartender he was so fine and gave us good drinks

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    Andrea F.

    Mangos is it's own vibe and it can change depending on when you're in but I've always had a good experience here. The staff are friendly and are good about getting your orders right. I've had tacos a couple of times and they've always been decent. Milwaukee has a lot of taco spots so there's a lot to compare to. We did their bottomless mimosa brunch a few weekends ago and the bartender was as attentive towards the end when it was packed as when we started and it was empty. They have a dj that comes in for the brunch and a nice brunch menu!

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    Diamond T.

    Decided to try out Mangos Cafe with a couple of my friends. We went during the weekday around 5:30 pm, we did make it to the happy which ends at 6pm, but the bartender/host let us know about the Wings specials. Around this time it is not that busy, but it seemed like around 6:45 ish to 7:30 ish people started to come in and it got busy. All three of us got the wings basket, 6 wings with fries. We all got the same flavor Jamaican Jerk since they suggested that was the go to wing flavor everyone gets. The wings were awesome, along with the sauce! The sauce was no overly powerful, it was sweet, yet a subtle hint of spice. The sauce is definitely worth the try with the wings. The sauce was not thick or thin, it was a medium thickness and was not messy at all to eat which was great. The fries came to us hot, crispy and fresh. The fries were wonderful, golden brown and salted perfectly well. There was no excessive oil in our basket even with the fries being fresh and hot. We all like spicy food, but we were looking for flavor. The wings were not dry at all, which was wonderful. I know that sometimes someone gets a bad batch of dry wings, but all three of our baskets were perfect. They have a limited selection of beer and majority of their cocktails are Rum based, hence their theme and restaurant name. They do have other liquor also, but if you wanted something different from a rum cocktail you can always go to another establishment, I mean you're there for the Rum and food. Overall I would come to Mangos Cafe, when I am craving their wings and their rum cocktails.

    Appel jack and lime with  splash of ginger ale

    The food was amazing and the drink the GM was a good host shoutout to him place was like I was on the board walk of the beach

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    Dominic D.

    Hi, This is Dominic the food reviewer. Today I tried Mangos Cafe. It is located at 1682 N. Van Buren St, Milwaukee, WI. 53202. It started in 2010 on 16th and National then they moved to the current location near Brady St. I got to talk to one of the owners, Greg. He said him, and the other owner Frank wanted to open a place that was like a Florida college bar and restaurant, with an interesting twist on tacos. They also own and operate Juana Taco Company and Makk'n'Cheese. Greg told me he started out at Buffalo Wild wings and wanted to make better wings, so they opened their own place. Mangos has also been voted best tacos in Milwaukee twice at Taco fest. The decor is like an island tiki bar with tiki masks decorating the walls. They also have a DJ from 10pm to close. One of the cool things here is that they serve food all the way until bar close, you can pick up, get a delivery or eat in, all the way up to 2AM. They are open 11am-2am (bar close) 7 days a week. They marinate their wings up to 24 hours in Dominican seasoning. To eat, we tried the Triple Sampler which comes with 2 empanadas, half order of Jamaican Curds and a half order of Mango fries. This appetizer was very outstanding I thought. Then, we tried wings with all kinds of different sauces. We tried 2 baskets of Jack Daniels BBQ and Spicy parmesan wings. Then had a basket with Naked wings with the sauce on the side. For the sauces, we had Thai Chili, Caribbean Jerk, Hot and Honey, and their hottest sauce, Angry Chef. I thought the wings were very tender, and I thought the sauces had just the right amount of tang to them. My favorite sauce was the Angry Chef and the Thai Chili. My Dads favorite wings were the spicy parmesan wings. We had so much fun getting to try the Angry Chef sauce. The angry chef was pretty hot but it wasn't too bad, and it was very enjoyable with that nice kick. Next we tried something special. Its not on the menu yet, but it was their authentic taco with Avocado Cream Sauce, and a little Angry Chef hot sauce. I thought my taco was very home-made especially the corn tortilla, and I loved that hot sauce. It was all amazing. My Aunt also had a Tropical Mojito to drink too. I would definitely highly recommend checking this tiki bar and restaurant out because it is very decorative and fun inside, and these are some of the best wings you can have in Milwaukee. That taco was amazing too.

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    Tacos would have more potential if they used corn tortilla. Place would have more potential if they had attentive service.

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    To eat, we tried the Triple Sampler which comes with 2 empanadas, half order of Jamaican Curds and a half order of Mango fries.

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    The inside of the restaurant was super cool it was decorated. I went there for dining week and got…read morethe guacamole and queso appetizers, Argentinian Steak taco, Al Pastor taco, and Crispy Shrimp taco. It came with the Mexican Rice and Cowboy Beans and churros for dessert. I also got the Rudy's classic margarita. We didn't see the waitress too much but they might've been busy or maybe she was the only one on staff. She was super nice though and got all of our orders correct. When we asked to split the checks at the end, it was sort of odd that they divided everything evenly, including drinks and put 1/4 of each drink on each check. The guacamole was nice and fresh and came with little tortilla strips on top which I took off to dip the tortilla chips in. The queso was nice, salty, and well seasoned. The Margarita was delicious, well blended, just strong enough and a nice size. As far as tacos, The Argentinian steak taco was definitely my favorite. The meat was cooked perfectly and very well seasoned. The El Pastor was also very flavorful and the avo vinaigrette that came on it paired well with the dish. The shrimp on the crispy shrimp taco were big and flavorful, just a little on the dry side. The rice and beans were pretty standard, nothing super special or memorable. The churros came out warm, nice crunch on the outside and soft in the middle. The white dipping sauce reminded me of cereal and the darker one was a chocolate with almost a mole sauce type taste. Super fun place and I would definitely come back!

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