I love TomKens - my friends and I go at least once a month. I love the limited edition sauces they come out with. The chicken thighs are and the wings too. They are good size and always cooked right. Beer selection is nice - place is busy but the servers are always on top of their stuff so no complaints there. Typical Wisco corner bar and that's why we love it. No thrills but comfortable atmosphere. Fish fry is pretty good and they have potato pancakes!!!! read more

It's a bar. Some local brews, some cocktails. The staff are nice. All of that is ok. Not that nice of a place. But man... I'd you like Chicken, you will LOVE TomKen's! The Wings, the thighs, the sauces... so incredible! read more

Wonderful, a great chicken dinner at a decent price, I will definitely be back, very good.

Good wings, just wished they were a bit crispier. Potato wedges were so delicious. Super friendly service and cool sports atmosphere. Took one star off because the Mozzarellas sticks tasted weirdly sweet. They looked like eggrolls and had some powdered sugar sprinkled on top. I know some people like them, but I wasn't a fan. read more

Ready for pickup of wings? This is the place! Can't go wrong with their grilled wings and JB3 sauce. ( recommenced by Walter when we used to eat inside) JB3 bourbon brown sugar and jerk B3 bourbon brown sugar The wings are meaty and love all their sauces- You actually should just order enough to try them all. Not a disappointment. read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Brad: 5 stars Dorothy: 6 stars Food is awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Beer was coldddddddddddddddddddddddddd read more

I've been to TomKens multiple times, the bartenders are great, and the wings are some of the best in Milwaukee!

Great wings. Lots of sauce choices. Plenty of street parking. Easy location. Near state fair ark.

Checked in Wednesday night with a couple buddies for drinks and wings. Establishment was busy but we were able to find a big table and shared with others. Very noisy it was hard to have a conversation. Good tap beer selection and prices are fair. Ordered 36 wings, wings came out hot were very large and had good flavor. Over all good experience. read more

Went there on the advice of a friend and it did not disappoint. The food was fresh and came out timely. The flavors of the wings were spot on and the wings were cooked just how I like them. Couldn't be more impressed. read more

Chicken as good as ever. Place is remodeled and looks great. Service is friendly. Great family!

Things got a little out of hand with our spread of 4+ pounds of Tomken's traditional and boneless wings tossed in their creamy Garlic Parm, savory Honey BBQ and their awesome JB3 sauce - which is a unique blend of spices, bourbon glaze and their house jerk rub. We added on a couple of sides of their potato wedges, crinkle cut fries and of course cheese curds. One of our favorite spots in West Allis with some of the best wings in the state - you gotta try Tomken's! read more

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My husband and I were looking for a new place to get some wings so we searched in the Yelp-o-sphere and on OnMilwaukee landed here at TomKen's. We placed an online order for takeout and our food was ready within half an hour. For myself I ordered 12 grilled wings- the JB3 and Buffalo Sings the Bleus. They were very good and even crispy still when we got home. My husband ordered 18 of the battered wings and got the JB3, Honey BBQ, and the Garlic Parmesan. He should have crisped his up in the air fryer at home but his were still very good. We really liked the JB3 sauce best. Inside is set up pretty modern. Staff was friendly. Prices are reasonable. Wings were really good sized too. We will be back. read more

None of the food we had tasted very good!!! The fish just didn't have any taste; obviously not quality cod!!

Definitely a must go to if you love chicken! I know they are meant for their deep friend and traditional wing chicken, but I do not like that! So I decided to take a leap of faith and try the boneless wings and it was soooo good! I had them tossed in garlic parm and honey bbq! Overall so good! The service was so fast and everyone was friendly. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star was because it was sooo busy and the music was loud and so everyone was having to talk over it. But if you like a louder, fun lowkey bar... definitely check this place out! I overall recommend read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

I've been to TomKen's several times over the past couple of years. Initially, I was going for their wing nights on Mondays and Thursdays, but recently went in for the Friendly Fried Chicken dinner. First, their chicken wings are great, some of the best in town! They're available every day, but Mondays and Thursday offer special pricing and special sauce or dry rub options. You can get them battered or naked, both with choice of sauce or rub. Unless you know what you want, I suggest askingthe helpful staff for their suggestion on which sauce or rub is best with battered vs naked. The Friendly Fried Chicken dinner was a half chicken cut into breast, thigh, leg, and wing and served with cole slaw, crinkle cut fries and bread. The chicken arrived hot with tender and juicy meat and cripsy skin. Bravo! I love crinkle cut fries, but these were too thick, so not crispy, unfortunately. I'd prefer thinner and crisp crinkle cuts, a la Culver's. The slaw and bread was solid. Service has been good on my visits and the crowd is pretty much locals from the neighborhood. It's a great place to watch a game, have a beer, or enjoy some delicious fried chicken or wings. Maybe I'll try other menu items next time. read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Friendly Fried Chicken Dinner - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Great place to eat drink and meet people. Friendly staff reasonable prices. Parking can be a hassle.

Everyone has their go to wing place in Milwaukee. For my sister, that is TomKen's. I finally joined her here on Saturday night for their MobCraft beer/wing dinner. Inside, the place isn't much to look at it but I'm fine with that since it looked clean and staff were friendly holding true to their name. The owner/chef was there to go over the wing styles that he paired with the beer and answer questions. I liked the majority of the wings but do have to mention that the garlic jerk wings were incredibly spicy so much so that I didn't even finish them. Overall though, a great experience. Definitely think I need to go back to just experience a regular order of wings. read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Wings to go with beer dinner - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I've driven past TomKen's plenty, and imagined it to be a dark dive bar with West Allis smoker's smoke still seeping out of the walls, but it's actually nice inside! And by nice, I mean clean, family friendly, lots of TV screens, an updated 10-taps of local beer nice! Our visit was not on 75-cent wing night (thank goodness) but we had the wings (of course)! We got them fried and had their normal Buffalo Sings the Bleus medium spicy sauce, and a Bourbon Street BBQ sauce off of a specials menu of sauces. The medium spicy creeps up on you! But we were super pleased with the meal. We also ordered some potato Wedges, which the kitchen forgot to drop (their words), so we got those well after our wings were delivered. The Wedges were so piping hot (scalding, really), that they were too hot to eat for quite awhile. Wish they would have comped their error, but they did not. Our server was adequate- having to be flagged down to refill waters, which in a spicy wings restaurant, should be a habit of the server. They've got a lot of nice Wisconsin craft beers on their menu, and you could belly up to the bar and watch some NCAA up in here. Despite some missteps, TomKen's is still a good option. read more

Bussin bussin. NGL was delicious. 9/10 experience. However, the music they play inside is so loud I leave the restaurant with my ears ringing. read more

Best damn wings in town! Pun intended! Actually on my way there to order from the sweet staff at the bar! See ya there

We have been here several times now and each time is it jam packed... and for good reason. We typically grab a seat at the bar and always have exceptional service. The grilled wings are some of the best in the city (based on my unofficial rankings) and always satisfy. I can usually find a nice local beer on tap so it's a win - win all the way around. One day, I may try other menu items but I come here specifically for the wings... and you should too! read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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One of the best boneless wings around. Fried chicken dinner was top tier. Definitely one of my top 3 bar foods in MKE! read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Honey BBQ Boneless Wings - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

So, I finally made it here to try the wings. Well... they do not disappoint!!! I'll cut right to the chase. We sampled 3 types: the buffalo sings the blues, Parmesan garlic and JB3 (grilled). My favorite was the JB3!!! They were so tasty. I mean lip smacking perfection! The wings were nice and meaty. You can choose coated or grilled. We were told certain flavors are better coated then grilled. Just ask the staff and they will help you out. They also offer boneless wings as well. I will for sure be back to eat the grilled JB3. The place is very nice! Quite larger than I imagined. It was very clean and they have a nice sized bar along with tables for seating. The menu has a little something for everyone. They are reasonable priced and the mixed drinks were delicious! Can't wait to go back! read more

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Great wings, a little loud but enjoyable! Wings are still offered at a good price! Great place to watch Wisconsin Badgers football games !!! Get there early leave late! read more

Orderd the chicken thighs to go should have looked at them before leaving. Opened them up at home and new right away there were overdone. Tried 2 and was right. Dry and tasteless. Brought them back , read more

I never remember this place until I drive by them even though they have been bookmarked for ever. Today I drove by and I had to tell my self to just stop and get some wings to go because I still had things to do and I didn't have time to for the dine in experience, yah I know the crispness will be gone but that is just a texture because the true taste and flavor will still be there so the lack of fresh from the kitchen will not factor in this review because that was my choice. The place is nicer than it looks from the out side and looks fresh off a not so long ago remodel. This is a nice sports bar with plenty of flat screens. They have a nice mix of craft and domestic beer on tap. There is plenty of tables to sit at if the bar is full on the side. The people were friendly until I was caught taking a picture with my phone and the whole bar started ripping yelpers with the bar tender taking charge of the conversation. Fu#%k yelpers they don't know because there not in the business. A Yelp South Park episode was laughed at by the crowd so I had to look it up. Some legitimate gripes were brought up how yelpers trash a place for the stupidest reasons and I agree because I read some pretty silly reviews. I never mention Yelp when I'm in a place because I don't want any different treatment but this was a first time Yelp got trashed in front of me after taking pictures, I didn't take anymore pictures after that. I ordered the buffalo sings the bleus wings and I had a Fat tire tap while waiting for my wings and the bar got off the Yelp trashing and moved on. There entitled to there opinion about yelpers and I'm not even going to factor that into my review because they only see the negative about yelpers and didn't even bring up any positive points. The wings smelled and looked amazing, there were tossed in a tasty buffalo sauce with blue cheese crumbles that had a small heat finish. OMG my first bite was amazing because the wings were moist and meaty with that fantastic sauce. They do have some pretty good wings here and even though they are Yelp haters I'm going to have to say they are the best wings I have ever had. My final thoughts are that even though they are Yelp haters, I'm going to be the bigger man and give them props for having outstanding wings and I would definitely make this my wing place. After this review goes live I don't know if I could back because when the staff reads it they will know who I am and definitely will remember the conversation. I wish I could express to them that Yelp is like any other group and there is bad apples but not all yelpers are not out to trash them because I could have with a very good reason after today's experience but not all yelpers are what there ignorant views of who we are and what we do. **************************** Follow up, I watched the South Park Yelp episode and it was funny so I see what they were all laughing about and I thought how I didn't wear any Yelp clothing or ever mention Yelp like the episode but I was instantly pegged by pictures when South Park didn't show any picture taking in the clips that I watched. I think there is a secret 10 most wanted Yelper card like the post office would display of the ten most wanted distributed to local restaurants and I'm on it, this was a sharp crowd because I was completely anonymous and completely busted for the first time. The South Park Yelp special is disgusting and that's why you never advertise that you are a Yelper. read more

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I have search the metro area for the finest fried chicken, and this is the absolute best!

Points East gets a lot of hype for their wings (deservedly so, I'm sure) but this unassuming corner bar across from the State Fairgrounds is certainly a contender. The inside is nicer than you might expect - it's clean, decorated with mostly State Fair memorabilia and has plenty of big tables for groups (or you can sit at the bar). They claim to be "Tomkens FRIENDLY Fried Chicken" and indeed, our waitress really was. When she found out we'd never been we got good recommends on sauces and preparations (you choose battered or grilled). The other patrons seem friendly enough as well - a cross section of ages for sure. Obviously chicken is a specialty but they do have burgers and a few other sandwiches. But it's not Tomkens Friendly Burger, so we ordered chicken. Monday's and Thursday's are 50 cent wing days - limit of 12, sauced/prepped as orders of 6. I picked 6 battered jerk style (dry rub) and 6 grilled Buffalo Bleu (their most popular). Did I mention that I generally don't like wings? I find them fatty and gross and a ton of work for very little meat. Not here - these are big, juicy, crisp wings. I was plenty full after 7-8, and the mister didn't mind clean up duty. I found that I really like the grilled style and the buffalo Bleu was my favorite sauce. Almost forgot to mention that their fried pickles are pretty amazing as well - they're homemade and served with a jerk ranch sauce. The portion is huge - easily enough for 3-4 people. There is a full bar and plenty of beer (mostly domestic macros with a New Glarus tap thrown in for flair). Overall, I was pretty impressed with Tomkens - it's much nicer than a typical Stallis bar, the food was great and the prices are cheap (even on non wing nights). Plus you can definitely "come as you are". read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - 1/2 buffalo bleu (grilled), 1/2 jerk rub (battered) - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Went here yesterday for the first time and really liked it! We did the buffalo garlic and buffalo sings the blues and were really happy with our choices. I still think points east takes the cake on the wing battle- but they were solid. BUT. Try the fried pickles. They are nothing short of amazing. It should maybe be called TomKens fried pickles... seriously. read more

We probably ordered too many from our group at one time. The wings did not meet up to what we were expecting. The friend chicken thighs and fries were fabulous! read more

I tried Tomkens about a week ago and promised to come back. The wings where just that good, I chose the Buffalo sauce on half my wings and Cajun rub on the other half. Their wings are large and delicious, you can get them grilled or fried. TomKen's has a large selection of beer I chose the Audrey Griswold which is described as a juicy IPA. The interior of the bar has several televisions and plenty of seating. I will go back to try another sauce on my wings. read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - A peek at the menu - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

new favorite wings place for sure. these wings are GIANT. i actually don't understand how every single one of them can be so big. monday nights are 75cent wings...my softball team consistently comes with a large group & we always find the service to be great for such a large group & on a busy night. get the wings breaded ... haven't had them grilled, but the breaded is too good to not get. buffalo sings the blues sauce is a great mild buffalo with little specks of blue cheese -- fantastic. JB3 is what most people recommend ... it's a sweet syrupy BBQ (not my typical go to, but still good). Parmesan garlic is a bit like an Alfredo, but also still simple & good. read more

After hitting the State Fair I made my first triumphant visit to TomKen's Chicken. I honestly have no excuse on why I haven't been here before. We thought it would be CRAZY busy with Fair but it was the complete opposite and was not busy at all. We elected to sit at the bar and order some food. My hubby got the four piece dinner and I elected the wings. Both orders came out piping hot and we had to let it cool down for a bit. My wings were very tender; however, they needed some salt to amp them up Once I salted they were very delightful. After trying a breaded wing of my hubby's I regretted my decision not to roll with the breaded chicken. My wings were good but even close to his taste and texture. I can tell they are brining the chicken because it was so tender. They also put an ample amount of seasoning and salt in their breading. You didn't need to salt the chicken at all. The chicken had some crinkle cut fries that were nuclear hot out of the fryer. Drinks were reasonably priced with quick friendly service at the bar. Next time I will definitely opt for the fried chicken meal or maybe get some takeout. I agree with the reviewers that this is some of the best chicken in town. read more

This is some of the best fried chicken in the Milwaukee are. Most places are serving nuggets or a chicken sandwich. This place serves the real deal and it is served hot, not spicy hot and not lukewarm but hot!. I have been there several times and never disappointed. read more

Once again after reopening 100% satisfied with service, drinks, and food This coming from a fat guy foodie read more

Best fried chicken in town!!! I've eaten here on countless occasions in the past. I've always ordered the chicken and been very pleased with the results. Super crispy,crunchy,and juicy. This week we decided to try their Friday fish fry. It was excellent! Started with some homemade deep fried pickles that came with a ranch dipping sauce. Pickles came out hot and delicious. Tried a couple bowls of the cheesy broccoli soup which was also awesome. For entrees we settled on a poor man's lobster,fried fish with potato pancakes and 2 lbs of chicken tenders. The poormans lobster features broiled cod,shrimp,red potatoes, coleslaw and a white wine butter sauce. The dish was superb. The fried fish was good. Potato pancakes were average. Cause of my grandma I'm a tough critic. Coleslaw was okay. Chicken tenders were bombastic. Sauces were on point. Lots of sauce choices are available. Service had been an issue here for me in the past. But tonight I was impressed with the efficiency of the bartenders. Brad kept the drinks flowing and not a long wait on the food. read more

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Staff was friendly and accommodating, food came out FAST! Loved the crispy texture on the chicken wing skin. We had the battered chicken sandwich (decent) with honey bbq (a bit on the sweet side), upgraded fries to the 4x4 chili cheese fries (plenty of toppings), and 12pc wings with jb3 and garlic Parmesan. I was disappointed with the sauces on the wings, I could barely even taste the garlic Parmesan. Still enjoyable, hopefully at least saved myself a few calories with the skimpy sauce. read more

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The boneless wings were not that great. I heard they have good wings here but I guess those are the bone in. Lower rating because I found hair in my food! read more

TomKens is rumored to have some of the best wings in the area and they're pretty good for sure. When you walk in, it's mostly bar and high top seating. You can seat yourself and then they'll bring you menus. There are plenty of wings to choose from and you can mix sauces, but fries are a separate expense. My friend has the boneless wings and ordered the fries and they were pretty good, but they weren't stellar French fries. The Parmesan wings had a great taste but were a little soggy? I don't know how they would have done the Parmesan wings so they were grilled, but dang, I loved grilled wings. They had good flavor, but they were extra messy. The honey BBQ was a really good flavor with just the right amount of sweetness. They had a wonderfully crunchy skin. Both sets of wings were nice and tender and my friend the boneless were really good as well, but I really prefer bone in. For the price, the wings were a good deal and they were pretty decent sized wings and nice and meaty. At .75 each, I'd say they are a great deal. For me, TomKens are second to O'lydias at this point, and I don't know that anything can beat O'lydia's for me because they are grilled to perfection. All in all, I highly recommend going to TomKens, it's definitely one of the better wing joints in the area. read more

TomKen's Friendly Fried Chicken - Parmesan and then a trilateral BBQ - Chicken Wings Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin