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    Wayfinder MKE

    4.0 (18 reviews)
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Caramelized plantains
    Lauren P.

    My dad and I went to Wayfinder in search of a tapas place we hadn't tried yet. I didn't realize that it was in the same space--and owned by the same people--of Good City Brewing that occupied the space previously. They still brew Good City beer on site. We had several dishes that we really enjoyed, including some blueberry horseradish Brussels sprouts, Filipino Adobo chicken wings and caramelized sweet plantains. (We dined right before they changed their menu, but it's to my understanding that they kept some of the dishes.) Our drinks were quite good: We tried the Bitter Strawberry Mai Tai and I'm the Captain Now. As someone who prefers sweeter drinks in general, the strawberry Mai Tai with Campari was beautifully balanced. The top floor of Wayfinder is a rooftop tiki bar with different drinks than are offered downstairs. We would have ordered more food or dessert to try, but they close pretty early on weekdays (8 pm). Still, would recommend a visit for some creative dishes, delicious drinks and beer!

    Celeste L.

    Modern and hip restaurant that took over the priori Good City Brewing location. It is now owned by Explorium Brewery and offers shareable plates with some global, Asian fusion, latin themed plates. Pretty neat idea so you can taste the world in one place. Their ambience is spacious and inviting. For food we tried the larb, pickled fries, corn chips with a dash of elote and corn flavored cream dip. The larb was spicy and light, it was one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with fried pickles, the dip worked well with them. I was a bit surprised with corn chips with some elote expecting a full bed of elote with some chips on the side, so I asked for more corn to spread more on top which made it more appropriate on the elote portion. The Filipino adobo chicken had a subtle flavor concoction of light soy. The texture of the chicken was tender so the meat fell off easily to make it easy to eat. I like it more authentic in the saltier side marinated in soy sauce for hours and let the bay leaf soak in longer to let the chicken absorb the flavor. I also like chicken adobo with potatoes in it, so this spin of adobo chicken is unique with a twist of pico. It was my first time ever seeing Filipino pico. Typically tomatoes in Filipino dish contain some fish sauce or pico. For drinks we tried the watermelon cocktail and Bees Knees. Cool naming for cocktails. It's a great spacious place to hang out and take advantage of their rooftop when the weather is nice, great location on the east side. Service was good, staff was helpful!

    Berry tart
    Cheryl D.

    We ordered many items. Food was decent. Got a free beer for the dads as it was Father's Day. Hummus and feta was good but there wasn't enough veggies and crostini and we were charged $4 for a very small refill without notice. Oxtail and pommes frites were good. Sauce excellent but the pommes were a bit soggy lying in the liquid au jus. Scotch eggs were good as were the plantains though the rice was very bland and added nothing to the dish. They also took an inordinate amount of time and so did the oxtail. We wanted to start with the plantains and feta and hummus but the food came out at all different times. So one of our party had to eat off other plates because his food didn't arrive. Service was good albeit a bit slow possibly due to kitchen issues. The restaurant wasn't very busy. Desserts were pretty good but the berry tart was better (as we were told it would be). Forgot to take photos of food before we ate it! We were way too hungry. We'd definitely try it again.

    Reshard R.

    Great bar staff but management needs to ensure quality control and training happens. The food was alright but not great. Dry burger patty highlighted by a brilliant bacon jam. I would go with a potato bun instead of this thick brioche. The fries are underseasoned but interesting design for shoestring. The place was enormous inside but seemed empty without the high traffic needed for a space of this size.

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