Hungry? Looking for a new restaurant to try on the South Side?
Southside Dining Week has you covered. From Sunday, Sept. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 3, over 30 restaurants on Milwaukee’s South Side are serving up their signature dishes with discounts.
Whether you’re looking for mole de pollo, birria tacos, pad thai or Laotian fish salad, or more, you will find something to appease your appetite.
Come Taste the Southside: Sunday, Sept. 27
Kick off Southside Dining Week with free bites from Tres Hermanos, El Tlaxcalteca, Los Gemelos Tacos, and Sabor a Pueblo Bakery while supplies last. The good times don’t end there. Stay and watch interactive chef demonstrations by Chefs Latinos Wisconsin at Zócalo Food Park, 636 S. 6th St. on Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. Music by Funk Summit Bass Team at noon, Klan 414 at 1:30 p.m. and Diet Lite at 3 p.m. More information here.
Restaurants
1. Carnitas de Rafa Restaurant: 2344 S. 27th St.
Head to Carnitas de Rafa Restaurant, 2344 S. 27th St. for birria tatemada, goat meat with a special salsa, served with a complimentary soda for $19. More information here.
2. Del Valle Oaxaqueño Restaurante: 1100 W. Historic Mitchell St.
Grab Del Valle Oaxaqueño Restaurante’s signature dish, mole de pollo with rice, corn tortillas and a soda for $16.99 at 1100 W. Historic Mitchell St. More information here.
3. El Atorón: 1428 W. Lincoln Ave.
El Atorón, 1428 W. Lincoln Ave. is serving tostadas de ceviche with camarón or pulpo and a complimentary soda for $5.49. More information here.
4. El Tlaxcalteca Restaurant: 1300 W. Burnham St.
Head to El Tlaxcalteca Restaurant, 1300 W. Burnham St. for birria tacos with red rice, beans and a complimentary soda for $17.50. More information here.
5. Restaurante Guadalajara: 901 S. 10th St.
Grab some pozole de pollo verde with a complimentary flan or dessert for $15 at Restaurante Guadalajara, 901 S. 10th St. More information here.
6. La Esperanza Restaurant y Taqueria: 2028 W. Mitchell St.
La Esperanza Restaurant y Taqueria, 2028 W. Mitchell St. is serving up carne a La Esperanza huaraches, a handmade corn dough base topped with refried beans and a choice of protein, with a complimentary soda or horchata for $9.99. More information here.
7. Steny’s Tavern & Grill: 800 S. 2nd St.
Steny’s Tavern & Grill, 800 S. 2nd St. is serving up their Steny’s Smash on a toasted Hawaiian roll and hand cut fries for $15. More information here.
8. Sabor a Pueblo Bakery & Restaurant: 807 W. Historic Mitchell St.
Sabor a Pueblo Bakery & Restaurant, 807 W. Historic Mitchell St. is serving up chilaquiles del pueblo with a choice of sauce and protein, queso fresco, refried beans, onion, cream, seasoned potatoes and a free soda for $12.99. More information here.
9. Thai Barbque: 3417 W. National Ave.
Craving noodles? Head to Thai Barbque, 3417 W. National Ave., for pad thai and pad see ew with chicken, pork, beef or shrimp and a complimentary soda for $12.95. More information here.
10. Vientiane Noodle Shop: 3422 W. National Ave
Enjoy some larp fish, a Laotian fish salad mixed with cilantro and made as spicy as you like for $15.99 at Vientiane Noodle Shop, 3422 W. National Ave. More information here.
These restaurants are also participating in Southside Dining Week:
Anytime Arepa Gluten Free Kitchen: 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Benny’s Pizza: 1102 W. Lincoln Ave.
Braise Restaurant: 1101 S. 2nd St.
Café el Sol: 1028 S. 9th St.
Centraal Grand Café & Tappery: 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
dōh’p Wood-Fired Fare: 2509 E. Oklahoma Ave.
El Rey Plaza Taco Loco: 3524 W. Burnham St.
Isa’s Ice Cream: 3400 W. Burnham St.
La Casa De Alberto: 624 W. National Ave.
LuLu Cafe & Bar: 2265 S. Howell Ave.
McKiernan’s Irish Pub & Grill: 2066 S. 37th St.
Paloma Taco & Tequila: 2156 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Restaurante el Local: 1801 S. 11th St.
Rollup MKE: 2144 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Los Gemelos Tacos: 1116 W. Historic Mitchell St.
La Guelaguetza: 1039 W. National Ave.
Taqueria Los Gallos: 1800 S. 13th St.
Transfer Pizzeria Café: 101 W. Mitchell St.
Tres Hermanos Restaurant: 1332 W. Lincoln Ave.
Alex Klaus is the education solutions reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service and a corps member of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America plays no role in editorial decisions in the NNS newsroom.
Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.
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