beans&barley

beans&barley

1901 E North Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202

tel: 414) 278-7878

what was consumed: chicken salad sandwich, burrito, and a delicious latte.

before heading out of milwaukee, we agreed to meet our company for a quick and delicious lunch at beans & barley.

beans&barley is a market and restaurant all in one. specialty things, healthy eats, etc. i could walk around places like beans&barley for quite some time (i did spend a bit of time in the market before sitting down for our meal, don't worry!).

we asked about what was most delicious at beans&barley and our company basically listed most everything on the menu (haha). BJL and i opted to split their vegetarian burrito (it just looked so good!) and a chicken salad sandwich. YUM! good choice! fresh ingredients combined well to create simple and delicious dishes.

my die-hard milwaukee-an friend also told me beans&barley is one of his go-to places. i can see why! it'll be a regular stop for me the next time i'm in milwaukee.

online: https://www.beansandbarley.com/menu/

benelux

benelux

346 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202

tel: 414) 501-2500

what was consumed: fries! with house-made dipping sauces (roasted garlic aioli ftw!). plus mussels (chipotle coconut: sun-dried tomatoes, chipotle coconut milk, cilantro, shallots), a nederland salad (with quinoa, golden and red beets, cashews, lacinto kale, romaine, heirloom carrotos, brussels sprouts, green cabbage, and rice paper with a pomegranate balsamic glaze and pomegranate poppy seed vinaigarette), and an order of the cheese stuffed bitterballen.

hello, milwaukee! my first time in this city, and where do we go for my first meal? benelux. roof-top seating for belgian-style food aka delicious treat! and fries? yes please! 

in addition to some of your usual favorites (e.g. mussels), be sure to order the cheese stuffed bitterballen: meatballs stuffed with cheese curds. yes, i could have eaten multiple servings of the stuffed bitterballen. i agreed to sharing an order with my eating compatriots, which turned out to be a smart move: more room for fries! YUM.

online: http://www.cafebenelux.com/

girl and the goat

girl & the goat
809 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607
tel: 312) 492-6262

what was consumed:

blueberry pickled pepper corn bread, sweet corn potato pierogies, grilled yellowfin tuna, woodfire glazed lamb ribs

i'm not sure how many people told me to check out girl & the goat while in chicago. they all also warned me that i would probably not be able to get a seat if i didn't make reservations well in advance (which i didn't), but also advised to try bar seating (which i did, and which was successful). i'm glad i took everyone's suggestions becasue gitl & the goat was GREAT.

we arrived at girl & the goat at a time (though soon after they opened) where we were unlikely to get a seat, bar seating included. we were right, but we stuck around and eyed a couple of folks getting ready to leave and were able to snag some seats at the bar. yay! seemed like that was part for the course, though, as there were quite a few people who did the same, as we did, after us.

per the recommendation of our well-versed server/bartender, we ordered a series of items. she took care of making sure they came out in the order they were supposed to and each and every one was super delish. BJL and i shared all of the dishes (as is our way), and i definitely could have gone for one or even two more dishes (but i remind you: i have a gigantic appetite). and if i were to have any one of them again, it would be ... the corn bread. i love corn bread. but the girl & the goat's was just ... perfect. and the accompanying butter put be over the edge. but say you want something, anything, else? girl & the goat does not disappoint! so so delicious. can't wait to go again!

online: http://girlandthegoat.com/