The Vanguard
2659 S Kinnickinnic Ave, 53207-2152 - Milwaukee
Recommended by Sluurpy:
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2021
#108 of 942 restaurants in Milwaukee
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American
Bar
Sluurpy Quality Index
PROPRIETARY
Popularity
100/100
Quality
66/100
Data Completeness
72/100
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Outdoor seating
🥡
Takeout
🍽️
Dine-in
🚚
Delivery
🍺
Alcohol
🍹
Cocktails
🍷
Wine
📅
Reservations
♿
Accessible restroom
😊
Casual
🛋️
Cozy
👥
Good for groups
📊 Popular Times
Not busy
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Contact Information
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Phone:
+1 414-539-3593
🌐 Website:
http://www.facebook.com/vanguardmke
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Address:
2659 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee
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Google Reviews
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Google reviews
Great place to take visitors for its inventive and well-executed menu. There's something for just about everyone here and while the menu items are well-crafted and made with quality ingredients, the place doesn't take itself too seriously in a way that would detract from the general FUN of the atmosphere. Always a good place to visit. Loud but not deafening, vibrant but not obnoxious, occasionally hard to read the menu for the dimness but it's a part of the ambiance. Great place. It used to be that some of the sausages were so large that with toppings you almost had to unhinge your jaw like a snake to consume them, but they rolled back some of the sizing to a reasonable margin-- not enough to make you feel like you're getting cheated with less product, but enough to make the food item more holdable and eatable, the best of both worlds.
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Great Meats and sausages. Unique pairings. Great for vegans and omnivores.
Kudos for having Sprecher root beer available for those who donr drink alcohol but still enjoy something tasty!
NEW! They recently added table service! So no more waiting to order in line and then ordering from the bar!
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Pretty good variety of sausages with a large selection of toppings. Decent beer selection as well. Cool music, cool crowd, and a nice patio with picnic tables and string lights.
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We stopped in here to grab a drink while waiting for our table at Hungry Sumo next door. After glancing at the menu, my husband suggested we go back to The Vanguard to try some of their offerings since so much looked good. Still, this was a great place for our party of 6 to relax and start the evening. There are lots of options here, drinkwise, with a large assortment of beers. Since we weren't there to eat, we ordered our drinks at the bar. This is not a big space, but the long bar and larger tables make it a nice spot for groups.
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Delicious food at very reasonable prices. This was my first stop after coming home from the airport and it did not disappoint. Loved all the unique sausage options. Cheese curds were great. Great service too from the bartender.
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I love Vanguard!
Every time we come here, the food is consistently great! We a brought another couple along with us and pretty much ordered majority of the homemade sausages they have.
First of all, there selection of beers on tap is wonderful. Not many places have Three Floyd's Zombie Dust on tap But they have a killer whiskey collection. Everything from bourbons to great Japanese whiskeys.
The true winners in my opinion was the Killer Khan and the Thai Breaker. Both were awesome. Their chili-cheese fries are just nuts and have a wonderful pretzel.
I try to come back as often as I can when we come up to Milwaukee. Thank you for being consistently great!
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Great little place with a nice back patio. Cheese curds were great. Lots of different sausages with some funky toppings. I got the cheddar jalapeno brat Pittsburgh style (fries, slaw, ranch)
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so yummy!!! i got the wisconsin sausage because i wanted some cheese curds but was unprepared for how much cheese would be on it 😂😂😂😂
that’s on me, i should have followed the bartenders recommendations! everyone was so kind and helpful, the food came quickly and it was all so delicious
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Flavor: B
Service: B
Drinks: B
Solo dining: A
A hole-in-the-wall-looking bar that’s quite the modern eatery inside. My brat wasn’t anything super special but I did think the potato balls were great. There are only Pepsi products but they did have a good special on Makers. This was a good find for a true Milwaukee lunch.
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Very good, love all the vegetarian/vegan options. The service was really good as well. I ordered the vegetarian chili cheese dog, minus the cheese and it was REALLY good. Not an easy find. The cheese curds were awesome and the food was reasonably priced. The only downside to the whole visit were the seasoned fries. It was like a mouth full of seasoning and didn't blend well with the fries. We honestly couldn't even eat them with ketchup, but the rest of the food made up for it.
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