Milwaukee: Land of Custard and Casinos

It was another day of frozen paradise in Milwaukee.

It started snowing.

I got deep into the Wisconsin tasting game with this maple root beer. I'm about to be the healthiest man alive.

One of my favorite coworkers understands that I'm on a quest to eat at every restaurant in the city. Or at least all of them that serve frozen custard, as Milwaukee bills itself as the frozen custard capital of the world. So he drove us to Oscar's Frozen Custard & Sandwiches.

The giant light-up ice cream cones suspended from the ceiling really turned the dining ambience up a notch.

 I got all the food groups: cheeseburger, onion rings, and a fudge sundae.

Drove past Miller Park while following some questionable Google Maps directions.

Back at the casino we were celebrating senior day.

I decided to celebrate it at the Dream Dance Steak House. Staying at the casino was fun because it was pretty big with lots of space to wander while I worked on closing my fitness rings, and there were several restaurants that I could walk to.

Caesar is pretty clearly king of all salads.

There was a trashy woman sitting a few seats over who kept asking to "taste" things and then "not liking them". I got the impression she just didn't like paying for things. I guess neither do I but I go about it with a bit more flourish. Speaking of which, I noticed that one of the $50 wines she tried was the Lucien Albrecht sparkling rose from Alsace. France. I bought several bottles when I noticed it on clearance at World Market in St. Louis.

I still have one aging in my fine wine cellar/work from home office. The tag says $11 and you can usually get 25-20% off that price by buying 6 bottles. Long story short I'm a genius and wine at restaurants is a huge ripoff.

I got an 8-ounce filet that came served with the house Bearnaise. I don't know what sort of a serial killer would put sauce on a steak like this but whatever. It can just sit in the corner and think about its choices.

I had some homework to attend to and when that was finished I rewarded myself with spending my free slot play certificate. They had fun machines that I hadn't seen before like this Casino Royale James Bond situation.

Milwaukee Bidness

I spent a work week in Milwaukee for my first business trip in a pretty long time.

I could tell from the airport that Wisconsin scientists have been hard at work.

Poor guys don't realize this isn't St. Louis. Sad.

I got a little touristic dining done after work. The airport literature alerted me that Milwaukee is the unofficial frozen custard capital of the world, so I was forced to get involved.

Leon's Frozen Custard opened in 1942 and legend has it that it was the inspiration for the diner in Happy Days.

I was planning on getting actual food here as well but the menu was pretty scant. The only non ice cream food items were: hot dog, chili dog, and Spanish hamburger. You know I went with that exotic Spanish hamburger. It brought to mind my time sampling Iberian delights on a tapas bar crawl in Barcelona.

Turns out "Spanish hamburger" means friggin' sloppy Joe in Wisconsin language. Sad. It was pretty good though.

I was taking a break from a low carb diet so a few bites of this turtle sundae instantly gave me twin cases of restless leg syndrome.