Best restaurants in Milwaukee,Wisconsin

[irbaboon]

I have a friend who will be going there next week. What are some of the must try foods or places?

[nsxtasy]

For high-end, send him/her to Sanford. It's the best fine dining restaurant in Milwaukee and one of the best in the entire Midwest. www.sanfordrestaurant.com

[Living4fun]

Mader's is the German restaurant downtown and there is also Karl Ratsch's. There are so many different good restaurants- what type are you interested in, casual, high -end, brew pubs? There have been several posts on the variety of restaurants in the Milwaukee area.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/570894
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/556323
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/558202
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/500398

[mech_e]

Must have Kopp's for custard and burgers (think Culvers, but better tasting and more inventive custard flavors than "raspberry" 8 times/month). Must also stop at Real Chili. The "hot" is really just more meat, so order that.

[JimGrinsfelder]

Kopps...there's the old-school German place downtown. I forget the name. It's fun.

Also stop at Usinger's and get Veal brats to take home and cook. They're amazing.