Dairyland

During my visit in Milwaukee earlier this week, I had the opportunity to stop by the Third Street Market Hall. Lively venue with varying restaurants (a radio station!), rich atmosphere with pleasant music. By suggestion of my Uber driver (thanks Muhammad), I christened my experience by stopping by dairyland to grab a burger with a milkshake. Not many flavors of ice cream to choose from but has a sizable amount of l add-one. Wait wasn't too long and was able to grab my meal and take a seat nearby to listen to enjoy with a live Polka Band playing for Octoberfest. Burger size was a decent. A la carte, so don't expect fries. Would recommend the cheeseburger over the regular, (girlfriend's cheeseburger was outstanding in comparison).However, the milkshakes (vanilla bean & chocolate fudge), in my opinion, were SWEEEET! I only got halfway before I had to had to call it quits. As well my girlfriend would normally kill a milkshake, but she drank very little. Overall, this why I can't give it my full 5 stars but I'd venture to say this was first impression (and it's a shake vs custard or malt) so your results may vary.

The burger was ok. Could have been heavier on toppings. Just ok. And veeeeeery expensive. Kopp's as good or better and twice as big for half the price.

After trying Wisconsin style custard from a couple other places, this was my favorite. The menu is straightforward/simple, but the flavor of the custard is great.

I didn't stay very long. Kinda stumbled upon this place on my way back home to my hotel. Open late night for the most part and it was nice being able to grab a sweet treat to end the night. Can't remember the name of the place this was located in, but there are a lot other bars and restaurants in the same building. You can pretty much make a night out staying the that one location. I'd say more catered to younger crowd, but all ages are more then welcome

Dairyland was recommend as one of the best places to get custard and curds and I found myself walking over for a snack after a day exploring the Milwaukee Public Museum. It's located in the 3rd Street Market Hall, which boasts a large number of food stands - definitely worth exploring for foodies. After walking through the place, we wanted to try multiple restaurants, but we settled on our original plan since we weren't too hungry. I ordered my food online to avoid the line.Frozen Custard, One Scoop, Sweet Cream ($3.50) - I was a little confused when I saw the frozen custard being scooped out of a container in the freezer several feet away from the custard machines. I was further confounded when I saw a cup of what resembled ice cream much more than frozen custard. The custard served at Dairyland is dense, solid, and hard. You can see rough ridges in the scoop instead of it being smooth and soft. When you dig in with a spoon, additional ridges form in the dessert, rather than being dragged along like a fresh silky custard. It's creamy, somewhat milky, perfectly sweetened and smooth with no ice crystals. I think they keep their freezer temperature way too low and/or they don't serve enough custard before it completely freezes. A couple of the other reviews complain that the custard is watery and melts too fast. I had the opposite experience, so I wonder if they adjusted their recipe to the other direction a little too far? While I enjoyed eating this dessert (and my rating will reflect that), if you're looking for a real frozen custard, you should probably avoid this one. On a tangent, I never understood why sweet cream is not a more popular flavor - it's delicious, and I think I prefer it over the standard vanilla or chocolate. (4/5)Cheese Curds ($11) - These curds are beer battered with a delicate crisp on the exterior. Some of the cheese on the interior escapes from the batter, creating lumpy pieces that aren't all that distinct and kind of meld together into small blobs with other pieces. The cheese curds aren't as dense and firm as other places; instead they have more of a softer chew with less of a springiness. There's none of that stick on-your-teeth squeaky quality with these. The interior is hollowed out since the cheese has escaped, leaving an empty shell behind. As a result, there's not really any cheese stretch. The curds are not greasy at all. They are salty, but not overly salty. The curds come with a heavily flavored buttermilk ranch dip, especially tangy, which is quite overpowering for my tastes. (4/5)Warning: If you order via QR code/online, Dairyland does not call out your order number! You have to go up to the counter and specifically tell them that your order is ready.The food at Dairyland is pretty good. I would stop by again, especially if I'm hungry and can pair it with some of the other places in the food hall. Overall rating of the food this visit: 4/5

Easy to order, walk up place order wait for your number to be called. It's in the 3rd street market hall, and it's an awesome place to go with lots to do. The food is excellent. Burgers have lots of flavor and perfectly cooked. Fries have good seasoning and I love having cheese dip as an option.

Old fashioned burger is delicious, chicken tender basket was perfect for kiddos (breading is perfectly balanced)

Service was fast and friendly. Custard is very good. Love the vibe, great location to get a quick treat.

This review is for their custard. Outside of Wisconsin, you may be able to get away with serving this, but you're going to be called out for a sub-par product in WI. This custard has a gritty and watery consistency. I got the flavor of the day, and as you can see from the photo, it was low on toppings. Do yourself a favor and skip this frozen dairy dessert.

they served us right as they were about to close and the men were super friendly and accommodating!!! the ice cream is super creamy and the atmosphere is super wholesome