The Suburban Bourbon

Came here for a Rye Tasting Event. 7 different Ryes and 7 different dishes for $40. An excellent value. It helped that the food was pretty good too. Overall I was impressed with the portion size and the planning of the menu. The execution fell a little short though in my opinion. In particular three things: The pancetta aracini didn't have any pancetta in it. And the cheese inside was not melted completely. This led to some clumps when eating it that were unpleasant. The second thing was the braised beef and mushroom gnocchi. The gnocchi were a little tougher than I would have preferred. The beef however was braised absolutely beautifully with a perfect texture. The third was the salmon crepe. It was served room temp to preserve the salmon in the dish. But IMO the cream cheese in the crepe didn't eat well at room temp. Just my opinion and most of the others at the tasting seemed to enjoy it.I'm not nuanced enough to say if the Rye's paired well with the dishes they were served with but nothing stood out to say they didn't pair well. Overall, very happy with the event, the food, the atmosphere and definitely want to go back.

As of Feb 2024, their website says they only cater lunches to workplaces, etc.There is only 1 event listed on their website, but I know they have more live bands playing in the near future.

I went in tonight with my grandparents, dad and baby daughter. My grandparents are big fans of the fish fry. I had the beer-battered cod fish fry with potato pancakes. It also came with 1/2 slice of marble rye and jalapeño coleslaw. The fish fry was pretty good, I liked the fish itself and the jalapeño coleslaw that came with it. The tartar sauce was pretty strong too. I wasn't a big fan of the potato pancakes, but I absolutely LOVED the roasted red potatoes that my grandma got (these were definitely the best thing I ate). Overall the food was probably 3.5 stars.So why the 3 star rating? The service was a bit sketchy. The server was very nice but had some technical errors. When we arrived she seated us at a 4 top and not a good-sized rectangle 4 top, it was the small square kind. This was way too crowded since we had 4 adults and a baby with a high chair. We were eventually moved to a bigger table but I wish that had happened in the beginning. Next, we placed our drink order. My grandparents only drink Diet Coke so they asked the server if they carry coke or Pepsi products, she didn't know and she made no attempt to go and ask someone (or look). The only reason we found out was because my dad found it somewhere on the menu eventually. She was pleasant enough just not super on top of things.Overall, would I go back? Possibly, I only come to Milwaukee a couple times a year so this wouldn't be at the top of my list but it's not a hard no either.

We were here once for fish fry and it was pretty good! We decided to try it during COVID for carry out. I really wanted to make this a regular in our rotation but it was just average. It wasn't bad but nothing to rave about. I had the chicken Caesar wrap. It has a decent amount of chicken but onions in it which was odd. My husband had the burger and said it was just a bar burger. Nothing special but again not bad. Willing to try this place after covid again for fish.

Severely understaffed is the best way to describe my experience here. There were 2 people working - the chef and the bartender who also had to serve as everyone's waiter - by my count, over 20 people at its peak. Dont get me wrong, they hustled and were apologetic but after ordering our food - the power bowl salad and a sandwich with fries - we waited upwards of 45 minutes to finally get it. It was good food, fairly priced, and they offer a broader menu than most in the area but it just was not worth that type of wait.

Went to "An Evening With Frank Sinatra. Food was excellent, had the Snitchel.Entertainment: the band was outstanding. Tommy Dorsey style. The vocalist sounded more like Neil sedaka. Not bad, just not the rich voice of Sinatra and changed the lyrics to suit his tenor voice and style. We were 3/4 in the back and the speakers were mostly inaudible. The whole table agreed there was too much noise cancelling much of the vocalist. But again, the band was wonderful!

Decided to try the Friday fish fry. Only good thing was they weren't too busy to get us in immediately. Since it was the last Friday of Lent, that seemed unusual. The fish was salty, but at least there wasn't much of it. The potato pancakes were the size of golf balls and had an odd Chinese 5 spice flavor. The cole slaw was weirdly dry, as though no sauce was used.The wild mushroom and swiss burger tasted like the meat was bordering on becoming spoiled. Very high prices for the bourbons.We will not be returning again.

Still don't understand what this place is? Reception hall? Rumor there is a bar-bar but that part not open when they have a band. The reception area is very thin on bourbon and craft beers which is what they promote. Service thin too but gave good effort. Food good just not many choices. Bands sound good, good dance floor. Just an odd place - felt like I crashed a wedding reception!

Service was good and food was adequate. Nothing wrong with it but nothing outstanding/noteworthy

My husband and I held our Wedding Anniversary Celebration here. I am so happy we did. Suburban Bourbon allowed us to have The Butcher Block in Oak Creek roast a pig on site, carved on site, along with roasted chickens, and polish sausage stuffed in the pig. The Suburban Bourbon's food was more than delicious. We had his signature mac and cheese, parmesan roasted baby red potatoes, baked beans, and the most perfectly cooked whole green beans. The atmosphere was wonderful, table linens on the tables, actual silverware ( not plastic) and a sound system that allowed us to use our liked list on Spotify. Lastly the bartender was fast with serving all of our guests and friendly as well, hard to find these days. I wish I could leave a ten star review instead of 5. Thank you Pete Karas for making our celebration special for all to remember.