Uncanny Restaurant Review

Uncanny is a new breakfast and lunch restaurant that specializes in home made soups as well as sandwiches. It is located in Down Town Milwaukee at 612 N. Water St. My sister Tiffany, my 6 year old son and I are big soup lovers, so when I found out a new soup restaurant opened we were there. 

The employees were so nice and one of the women came out to the floor and asked us all how the food was. There were also lots of customers. The food came out very fast and the seating was self serve, which was fine with me. 

I had the Craw Fish and Crab Bisque. It was so smooth and creamy with pieces of fish through out the souo. You know if there's soup there's bread. This place had the best crusty on the outside soft on the inside bread, but no butter :(. Still very delicious. The bowl was big and I was full even though I was not in the mood to get a sandwich. 

My sister Tiffany had the Baked Potato soup. She was pretty bummed about the "no butter situation". She also would have appreciated some potato chunks in the soup, but said the soup was "Ok". This girl's favorite soup is baked potato, so that's not a great review :(
















Now my Sunshine's review. He said it was good but did not eat it all Sooooo. I ate his :0. It was really good! It was kind of sweet and it had bacon, sour cream, cheese, and chives on top! Very good chili and I am a real chili lover and cooker. 



There were cups of crackers at every table with little salt and pepper shakers. We appreciated that.

 The decor was so adorable. The bar seating across the wall was brilliant. It adds extra comfortable seating that doesn't feel crowded. I really liked the feel of the restaurant. It screamed quick cozy lunch. Also the bathroom was clean!!!! I'm a pee body so I always see the bathroom in every restaurant. 

Conclusion: I will eat here again. Love this place A LOT. Not sure about m sister and son :(

Caterina's Ristorante Review

It all started with a Friday girl's night with my sister Antonia. This was a no kids or men night :). We planned on going out for crab legs and soon found that every restaurant serving crab legs had an hour or more wait. After about the third restaurant attempt we decided to get googling. We looked for somewhere new to eat crab legs. That is how we found Caterina's Ristorante. The website said they served crab legs so we were all in.

The ristorante (restaurant in Italian) is located on 91st and Oklahoma in Milwaukee. It turned out to be pretty boogie if you ask me. The minute we walked up to the host/owner he was flustered because we didn't have a reservation but I guess we could have called ahead. Silly us. He had a little table made up for us right away.

The restaurant is very small. We were placed in a little corner at a table set for two, along side another table for two. I could barely put my purse down. It was SMALL!

We were served an "antipasto appetizer tray which includes fresh mortadella, salami and pepperoni meats, fontina and aged provolone cheeses, and their special home-made Sicilian olive salad."




  As for the menu advertised on the website under sea food there is a listing for "1 lb Alaskan king crab legs split". Guess what the menu had NO CRAB. We decided to split a $25.00 plate of Asparagus Penne "pasta topped with fresh chopped tomatoes, fresh asparagus and garlic sautéed in an olive oil, butter sauce with grated parmesan cheese. Add chicken breast, shrimp, scallops or a combination."

We chose to have scallops and shrimp. We were informed during our order that we could split the plate but we would have to order soup and salad as well, which was not a problem. Antonia got the Garden salad with thousand island dressing. I got clam chowder. It was good but too much salt. The waitress offered to crush black pepper corns over the top but they didn't all crush :(. It was still pretty good though.

Our main dish took forever to come. The wait was worth it because the penne dish was really delicious. The pasta was cooked perfectly, the scallops were soft and perfectly seared, and the shrimp was garlicky and also perfectly cooked. Even the asparagus was amazing. They use very fresh ingredients. We were given sugary gummy candy at the end of our meal, which was lovely.

After that experience I am sad to say that we will not be going there again. Very sorry Caterina's Ristorante but your Cozy atmosphere is just crowded. This restaurant is also no place for children. It's too crowded and the food is too sophisticated.

Mr D's Pizza Reopening

My family and I have pizza a lot and I do mean A LOT. So much so that I am just tired of pizza.

BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT !

We recently heard that Mr D's had reopened. This was very exciting news to my boyfriend and I despite my new found hate for pizza.

For those in Milwaukee, who haven't heard of Mr D's WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!!

No I'm just kidding. Every 80's baby, who grew up on the South Side of Milwaukee has a story of their family ordering Mr. D's on the weekend or taking them to the restaurant to eat. It's the pizza we all grew up on as kids. They also served many other Italian foods. I used to love their stuffed mushrooms and their garlic bread mmmmmm :). See there go the memories. Anyway the first restaurant to my knowledge was located on the corner of 21st and Greenfield on Milwaukee's South Side. Unfortunately the restaurant closed and a lot of people were very disappointed.

There was an attempt made at a new Mr D's restaurant called "Mr. D's 2". The location of the new restaurant was in West Allis, which is a lot further from where the original Mr D's was originated. As a suburb of Milwaukee, West Allis is an a lot nicer area. Which I believe would attract a different kind of customer in turn eliminating the old customer base the restaurant had.

The new location was personally a big issue for us because we were used to walking up the block to Mr. D's or getting delivery to our home. The convenience factor was gone, and Mr D's was dead to us. I am honestly not even sure if "Mr D's 2" is still open today.

Now our visit to the reopened Mr D's. It is located back in the Heart of the South on 6th St in Lincoln Village :). It's a new location but it had that old feel. and it is very close to where it used to be.

The restaurant is really huge but it was empty for a Friday, which was a little disappointing. I soon learned the reason why the restaurant might not get a lot of eat in business. The waitress was nice but inattentive and not as friendly as she could be. She was also not dressed appropriately. My one year old spilled his water all over the table and floor and she did not say a word. She didn't offer extra napkins, nothing. I think adding some crayons and coloring pages to the tables with kids could help them deal with the wait time a little better. We were also not given any place mats to eat over. There also was only the one waitress to handle phone calls and the dining area. I guess I don't know that they needed anyone else besides maybe someone to replace the current waitress, since the dining room had only one other table occupied. It was also a very open space and a cold atmosphere due to the lack of customers.

The waitress did however offer us more soda and water for the baby at one point and the Garlic Bread and Onion Rings came out right away. They were hot and delicious. The pizza also came out timely and HOT. We got a sausage and pepperoni pizza and it was so delicious. They make the best pizza crust. Air bubbles develop in the crust while it bakes and when I was little growing up with 4 sisters we would all fight over the pizza with the air bubble because it's so good.

At the end of the day the food is exactly the same. It's perfect. The guy who made the pizza thanked us for coming on the way out and that was good also. Not to mention the tab was only $31.00 for a large pizza, onion rings, garlic bread, and 2 pitchers of soda.

As for dining in with my kids again. That's not something I anticipate happening again but takeout/ delivery and maybe a date night with my love will definitely happen in the future.

PS. Please never close again Mr. D's and no more moving!