Milwaukee Foodie News

Olive Garden and Chick-fil-A a No-Go This Year, But New Rib Joint is Coming

Get caught up on the food scene in the Milwaukee area with Patch's newest feature. Here's the latest foodie news.

If you love food and exploring new places to eat, or want to find out what eateries are coming and going, we have latest restaurant and other "foodie" news from throughout the Milwaukee area.  Here's a look at what's new new on the local food scene. If you've been waiting for a Chick-fil-A restaurant to open up in the Milwaukee area, you're going to have to wait until at least next year, the company says. Plans for a Chick-fil-A were approved by Greendale officials in 2012 and the chain was supposed to open a new store on South 76th Street near Southridge this summer. But a company official now says the store won't open until sometime in 2014. That leaves just one Chick-fil-A in Wisconsin — at Regency Mall in Racine. Read more on Greendale…

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Update: City Plan Commission MIA, Buffalo Wild Wings Rescheduled

The iconic restaurant is looking at a space on Durand Avenue in front of Regency Mall, but the lack of a quorum at a scheduled Planning Commission meeting means company representatives have to come back on March 13.

**Updated 7:30 a.m. Feb. 28 Sports and wing lovers, your rejoicing about Buffalo Wild Wings opening in Racine may have to wait a little longer. The Journal Times is reporting that a lack of a quorum Wednesday for a required public hearing with the city Plan Commission pushes the restaurant's opening back a few weeks.  Only Attorney Elaine Ekes was in attendance while other members of the commission were out of town, rehabbing a house and didn't hear their phone ring, sick, plowing snow or driving a child somewhere. But, seven people from BW3 - as it's commonly known - were able to attend from various locations throughout the Midwest. According to Jill Johannack, associate planner for the City of Racine, the company is looking at the …

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