La Dama Mexican Kitchen & Bar

Mexican restaurant · Walker's Point

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The 38 Best Restaurants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Eater

"It isn’t often that one of the most beloved restaurants in town closes, reconceptualizes, and reopens under new leadership. That’s the story of Crazy Water, whose owner and chef Peggy Magister stepped back in 2020 to help her longtime chef Emanuel Corona take the reins, before she died in 2024. Corona draws on flavors and techniques from his youth and roots around Puebla, Mexico City, and Oaxaca for an ever-changing gauntlet of food that might start with tostadas, tlayudas, queso fundido, or chiles rellenos with duck carnitas. Plates come loaded with beef cheek barbacoa or lamb shank birria, while tacos arrive filled with guajillo glazed pork belly or sauteed shrimp in chipotle sauce. It all adds up to the thoughtfully singular Mexican fare that stands out from the competitors in town. Best for: Digging into the tequila and mezcal list." - Todd Lazarski

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