Explorium Distilled

To be expected with a restaurant in a high traffic area next to a sports arena. Plan ahead and get there early on game days!The host was great, very friendly and informative. The atmosphere is fun and inviting and the space inside is very large with plenty of seating. The food was okay, didn’t seem very fresh and the chicken on my salad was clearly a frozen rubbery chicken breast. The service was not great; everything is order from the table through an app/online which is a neat feature for some but can make it confusing and anytime we had questions the servers practically ignored us. We ended up waiting an hour for two drinks and tried asking a server only to get told it was coming then when we went to the bar, they did in fact forget about our drink order.

Really enjoyed the boneless wings! They were more like smaller chicken tenders, but VERY crispy and saucy. Also got the bacon burger. It was good, but it would’ve been better with the double patty. Ended with the birria tacos! They were super crispy and flavorful, but a different style than what I’ve enjoyed at other places. Margarita was solid, made from scratch. For beer, enjoyed the Firefly Hazy IPA - it was smooth, almost like a milkshake IPA, and fruity.

Fried chicken sandwich. Actually painful to eat due to how overcooked and dry it was. The bread was nice. 0.5/10 Pico de gallo 6.0/10 Curry fries 8.4/10 Chilli was very watery and had no flavor whatsoever. It lacks seasoning and spice and is just and overall a poor attempt at chilli. 1.0/10 The burger however is very good and the candied Bacon is so mouth watering. The only thing I would change is the shredded lettuce to the leaf of lettuce. 7.0/10 Pulled pork sandwich 8.0/10 (KM) Double cheeseburger 6.2/10 Mac & cheese 6.0/10 no loud flavors. Kinda bland. Burrito 6.5/10

Good beer and decent food. The cheese curds were very good. They also have good sandwiches. Chicken Caesar salad was okay.

First the good, Good City had a good selection of draft beer. We tried the Firefly (hazy ipa) a little light on the hops and haze taste, but not bad. And then Risk (American IPA) this one was spot on. We tried the curry popcorn, good flavor but needed more salt. The Rueben sandwich was stellar. The Siracha mayo and pickled jalapeño sauerkraut gave this sandwich a unique flavor. (Really good). But, yea there is always a but, the Spicy Chicken sandwich was drowned in hot sauce and overwhelming and the curry fries also needed more salt. Nothing really terrible, but not 5 stars.

Great location! We were here for a wedding. The private hall has a gorgeous renewed industrial feel. We sneaked up to the rooftop patio and the Milwaukee sunset was gorgeous! The beer is pretty decent here. We loved the Octoberfest. We had an appetizer that we really enjoyed, but the catered food for the wedding was a little lacking. It tasted good, but could’ve been executed better. The Mac and cheese was a one-note cheese sauce without any add-ins. The chicken sandwich was one of the thinnest butterflied tenderloins possible. It was actually crispy on the edges, although the rest of the sandwich was good. Overall a good experience. But we wish the food had been better.

We hosted a private event here and had an outstanding experience from start to finish. The staff was incredibly accommodating, and special shoutout to the team for going out of their way to get me some of their beer cheese soup—it was absolutely incredible. Hats off to the chef and the entire crew for making the night seamless and memorable. We'll definitely be back next time we're in Milwaukee. Highly recommend!

Came before an event. Not super busy. Ordered appetizers and entrees. Received half the food (with one entree missing half the items that goes into it) then waited 30 more minutes for the last half of the food before finally leaving (last half being the appetizer and a salad).