Sobelmans on St. Paul

Typical WI dive bar. They really lean into that too. You can buy Spotted Cow to go too. The service was on but they didn't anticipate any part of my order well. Lots of waiting for the next drink. Anyways, I had the Pork Loin Sandwich. It was huge and pain to eat but was fun at the same time. Overall, it was just an ok experience.

The Bloody Mary served here is exceptional, with multiple options to choose from, including one showcasing a fried chicken, two burgers, bacon-wrapped cheese, shrimps, and green garnish. I indulged in the fish and chips, which were excellent, and the fried pickles were delectable. My husband delighted in the signature double cheeseburger. The establishment boasts a distinctive charm, situated in an industrial zone with free parking. Everyone was nice and accommodating.

I've been coming here for years and it hasn't lost a beat. Sunday brunch is packed with people. But I got seated right away with friendly staff. I picked up the Hungover Burger with an additional patty. Got the patties cooked to medium(as they should be) with the juice getting all over my hands. The egg on top was a little runny but perfect. The bacon crispy and cheese melted nicely over the patties. The soft buns on the burger absorbed everything and it was delicious!

Classic Milwaukee burger bar. The Sobelman Burger has 3 cheeses, bacon, and diced onions & jalepenos. Great flavored burger on a delicious bun. The single is big enough, went with the Double for a challenge. Great burgers and staff.

Great place love the focus on bloody Marys, burgers are awesome, everyone needs to try this place and have a bloody and a burger

Really good service even when they were super busy on day 1 of 2025. Food is delicious. The bloody Mary's are part of your appetizer. You have to have them and they sell spotted cow beer for A great price to take home 12pck $16 dollars

First time ate this Milwaukee institution. Had to have a Bloody Mary at the recommendation of friends. I went with the Cheesehead and enjoyed the cheese crack, cheese and sausage that came with it. My daughters had the funky lemonade. We had the Mac and Cheese bites were deep fried Kraft Mac and cheese. Very tasty. The family had a variety of burgers including the Loser , the Bomb and the Widmer. All were very good.

I've always loved Sobelman's burgers but this was the first time I've been to the one in Milwaukee. Good location. Parking is a little weird because their parking lot is a one way hill but it works. I had the pretzel for an appetizer and the Wisco Burger with fries for my meal. The brat party and burger were juicy and the onions and sourkraut were great. My dad had the onion rings and said they were good so feel free to substitute.

Visited Sobelman's at 12pm in a Sunday. There was a full crowd and lots of revelry. If you had a late night the night before, the volume level is a little much! We we're promptly served and our server Diego was very helpful. We ordered a Bloody Mary, from their extensive Bloody Mary list and a breaded tenderloin with fries. The particular bloody that we had had bacon wrapped cheese curds and shrimp and my wife said was great My tenderloin was flat, which is fine, and probably a little overcooked, but it was still very tasty. It is an old building with a lot of character and we look forward to coming back again sometime.

This is one of our main stops right when we get to Milwaukee. This place is always rocking and especially on the weekends. We drive in from Chicago for the bloody Mary's. Bartenders are always taking care of us when we got in. It's a great atmosphere with the fall season coming up to for college game day.

Met some friends for Bloody Mary's on a Saturday morning around 10:30AM. We were quickly seated without a reservation, but make sure to get there early, the place was full by 11AM! The room we were seated in did get quite loud with a large party seated next to us so plan accordingly. Everyone enjoyed their bloodies and our server was friendly. I opted for an NA Bloody Mary and lived that it came with a root beer chaser. Our server was friendly and gave us stickers and cookies upon leaving which was a nice touch!

Best Bloody Mary's in Milwaukee. The hamburgers are always excellent also. Plus very good service. A must see and drink place when you come to Milwaukee.

Love this place. Have eaten here many times over the years and I love the burgers. I had "the loser burger" with tots. Can't remember which one my husband had with onion rings. Both were gone quick ! He washed it down with a Bloody Mary. Service was great like always. It's your typical bar/restaurant decor but very clean! We will definitely be back!

I stopped by for a quick burger. I went for a The Sobelman. The burger was really good. The burger had a jalapeno salsa sort on top of the patty. That enhanced the flavor of the burger. It came with nice and crispy fries. The place seems to be a small close knit place. People were all talking to each other and enjoying football. The place is in a silent area, so parking was not an issue.

Really loved my recent experience. I really wanted to try one of their fun over-the-top loaded bloody marys but was having a difficult time deciding which one. Our server Fani was so kind and helped my sister and I pick the perfect meal/drink combo. We went with the dialed back version of the beast and added an extra slider. (Possibly called the masterpiece? I don't remember the exact name but this came with every skewer and a smaller drink.) This was the perfect amount of food and drink for my sister and I to split as we only wanted a small meal. It also comes with a beer chaser. My favorite of the toppings was the bacon wrapped cheese (bread?) ball. My sister loved the saucey bacon wrapped chicken skewer. We also both liked their triangle shaped cheese cracks(?). The slider was ok, pretty average but was a decent lunch. I really liked the dive-esque nature and local feel of this place. It might be a tourist spot, but it was worth a stop in my opinion. I want to say our meal was around $20, which is amazing.

Sobelman's is a perfect spot to satisfy your burger craving without sacrificing your wallet! Prices here are great especially for the quality of food you receive. Service was super quick and very friendly as well! Their menu has tons of unique burger options so it was hard to pick just one! I went with the cool ranch burger. Overall it was delicious, just a little dry in my opinion. Luckily my burger came with sauce (southwest ranch), however I would recommend adding a sauce if your burger doesn't come with one. I'm not a Bloody Mary fan, but obviously they are also known for those. So if you are a fan, definitely check those out!

Menu updated overall pretty good experience try to come here every time I visit inlaws.

What a great spot! It's small but we were able to just sit at the bar which was great! Service was very quick! I got the baconado Bloody Mary and loved it. The mix was amazing. The bacon poppers were sooooo good. This was a perfect bloody!

Sobelmans is the place to go for a great burger and local town bar vibe. My personal favorite is "the bomb" - bacon and blue cheese. Always solid food and reasonable. On my most recent visit, I noticed the take out business from 3rd party apps is HUGE. I was sitting at the bar at around 4pm and it was a revolving door of drivers.

Delicious Classic Bloody Mary! My friend and I split a cheeseburger and fries and an order of bacon wrapped cheese balls. Tanya was our server - she was super sweet and took great care of us! Tanya even knew we were splitting our meal and made sure to have it divided in the kitchen.

Thank you so much, came in a few time and their military discount was phenomenal! 50% off military is the best deal around. Thank you so much for your hospitality and if it's still there grab the beercheese burger. You won't regret it

The atmosphere was divey which is my favorite type of bar. There were an overwhelming amount of staff that made it feel like you were never far from Being helped. This bar was EXTREMELY AFFORDABLE, I loved it!! The jalapeño cheese balls were delicious. The Wisconsin burger was good but I would opt out of the sauerkraut next time. They are famous for their bloody Mary's! And they did not disappoint!

Randomly found this place after seeing pictures of the Bloody Mary's . Terrific Bloody Mary spicy and well concocted loaded with cheeseburger shrimp pickle olive celery and a coronavirus chaser Had some delicious onion rings as well Good service classic dive bar vibesi bet it's a good place to watch sports We had a raspberry cannoli for dessert seriously yum

We went to Sobleman's for a lunch. The parking lot is a trip ..on a slope only going one way, we had to wait for people to back out to get in and then again when leaving. It added to the enjoyment when we got in. We went to the door and found it was full with people waiting. Lucky for us we were only two and were able to sit at the bar. As soon as we sat at the bar we were offered menus and bartender offered to take our drink orders. We ordered bloody Mary's , it is like a salad in a cup with Bloody Mary mix below. I had the Baconado (Virgin) it had lots of bite and was very flavorful. We weren't sure if we were going to have sandwiches right away, but did end up ordering . They were great, served hot and full of flavor. My pork tenderloin was a little dry, but the size WOW!! I enjoyed it very much. We were sitting next to the bar where the Bloody Mary's were made. The young man doing to the work conversed with us and stated he makes two hundred plus on Saturdays. He kept the prep surface clean and went through an entire case of Bloody Mary mix while we were there. The Service here was over the top. No one waited long for anything when they got inside. I look forward to returning in the future. I truly appreciate good service, it makes the meal/outing so much better. We were each given a cookie at the end of our meal. (The pork sandwich is truly enough for two people to share, probably do that next time)

We went to Sobelman's because we heard great things about their burgers. Parking was interesting, Sobelman's parking lot was on a steep hill. Literally no where to turn around and the only way to get out is to back up. Definitely interesting but it did not take away from the experience. The restaurant is somewhat on the smaller end. Maybe started off as a bar and added more seating for over flow. The restaurant was packed and we ended up having to wait for a table to clear. We were told 15 mins, I think they sat us within 8 mins. The food was amazing, we tried the Sobelman's double burger after our waitress recommended it. The burgers were cooked to perfection and the combination of the different cheeses were amazing. We also order 1/2 order of cheese balls(cheese curds), they were so yummy with the season ranch sauce. The pretzel with cheese sauce was everything. The pretzel was fresh, warm, and soft. I also order a blood Mary drink. It came was a chaser. I ordered a basic Bloody Mary for the experience. I guess you can get fancy and order a whole chicken on top of a blood Mary drink. After ordering burgers I knew I had no space for a whole chicken. Lol Our waitress was definitely mvp for recommendations and being really sweet to the kids. I will definitely be back.

Eh. Sobelman's is one of those places where there are probably better options for your buck but if you are in the immediate area and have an immediate need it's good enough to quench the hunger pangs. Pretty average everything. It's a little crowded in the main room. It's fairly loud and sometimes difficult to hear the person you are with.

First time here surprisingly. We were downtown so decided to swing by so the group could finally try the bloody options. They had some good tap selections, too, in case you're not a bloody person. Heard all the bloody marys were good and they all come with a Miller Lite chaser. Everyone loved the apps and their burgers. Plenty of food and it was all good. Our server was also very friendly and though he was busy, he got us everything we needed. We even got cookies at the end. Great touch!

I must say It's one of best burgers I've ever had! The patty was perfectly cooked, juicy, and full of favor. Their buns are simply amazing! The fries were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Highly recommend!

Awesome experience!!! Service was awesome. Bloody's were amazing, we had the Bourbonato and the Cheesehead, amazing, highly recommend. We shared the Sobelman's burger, also highly recommend!

Sobelman's is such a great spot to go if you're craving a good quality burger and a Bloody Mary. Me and my friend decided to go on a Sunday. We knew it would be busy since National Marquette Day was the previous day. But we were not expecting to be seated to quickly since it was packed! I got the bomb burger that had grilled onions mushrooms and blue cheese dressing. Those who know me know that I LOVE blue cheese and this hit that craving! The burger was crispy but juicy and the toppings added incredible flavor! My friend decided to get the cali burger which had onion, tomato, lettuce and avocado! So fresh. The fries were perfectly soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Who can resist a 9$ Bloody Mary packed to the brim with toppings like shrimp, celery, green onion, sausage, cheese and cucumber! Spicy and savory all at the same time. One thing I will say is that the service was a bit slow and it seemed that the staff was overwhelmed by the amount of tables. We waited about 30 minutes until our burgers came and we had ordered pretty quickly. Nonetheless, the sports themed dining area is wonderful. I'm lucky to live so close to this Milwaukee classic!

Highly recommend when looking for a classic Wisconsin dive bar with the best bloody Mary's and cheap food! The bloodys are filled with flavor and you can even buy a bottle of the mix before you leave! The real winner is their jalapeño ketchup and free cookies at the end of your meal! Order a burger, get an app, and get the biggest Bloody Mary and enjoy your day!

Dave & Melanie have a great pub with great staff! Great food and service! Very convenient to all downtown Milwaukee venues including Fiserv Forum. Great for either/both pre-game and post-game food and drinks! Highest recommendation!

Don't get me wrong I like Sobelman's but I think it is a little overhyped. They have a quaint outside seating area which I enjoyed. Service was great and food was okay. I like their burgers but there are others in the area I like better. It is still a solid place for dining but I thought the meal was slightly above average. The burger I had was good but didn't have the flavor I expected. I didn't have any of their outrageous Bloody Mary's or a cocktail so my experience is based solely on the burger. If I am in the area again I would go back and try something different.

Ya know, sobelmans has THE best burgers and apps in the MKE area. Truly. The Bloodies are legendary. But don't even get me started on the staff. They Rock. I dunno take your chances with this place.

Great food and awesome drinks! The service was above and beyond! The outdoor seating was great!

I can see why this is a Marquette University favorite! Simple and delicious menu, friendly staff, and great atmosphere. Certainly a "must try" if you are in the Milwaukee area! Our server Ada was an absolute sweetheart. Check this place out!

Friendly staff, tasty food, great classic pub feel. Would go again. Yelp wants me to type more words in order to post this, so here's an extra sentence.

Sobelmans is not to be missed! Make all of your Bloody Mary dreams come true with this hangover cure/breakfast of champions! Bring on the Beast!!

It was our first time at this location. Had an absolutely terrific experience. Our server, Tanya, was amazing and so sweet. Will be back for sure!

Not our first visit it here but it has been years. It was a bit busy on a nice Sunday around lunch. We got an inside table in the back room after a very short wait. It may or may not have been louder than the front room. Our server was nice and got our orders quickly but we then had to wait quite a while for our food to come out. In the meantime I enjoyed their classic Bloody Mary which was practically naked compared to their crazy creations with whole roasted chickens and other nutty additions. It was very good and of course came with a beer chaser (though the plastic cup was a miss). I got their Loser burger which was good though the medium rare request was medium. I really liked their jalapeño ketchup that they have on the tables - just a bit of heat. I wonder if they sell it? Everyone else got chicken related sandwiches and thought they were good. The fries were very good but the tater tots for the uncharge were a rip off. Very few tots for more money. Otherwise the prices were reasonable. Still a classic stop for their burgers and Bloody Marys.

This probably goes without saying but stick to burgers here. It's what they're known for and what they do well. I made the mistake of ordering something else last night and received my just consequences. I wasn't feeling a burger but I do love a grilled ham and cheese ($8.50) so I opted for that. What arrived was 2 thin slices of lunch meat ham and 1 Kraft single slice. Literally the thinnest, skimpiest sandwich I have ever seen. To add insult to injury they upcharged me $1.50 for tots which were clearly cooked in stale, dirty oil. So $10 for a nothing-which and gross tots. My husband had a great burger and fresh, delicious fries. I am a fool, and learned a hard lesson so you don't have to. Burgers only here, friends.

Yummy and warm Wisconsin pretzel with cheese. A great place to eat with your college student

Had fried chicken sandwich. It is great and delicious with 3 cheeses! Love the interior style. Calm and vintage

Great service. Excellent burgers. Fries were really good. Cool atmosphere. Smaller place, but not uncomfortable. Also, they had a good beer selection.

My husband and I were craving a burger so we decided to stop by Sobelman's and check it out. We went on a Sunday afternoon and it was busy but surprisingly we got seated right away. Place was nice and cozy, the service was great! We ordered the fresco burger which had guacamole, pico de Gallo, habanero cheese, tomato and onion and it was so savory it really hit the spot. My husband and I will definitely be going back to try a different burger and a Bloody Mary!

We greatly enjoyed our food and service at Sobelmans. That is until when we were watching a Packer game, one of the wait staff turned the television station to a Chicago Bears game. There were dozens of Packer fans watching the game. I walked over and politely asked the waiter why she was changing the station as we were watching the game? She had nothing to say. I would suggest when your restaurant is filled with Packer fans watching a Packer game on a Sunday afternoon you instruct your staff not to change the station to a Bears game. We were waiting on a group of friends to come as well to join us to watch the game, and texted them to meet us at the Third Space Brewing Company instead ! You lost a whole Lotta business. We will return but never on a game day.

A friend from Milwaukee recommended Sobleman's, so we took her up on it. The restaurant is small and cozy, perfect for couples or small groups. Beer and burgers were all delicious. The service was good. Vibes were divey and down to earth. It was busy, but we got two seats right away. It's not the place you would go for a quiet dinner, but it also doesn't get tooo rowdy. If you're looking for quality burgers and beer, this is the place to go. You'll definitely get the Milwaukee feel here.

Nice bar, big crowd small space, whats not to like? I picked up food from here bog order, it must be good, it was ready and on time for pickup, employees are friendly

Great burgers and Bloody Mary's. Dined with two couples and two small kids. They were super accommodating with awesome and friendly service. We love Sobleman's!

We had excellent service at this classic local pub. The atmosphere is casual and fun and the burgers were wonderful!

Sunday Brunch is a religion here! We got to try the famous Sobelmans for Sunday brunch this Labor day weekend and I can first handedly confirm that its WORTH ALL THE HYPE! Bloodys and burgers all the way! We tried "The Lower" burger and the regular cheese burger with bacon wrapped cheese balls with bloody marys and each dish was well flavored and super yummy. It was an hour wait but definitely worth it. Go early if you can and smaller groups get seated rather faster than bigger ones. They also have an additional location close to Marquette and can help you make reservations there in case you don't want to wait too long.

Amazing food and great service! Parking can be tricky esp of icy, but u can park down the street if needee

I have not visited Sobelman's in person, but I have ordered delivery several times now. It's great that they have fish fry all the time and it travels decently. You get a few big pieces of fish, very good fries, a sweet bread, a tiny coleslaw and a tiny pasta salad. The quality has been consistent and offers a good at home alternative to the packed Friday fish frys.

I was super excited to check this place out as I've heard wonderful things, especially about there bloody mary's. I am not the biggest bloody mary fan but I have been trying to get into them more. I have places where I do really enjoy them so I thought this would be a good one to try too. From a first glance of their bloody mary -- just wow. They have many different types/sizes which mainly just change the amount/size of topping on them. I got a medium one just do that it wouldn't fill me up but I had to try the different things that it came with. It was great don't me wrong but I felt it was more about the looks than the taste. I also got the fish fries which were delicious. I would definitely come back.

One of the best burgers in MKE. Love the bloodys too. Service was friendly and good came out pretty quick. Definitely always at the top of our list when visiting.

We were in town for the weekend and found Sobelmans on yelp and decided to try it out. We arrived at the busy time of the night, still too no time at all to get a table. The staff was super friendly. I ordered a bloody merry that was absolutely the best one ever!! I ordered the loser burger ( amazing!! ) the dining area was very small, but had a great vibe. By far the best food we had all weekend! Next time I am in town I will go out of my way to stop in for another great meal!!!

Five stars for the Bloody Mary's themselves! And the food is right up there with the Bloody's. And let's be honest, you're most likely coming here for the Bloody Mary's. Nestled into the ivy on St. Paul Ave. in a legacy Schlitz tavern, Sobelman's is serving up some good bar and grill fare along with the Bloody's. You're in Wisconsin, so why not sample the sausage, the cheese curds, and the beer? Anything less and you can get it somewhere else. But you must try a Bloody Mary. I sampled the Cheesehead, a strong Mary with bacon-wrapped jalapeño cheese curds. Chased with a Miller Lite, this is a sensational Sunday morning treat. As you go down the menu of bloody Mary options, just know that the garnishes increase as you go. The Bourbonado, replete with bacon-wrapped chicken laced with a bourbon sauce, hits nicely, sweet and tangy. As a table, we just had to try the Bloody Beast, which, be forewarned, takes a while to prepare. Aside from just about any other garnish on the menu, it is an entire fryer chicken, breaded, deep-fried, and anchored in the center of a sturdy pitcher. A pitcher of Miller Lite chaser comes with, and this is easily shared amongst five people, maybe more. We added on a sausage sampler basket with a housemade mustard and a cheese sauce and this was just Wisconsin made-to-order. The owner, Melanie, gave us a brief rundown of the building's history and how Sobelman's came to be, and take the time to learn the story. Stop for a beer, but stay for the Mary's. It is so worth the visit!