{"frontmatter":{"type":"Place","title":"The Tracks Tavern & Grill","description":"A Riverwest tavern at 1020 E. Locust St. that serves a fish fry every Friday.","slug":"tracks-tavern","schema_type":"BarOrPub","id":"https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern#place","status":"draft","listed":true,"category":"fish-fry","subcategories":["tavern"],"address":{"street":"1020 E Locust St","city":"Milwaukee","state":"WI","zip":"53212"},"geo":{"lat":43.0715695,"lng":-87.898179},"neighborhood":"/neighborhoods/riverwest.md","hours":{"mon":["16:00-02:00"],"tue":["16:00-02:00"],"wed":["16:00-02:00"],"thu":["16:00-02:00"],"fri":["16:00-02:00"],"sat":["12:00-02:00"],"sun":["12:00-02:00"]},"price_band":2,"phone":"(414) 562-2020","website":"https://www.trackstavernmilwaukee.org/","ownership":"Michael D. Rebers holds 70 percent and founder Peter Wolbersen holds 30 percent (Urban Milwaukee, 2019).","same_as":["https://www.facebook.com/TracksTavern"],"sources":[{"id":"tracks-menu","resource":"https://www.trackstavernmilwaukee.org/menu","title":"Tracks Menu, The Tracks Tavern"},{"id":"tracks-home","resource":"https://www.trackstavernmilwaukee.org/","title":"Home, The Tracks Tavern"},{"id":"urban-milwaukee-bar-exam","resource":"https://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=434804","title":"Bar Exam: The Tracks Has Always Been a Tavern","author":"Michael Horne","last_modified":"2019-01-15T06:00:00.000Z"}],"generated":{"by":"agent:claude-opus-5-5","at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z"},"verified":[],"tags":[],"kind":"place","photos":[{"file":"/places/tracks-tavern/tracks-tavern.jpg","credit":"Michael Barera","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","source":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_June_2025_062_(The_Tracks_Tavern_%26_Grill).jpg","caption":"The Tracks Tavern & Grill on E. Locust St."}]},"sections":{"Why it belongs":"The Tracks is a tavern at 1020 E. Locust St. in the Riverwest neighborhood [urban-milwaukee-bar-exam] that serves a fish fry every Friday, with perch, pollack and shrimp plates and rye bread on the side [tracks-menu]. The building went up in 1906 as a tavern and residence, and Peter Wolbersen took over the bar in June 1970 and named it for the railroad next door [urban-milwaukee-bar-exam]. In 2019 Wolbersen still held a 30 percent stake and owned the building [urban-milwaukee-bar-exam].","Facts":"- Fish fry served every Friday; a classic perch fry is $18.99 and a classic pollack fry is $15.99, checked 2026-11-01 on the tavern's website menu.\n- Bar open Monday to Friday 4 pm to 2 am and Saturday and Sunday noon to 2 am, kitchen open until 10 pm daily, checked 2026-11-01 on the tavern's website.\n- Phone (414) 562-2020, checked 2026-11-01 on the tavern's website.","Notes":"The founding year is left blank because the sources disagree: the tavern's Facebook page says \"since 1969\" and Urban Milwaukee dates the current business to June 1970.\n\nOwnership last confirmed in a 2019 source."},"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BarOrPub","@id":"https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern#place","name":"The Tracks Tavern & Grill","description":"A Riverwest tavern at 1020 E. Locust St. that serves a fish fry every Friday.","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"1020 E Locust St","addressLocality":"Milwaukee","addressRegion":"WI","postalCode":"53212","addressCountry":"US"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":43.0715695,"longitude":-87.898179},"openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Monday","opens":"16:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Tuesday","opens":"16:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Wednesday","opens":"16:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Thursday","opens":"16:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Friday","opens":"16:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Saturday","opens":"12:00","closes":"02:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":"Sunday","opens":"12:00","closes":"02:00"}],"telephone":"(414) 562-2020","url":"https://www.trackstavernmilwaukee.org/","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/TracksTavern"],"containedInPlace":{"@id":"https://littlemilwaukee.com/neighborhoods/riverwest#neighborhood"}},"url":"https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern","record":{"id":"f4baf023-6130-4c61-be01-4a40916c90dd","facts":[{"field":"address","value":{"street":"1020 E Locust St","city":"Milwaukee","state":"WI","zip":"53212"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"address","value":"1020 E LOCUST ST","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"address","value":"1020 E LOCUST ST","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"address","value":"1020 E LOCUST ST","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"business_type","value":"Retail 1A","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-personal-property:89917435","dataset":"mke-personal-property","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:16.051+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"capacity","value":99,"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"capacity","value":100,"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"capacity","value":99,"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"category","value":"fish-fry","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"geo","value":{"lat":43.0715695,"lng":-87.898179},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"geo","value":{"lat":43.0713041200899,"lng":-87.898360128848,"method":"parcel centroid"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"geo","value":{"lat":43.0713041200899,"lng":-87.898360128848,"method":"parcel centroid"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"geo","value":{"lat":43.0713041200899,"lng":-87.898360128848,"method":"parcel centroid"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"holder","value":{"name":"Michael D Rebers","role":"agent"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"holder","value":{"name":"Michael D Rebers","role":"agent"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"holder","value":{"name":"Michael D Rebers","role":"agent"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"hours","value":{"mon":["16:00-02:00"],"tue":["16:00-02:00"],"wed":["16:00-02:00"],"thu":["16:00-02:00"],"fri":["16:00-02:00"],"sat":["12:00-02:00"],"sun":["12:00-02:00"]},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"kind","value":"place","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"legal_name","value":"TRACK'S OF MILWAUKEE, INC","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"legal_name","value":"TRACK'S OF MILWAUKEE, INC","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"legal_name","value":"TRACK'S OF MILWAUKEE, INC","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"legal_name","value":"THE TRACKS OF MILWAUKEE INC","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-personal-property:89917435","dataset":"mke-personal-property","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:16.051+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_expires_at","value":"2027-06-30T00:00:00+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_expires_at","value":"2027-06-30T00:00:00+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_expires_at","value":"2027-06-30T00:00:00+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_issued_at","value":"2026-06-22T15:46:42+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_issued_at","value":"2026-06-23T00:00:00+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_issued_at","value":"2026-06-23T00:00:00+00:00","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_number","value":"348271","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_number","value":"348396","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_number","value":"348335","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_status","value":"active","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_status","value":"active","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_status","value":"active","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_type","value":{"code":"PEP","name":"Public Entertainment Premises License"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_type","value":{"code":"FREST","name":"Food Dealer - Restaurant"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"license_type","value":{"code":"BTAVN","name":"Class B Tavern License"},"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"name","value":"The Tracks Tavern & Grill","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"name","value":"THE TRACKS","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"name","value":"THE TRACKS","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"name","value":"THE TRACKS","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"name","value":"THE TRACKS TAVERN","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-personal-property:89917435","dataset":"mke-personal-property","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:16.051+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"ownership","value":"Michael D. Rebers holds 70 percent and founder Peter Wolbersen holds 30 percent (Urban Milwaukee, 2019).","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"parcel_id","value":"3140211100","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-business-licenses:348271-62531","dataset":"mke-business-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:13.85+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"parcel_id","value":"3140211100","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-food-licenses:348396-62531","dataset":"mke-food-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:11.877+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"parcel_id","value":"3140211100","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-liquor-licenses:348335-62531","dataset":"mke-liquor-licenses","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:09.761+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"personal_property_account","value":"89917435","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-personal-property:89917435","dataset":"mke-personal-property","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:16.051+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"phone","value":"(414) 562-2020","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"price_band","value":2,"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"roll_year","value":2023,"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"mke-personal-property:89917435","dataset":"mke-personal-property","method":"dataset","checked_at":"2026-11-02T02:29:16.051+00:00","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"same_as","value":["https://www.facebook.com/TracksTavern"],"value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true},{"field":"website","value":"https://www.trackstavernmilwaukee.org/","value_withheld":false,"source_id":"little-milwaukee-canon:/places/fish-fry/tracks-tavern.md","dataset":"little-milwaukee-canon","method":"agent","checked_at":"2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z","ended_at":null,"redistributable":true}]}}