---
type: Place
title: The Packing House
description: >-
  A family-owned supper club at 900 E. Layton Ave. on Milwaukee's far south
  side, open since 1974.
slug: packing-house
schema_type: Restaurant
id: 'https://littlemilwaukee.com/places/supper-club/packing-house#place'
status: draft
listed: true
category: supper-club
subcategories:
  - fish-fry
address:
  street: 900 E Layton Ave
  city: Milwaukee
  state: WI
  zip: '53207'
geo:
  lat: 42.959354
  lng: -87.898025
neighborhood: /neighborhoods/town-of-lake.md
hours:
  mon: []
  tue:
    - '11:00-20:00'
  wed:
    - '11:00-20:00'
  thu:
    - '11:00-20:00'
  fri:
    - '11:00-21:00'
  sat:
    - '15:30-21:00'
  sun:
    - '16:00-20:00'
price_band: 2
phone: (414) 483-5054
website: 'https://www.packinghousemke.com/'
founded: 1974
ownership: Wiken family. NPR named Chris Wiken as owner on 2024-10-08.
same_as:
  - 'https://www.facebook.com/PackingHouseMKE'
  - 'https://www.instagram.com/packinghousemke/'
sources:
  - id: packing-house-home
    resource: 'https://www.packinghousemke.com/'
    title: 'Home, The Packing House'
  - id: npr-packing-house
    resource: >-
      https://www.npr.org/2024/10/08/nx-s1-5138314/wisconsin-supper-club-harris-trump
    title: >-
      I went to a classic Wisconsin supper club to talk politics. This is what I
      learned
    author: Ari Shapiro
    last_modified: '2024-10-08T09:00:00.000Z'
  - id: urban-milwaukee-packing-house
    resource: 'https://urbanmilwaukee.com/business/the-packing-house/'
    title: 'The Packing House, Urban Milwaukee business listing'
generated:
  by: 'agent:claude-opus-5-5'
  at: '2026-11-01T16:00:13.000Z'
verified: []
tags: []
kind: place
photos:
  - file: /places/packing-house/supper-club-sign.jpg
    credit: John Margolies
    license: Public domain
    source: >-
      https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neiland%27s_Supper_Club_sign,_Tigerton,_Wisconsin_LCCN2017709570.tif
    caption: >-
      A Wisconsin supper club sign (Neiland's, in Tigerton), not The Packing
      House
---

# Why it belongs

The Packing House is at 900 E. Layton Ave. [urban-milwaukee-packing-house], and in October 2024 NPR described it as a supper club that owner Chris Wiken's mother, Margaret Wiken, opened in 1974 [npr-packing-house]. NPR also reported that the airport terminal stood across the street at the time and that a Friday fish fry is one of its staple meals [npr-packing-house]. Urban Milwaukee's business listing names Christopher Wiken as the restaurant's owner [urban-milwaukee-packing-house].


# Facts

- Open Tuesday to Thursday 11 am to 8 pm, Friday 11 am to 9 pm, Saturday 3:30 to 9 pm and Sunday 4 to 8 pm; closed Monday, checked 2026-11-01 on the restaurant's website.
- The website lists a Friday fish fry menu and a price range of "$$", checked 2026-11-01.
- Phone (414) 483-5054, checked 2026-11-01 on the restaurant's website.

## Sources

1. [Home, The Packing House](https://www.packinghousemke.com/)
2. [I went to a classic Wisconsin supper club to talk politics. This is what I learned](https://www.npr.org/2024/10/08/nx-s1-5138314/wisconsin-supper-club-harris-trump), Ari Shapiro. Last modified 2024-10-08
3. [The Packing House, Urban Milwaukee business listing](https://urbanmilwaukee.com/business/the-packing-house/)