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name: "Ay Ama"
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status: open
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record_id: 4cf34a32-b389-4fb3-9ad7-31903e009121
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# Ay Ama

Restaurant in Walker's Point, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 730 S 5th St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0235684416375&lng=-87.9164452118285) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1947 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1978 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Ay Ama LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | September 22, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Ay Ama is a restaurant at 730 S 5th St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued September 22, 2026; the City lists the license as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Built 1947, restaurant, 1 story. In a National Register district since 1978.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1947 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Restaurant | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 3,600 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $720,100 \(land $123,800, building $596,300\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Walker's Point: National Register district, listed 1978 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Routes 18 and 20 at National & S 6th, a 2-minute walk (134 m)
- Routes 19, 80, 81 and Via Rt 19 at S 6th & National, a 2-minute walk (149 m)
- Routes 18 and 20 at National & S 3rd, a 2-minute walk (161 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock 5th & National (425 W. National Avenue), on the block (51 m)
- Bublr dock 5th & Bruce (603 South 5th Street), a 2-minute walk (182 m)
- Bublr dock 5th & Mineral (906 S. 5th Street), a 3-minute walk (232 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on S 5th St (zone 8563), 29 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0235684416375&lng=-87.9164452118285).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/ay-ama-4cf34a/correct)
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- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/ay-ama-4cf34a/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 730 S 5th ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $720,100 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 3,600 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.02357, -87.91645 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Walker's Point, National Register, 1978 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Ay Ama LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-21 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-22 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351828 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Ay Ama | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4311100100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1947 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: 4cf34a32-b389-4fb3-9ad7-31903e009121

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## For agents

Ay Ama \(restaurant in Walker's Point, Milwaukee\) is at 730 S 5th St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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