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name: "BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee"
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status: open
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# BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee

Restaurant in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 222 E Erie St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0318892567023&lng=-87.908642113711) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1891 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1984 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | goRi Food Entertainment Inc | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: July 16, 2026; Class B Tavern License: July 14, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee is a restaurant at 222 E Erie St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued July 16, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued July 14, 2026; the City lists the licenses 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 1891, mixed commercial building, 5 stories. In a National Register district since 1984.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1891 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 88,910 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $11,000,000 \(land $665,500, building $10,334,500\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward: National Register district, listed 1984 | 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 15, 18 and GreenLine at Water & Chicago, a 1-minute walk (68 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at Water & St Paul, a 4-minute walk (310 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at S 1st & Pittsburgh, a 4-minute walk (349 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Erie & Menomonee (252 E. Menomonee St.), on the block (60 m)
- Bublr dock Seeboth & Water (10 East Seeboth Street), a 3-minute walk (237 m)
- Bublr dock Radio Milwaukee (230 East Pittsburgh Avenue), a 3-minute walk (267 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Erie St (zone 3462), 34 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 535 N Milwaukee St, a 7-minute walk (597 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0318892567023&lng=-87.908642113711).

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.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 222 E Erie ST 100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 222 E Erie ST 100 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $11,000,000 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 88,910 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03189, -87.90864 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03189, -87.90864 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward, National Register, 1984 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | goRi Food Entertainment Inc | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | goRi Food Entertainment Inc | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-05-10 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-05-10 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-16 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349432 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349229 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor 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 | 3920972100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3920972100 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2021 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1891 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: 9befc390-58f2-470b-acdc-2d67f519a35a

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## For agents

BBQ Chicken Downtown Milwaukee \(restaurant in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee\) is at 222 E Erie 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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