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name: "Big Sharks fish and Chicken"
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status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-sharks-fish-and-chicken-fc7f80
record_id: fc7f8019-b7ec-49cd-bba8-9cecaee51bab
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# Big Sharks fish and Chicken

Restaurant in Arlington Gardens, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 8333 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.1045793706353&lng=-88.0164632338585) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-399-3992 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [bigsharksfishandchickenap.com](https://www.bigsharksfishandchickenap.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Fish, Chicken | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1990 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BIG SHARKS II LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | December 17, 2025 | 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 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/12031028071](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12031028071) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Big Sharks fish and Chicken is a restaurant at 8333 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued December 17, 2025; 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

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Built 1990, mixed commercial building, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1990 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 14,064 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,764,400 \(land $144,300, building $1,620,100\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 57 at Appleton & Hampton, on the block (31 m)
- Route 11 at Hampton & Appleton, on the block (33 m)
- Route 11 at Hampton & Grantosa, a 2-minute walk (160 m)

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 4, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.

## 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 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
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 8333 W Appleton Av 6 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,764,400 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 14,064 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 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Fish, Chicken | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.10458, -88.01646 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 11:59 pm; Sunday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | BIG SHARKS II LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-01-12 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-12-17 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 342409 | 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 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Big Sharks fish and Chicken | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Saturday: 10:00 am to midnight; Sunday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=fast\_food | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/12031028071 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 2241221000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-399-3992 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 399-3992 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.bigsharksfishandchickenap.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1990 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53218 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-05.

Record id: fc7f8019-b7ec-49cd-bba8-9cecaee51bab

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## For agents

Big Sharks fish and Chicken \(restaurant in Arlington Gardens, Milwaukee\) is at 8333 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-sharks-fish-and-chicken-fc7f80.json

Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"big-sharks-fish-and-chicken-fc7f80"}; get_record {"id":"fc7f8019-b7ec-49cd-bba8-9cecaee51bab"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.1045793706353","lng":"-88.0164632338585"}.

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