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name: "Canteen"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/canteen-155bde
record_id: 155bdebe-d742-47cb-a2f4-f35249d667be
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# Canteen

Restaurant in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 501 W Michigan St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0370336172198&lng=-87.9167716728999) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1978 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | COMPASS GROUP USA, INC. | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: January 22, 2026; Food Dealer Retail: June 16, 2026; Food Dealer Retail: July 14, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant), [Food Dealer Retail](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-retail) | City license | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Canteen is a restaurant at 501 W Michigan St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued January 22, 2026, a food dealer retail license issued June 16, 2026 and a food dealer retail 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 1978, insurance agency, 5 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1978 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Insurance agency | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 370,160 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $117,352,300 \(land $5,108,700, building $112,243,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 57 at Vel Phillips & Michigan, a 1-minute walk (66 m)
- Route 57 at Michigan & Vel Phillips, a 1-minute walk (88 m)
- Route 34 and BlueLine at Clybourn & N 5th, a 1-minute walk (113 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Zeidler Union Square Park (335 W. Michigan St.), a 1-minute walk (85 m)
- Bublr dock Vel R. Phillips & Wisconsin (799 Vel R. Phillips Ave.), a 3-minute walk (238 m)
- Bublr dock Intermodal Station (433 W St. Paul Avenue), a 3-minute walk (275 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on W Michigan St (zone 5721), 30 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 5-minute walk (439 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0370336172198&lng=-87.9167716728999).

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 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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 501 W MICHIGAN ST 2nd Floor | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 501 W Michigan St | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 501 W MICHIGAN ST 3rd floor | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $117,352,300 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 370,160 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Insurance agency, land use code 6411 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03703, -87.91677 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03673, -87.91821 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03703, -87.91677 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | COMPASS GROUP USA, INC. | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | COMPASS GROUP USA, INC. | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Compass Group USA, INC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-02-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-13 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-01-22 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-16 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 343095 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 348099 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349142 | City license | City of Milwaukee food 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 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 |
| License type | Food Dealer Retail \(FOOD\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer Retail \(FOOD\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Canteen | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Canteen Coffee Bar | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Canteen Micro Market 3rd Floor | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3610814122 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1978 | 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: 155bdebe-d742-47cb-a2f4-f35249d667be

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## For agents

Canteen \(restaurant in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee\) is at 501 W Michigan 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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