--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b#business" name: "CAROLINE'S" listed: false status: open url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b record_id: 72fe9b6c-2369-470f-9fe4-08f48c61c36d indexable: true --- # CAROLINE'S Tavern in Walker's Point, Milwaukee. Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 401 S 2nd St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0270685272498&lng=-87.9129677349582) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | +1-414-221-9444 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | STRAIGHT AHEAD, INC | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: February 5, 2026; Class B Tavern License: February 5, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/10230603187](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/10230603187) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 | ## What the record says CAROLINE'S is a tavern at 401 S 2nd St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued February 5, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued February 5, 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) ## Getting there Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go. Bus: - Route 20 at S 2nd & Virginia, a 1-minute walk (105 m) - Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at S 1st & Virginia, a 2-minute walk (159 m) - Route 20 at Virginia & S 1st, a 2-minute walk (173 m) Bike share: - Bublr dock 2nd & Florida (400 South 2nd Street), on the block (39 m) - Bublr dock 2nd & Bruce (602 South 2nd Street), a 3-minute walk (216 m) - Bublr dock 2nd & Freshwater (200 W. Freshwater Way), a 3-minute walk (268 m) Parking: - Metered parking on S 5th St (zone 8500), 390 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=43.0270685272498&lng=-87.9129677349582). 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/caroline-s-72fe9b/correct) - [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b/claim) - [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic - [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b/correct) ## Sources and record Datasets: - [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): 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 personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor - [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) ### Facts | Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 401 S 2nd St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Address | 401 S 2nd St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Capacity | 136 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Capacity | 136 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.02707, -87.91297 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.02707, -87.91297 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | STRAIGHT AHEAD, INC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | STRAIGHT AHEAD, INC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | STRAIGHT AHEAD INC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2027-02-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2027-02-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-02-05 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-02-05 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 343489 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 343488 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | CAROLINE'S | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | CAROLINE'S | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | CAROLINE'S JAZZ CLUB | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Osm category | amenity=bar | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Osm id | node/10230603187 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 4280341000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 4280341000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Personal property account | 92507105 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | | Phone | +1-414-221-9444 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 | | Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02. Record id: 72fe9b6c-2369-470f-9fe4-08f48c61c36d Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/caroline-s-72fe9b.json). ## For agents CAROLINE'S \(tavern in Walker's Point, Milwaukee\) is at 401 S 2nd St, 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/caroline-s-72fe9b.json Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"caroline-s-72fe9b"}; get_record {"id":"72fe9b6c-2369-470f-9fe4-08f48c61c36d"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0270685272498","lng":"-87.9129677349582"}. JSON form keys: entity, facts, sources, actions; the earlier keys record, page_url, canonical_url, indexable, rendered_at, jsonld stay beside them. Suggest a change with suggest.