- Neighborhood
- Washington HeightsMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 4726 W Vliet St, MilwaukeePlaces nearCity license
- Phone
- +1-414-771-6270OpenStreetMap
- Website
- fredsfrozencustard.comOpenStreetMap
What the record says
Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill is a restaurant at 4726 W Vliet St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued July 17, 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
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 1957, restaurant, 1 story.
- Year built
- 1957City property file
- Use
- RestaurantCity property file
- Stories
- 1City property file
- Floor area
- 967 square feetCity property file
- Assessed value, 2026
- $172,600 (land $9,000, building $163,600)City property file
Getting there
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- Bus
- Route 33 at Vliet & N 49th, a 1-minute walk (94 m)
- Route 33 at Vliet & N 45th, a 3-minute walk (233 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Wick Field (5005 W. Vliet Street), a 3-minute walk (229 m)
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, 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.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most ice cream shops?
The Lower East Side has the most ice cream shops of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 3 ice cream shops.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most salons and barbers?
The Lower East Side has the most salons and barbers of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 21 salons and barbers.
Discussions
Sources and record
Datasets
- City of Milwaukee food licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- Places lane classifier answersmodel answers about public facts
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
- Photos from a business's own websitefacts stated by the business (hours, phone, founding year, zip); no text copied
- SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan dataU.S. Government Works (public domain), as stated on the dataset page
Data sources: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor; © OpenStreetMap contributors; U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
Every fact (27)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 4726 W Vliet ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Assessed value | $172,600 (2026) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building area | 967 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Cuisine | Burger, Ice cream | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Founded | 1967 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Map point | 43.04901, -87.97336 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Legal name | Watchdog Eats, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-08-29 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-07-17 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License number | 349562 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant (FREST) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Name | Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Osm category | amenity=fast_food | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/662423779 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel number | 3670455000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Phone | +1-414-771-6270 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Phone | (414) 771-6270 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2021 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Website | https://www.fredsfrozencustard.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Year built | 1957 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Zip | 53208 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website |
For agents
Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill (restaurant in Washington Heights, Milwaukee) is at 4726 W Vliet St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).