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# Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill

Restaurant in Washington Heights, Milwaukee.

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

Neighborhood Mayor of Washington Heights: [Tyler Einberger](https://littlemilwaukee.com/mayors/tyler-einberger)

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4726 W Vliet St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0490108895588&lng=-87.9733575503745) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-771-6270 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [fredsfrozencustard.com](https://www.fredsfrozencustard.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Burger, Ice cream | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1957 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Watchdog Eats, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | July 17, 2026 | 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 way/662423779](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/662423779) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## 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](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

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Built 1957, restaurant, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1957 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Restaurant | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 967 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $172,600 \(land $9,000, building $163,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## 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)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0490108895588&lng=-87.9733575503745).

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.

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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
- [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 | 4726 W Vliet ST | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $172,600 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 967 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | 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 | Burger, Ice cream | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Founded | 1967 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04901, -87.97336 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Watchdog Eats, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-08-29 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-17 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349562 | 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 | Fred's Frozen Custard & Grill | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=fast\_food | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/662423779 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3670455000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-771-6270 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 771-6270 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2021 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.fredsfrozencustard.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1957 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53208 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: ca3d6cea-d4ec-4c73-a37a-46a7627f5827

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## 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 \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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