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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/hill-valley-dairy-and-milwaukee-cheese-bar-473ac5#business"
name: "Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/hill-valley-dairy-and-milwaukee-cheese-bar-473ac5
record_id: 473ac572-a1c7-4e5f-854c-5885eeccc41f
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# Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar

Tavern in Walker's Point, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 138 W Bruce St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0254215209987&lng=-87.9121757696597) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 269-8111 | Business website | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [hillvalleydairy.com](https://hillvalleydairy.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2011 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | HILL VALLEY DAIRY LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer Retail: September 23, 2026; Class B Tavern License: September 23, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer Retail](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-retail), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/11268062010](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/11268062010) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar is a tavern at 138 W Bruce St, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer retail license issued September 23, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued September 23, 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)

## Photos

- [A Beepod Vented-Top-Bar Hive on the roof of a non-profit, CORE/El Centro, overlooks downtown Milwaukee and serves as an education location](https://nrejfynxmjvaqlbnumhf.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/images/r/02e3d2f72c456964e015c8dfe8909fb9-ec5ec9e8-6b04-4604-86a8-02a7c9d225cc-mw11slt0-480.webp). Photo: [Bradley James](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urban-Beekeeping-with-Beepods.png), CC BY-SA 4.0

## 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 2011, mixed commercial building, 4 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 2011 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 4 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 29,734 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $3,320,000 \(land $128,000, building $3,192,000\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## 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 (90 m)
- Route 20 at Virginia & S 1st, a 1-minute walk (114 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at S 1st & Virginia, a 2-minute walk (128 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock 2nd & Bruce (602 South 2nd Street), on the block (41 m)
- Bublr dock 2nd & Florida (400 South 2nd Street), a 2-minute walk (195 m)
- Bublr dock 5th & Bruce (603 South 5th Street), a 5-minute walk (387 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on S 5th St (zone 8582), 379 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=43.0254215209987&lng=-87.9121757696597).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 3, 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 3, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 3, 2026.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/hill-valley-dairy-and-milwaukee-cheese-bar-473ac5/correct)
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- [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic
- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/hill-valley-dairy-and-milwaukee-cheese-bar-473ac5/correct)

## 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 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 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
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied
- [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 | 138 W Bruce St | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 138 W Bruce St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $3,320,000 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 29,734 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 |
| Founded | 1942 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.02542, -87.91218 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.02542, -87.91218 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | HILL VALLEY DAIRY LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | HILL VALLEY DAIRY LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-10-16 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-10-16 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351970 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351969 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor 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 liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer Retail \(FOOD\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | shop=dairy | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/11268062010 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4280417000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 4280417000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 269-8111 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 4 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://hillvalleydairy.com/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2011 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: 473ac572-a1c7-4e5f-854c-5885eeccc41f

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## For agents

Hill Valley Dairy and Milwaukee Cheese Bar \(tavern in Walker's Point, Milwaukee\) is at 138 W Bruce 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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