- Neighborhood
- Old North MilwaukeeMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 3519 W Silver Spring Dr, MilwaukeePlaces nearCity license
What the record says
Jo's Cafe is a restaurant at 3519 W Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued August 18, 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 1961, mixed commercial building, 1 story.
- Year built
- 1961City property file
- Use
- Mixed commercial buildingCity property file
- Stories
- 1City property file
- Floor area
- 1,904 square feetCity property file
- Assessed value, 2026
- $165,600 (land $4,200, building $161,400)City property file
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Route 63 at Silver Spring & N 35th, a 1-minute walk (64 m)
- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at N 35th / Silver Spring, a 1-minute walk (70 m)
- Route 63 at Silver Spring & N 37th, a 1-minute walk (115 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.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most restaurants?
Juneau Town has the most restaurants of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 112 restaurants.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most restaurants per resident?
The Historic Third Ward has the most restaurants for its size in the City of Milwaukee, 25.3 per 1,000 residents.
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)
- City of Milwaukee personal property tax rollPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- 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; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor; U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
Every fact (22)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 3519 W Silver Spring DR | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Assessed value | $165,600 (2026) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building area | 1,904 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Employees in 2020 | 6 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Map point | 43.11896, -87.95715 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Legal name | Platzer Corp. | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Legal name | PLATZER CORP | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Expires | 2027-08-17 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-08-18 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License number | 350672 | 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 | |
| Name | Jo's Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Name | JO'S CAFE | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Parcel number | 1920612100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Personal property account | 98097009 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Year built | 1961 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) |
For agents
Jo's Cafe (restaurant in Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee) is at 3519 W Silver Spring Dr, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).