--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882#business" name: "Restaurant Operations-Sandburg Cafe" listed: false status: open url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882 record_id: b47882d8-e8c4-4491-acd6-f3431a0518d0 indexable: true --- # Restaurant Operations-Sandburg Cafe Restaurant in Downer Woods, Milwaukee. Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 3400 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0797574275547&lng=-87.8802699345725) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Current license term from | April 23, 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 | ## What the record says Restaurant Operations-Sandburg Cafe is a restaurant at 3400 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued April 23, 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 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. College or university. | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Use | College or university | 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 68 at Downer & Newport, a 2-minute walk (190 m) - Routes 40U, 44U, 66, 68 and RedLine at Hartford & Library, a 3-minute walk (254 m) - Route 68 at Downer & Hartford, a 4-minute walk (283 m) Bike share: - Bublr dock Downer & Newport (3398 North Downer Avenue), a 3-minute walk (215 m) - Bublr dock Sandburg Hall (3400 N. Maryland Ave.), a 3-minute walk (235 m) - Bublr dock Golda Meir Library (2311 E. Hartford Avenue), a 3-minute walk (248 m) Parking: - Metered parking on N Downer Ave (zone 8378), 192 m away: $1.25 an hour, 3 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0797574275547&lng=-87.8802699345725). 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/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882/correct) - [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882/claim) - [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic - [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882/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 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 ### Facts | Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 3400 N Maryland Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Building use | College or university, land use code 8221 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.07976, -87.88027 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2027-05-24 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-04-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 345963 | 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 | | Name | Restaurant Operations-Sandburg Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 2799991100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02. Record id: b47882d8-e8c4-4491-acd6-f3431a0518d0 Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882.json). ## For agents Restaurant Operations-Sandburg Cafe \(restaurant in Downer Woods, Milwaukee\) is at 3400 N Maryland Ave, 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/restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882.json Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"restaurant-operations-sandburg-cafe-b47882"}; get_record {"id":"b47882d8-e8c4-4491-acd6-f3431a0518d0"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0797574275547","lng":"-87.8802699345725"}. 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