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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/strange-town-eb501a#business"
name: "Strange Town"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/strange-town-eb501a
record_id: eb501ad9-0d34-4896-a95e-e8de02c0fe7b
indexable: true
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# Strange Town

Restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2101 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0573054439658&lng=-87.8867053814761) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Wednesday: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm; Thursday to Saturday: 11:00 am to midnight | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 885 0404 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [strangetownmke.com](https://www.strangetownmke.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair access | Yes | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1927 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Strange Town, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: November 13, 2025; Class B Tavern License: June 30, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/1295751517](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1295751517) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Strange Town is a restaurant at 2101 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued November 13, 2025 and a Class B tavern license issued June 30, 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)

## 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 1927, mixed commercial building, 2.5 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1927 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 2.5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 5,162 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $788,200 \(land $81,000, building $707,200\) | 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 30 at Prospect & Lafayette, a 2-minute walk (148 m)
- Route 30 at Farwell & Lafayette, a 2-minute walk (160 m)
- Route 30 at Prospect & Kenilworth, a 2-minute walk (192 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Lafayette & Prospect (1898 E. Lafayette Place), a 2-minute walk (139 m)
- Bublr dock Kenilworth (2165 N. Prospect Ave.), a 2-minute walk (185 m)
- Bublr dock East Library (1821 E. North Avenue), a 4-minute walk (325 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Prospect Ave (zone 7300), 40 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0573054439658&lng=-87.8867053814761).

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/strange-town-eb501a/correct)
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- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/strange-town-eb501a/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee food licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/9): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0
- [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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2101-2103 N Prospect AV | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 2101-2103 N Prospect AV | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $788,200 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 5,162 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 |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 49 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05731, -87.88671 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05731, -87.88671 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Strange Town, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Strange Town, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | STRANGE TOWN LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2026-11-22 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-22 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-11-13 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-30 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 341619 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 348740 | 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 - Restaurant \(FREST\) | 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 |
| Name | Strange Town | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Strange Town | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | STRANGE TOWN LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Wednesday: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm; Thursday to Saturday: 11:00 am to midnight | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=restaurant | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/1295751517 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | Eligible for the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3560271000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3560271000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93180161 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 885 0404 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Ppp year | 2021 | Other source | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 2.5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.strangetownmke.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair | Yes | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1927 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: eb501ad9-0d34-4896-a95e-e8de02c0fe7b

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## For agents

Strange Town \(restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee\) is at 2101 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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