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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396#business"
name: "TESS"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396
record_id: ae439697-3f86-4663-8e4c-7aea23cbe2c7
indexable: true
---

# TESS

Restaurant in Riverside Park, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2499 N Bartlett Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0635704681833&lng=-87.8896142325378) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Tuesday to Thursday: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Sunday: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 964 8377 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [tess2499.com](https://tess2499.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | New american | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | WV, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Food Dealer - Restaurant: July 23, 2026; Class B Tavern License: July 23, 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/5207466883](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5207466883) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

TESS is a restaurant at 2499 N Bartlett Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued July 23, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued July 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)

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- GreenLine at Oakland & Bradford, a 2-minute walk (123 m)
- Route 21 at North & Newhall, a 5-minute walk (376 m)
- Route 21 at North & Oakland, a 5-minute walk (396 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Oakland & Bradford (1805 E. Bradford Avenue), a 2-minute walk (148 m)
- Bublr dock Murray & Greenwich (2452 North Murray Avenue), a 4-minute walk (351 m)
- Bublr dock North & Bartlett (1617 East North Avenue), a 5-minute walk (389 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0635704681833&lng=-87.8896142325378).

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.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396/correct)
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- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396/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 personal property tax roll](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/personal-property-look-up): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Assessor
- [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)
- [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 | 2499 N Bartlett Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 2499 N Bartlett Av | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Business type | Retail 1A | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Capacity | 60 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | New american | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees 2020 | 14 | Other source | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06357, -87.88961 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06357, -87.88961 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | WV, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | WV, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | WV LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-31 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-31 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-23 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349799 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 349800 | 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 | TESS | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | TESS | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | TESS | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Tuesday to Thursday: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Friday and Saturday: 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Sunday: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | 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/5207466883 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93021549 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 964 8377 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Ppp year | 2020 | 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 |
| Website | https://tess2499.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: ae439697-3f86-4663-8e4c-7aea23cbe2c7

Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/tess-ae4396.json).

## For agents

TESS \(restaurant in Riverside Park, Milwaukee\) is at 2499 N Bartlett 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/tess-ae4396.json

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