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name: "The Blue Star Cafe"
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# The Blue Star Cafe

Restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1619 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0518558278882&lng=-87.8938469805048) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 273 9744 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | Somali | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2004 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | The Blue Star Cafe | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | May 19, 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 |
| Size | About 3 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap node/4272600411](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4272600411) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

The Blue Star Cafe is a restaurant at 1619 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a food dealer restaurant license issued May 19, 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.

Built 2004, mixed commercial building, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 2004 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 4,611 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $1,001,700 \(land $36,900, building $964,800\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- GreenLine at Cambridge & Brady, a 2-minute walk (173 m)
- GreenLine at Brady & Arlington, a 2-minute walk (175 m)
- Route 30 at Farwell & Albion, a 2-minute walk (180 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Cambridge & Brady (1701 North Cambridge Avenue), a 2-minute walk (173 m)
- Bublr dock Brady & Prospect (1706 N. Prospect Ave.), a 3-minute walk (241 m)
- Bublr dock Brady & Humboldt (1114 East Brady Street), a 4-minute walk (337 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Farwell Ave (zone 7021), 81 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=43.0518558278882&lng=-87.8938469805048).

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

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## 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
- [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 | 1619 N Farwell Av 100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $1,001,700 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 4,611 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 |
| Cuisine | Somali | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 3 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05186, -87.89385 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | The Blue Star Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-30 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-05-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 346891 | 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 | The Blue Star Cafe | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00 am 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/4272600411 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3591601100 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 273 9744 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2004 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: c66e1c69-31c4-4c16-8b56-d0c46706a6bf

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## For agents

The Blue Star Cafe \(restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee\) is at 1619 N Farwell 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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