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name: "The Drive-Thru"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-drive-thru-2e7d13
record_id: 2e7d1390-9f26-463c-b68c-745992189e75
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# The Drive-Thru

Restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1801 E North Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0598306964334&lng=-87.8877957999919) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Wednesday: 10:00 am to 2:00 am; Thursday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 3:00 am; Sunday: 10:00 am to 2:00 am | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 287 9900 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [thedrive-thru.com](https://thedrive-thru.com/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Cuisine | American | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2001 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | The Drive-Thru LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Extended Hours Establishments: June 3, 2026; Food Dealer - Restaurant: June 3, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Extended Hours Establishments](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/extended-hours-establishments), [Food Dealer - Restaurant](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/food-dealer-restaurant) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 7 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/662749203](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/662749203) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

The Drive-Thru is a restaurant at 1801 E North Ave, Milwaukee. It holds an extended hours establishments license issued June 3, 2026 and a food dealer restaurant license issued June 3, 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)

## Photos

- [Construction continues at the Latitude Apartments on Kenilworth.](https://nrejfynxmjvaqlbnumhf.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/images/r/34e54aedc2edad82d09f030fb9eadddb-cdde93a4-de5a-485a-94ba-3aa968d5419b-mw11gv1t-1600.webp). Photo: [Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Latitude_Construction_%284664233970%29.jpg), CC BY 2.0

## 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 2001, restaurant, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 2001 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Restaurant | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 171 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $219,700 \(land $219,500, building $200\) | 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:

- GreenLine at Oakland & North, on the block (23 m)
- Route 21 at North & Oakland, on the block (46 m)
- Route 30 at Farwell & North, a 2-minute walk (152 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock East Library (1821 E. North Avenue), on the block (36 m)
- Bublr dock North & Bartlett (1617 East North Avenue), a 2-minute walk (141 m)
- Bublr dock Kenilworth (2165 N. Prospect Ave.), a 3-minute walk (242 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Kenilworth Pl (zone 7500), 13 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=43.0598306964334&lng=-87.8877957999919).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 3, 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 3, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 3, 2026.

## What you can do here

- [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-drive-thru-2e7d13/correct)
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- [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-drive-thru-2e7d13/correct)

## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): 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 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
- [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 | 1801 E North Av | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 1801 E North Av | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $219,700 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 171 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Restaurant, land use code 5812 | 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 |
| Cuisine | American | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 7 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05983, -87.88780 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05983, -87.88780 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | The Drive-Thru LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | The Drive-Thru LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | THE DRIVE THRU LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-03 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-03 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 347583 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 347584 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Extended Hours Establishments \(24HRS\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant \(FREST\) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Drive-Thru | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Drive-Thru | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | THE DRIVE THRU LLC | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Wednesday: 10:00 am to 2:00 am; Thursday to Saturday: 10:00 am to 3:00 am; Sunday: 10:00 am to 2:00 am | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=fast\_food | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/662749203 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3560301000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3560301000 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Personal property account | 93120538 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 287 9900 | 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 |
| Roll year | 2023 | City tax roll | City of Milwaukee personal property tax roll | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://thedrive-thru.com | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 2001 | 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: 2e7d1390-9f26-463c-b68c-745992189e75

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## For agents

The Drive-Thru \(restaurant in Lower East Side, Milwaukee\) is at 1801 E North 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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