Joey's Seafood & Grill, Brookfield

Like any legendary institution, Joey's Seafood & Grill has its own origin story. As the menu's story goes, during a layover in London, Joey stumbled upon one of the best fish and chips he'd ever eaten. After talking the owner into giving him the recipe, Joey added some improvements, and the result became a Milwaukee favorite. Cooks hand-cut filets, coat them in a signature batter, and then fry them until the fish is crispy on the outside and moist on the inside.

Consistently voted one of the top seafood restaurants in the Milwaukee area. Recently highlighted as one of the top 11 seafood restaurants in Wisconsin by onlyinyourstate.com, the restaurant's cuisine stretches well beyond British comfort food. The kitchen also stuffs sweet blue crab into North Atlantic haddock, grills Louisiana tilapia, and makes landfall to sear a sirloin steak or two. Colorful margaritas and other cocktails complement these meals, finished off with bites of another one of Joey’s specialties: homemade key-lime pie.