The Wicked Hop is a Bar/Restaurant in Milwaukee's Third Ward.

I have been to the Wicked Hop for dinner about three times, and I really want to like it, I really should like it, but it falls short in my mind.

The first problem is the name. With a name like "The Wicked Hop" they should make thier own beer, or at least have wicked good beer, but they have pretty much normal beer, Guinness, Bass, a few Lakefront brews, and the normal domestic.

The other thing I don't like about The Wicked Hop is the seating. The tables they have are too close together, and they are upstairs in a long, narrow balcony that overlooks the bar. The bar seating is good, if there is one available, but that is certainly not guaranteed as there are maybe 6 tables total.

The reason I keep coming back to the Hop is the food. Or, at least the food I had one time. I had the best andouille pasta ever. It was super hot, loaded with sausage, chicken, and shrimp, served with bowtie pasta in a cream sauce. Mix that with a couple of Guinness and you are golden. Unfortunately, the rest of their food is good, but not on the same plane as the andouille pasta.

Go to the Hop to hang out, go to the bar, but I would not recommend it for dining.

The Wicked Hop
345 N Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202
3 of 5 stars