Food War: AJ Bombers' vs. Sobelman's... AJ Bombers won (3-votes-to-0); opened in 2009; peanuts delivered from "bombs" painted like sharks on a rail track overhead (it hits the target by the wall above your table and dumps the peanuts down below); burgers made of mix of chuck, sirloin & brisket; burgers are smashed thin & wide and cooked on 375-degree grill
Hear O Israel sandwich w/ corned beef, pastrami, salami and hot pepper beef (total 1-lb of meats), plus Swiss cheese, coleslaw, Thousand Island dressing on rye bread; looks good
King Cut Filet 1-lb, 6-oz signature cut that is wet-aged for 30 days; looks burnt, but it's actually slathered in five o'clock's homemade char sauce; served w/ homemade au jus
since 1948; in 60's supper club decor w/ lit Christmas tree year-round; order your steak from the bar; name originated when an alarm clock, located behind the restaurant would sound each day at 5 pm to signal a free drink for patrons; "One of America's Best Steakhouses"-Rachael Ray
The Commish Challenge 4.5-lb sandwich w/ corned beef, pastrami, thousand island dressing, sauerkraut, jalapenos, Swiss, on a whole loaf of bread in 45 min; Casey lost
Pork Shank top seller; 5-hr slow-roasted skinless shank w/ an apple demi glaze; served w/ red potatoes & choice of red cabbage or sauerkraut; same recipe as from 100+ years; looks good
Italian Combo grilled Italian sausage in custom-baked Italian bread lined w/ Mozzarella, then topped au jus-dipped Italian beef, meaty red sauce and giardiniera (spicy relish of pickled veggies & hot peppers); looks good
"The Miltown" (Bratwurst) brat cooked in beer, then grilled, served on pretzel roll & topped w/ Wisconsin cheddar cheese, sauteed onions & mushrooms; looks good
Old German Beer Hall Fresh Bratwurst signature bratwurst; custom-made at Usinger's w/ Hofbrau Dunkel Beer & apple wood bacon; served w/ side of sauerkraut on a bun or rye bread or pretzel roll (extra); looks good
cloning the spirit & tradition of Munich's legendary Hofbrauhaus offering "a glimpse of Bavarian social life & 400 years of tradition & history...a magical place where people enter as strangers and leave as friends" (from its website); beer served on draft is brewed in Munich...giant pretzels are imported from Munich too
Milwaukee Cheeseburger burger, double WI colby cheese, double Nueske bacon, topped w/ Schlitz onions; burger used for Food Wars
Sobelman Burger topped w/ American, Swiss & cheddar cheeses, jalapeno peppers, sauteed onions & a slice of hickory-smoked bacon
The Chicken Beast (Bloody Mary) 80-oz bloody mary served in a pitcher skewered w/ 5 cold appetizers, 3 hot appetizers, cheeseburger slider, & an entire 3.5-lb fried chicken
Food War: AJ Bombers' vs. Sobelman's... AJ Bombers won (3-votes-to-0); old-school pub & grill; since 1999; rated top burger in past decade; Milwaukee institution; near Marquette University; burgers made of black angus beef; slow-cooked on 325-degree grill
Los Siete Moles de Oaxaca one of seven moles of Oaxaca (Negro, Coloradito, Verde, Rojo, Machamanteles Amarillo and Chichilo); a different mole served weekly over turkey w/ rice & vegetables
Tacos al Pastor de Pato 3 tacos of sauteed marinated duck in organic blue corn torillas, topped w/onion, cilantro, & pineapple; served w/ tropical salad of pineapple, mango, papaya, cucumber, cilantro, red onions & chile de arbol
Unforgiven Challenge trifecta challenge of size, speed and spice: double bacon cheeseburger cooked w/ "bug juice" (mix of Worcestershire & brisket glaze) topped w/ half-pound fried chicken breast, 6 slices of bacon and a fried egg, plus a side of french fries, onion strings (totaling 3.5-lbs) plus an additional 6 T.C.B.wings (Taking Care of Business: sauce made of 4 peppers including ghost chili) in 23 minutes; Jeremy Wheeler (local who has 14-0 record in food challenges) won (to increase his record to 15-0)
