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successful restaurateurs. The steaks are grilled over hardwoods; Italian entrées are also
available.
Italian
Hmm, the name Bartolotta in Wauwatosa seems to be omnipresent. Yes,
M
Ristorante
Bartolotta
(7616 W. State St., Wauwatosa, 414/771-9710, 5:30pm-9:30pm Mon.-Thurs.,
5pm-10pm Fri.-Sat., 5pm-8:30pm Sun., $16-28) is a warm and friendly eatery run by a le-
gendary Milwaukee restaurateur, and it's definitely worth the trip.
Vegetarian
LoadsofrestaurantsinMilwaukeecanaccommodatevegetarians,butweallknowthatgen-
erally means a couple of pasta entrées or something done the same way, only they don't
throw in the meat. This author's favorite vegetarian restaurant (it's also vegan friendly) is
farwestofdowntowninBrookfield,butworththedrive:it's
Café Manna
(3815N.Brook-
field Rd., Brookfield, 262/790-2340,
www.cafemanna.com
, 11am-9pm Mon.-Sat., $6-15).
I would die right now for their Jamaican lentil burger (even as an avowed carnivore).
Visit Milwaukee
(400 W. Wisconsin Ave., 414/908-6205 or 800/554-1448,
www.visitmilwaukee.org
,
8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.,9am-2pm Sat.summer,8am-5pm Mon.-Fri.
fall-spring) is in the Delta Convention Center. Additional offices are at Mitchell Interna-
tional Airport (414/747-4808) and by Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin (414/273-3950).
Milwaukee LGBT Center
(315 W. Court St., 414/271-2656,
www.mkelgbt.org
) is a
good local organization for the lesbian, gay, bi, and transgendered community.
The local sales tax totals out at 5.6 percent. You'll pay a 9 percent tax on hotel rooms
in addition to the sales tax, 3 percent on car rentals, and a 0.025 percent tax on food and
beverage purchases.
The
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
is a morning daily. The Friday paper has a complete list-
ing of weekend cultural events, music, clubs, and movies. Fans of alternative views pick
up weekly copies of the free
Shepherd Express,
which is also a good source of local arts
