The Jackson Grill | Milwaukee’s Supper Club — Restaurant in Milwaukee

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I’ve given a lot of thought to this review and I want you the reader to really pay attention to this one.

Let’s state the obvious. You saw I gave The Jackson Grill 5 Stars across the board and I stand by that but I think the Jackson Grill is special.

I was recently in Milwaukee for business. We ate out for each meal in numerous places. We ate both traditional restaurants as well another Supper Club All of them were great. No complaints but I didn’t enjoy any of them as much as I enjoyed The Jackson Grill.

Let’s start with the Bar. First thing I look at is if the Bar is well stocked with a variety of spirits. I was very pleased to see that besides a variety of other tasty Whiskeys they also had The Glenfiddich 14 of which I happily consumed! The Bar Keep was Kevin and was able to make a Vesper for my work associate and I know he was quite pleased. As important as a well stocked and pleasant Bar Tender is it’s also equally important to have the right regulars to set the tone for the bar and the rest of the establishment. I’m happy to report that we had great conversations with the other patrons of the bar. It seemed like quite the diverse of locals but everyone was friendly and engaging. It was a super nice experience.

Next up is the food. I’m just going to say, the Ribeye was fantastic, get the garlic mashed potatoes. You won’t be disappointed. We had some type of saucy shrimp appetizer that was insanely great. Let’s go back to that Ribeye for a minute. Was the ribeye insanely good to eat? Yes without a doubt. Was it huge? Again, yes it was. Did it have a fancy sauce like they might serve in France? Hell NO! However it did have a simple au jus that was seasoned and tasted amazing. Truthfully making something simple but taste amazing is truly art. I believe the Chef’s name is Jason (I may be wrong about this, I”m terrible with names and I apologize) but Jason the Chef is definitely an artist with food.

So a restraunt, is more than a bar and more than just the food, it’s the entire place. It’s been a week or two and I don’t remember everyone’s name but the staff are just amazing. Our server made us feel like a long last cousin coming home. She was friendly but not fake, she made sure that we were well taken care of with food and drink but didn’t interrupt our conversation. She was amazing. Another staff made our crème brûlée and came out to make sure it was to our liking and that everything was okay. It was more than okay, it was delicious. The chef came out at the end of the night to ask about our meal and to chat. It was an honor.

What i didn’t mention is that we were referred to the The Jackson Grill from our hotel’s front desk. We went in blind and didn’t know what to expect. We called, got reservations for 9 but showed up a little after 8, had drinks and then dinner. Although they close at 10 we stayed until at least 11. We apologized for losing track of time, between talking work, the amazing food and the super nice and friendly staff time just got away from us. They were super nice about it and sat down and just talked to us like regular people, not rushing us or giving us any sort of bad attitude.

A few other random tidbits to know.

The dining room is small so make sure you make reservations!

2, The wine list is very good and didn’t disappoint.

The decor is… unique. If your like me and live in LA (ughh) don’t let it fool you. Yes, it feels very homey but it’s awesome and different. I mentioned above the staff makes you feel like family and the decor makes you feel like you’re coming home. I hope they never change it.

To be clear, Milwaukee has many fine restaurants and supper clubs. However this is the one that I’ll make sure that I visit EVERY TIME I VISIT MILWAUKEE! I think you...

UNDERSTAFFED, INATTENTIVE SERVICE, MEDIOCRE FOOD, SMALL PORTIONS, HUGE BILL

On a recent weeknight we visited the Jackson Grill with another couple. The dining room and bar were empty upon our arrival. As there was no bartender behind the bar, we opted to be seated at our table. Our server brought us menus. She then went and stood by the bar. We had to get her attention to place a drink order and ask for waters. The menu was conspicuously missing depiction of the entrees such as the size and number of scallops, the ounces of the steaks, etc. Two other tables trickled in and seemed to take priority over ours. Although our drinks were served to us, we were third to place our dinner order. Salads were a nice variety of greens however was not cut to bite sized pieces making it difficult to consume, not to mention to try to have a conversation. The thimble of dressing (chosen from their limited options) was served on the side and was unremarkable. One small sectioned bread-stick sized loaf of bread was brought to our table of four – seriously? The constant thread that ran throughout our dinner was that our needs were never anticipated. We had to flag down our server to ask for more bread, the butter dish was empty, did she bring more with the bread – no, we had to ask and wait again. We again had to flag her down to order more drinks. It seemed she preferred standing at the bar instead of tending to diners. The entrees were small portioned as were the sides. The boxed garlic mashed potatoes were underwhelming. Our filets were grey around the edges indicating they were put back on the grill after their initial grilling - the cardinal sin to a grilling a filet. Waters were not refilled until the bill hit the table at the end of our dinner. With a bill well over $300, no one in our party had anything to bring home and our wallets and stomachs were empty. Supper Club - NOT! Fine...

This is my first visit to the “The Jackson Grill” since it reopened. I’ve eaten there when RIP Chef Jackson was cooking and the food was excellent, well I’m here to say that the food was just as good, maintaining the very high quality that was expected when it was “Jackson Grill.” We went there on a Thursday night and Kevin the man behind the bar makes an excellent drink. The dirty martini from what I was told was excellent as was my brandy old fashioned. Kevin said Friday and Saturday are his busiest between 5 and 7 so if you want to eat during these times make sure you have a reservation as there are only ten tables in the main dining area. There are tables in the bar which really isn’t a bad place to eat. They’re high top tables but very comfortable. The decor of the bar area is really a throw back to 1950’s and 60’s. And having a drink at the bar and making chit chat is enjoyable. After having our drink at the bar we sat at our table. The menu is limited in preparation for the protein you pick and I wanted a steak so I ordered the ribeye. My wife ordered the filet mignon well done and they asked if butterflying was ok which she agreed and her steak was very tender even being well done. My ribeye came out medium rare I way I like it. Warm and tender until I finished. The ribeye was over 16 oz as I took 8 oz home with me. The seasoning on my steak had the right amount of salt and pepper. The sauce that was served was very light and savory. My friend had his ribeye medium and he said it was tender and flavorful. His wife had the scallops and mushroom risotto that looked very flavorful and she said it was. Had your choice of garlic mash which was ordered by 3 at our table and I ordered asparagus which was cook to have a nice light crunch throughout the stalks with a buttery flavor. I will be returning to try the other items on the menu. For the price I...