Generally, within the pandemic, alternatives come up to strive one thing new. That’s how Electrical Lime Taqueria got here to open at 730 N. Milwaukee St., instead of the bar Dick’s.
The restaurant serves tacos, tortas, snacks, bowls and desserts, alongside cocktails made with contemporary juices and home infused liquors.
Adam Kirchner, who by no means reopened Dick’s after it closed within the lockdown, turned to longtime buddy Jessica Orr to provide you with a brand new restaurant for the area.
The pandemic had introduced Orr again to her hometown of Milwaukee; she was residing in New York when COVID-19 hit, working as a world mannequin and artistic director for an structure agency.
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She selected a contemporary taqueria that leans on conventional flavors and menu gadgets that may attraction to vegans and others with dietary restrictions. (One fryer is devoted to meals with out gluten.)
“I would like everybody to come back and sit on the desk — vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, gluten free,” Orr stated.
Orr added an awning to the constructing in homage to its historical past as a Heinemann’s restaurant. Inside, she added pops of pink and inexperienced, and classic touches like vinyl composite ground tiles. The restaurant opened in mid-August.
Gabriel Garcia joined Electrical Lime as chef and working associate; the Milwaukee native beforehand was at Merriment Social and at Zarletti in Mequon.
Daniel Oliva, beforehand of the Kimpton Journeyman rooftop bar the Outsider within the Third Ward, is beverage director and normal supervisor.
Diners will discover 9 sorts of tacos ($3 to $5 apiece), equivalent to carnitas, battered fish or shrimp, potato, and “trickin” — battered avocado.
The sandwiches embody the Mexico Metropolis road torta ($11), with layers of ham, carnitas, head cheese, cheese, beans and garnishes together with pickled jalapeño.
Shareable snacks embody a trio of home salsas (verde, roja and macha) with chips ($3), guacamole ($7), shrimp ceviche ($13) and a vegan model of chicharron ($7) that Garcia devised, product of flour, fried crisp and served with cabbage, cucumber, avocado and salsa.
The home salad ($9 to $14, with a alternative of non-obligatory meats) is one in every of 4 bowls on the menu; blended greens, goat cheese and candied almonds get a blood orange and guajillo chile dressing.
Oliva’s cocktails ($9 to $13) incorporate house-made substances, equivalent to hibiscus grenadine within the Dawn cocktail. Different drinks embody the Diabla: Libelula tequila, cassis, ginger liqueur, Topo Chico and Fresno chile cordial. Frozen Margaritas are available flavors that embody hibiscus.
Hours for each kitchen and bar are 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday, 5 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
Electrical Lime has some sidewalk seating along with indoor eating. Takeout for now’s by ordering on the restaurant.
Valet parking is obtainable, and a Hop cease is close by.
Weekend brunch is predicted to start by the tip of September; discover updates on Instagram and Facebook.
Contact eating critic Carol Deptolla at carol.deptolla@jrn.com or (414) 224-2841, or via the Journal Sentinel Food & Home page on Facebook. Observe her on Twitter at @mkediner or Instagram at @mke_diner.
