Goodkind
2457 S. Wentworth Ave., (414) 763-4706
goodkindbayview.com
New American
$$$
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Restaurants with a friendly, welcoming vibe tend to make the top of everyone’s list. And such it is with Goodkind where the people are as delightful as the fare. It’s among my favorite spots to sidle up to the bar with a friend for a later-than-average dinner. And thanks to their equally excellent seasonally driven cocktail menu, it’s also one of my favorite spots for drinks and noshes.
Highlights on their regular menu include the GK Caesar salad, housemade pastas (the carbonara is amazing) and crispy-skinned fennel dry-brined rotisserie chicken that’s as flavorful as it is tender. Also, if their delicious Basque cake is on the menu, be sure to save room for it; it’s lovely.
But the most beautiful things are those limited specials made with locally harvested produce and seasonal items that will be gone in a wink. Currently, that includes starters like Beausoleil Oysters (PEI) with peach dijon mignonette and main dishes like yellow tilefish with creamy borscht risotto; and Moulard duck breast with toasted farro, pancetta, bell peppers, sweet corn, Sungold tomatoes and arugula pesto.
Bonus: While they are closed on Wednesday and Thursday, Goodkind is one of the few spots open on Sunday and Monday evenings for dinner.
Aldo recommended: Champagne-battered oyster mushrooms; spicy crab pasta; lavender-rubbed lamb
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
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