Photography sourced from Patty Shack social media.
Bay View's smash-forward fast casual — hand-formed Wisconsin beef, all toppings free, skin-on fries included. Milwaukee's first Patty Shack franchise, earning 4.7 stars from 1,000+ delivery orders.
Photography sourced from Patty Shack social media.
Desmond and Kaylynn Jimerson brought the first Wisconsin Patty Shack to Bay View in October 2023 — a franchise from Utah co-founded by Justin Newbold, now in the hands of a couple with 27 years of restaurant experience and roots in the neighborhood. The space at 2121 S. Kinnickinnic had earned a local reputation for failed restaurant concepts, but Patty Shack has held on and built a steady following, drawing 4.7-star Google and DoorDash ratings from an increasingly loyal crowd.
The concept is built around hand-formed fresh beef patties smashed on the griddle — never frozen, always cooked to order. Every burger comes with all toppings included and crispy skin-on fries, making the value proposition genuinely hard to beat in Milwaukee's fast-casual market. OnMilwaukee's opening review compared the result favorably to Shake Shack. The Double Cheeseburger is the go-to order: two smashed patties, American cheese, and Patty Shack's signature fry sauce.
Patty Shack is a franchise concept rather than an independent Milwaukee original. The Smash Score reflects the quality and local reception of the Bay View burger specifically, with medium confidence pending deeper Milwaukee critic coverage.
The burgers are on par with Shake Shack in quality and cost — hand-formed patties and crispy, well-salted skin-on fries that make for a satisfying fast-casual meal.
With tasty takes on fast casual burgers and an extremely friendly staff, it's quite possible the curse of the location ends here.
4.7 stars across 122 Google reviews — consistently well-rated among Bay View burger options.
4.7 stars across 1,000+ DoorDash ratings — the delivery crowd loves Patty Shack Milwaukee.