Solly's Grille

My family and I stopped here on a weekend jaunt away, and my SO was excited to try the butter burger. We arrived and there was a short wait. This 'not-your-average' restaurant is built within a house and it's small, vintage dining space only seats about 25 people, where you sit and watch all of the magic of preparing your food happen. The wait was kind of a mess, as there were multiple families coming in and no one was there to greet or take names in order so folks were seating themselves out of line. We each ordered sandwiches and shared a plate of fries. The fries were hot and fresh, but nothing any different than what other places have. While the other two in my party really enjoyed their well known butter burgers, I opted for a BLT. I was a little worried after placing the order that I overheard the cook asking our waitress what a BLT was, and she had to instruct him on how to make one. Now, while I understand that this place probably makes way more butter burgers than anything else on their menu, a cook should be aware of the other options they offer on their menus. The plate looked nice when it arrived, but I felt the sandwich was drowning in butter and there was very little bacon on it. It was definitely not my favorite meal, but the others really enjoyed their burgers. So in conclusion, if you are feeling the urge to try a greasy, buttery burger, in a local, homely establishment, this would be the place to visit if in Milwaukee!!

5/13/25 @ 6:15p I came here to try the Original Butter Burger. It was super good. Our waitress Darcey was great as well! •Sollys Original Butter Burger $8 •French Fries •Chocolate Milkshake

All burgers are not equal. Solly’s are fantastic. Try the butter burger with cheese or one of the special variations. The fries are awesome and the atmosphere of a local eatery with friendly and engaging servers is comfortable. Top it all with a freshly made chocolate malt. Delicious!!

Peno burger (normal butter, lettuce, tomato) 5.6/10 Sassy Burger (normal butter) 4.5/10 Vanilla milkshake (8.6/10) Fries 4.5/10 Note to self. Ask for extra light butter or no butter. A normal amount of butter is a quarter cup of high quality Wisconsin butter that melts into the hot patty leaving your burger marinating in a shallow hot tub of liquid butter. It's just a bit too much butter and made me feel a little nauseous after ingesting the whole thing. I will still give the other burgers a try on my return visit

Im giving a mixed review because although the food was good (very buttery and crispy) but the atmosphere is a no-go for me. There are not any standard tables to sit at. You can only sit at the big curved bar which doesn't work for our family- we had our elderly grandma with us and a toddler, so high seats where we can't hear eachother just wont happen. My husband loved the food- but I'll never be back due to the seating situation.

Awesome burger place, with a lot of very cool history! Been in business since 1936. The food was great, the atmosphere was nice, the staff was awesome! My waitress was Mulanda, and she was wonderful! Very nice, and knew a lot of the history. It was certainly a pleasure meeting her! I will definitely be back for the Big Boy burger, the original I had today was great, but the big boy is next on the list!

I came here on a food journey after seeing Andrew Zimmern talk about the origins of the butter burger. This place is the real deal. My wife(vegetarian) and I walked in, sat at the counter style seating and proceeded to order cheese curds and I ordered the original sollys burger with cheese. I’ve eaten burgers from all over the country and beyond. This burger, while not fancy in any capacity, rivals any burger I’ve ever had. The butter replaces any need for extra condiments. The onions cut through the richness of the burger and butter creating a trifecta of amazing. The cheese curds were the best I’ve had. Go here. Don’t screw up and pass by this place. It will change your life, it changed mine and I’ll be going again soon.

Classic greasy spoon restaurant with the best butter burgers, smashed and fried to perfection. I'll have to try other menu items one day, but it so hard not to not have their burgers. The place is usually packed as seating is limited. Lots of regulars for breakfast and lunch. Cash only.