Walter's On North

Great local place to hang out and grab a drink.  A great bar burger and the friday fish fry are good.  Some recent updates brighten the palce up.  Added more hi-top tables in the back room.  

Stop in the afternoon and there are usually some cribbage games being played by the locals.

Walter's tried to kill me once in 1997, and I've never forgotten it.  Drink One:  A Rolling Rock, which, as I lifted to my lips clearly had dried barbeque sauce dripping down the side of the bottle.  Gah!  Drink Two:  A prompt replacement from the snafu of Drink One, this bottle almost cut my tender little lips because the top of the Rolling Rock Bottle was broken off.  Shesh!  Drink Three:  A normal, cold bottle of Rolling Rock.  Bliss.  As the evening progressed, I switched from beer to soda.  Determined to enjoy every last drop of my ice cold Coca Cola, I tipped the glass back and what should appear before my eyes but a QUARTER in the middle of the ice.  What, say what?!?  This place is trying to kill me, I thought.  So I left, and upon returning home I realized I forgot my purse at the bar.  No problem, thought I.  I'll just call and have my friends who are still there bring it to me.  No such luck - Walter's had an unlisted number.  So, back to the bar I went.  All of this being said, while you might proceed carefully after my cautionary tale, Walter's is a standard divey outdated bar that can probably meet your most basic imbibing needs.  If they don't kill you first.

Alright so please don't look at the 4 star rating and assume you should rush to Walter's as it may be the best bar in Tosa.  In fact, this bar only is getting 4 stars because of the amazing people watching and the fact that it may be the most entertaining bar in Wauwatosa.

I can count the times I've been to Walter's on one hand. Really most times I've ended up there it was  after a LONG night of drinking.  Seems logical to end your night at a bar 2 blocks away from your house, right?

Every time I walk in Walter's, it's like a totally new bar.  One time, I thought it was the most magical bar ever, serving up lovely fried chicken at no cost all while providing me with upstanding bar patrons to chat with.  4 months later, I walk in semi sober only to realize I had on mega beer goggles and this bar was in fact a dump where most bar patrons are passed out on the bar by midnight.

Lesson learned- Walter's should be your last stop of the night. You'll meet amazing people, hear their amazing life stories, watch them do 10 too many shots, then watch them run to the bathroom to yarf it all up and then watch them walk back from the bathroom, wipe the barf off their mouth and make out with their boyfriends roommate( true story)

Long story short- if you live in Tosa and are looking for a great way to end your night, hit up Walter's for sure!  If you're thinking of starting your night off there, well you've been warned.

P.S- The bar staff is really awesome considering the people they have to deal with so tip them well as they deserve it!