4th Base Restaurant - American restaurant in West Milwaukee - 5117 W National Ave, USA

4th Base is a unique Wisconsin experience that that first opened in 1977 and was featured in 1989’s movie ‘Major League.’ Essentially it is a sports bar where the range of food offered goes way beyond typical ‘bar food’ to include things like pistachio encrusted salmon, king crab legs, or a true tenderloin steak sandwich. The jalapeño poppers are made fresh and are the best anywhere as are the hand dipped chicken tenders. While there is an on-wall ‘specials’ bulletin, there is no official menu at 4th base: they will make anything you desire. How it works: there is a ‘protein case’ where you can see all the different fresh fare incl. chicken, seafood, pork loin, & steaks and choose what looks best to you. Then, imagine how you’d like it prepared and tell your server. That’s it. What to wear: in true Wisconsin spirit not only the fare is a hybrid of haute-cuisine and bar-food but so is the attire. Feel comfortable in jeans and your team’s jersey (unless it’s the Chicago Cubs!) or in an Armani suit with an Hermes birkin. There is no pretense here. For someone like me who has spent 40 years in southeast Wisconsin 4th Base is both a home run and home-plate.

Erin our bartender was excellent !!!! Food was great. Steak perfect. Crablegs great. Scallop was good a bit over seasoned. Mozz sticks are monsters

[Forgot the text when I posted this originally] On my top ten list of bar/restaurants. If you're expecting bar food, you'll be disappointed. It's really, really good. I mean really good. The service was impeccable and the vibe was everything you want in a neighborhood bar. If you haven't been, you should go.

Honestly the shrimp that I got from here was the best shrimp I've ever eaten. The bloodys were great. Service was ok they are normally busy with Brewers fans. PLEASE get a menu with some prices! There is 0% chance of me returning without having a menu with some prices it just seems very shady not knowing the cost of what you are buying. I'd love to return but won't without the priced menu.

Fantastic experience. Stopped before going to a Brewer game. What you need to know is that the menu is “open”. You order what you would like from the counter. I had a rare blue cheese burger with raw onion. Perfectly cooked. Also had oysters and a Bloody Mary.

Their food is always super fresh and delicious! The staff is so friendly and I swear they remember everyone that walks through their door! I would highly recommend this place to anyone and everyone! *Updating a year or so later and it's definitely my favorite bar/restaurant. CJ, Andy and the rest of the crew are so friendly and fun to talk to. Probably the only place I never get tired of going to!

Wow this is the perfect neighborhood sports bar! Five star food! Friendly staff and the atmosphere with all the sports memorabilia is excellent

After moving to MKE we learned about this location because of its ties to the movie. We looked at the website and were confused by the menu/non menu concept. After deciding to just give it a shot... WOW, did we miss out all this time!!! We loved our visit and being able to literally pick every item of our meal to be cooked however we wanted. It is like having a friend with the coolest bar in his garage who just happens to know a fantastic chef that will cook you up whatever you want and every dish you go DAMN THAT WAS GREAT The staff was fantastic. (Erin?) Our bartender was fantastic...our fellow patrons were awesome and we had a great time! This is one of the coolest place in the area!