Tricklebee Cafe

Tricklebee Cafe Pay-what-you-can community cafe offering healthy meals, food service training,& spiritual nourishment
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MISSION: Tricklebee Café is a pay-what-you-can community cafe that offers healthy meals, food-service training, and spiritual nourishment. VISION: Since 2016, Tricklebee Cafe has been a place for people in the Sherman Park area of Milwaukee to gather and enjoy delicious, nutritious, local, plant-based food. All items on the menu are pay-what-you-can, which allows neighbors who cannot afford to pay

much to pay little or to volunteer, and neighbors who can afford to pay more to do just that. We have a love for real food with simple ingredients, and we bring positivity to our neighborhood by striving to show hospitality to all. PHILOSOPHY: Tricklebee Cafe relies heavily on seasonal harvests from local growers to create its daily-changing menu. We recognize the importance of offering real food to all, especially in areas like ours where mostly heavily processed "food" is available. We seek to give food to the hungry, drink to the thirsty, and welcome to the stranger. The "trick’ll be" freeing ourselves up to follow where love is already at work: in people’s hearts, around the table, and where connection is genuine. Tricklebee Cafe is a member of the One World Everybody Eats (OWEE) Network, so we adhere to the following core values:

-Pay-what-you-can pricing.
-Patrons choose own portion size--This helps eliminate food waste & curb overeating.
-Patrons can volunteer in exchange for a meal--This provides a “hand up, not a hand out” opportunity. Properly trained volunteers can lead to future employment in the food service industry.
-Volunteers are used to the greatest extent possible--This is an important key to building community and sustainability. Volunteers can just be working for meals or because they want to support our efforts to curb hunger in our community.
-Paid staff earn a living wage.
-Community Table--We have larger tables where individuals and small groups can sit with others and make a larger group that can cross social, economic and other societal boundaries. Tricklebee Cafe is a ministry of the Moravian Church in America.

Our menu for today (Sat., 5/30)!Serving from 11am-2pm.
05/30/2026

Our menu for today (Sat., 5/30)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

It's Vegan Soul Friday (5/29) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!Serving from 11am-2pm.NOTE: Our Community-Powered Fridge is F...
05/29/2026

It's Vegan Soul Friday (5/29) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!
Serving from 11am-2pm.
NOTE: Our Community-Powered Fridge is FULL of food for the taking: crisp cucumbers, sauerkraut, salad mixes, onion dip, pasta salad, sour cream, oat milk, apples, oranges, onions, & more!

You are welcome to our Foraged Feast on Sunday, May 31st from 4-7pm to celebrate the conclusion of our Feed MKE grant th...
05/29/2026

You are welcome to our Foraged Feast on Sunday, May 31st from 4-7pm to celebrate the conclusion of our Feed MKE grant that we got through the City of Milwaukee in partnership with our friends at We Have Always Been Related.
 In addition to homemade foraged food, there will be free zines, seeds, and plants, as well as games and prizes!



Tonight’s Eritrean Dinner through Tables Across Borders was stellar!
05/29/2026

Tonight’s Eritrean Dinner through Tables Across Borders was stellar!

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (5/28)!Serving from 11am-2pm.
05/28/2026

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (5/28)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

05/28/2026
This Thursday (5/28), we are stoked about hosting another Tables Across Borders dinner, featuring delicious Eritrean cui...
05/28/2026

This Thursday (5/28), we are stoked about hosting another Tables Across Borders dinner, featuring delicious Eritrean cuisine by Chefs Fikadu & Selam.
A few tickets are still available. Get yours today! The chefs get 100% of the proceeds.

Tickets may ONLY be purchased at Amilinda’s site under “EXPERIENCES“: https://www.opentable.com/r/amilinda-milwaukee

We are grateful for UWM Cultures and Communities, Hanan Relief Group, and Lynden Sculpture Garden for all of their support.

UPDATE: minor leak has been repaired. It is totally safe to be here. We are back up and running! We are having We Energi...
05/27/2026

UPDATE: minor leak has been repaired. It is totally safe to be here. We are back up and running!

We are having We Energies inspect a potential gas leak. We’re hopeful that all is well, but we haven’t had the clear yet to go back inside. We expect to have food up and ready by 11:30 today. Stay tuned. 

It's Mama Loba Cocina Wednesday (5/27) w/ Eartha Tiarra!Serving from 11am-2pm.
05/27/2026

It's Mama Loba Cocina Wednesday (5/27) w/ Eartha Tiarra!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

Our menu for today (5/23)!Serving from 11am-2pm.
05/23/2026

Our menu for today (5/23)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

Address

4424 W North Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
53208

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 2pm
Thursday 11am - 2pm
Friday 11am - 2pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

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