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.

It's Vegan Soul Friday (7/17) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!Serving from 11am-2pm.Be safe out there with all that smoke. ...
07/17/2026

It's Vegan Soul Friday (7/17) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!
Serving from 11am-2pm.
Be safe out there with all that smoke.
[We have our A/C cycling indoor air, so it is safe inside here.]

Remember to bring in your paper bags for us to reuse.
07/16/2026

Remember to bring in your paper bags for us to reuse.

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (7/16)!Serving from 11am-2pm.
07/16/2026

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (7/16)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

It's Mama Loba Cocina Wednesday (7/15) w/ Eartha Tiarra!Serving from 11am-2pm.
07/15/2026

It's Mama Loba Cocina Wednesday (7/15) w/ Eartha Tiarra!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

You are welcome to gather in our front dining room at 11am today for Second Sunday Sustenance. We'll be focusing on the ...
07/12/2026

You are welcome to gather in our front dining room at 11am today for Second Sunday Sustenance. We'll be focusing on the Parable of the Sower and the wonder-full nature of seeds.
Donuts (vegan & gluten-free) and coloring sheets are provided.
Come and be inspired and refreshed.

Our menu for today (7/11)!Serving from 11am-2pm.The Clean Water Program happens today from 11am-1:30pm.
07/11/2026

Our menu for today (7/11)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.
The Clean Water Program happens today from 11am-1:30pm.

It's Vegan Soul Friday (7/10) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!Serving from 11am-2pm.
07/10/2026

It's Vegan Soul Friday (7/10) w/ Chef Mama Zakiya Courtney!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (7/9)!Serving from 11am-2pm.
07/09/2026

It's Love Sanieya El Thursday (7/9)!
Serving from 11am-2pm.

We have recurring volunteer shifts available on Thursday mornings doing food prep. Are you interested? Sign up through o...
07/08/2026

We have recurring volunteer shifts available on Thursday mornings doing food prep. Are you interested? Sign up through our volunteer portal!

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07/08/2026

We have recurring volunteer shifts available on Wednesday mornings doing food prep. Are you interested? Sign up through our volunteer portal!

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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