Tower Chicken Farm

For someone who was told to cut our red meat and pig this was a great find, you can get all kinds of sausages made with chicken, I like the Italians and the Chorizos the best. All kinds of chicken, but they also do have other things like leg of lamb and some steak specials last time I was there. If you like fresh pierogi, there is no place better in Wisconsin. It is a throw back and a great place, love it.

does anyone know what pierogis they, like what kind of fillings

The selection is vast. The ingredients are local. The butchers are friendly and knowledgeable. The customers are loyal. The whole experience is inspiring… makes you want to run right home and cook up yummy things. We have visited on Saturday mornings and its a GREAT way to kick off the weekend. The spicy Italian chicken sausage was fresh and outstanding on the pizza we made with it. Make room in your fridge and freezer before you go!

My mom used to go here with us when we were kids. I forgot about it for a long time, but I’m glad I decided to try it. The prices were reasonable and the chicken was delicious. This is the only place I will go for chicken from now on.

Plop… on the scale… without any paper underneath it. I have seen people complain about this place but they are only weighing chicken so don’t get upset because there is no cross contamination. You should be more concerned about eating at a fast food restaurant or buying Chef Boyardee.
Obviously based on the name they have chicken and darn good tasting ones! Beyond chicken they have some other more obscure items like pheasant, rabbit, ducks, geese, etc. If you like Czarnina you can also buy it here and also get your piergogis on which appeals to my Polish blood.
Tower chicken is like the old school grocery store that your grandparents shopped. They sell quality poultry and don’t skimp on quality. They have limited hours but it is definitely worth a visit.

I always wanted go to tower chicken for years and today I just happened to drive past it so I slammed on the breaks and pulled in. This place is heaven for any cook with so many unique poultry and other meats. This is an old school butcher shop with men in white coats that will spend the time helping the virgin shopper navigate the meat cases. How could I have put off a visit to tower chicken. Go to the web site and down load the menu and see all the many good options for a cook to create magic. The place is clean with three meat cases full of all kinds of goodies. The wall is covered with endless dry and wet options to create endless ideas for all the meat options. I got the bacon wrapped gourmet chicken breast, see my pictures. I also got the stuffed whole chicken breast wrapped in string. It has a brown berry and sausage dressing as the filling. I have not cooked them yet but I can’t wait. Both items were under $ 15.00 which I felt was not bad for the quality items I purchased. This is a must stop for any cook. I’m not going to mention all the meats so see the web site but I will say I have never seen fresh duck in any meat counter, this intrigues me because I love duck and have never cooked a fresh one and I can only imagine being in heaven. What a gem Milwaukee has. Fresh eggs are cheaper than the store by the way.

Great products, and great customer service. I’ve had their chicken, ground turkey, a turkey breast (which they went and cut out of a whole bird for me while I waited), mushroom chicken burgers, and cheese pierogis. The chicken was quite tasty on the grill. I’ve eat supermarket chicken most of my life, but not anymore. I roasted the turkey breast last weekend (not quite 7 lbs. bone in), and it was moist and flavorful, even though I may have over cooked it a wee bit. The ground turkey was also excellent, and there was very little fat that cooked off it while browning. I got lazy and made the chicken burgers on a George Forman, which turned out quite good. I ate one on a bun with bbq sauce and another without any bun or condiments… I preferred the one without the bun or condiments. The pierogis come frozen, which I really appreciate, since I generally eat those when I am pressed for time in the evening. They are tasty and of excellent quality.
In addition, they have pig ears by the register. My girlfriend has a mini dachshund, and he gets one of those every time we shop here. I have no idea if this matters to any other dog owners out there, but her dog gets sick from other pig ears from other stores (even pet food stores), however not so with the ones from here. I think it is probably because they are also really good quality and not hosed down with chemicals, but that is just a guess on my part.
In summary: my experience is limited to a few products, but they have all been excellent. I will continue to drive from the east side every few weeks to purchase my poultry here.

Dear Tower Chicken,
Was there last Saturday after visiting the nearby farmers market on 6^th and Howard. Well, the «bad-​ass» giant 7.5 lb. chicken did NOT turn on me. It cooperated very well after i CHOPPED IT UP INTO PIECES!!! BWA-​HA-​HA-​HA-​HA!!! Pan roasted the resulting split breast with your potato sausage, white wine, oyster mushrooms and herbs de province that I bought from the farmers market. Oven roasted the rest of the bird Monday night with just simple olive oil, salt, pepper and a bit of garlic. That got devoured too. Just sauteed up the tub of livers last night. Butter, orange/​ginger sauce and red pepper flakes. yum.
Seriously, the quality of the bird and other various items I bought from Tower Chicken was superior.
Thank you and I will return to wrangle another bad-​ass bird.

Only 1 visit so far and I am going to go back. Real chicken, nice.

I love going here for some reason. If I’m not making a special run, any time I’m in that area I have to stop and get something. The must haves for me are their chicken brat patties… the seasoning is so good and it tastes like a real brat, just a lot better for you.
I’ve had the jalapeño burgers and my hubby is partial to the mushroom chicken burgers. Cook them frozen on the grill… no preservatives so they’ll fall apart otherwise.
They have chickens, chicken parts, different types of chicken sausage, spices and rubs. Ask a counter guy about a special rub they make up and have in a small tub rather than in the shaker container.
Nice people and they usually have a sample of a sausage on the counter for you to try.
Just south of Howard on 6^th St.;West side of the street. Parking lot.

I LOVE Tower Chicken – chicken however I want it for whatever I’m making. There really is a difference between what you get here and in the grocery and Tower wins, no contest. It tastes better, it’s local, the people who work there aren’t corporate slaves, and I don’t funnel my money to some corporate, polluting mass market chicken gulag. Also, I can pick up a dog treat to go, and some Bloody Mary mix. What else do you need? Lastly, GLUTEN FREE turkeys and chickens – no weird additives

Again, another business I’ve heard good things about, but never found myself in the area when they were open to visit.
Thanks to a little vacation time, I finally made it in to Tower Chicken. Imagine going to your local grocery store, stepping to the butcher counter and then being transported, along with the butcher counter, into a independent building. Behind you is a wall covered in shelves that are filled with specialty condiments and other items made by Tower Chicken and a few other local providers.
The meat case is filled with chicken, duck, chicken, turkey, chicken, sausages, and chicken. The chicken is sold in the form of breasts, thighs, ground chicken, chicken sausages, whole chicken, and crossing the road. All of the meat is «all natural» fresh from their farm and the prices can’t be beat for the quality of these products.
Tower chicken also sells farm fresh eggs, $ 2 per dozen. I’m told the eggs arrive each Monday.
I’ll definitely go back, since they’re open on Saturdays too.

My wife won’t roast a chicken from anywhere else. Since I’m a big fan of my wife’s roasted chicken, I’m happy to come here.
I appreciate the bare-​bonesness of Tower. This is a true «old school» poultry shop. I’m sure 6^th street was clogged with old Polish ladies making the trek back in the 50’s and 60’s. Although they do carry a few random bits of other dead animals, chicken is their bread and butter. They carry chickens in all sizes for baking, frying, grilling, or to use in soups. You can buy wings or drummies by the ton if you wish.
I’ve bought chicken breasts here that must have come from the Dolly Parton of poultry. I can’t say if their birds are «organic» or not, but I have heard they are locally raised, so that’s a big plus in my eyes. Come Turkey season, I can’t think of anywhere else I would ever get a bird besides Tower.
The only concern I have is the casualness by which the butchers handle the birds. I’m sure they know what they are doing, but lack of gloves and slapping raw birds directly on the scales wouldn’t even fly at Pick ‘n Save anymore.
In summary: Great products, interesting place.

I tend do go meatless when cooking for myself so if I’m going to spring for a bird, I like to go for the best and Tower is just that. Why is it the best? CHICKEN ON THE ROOF.
How do you like it? Big, small, whole, half, with bone, without, skin or no skin. However you like your breasts, they can fulfill your meaty desires. If you’re into legs or thighs, they’ve got that too.

Tower comes thru for thanksgiving! We had them cut a turkey breast for us and it was almost as big as a normal bird. Delicious. We also get our regular chicken here too. It’s old school at tower which is great to see. Their pierogis are good as well. We pick them up for the kids.

I LOVE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I NOW HAVE A CHICKEN SPOT!
I have all my proteins covered! Its the BUNZEL’s of POULTRY!
Things I love:
Cheap, FRESH eggs! Why pay $ 4/​bx at the grocery store when you can get it for under $ 2 here?
It smells like a chicken place should smell, and the guys dress like butchers.
The chicken is SO FRESH and they dont run out!
They have JALEPENO CHICKEN SAUSAGE THAT IS TO DIE FOR!
Say you forgot your BBQ, look no further as they have NUMEROUS options lining the walls opposite the chicken counter!
Wings you say? They’ve got them too!
I am heading back this weekend to bulk up.
Thanks Tower Chicken, you are now my bi monthly chicken stock up spot!

The large 10′ chicken on the roof of the vintage 50’s building in the middle of nowhere near the airport lets you know you’ve arrived at Tower Chicken. I needed turkey thighs for a recipe and this was the only place I could find them.
Wow, I mean… wow, this place is a throwback. And I mean that in a complimentary way. The butcher cases are vintage and the store clearly hasn’t changed in a very long time. There’s every permeation of chicken you can think of — various parts, blood for czarnina, fryers, soup chickens and roasters. Speaking of roasters, I’m used to getting 3lb birds at the grocery store. Here they were 7 – 8 lbs!
They did have my hard to find turkey thighs as well as a decent selection of ducks, capons and rabbit. There’s a small selection of rubs, sauces, marinades etc plus a freezer case of homemade soup and pierogis. Prices are in line with the local grocery store, but you’re definitely getting a fresher, better quality product.
Why not 5 stars, JT? Well… there’s a lot of chickens being slapped on scales without cleaning in between, and the guy handling my bird (bare hands) also handled my money, so now I have about $ 8 in salmonella dollars in my wallet.

This place is one of the reasons why Milwaukee is such a special place to live. It’s got the quality product you’d find at my small farm town butcher up north, with friendly service to match, but it’s a short drive from the heart of a world class city.
I’ve tried their chicken/​cheese brats, which were sublimely delicious, and didn’t give me the heartburn of typical brats.
Their straight-​up chicken is fresh killed, butchered on site so you get the unprocessed results of their hard work, and the taste is worth it. I drive 20 minutes to get there, but this place is a Saturday morning must.
They’ve got shole birds, boneless-​skinless split breasts, drummets, wings, etc, and other kinds of meat products as well. They sell turkeys, chorizo, and I even saw pierogies in their freezer. But they’re known for their fowl for good reason. I recently cut up some split breasts and they were superlative.
That said, they should also get props for having one of the best selections of hot sauces, rubs, and seasonings in town. They make their own BBQ and other sauces. They’re also quite good.
A Milwaukee anchor (which means it keeps me here).

5 stars would be if they updated either the inside our outside. But both are plain as Jane can be. The Chicken is reasonable price and the chicken patties (or Burgers) are totally unique flavors that you can’t buy anywhere else. With promotions and some marketing efforts they’d be as popular as Mars Cheese Castle. But then there would be a line when I stop in. I don’t recall that ever happening.
Great Chick and super service.

NEED: Turkey for that whole Thanksgiving holiday thing.
READ: Great review for Tower Chicken by my friend, Jim G. He is not his cat in real life, FYI.
HEAR: Really good things about Tower, both at present and in the past.
GO: Went last night, they were open ’till 8pm, I called ahead.
GOT: A 17 lb. natural/​organic turkey (not Heritage breed however, I was hoping they had options, but it didn’t seem to be the case.) $ 2.09/lb.
NOTICED: Options for chicken, duck, turkey, pheasant, and more. Poultry lovers better recognize. (Those that love to *eat* poultry, rather…)
STAFF: Super, duper totally friendly and helpful, both on the phone and in person.
SMELL: It smells like a Chicken Farm. Be warned. And recognize and accept, because it *is* a chicken farm.
THERE: Was a line. My guess? Thanksgiving week + Monday night after work.
THIS: Is the poultry equivalent of Empire Fish.
CHECK: Them out. For real. #bawksatfactoryfarming