By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Feb 01, 2021 at 3:31 PM Photography: Royal Brevvaxling

"Cash Mob MKE" is a weekly event – dare we call it a movement – that encourages folks to order from the same place on the same day and/or evening. The goal is to provide the restaurant with a stellar, sellout night, and in return, we get a delicious meal made with local love. 

This week marks the 4th Cash Mob MKE and, so far, the results have been phenomenal. So let's do this again!

Cash Mob MKE takes place at Daddy's Soul Food & Grille, 754 N. 27th St., on Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Bennie Smith opened his soul food buffet and restaurant in 2014 in the SOHI neighborhood. His inspiration came from two places: his desire to have a home for his already-established catering business and to celebrate fatherhood.

In January 2014, Smith's father was diagnosed with cancer, and he passed away that spring. Opening the restaurant was a dream shared by father and son.

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For the past seven years, Daddy's has provided Milwaukee with some of the tastiest soul food in town, including smothered pork chops, BBQ ribs, meatloaf, fried chicken, mac 'n' cheese, greens, cornbread and more. They also have a meatless menu.

Read what OnMilwaukee Food Writer Lori Fredrich recommends from Daddy's here.

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Let's (cash) mob 'em, Milwaukee!

Details of  Daddy's #cashmobmke at-a-glance:

  • Tuesday, Feb. 2 anytime between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  • Walk-in preferred. If you are in the delivery area, order through Eat Street delivery service.
  • Cash or cards are accepted.

Want to find out where we are mobbing with love before everybody else? Join us in our text group where we will give you an extra day to plan! Post your food photos to social media with the hashtag #cashmobmke and OnMilwaukee will occasionally draw random winners for fun prizes. Stay informed about Daddy's via their Facebook page.


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.