Pretzels and Cinnabon in one stop on Concourse D
This Auntie Anne's | Cinnabon combo in the Main Terminal sits pre-security on Concourse D, so it works for both flyers and people doing drop-offs. Hours run roughly 4 a.m. to 7 p.m., which covers the first bank of departures out of MKE and most evening flights. Price point stays in the $ range, so you’re looking at snack money, not sit-down money.
You get the full carb hit here: classic Auntie Anne’s pretzels, pretzel nuggets, and Cinnabon rolls from the same counter. A regular order of pretzel bites usually lands under $10, and a standard Cinnabon roll is in that same ballpark. Reviews sit around a 4-star average on Google, helped by the “kids get pretzels, adults get cinnamon rolls” split that shows up in multiple comments.
What regulars actually do: grab a Cinnabon to eat on the plane as a mid-flight sugar boost, then a cup of pretzel bites to share at the gate. The bites travel better than a full pretzel and drip less butter on your backpack. If you’re tight on time before TSA, this is one of the faster snack moves in the public side of the Main Terminal.
Watch out for lines that stack up before Orlando and Phoenix family flights in the 6–9 a.m. window; several reviews call out long waits at those times. At slower hours, a few travelers mention pretzels and rolls sitting under heat lamps and tasting stale, so ask for a fresh batch if you see trays that look like they’ve been there a while.
Tip: if your flight leaves from Concourse D and you want this combo, hit it before security in the Main Terminal, because there isn’t another Auntie Anne’s or Cinnabon option past the checkpoint on that concourse.