'Blow's' is rumored to be closing for good this Tuesday, becoming the newest addition on the long list of bars that used to be...
sad stuff :(
And the dominoes start falling
Amigos, Whales on Wells, the Ham & Egger, Angelos. Where do kids eat nowadays? They can't eat Real Chilli 7 days a week!
Quote from: downtown85 on October 11, 2010, 06:34:07 AM
Amigos, Whales on Wells, the Ham & Egger, Angelos. Where do kids eat nowadays? They can't eat Real Chilli 7 days a week!
Don't you know we are supposed to pay on average $11 per meal at McCormick or use an $11 meal swipe for a bagel??? Where have you been.
I haven't been in Milwaukee in a while and haven't lived in on campus housing since 1983. Times have changed, but Real Chili remains. I was even sort of surprised Angelos still existed.
i wasn't aware that anyone actually liked blows. (hence it's nickname: blows)
Quote from: lawwarrior12 on October 11, 2010, 07:11:27 AM
i wasn't aware that anyone actually liked blows. (hence it's nickname: blows)
Agreed. They squander a great location like no one else. I'm not sure what the future situation is, but hopefully some new owners can make it a legit bar.
Quote from: Uff da on October 11, 2010, 07:18:13 AM
Agreed. They squander a great location like no one else. I'm not sure what the future situation is, but hopefully some new owners can make it a legit bar.
?? That place was great when 19/20 yoa...they didn't even card.
Rick's On Wells was the best, but pretty short lived I think.
Guilliano's had the charm of getting a slice and a beer for $2 served to you by a 12 year old.
Pretty amazing how sterilized campus has become since, I assume, drinking went to 21+. This is what happens when you eliminate 2/3rds of the college campus from drinking at the bars. (Legally, at least...)
Driking in Angelo's was only done by underagers, but damn it... they can make a great pizza.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on October 11, 2010, 08:27:45 AM
Driking in Angelo's was only done by underagers, but damn it... they can make a great pizza.
Agreed. I'll be missing their pizza :(
It is sad, but I would miss Real Chili 100x more.
Anyone know why they're closing? Served one too many minors? I hope it's just not a case of MU gobbling up another building.
Sad to see it go, I did enjoy their pizza. Might have to call an audible on dinner tonight.
MU gyros may be next...
Blows pizza is awful. However, I'll still miss the place and am curious to see what will take its place.
Quote from: jhags15 on October 11, 2010, 09:14:25 AM
MU gyros may be next...
Back in the day, we had a Gyro place next to the 'Lanche called Charcos... actually pretty good after a night out drinking. Another place on Wells I remember is Marquette Donuts. Must be gone by now as well.
Is Cousins still on 17th and Wisc?
It was a great place to go when you didn't have anything in the world to show that you were of drinking age. I liked going there on random weekday nights to talk to some of the locals in there. I had an hour long conversation with some old lady about moose.
Angelos was good pizza back in the day. two guys ,one pizza and two cokes for $2
Remember the time some guys bolted without paying the bill and ran to our house on 16th and Kilbourn. Angelo's cooks followed them right in. Made them pay up
Quote from: downtown85 on October 11, 2010, 09:23:05 AM
Is Cousins still on 17th and Wisc?
I remember there was a Cousins at like 13th and Wells (98-02).
Quote from: downtown85 on October 11, 2010, 09:23:05 AM
Back in the day, we had a Gyro place next to the 'Lanche called Charcos... actually pretty good after a night out drinking. Another place on Wells I remember is Marquette Donuts. Must be gone by now as well.
Is Cousins still on 17th and Wisc?
Cousins moved to 12th and Wells for several years, then moved back to 17th and Wisconsin in a new building a few years ago.
Quote from: jhags15 on October 11, 2010, 09:14:25 AM
MU gyros may be next...
Thats because American Euros is so much better -street cart by the library-
Don't think I went to blows very often. Drank their once. Ate their once. Pizza was good.
Gonna have to dust off my old idea of starting a bar called Red Door (in memory of my Thursday night drinking spot when I was a freshman) Cheap Beer, bad music, wet floors and free vodka shots. Anyone want to bankroll that?
Blows pizza was the best. Couldnt beat there pitcher and pizza deal on sundays. Best memory was 2005 world series drinking in there as a freshman after the white sox won the world series. The place was nuts!
Via the MU Twitter account:
Angelo's owner retiring & asked MU to purchase. Gyros will continue to lease. MU working on operator for pizza business.
Saw a guy pee on the floor once when the line was too long to get to the bathroom. That was probably one of my favorite Angelo's moments.
Also I heard they got 3 million for the place!!!!!!!!
Quote from: mikem91288 on October 11, 2010, 10:21:37 AM
Saw a guy pee on the floor once when the line was too long to get to the bathroom. That was probably one of my favorite Angelo's moments.
When was this?
It might have been me...
Quote from: Ari Gold on October 11, 2010, 10:16:29 AM
Angelo's owner retiring & asked MU to purchase. Gyros will continue to lease. MU working on operator for pizza business.
Couldn't decide which snarky comment to post:
Just what we need! More Marquette dominated campus presence in bars/restaurants!
- or -
I sure hope the Caffs/Murphs
monopoly man owner will be interested!!!!!
Have heard rumors all night and all day today. Seems to be legit based on the information I've gotten. Then again this might be a "save Ferris" type of situation. This deal also affects gyros as well. Have heard that blo's will be closing on thurs night.
I would think that Gyro's is next one the hit list as MU really cant put any sort of school/admin builind in Blo's footprint alone. They would need Gyro's lot in order put something of size and use for the school. Unless MU is actually trying to put in another pizza joint. Does the quote mean that MU is taking over the Blo's pizza business or putting in a new pizza place?
Quote from: Ari Gold on October 11, 2010, 10:16:29 AM
Angelos owner retiring & asked MU to purchase. Gyros will continue to lease. MU working on operator for pizza business.
I only ate at Angelos one time during my Marquette stay.
Me and Mrs. TallTitan34 went in for dinner one night. We were the only people in the entire place aside from the staff.
On the TVs, they had ESPN with the unconfirmed report that Tom Crean had signed a deal with IU. As we watched and learned Crean did in fact bolt to Indiana, a cop walked in demanding to see someone in the back. As he waited he began shining his flashlight in the bottles of alcohol. A man then ran out of the place from the back and the cop pursued on foot.
All in all a very memorable single time at blows.
Didn't we hear the "owner is retiring" story when MU bought The Gloc and Ziggy's? And how soon did those places close?
Or this could be a situation akin to the Avalanche, where it survives a few years under MU's supervision/designated operator, then closes down in a few years.
MU could put up some sort of building there; however, it's a very, very small parcel of land between Angelo's and Gyros, and for anything meaningful to possibly be built there, I think MU would have to take down that entire block.
This is one of those where I genuinely have no idea what will happen, but given MU"s track record, I think it'll end up going the way of one of the two above situations.
ate at angelo's this summer. pizza and motz sticks are still awesome. beer tasted worse than it did 10-15 years ago. flat and stale.
Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on October 11, 2010, 12:53:54 PM
ate at angelo's this summer. pizza and motz sticks are still awesome. beer tasted worse than it did 10-15 years ago. flat and stale.
The mozz sticks were amazing, but the secret was the marinara sauce you dipped them in. The pizza was also underrated.
But the crux of the issues, obviously, is where will the underagers drink now? Won't somebody think of the children????
WWW.WARRIORPIZZA.COM
http://www.terra.com.pr/noticias/articulo/html/act768842.htm
OR
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/40/1532361/restaurant/Indianapolis/Buzzs-Pizza-Plainfield
I'm really sad to see angelo's close, i loved their pizza and pitcher deal
I won't miss it. I may have been there once since I hit 21. I do feel bad for the freshman/sophs of now and the future though.
The end of an era. Sad day.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on October 11, 2010, 12:24:43 PM
On the TVs, they had ESPN with the unconfirmed report that Tom Crean had signed a deal with IU. As we watched and learned Crean did in fact bolt to Indiana, a cop walked in demanding to see someone in the back. As he waited he began shining his flashlight in the bottles of alcohol. A man then ran out of the place from the back and the cop pursued on foot.
The officer shining his flashlight into the bottles of alcohol was not just Angelo's. They did the same thing to Murphy's and Caffrey's. They do that occasionally to check that the bottles get clean and not have a bunch of fruit flies in them, etc. They are also checking to be sure that bottles are not premixed to far in advance.
As for the guy running out of the place... take your pick of reasons.
Quote from: TallTitan34 on October 11, 2010, 12:24:43 PM
Me and Mrs. TallTitan34 went in for dinner one night. We were the only people in the entire place aside from the staff.
You just wanted to use Mrs. TallTitan34.
I am sorry but back in my day 79-83 Angelos was simply terrible. They must have improved dramatically to have survived for so long but then again we would eat anything in college. I remember a deep dish place down at Wells & 17th that I think was call Skis. Great deep dish pizza but it was unfortunately closed for multiple health violations. I always wondered how it was cited when Real Chilli next door escaped. Oh well, the area has been gentrified beyond words since the days of the Gym, Ardmore, OD's et al. I guess the idea is to remove any trace of character.
I only ate at Angelos once. That was enough. I ordered from Lucci's about 3 times a week in '84 and once a week thereafter. Look for MU to either bring in a national pizza chain to run the spot or take over the space for some other restaurant.
Angelo's lasagna sticks are the best...not on the menu...but if you ask for them they will make it. Its lasagna in the form of a mozz stick...can't beat it. Pizza was so-so. We usually went to Sal's for pizza once it opened up (2040 W. Wisconsin).
We always went to Blows to drink my freshman year (04-05)...switched over to Hegarty's my sophomore year but still went to Blows occasionally until I turned 21. Heg's and Blows were the best bars for underagers. No real surprise that MU has moved to shut both of them down.
Best story I can think of is when my 19 year old roommate ran out of there at bar close with a full pitcher of beer in each hand, and proceeded to chug them on the corner of 16th and wells.
I really hope MU does try to keep it open, even if its a regulated, sanitized version. Its kind of a legendary place amongst older MU alums, and really the last of its kind after Hegarty's closed.
Quote from: Victor McCormick on October 11, 2010, 05:14:52 PM
Heg's and Blows were the best bars for underagers. No real surprise that MU has moved to shut both of them down.
Best on campus for of-agers too...
Quote from: Fullodds on October 11, 2010, 04:15:12 PM
I only ate at Angelos once. That was enough. I ordered from Lucci's about 3 times a week in '84 and once a week thereafter. Look for MU to either bring in a national pizza chain to run the spot or take over the space for some other restaurant.
They already have Papa Johns 2 doors down.
Even though angelos was a freshman bar, it was still nice to go there and get a drink once and while.
Great now we only have 2 on campus bars. I hope now alumni realize why kids go downtown to drink. MU better put anther bar there because Murphs and Caffs aren't enough.
Quote from: warrior_rugby15 on October 11, 2010, 05:38:44 PM
Great now we only have 2 on campus bars. I hope now alumni realize why kids go downtown to drink. MU better put anther bar there because Murphs and Caffs aren't enough.
Ya, and the two bars left really suck, unless you enjoy listening to lady gaga and kesha on repeat all night. And drinking beer from uncleaned tap lines.
Plus, the walk to water street/3rd ward really isn't that far, especially when the Marquette 'limo' service takes you to 6th and wells.
Quote from: Ari Gold on October 11, 2010, 09:50:01 AM
Thats because American Euros is so much better -street cart by the library-
Don't think I went to blows very often. Drank their once. Ate their once. Pizza was good.
Gonna have to dust off my old idea of starting a bar called Red Door (in memory of my Thursday night drinking spot when I was a freshman) Cheap Beer, bad music, wet floors and free vodka shots. Anyone want to bankroll that?
Nah, the cost of constantly keeping the floor wet would be prohibitive.
I've heard MU bought it for 3 million from several different people...
Great justification of absurd tuition rises!!! Glad to see our money is going somewhere other than the basketball team!!!
Never really went to Angelo's. Their pizza was kinda sloppy and as I recall, not that great. Maybe I didn't give them a fair shot. (I love the Shuttle). I'm not too torn up, but sad to see it go because it's part of the character of campus the same way Heg's was.
Now, if Gyros or Real Chili gets forced up, that's when I clear out the closet looking for my pitchfork and torch. Because moves like this to sterilize campus end up turning Marquette into SLU.
In my 3 years at SLU Law, there are only two on-campus bars, and really only two on-campus eating establishments. Everyone goes off-campus for everything, and everyone has their own favorite places. The end result was a splintering of the university community. It's something I would not aspire for Marquette to have.
At least students will always have the Annex to drink at!
(That was painful to write.)
Quote from: warrior07 on October 11, 2010, 08:51:34 PM
At least students will always have the Annex to drink at!
(That was painful to write.)
Don't forget how great the food was at the Annex. Those wings ruined a handful of my nights. Then I remembered never to go there EVER again.
And the service was so great!
per onmilwaukee.com:
Mary Pat Pfeil, senior director of university communication at Marquette, provided me with a bit more detail via e-mail.
"The university was recently approached about the purchase of Angelo's due to the owner's plan to retire, and there is an accepted offer to purchase the property. The property, which includes Marquette Gyros, is the only property on the south side of Wells Street between 16th and 17th not currently owned by the university. The Office of Administration is in conversations with various parties regarding the operation of the business. The operator of Marquette Gyros will continue to lease that space. Because the closing on the real estate transaction has not occurred, no other details are available at this time."
You know what the underlined portion means - FOOTBALL STADIUM!!!!
Quote from: MUBurrow on October 11, 2010, 11:03:31 PM
per onmilwaukee.com:
You know what the underlined portion means - FOOTBALL STADIUM!!!!
Awesome. +1.
Quote from: Buzz Williams' Spillproof Chiclets Cup on October 11, 2010, 07:53:18 PM
In my 3 years at SLU Law, there are only two on-campus bars, and really only two on-campus eating establishments. Everyone goes off-campus for everything, and everyone has their own favorite places. The end result was a splintering of the university community. It's something I would not aspire for Marquette to have.
Yeah, but SLU is also in St. Louis, which makes it suck by default. I live in St. Louis, and St. Louis blows.
Quote from: slingkong on October 12, 2010, 07:50:24 AM
Yeah, but SLU is also in St. Louis, which makes it suck by default. I live in St. Louis, and St. Louis blows.
I am from St. Louis, currently living in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee wins this battle, easily.
Angelo's was good pizza late 70s. Didn't go there much after that.
It was more fun to watch the dine and dash. We'd sit on the 10th floor of Mc Cormick and watch. Waitresses built like Clay Matthews and just as fast would come flying out the door chasing the dashers. Painful tackles.
Quote from: Uff da on October 11, 2010, 06:27:00 PM
Ya, and the two bars left really suck, unless you enjoy listening to lady gaga and kesha on repeat all night. And drinking beer from uncleaned tap lines.
When did you graduate?? If you are still in school, you must not like Murphy's because you do not drink heavily at bars or before you go out and Caffrey's because the girl who tutored you in [insert class name here], who turned you down, held a post study session Q&A there or worked there or something.
For campus bars... they get the job done in spades.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on October 12, 2010, 05:14:54 PM
When did you graduate?? If you are still in school, you must not like Murphy's because you do not drink heavily at bars or before you go out and Caffrey's because the girl who tutored you in [insert class name here], who turned you down, held a post study session Q&A there or worked there or something.
For campus bars... they get the job done in spades.
I don't understand all the hate for Murphs and Caff's. Of course we each have our favorites (Murphs by a mile), but they are both pretty good college bars. Me and my friends had plenty of great times at Murphs... from Big Ass Beer Wednesday with Karoke, to Tuesday afternoons playing NTN for pitchers of Icehouse, to CMFs on Saturday night. Having a mug card was essential as well. We even convinced Ken (the manager at the time, 03-04 era) to put one of our home made mix CD's in the jukebox, and we played that damn thing to death. At first everyone loved it, then after a few weeks everyone hated it. Great times.
There used to be a "Pop-a-shot" and Golden tee in the bard... I haven't been there in a while.
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 12, 2010, 06:17:48 PM
I don't understand all the hate for Murphs and Caff's. Of course we each have our favorites (Murphs by a mile), but they are both pretty good college bars. Me and my friends had plenty of great times at Murphs... from Big Ass Beer Wednesday with Karoke, to Tuesday afternoons playing NTN for pitchers of Icehouse, to CMFs on Saturday night. Having a mug card was essential as well. We even convinced Ken (the manager at the time, 03-04 era) to put one of our home made mix CD's in the jukebox, and we played that damn thing to death. At first everyone loved it, then after a few weeks everyone hated it. Great times.
There used to be a "Pop-a-shot" and Golden tee in the bard... I haven't been there in a while.
You definitely haven't been to Murph's in a long time. The place you're describing actually sounds like it has character.
Quote from: MilWarrior on October 12, 2010, 06:44:01 PM
You definitely haven't been to Murph's in a long time. The place you're describing actually sounds like it has character.
+1
I graduated in 08, and even then Murphs and Caffs had no character. No decent deals due to campus monopoly and bartenders who wouldn't even hold a conversation with you (with a couple notable exceptions, mostly at Caffs). I especially loathed murphys..the only time any of us went there was at 1:45 to find someone to hook up with.
Quote from: Victor McCormick on October 12, 2010, 07:45:49 PMI graduated in 08, and even then Murphs and Caffs had no character. No decent deals due to campus monopoly and bartenders who wouldn't even hold a conversation with you (with a couple notable exceptions, mostly at Caffs). I especially loathed murphys..the only time any of us went there was at 1:45 to find someone to hook up with.
You want to get drunk... go to murphy's. Sounds like you want to go to a bar and sip your drinks while telling yours and hearing the bartenders life story. You want character... go to a corner bar.
Quote from: Victor McCormick on October 12, 2010, 07:45:49 PM
+1
I graduated in 08, and even then Murphs and Caffs had no character. No decent deals due to campus monopoly and bartenders who wouldn't even hold a conversation with you (with a couple notable exceptions, mostly at Caffs). I especially loathed murphys..the only time any of us went there was at 1:45 to find someone to hook up with.
The good bartenders at Caffs were the ones who had been there awhile. They seem to be getting phased out though. I finished undergrad in '07 and agree with your general assessment.
I knew Caffs was going to take a turn for the worse when they did the useless remodeling...
Quote from: warrior07 on October 13, 2010, 10:35:14 AM
The good bartenders at Caffs were the ones who had been there awhile. They seem to be getting phased out though. I finished undergrad in '07 and agree with your general assessment.
I knew Caffs was going to take a turn for the worse when they did the useless remodeling...
Yes, I was quite surprised with the DJ booth. I enjoyed Caffreys, and Jim and Turk (IIRC) were both good guys behind the bar. (00-02)
Sad - many happy memories there. Pies were good in late 60's.
ugh, I'm surprised by all the defending of Muphs and Caffs. I thought it was widely agreed that they get the job done in absolute pinch if you happen to be drinking on a Tuesday or Wednesday, or are looking for a familiar face at 1:45 after going downtown but thats about it. Why are they such great bars to "get drunk in"? They aren't cheap. They don't have good corners to park you and your best 5 friends asses in all night to get tanked. Music is so loud you can't hear anything, but there also is nowhere to dance (if thats your style). And youre looking at the same 20 people every night. They're like a buffalo wild wings without the food or tv's.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on October 12, 2010, 05:14:54 PM
When did you graduate?? If you are still in school, you must not like Murphy's because you do not drink heavily at bars or before you go out and Caffrey's because the girl who tutored you in [insert class name here], who turned you down, held a post study session Q&A there or worked there or something.
For campus bars... they get the job done in spades.
I'll explain this to you. Caffs and Murphs are not cheap. I don't know the last time you were there, but they have both jacked up their prices considerably this year. The only way to show up is at near blackout drunk status. It is much cheaper to drink downtown. For example, dollar mug night is now 2 dollar mug night. Now, 2 dollars for a 12 ounce mug of shitty keystone light is a horrible drink deal. How they trick students into this "special" is beyond me. Not to meantion, on the same night you have great deals downtown such as Loucilles - free cover, 1 dollar pints, 1 dollar shots all night. OGBH - half off everything all night. Ale house - 2 dollar pints of good crap all night. Trinity - 1 dollars pints all night. And so on.... And the double your dough deal now sucks too. It gets done at 11, even though the sign clearly says "Drink specials good untill 12 or 1!" Who wants to stop drinking at 11? The only decent deal left is the 4 beers for 5 dollars bucket. And dont even get me started on the music.
What the above poster said about murphs is dead on... you only show up if its after 1, and your desperate for a hookup.
Now, about the girls. You do know girls exist outside of the MU campus, right? In fact, the girls downtown put the girls at caffs/murphs to shame. Try getting out of the campus bubble sometime, and you might bring home a girl that really makes your roommates jealous.
Quote from: MUBurrow on October 14, 2010, 09:41:26 AM
ugh, I'm surprised by all the defending of Muphs and Caffs. I thought it was widely agreed that they get the job done in absolute pinch if you happen to be drinking on a Tuesday or Wednesday, or are looking for a familiar face at 1:45 after going downtown but thats about it. Why are they such great bars to "get drunk in"? They aren't cheap. They don't have good corners to park you and your best 5 friends asses in all night to get tanked. Music is so loud you can't hear anything, but there also is nowhere to dance (if thats your style). And youre looking at the same 20 people every night. They're like a buffalo wild wings without the food or tv's.
+1. I avoided those places like the plague unless it was late and I was getting back from downtown or an odd weeknight. Caffrey's was slightly better but both pretty much sucked. I prefer to get drunk where I don't have to stand up the whole time and fight through a crowd to move, where I can actually hear people speak and they can hear me, and where my drinks come at reasonable prices. And before the 1:30 rush from downtown only the ugliest girls would frequent campus bars.
Quote from: Uff da on October 14, 2010, 09:52:59 AM
Loucilles - free cover, 1 dollar pints, 1 dollar shots all night
This and student night at the German Beer Hall were both fun and trouble for me and my kin.
That's too bad.
The on-campus bars used to have a cool college corner bar feel back in 00-03.
In fact, these were the days before everybody had a cell phone (gasp), so Murphs, Heg's, Gym Bar/Caff's all ended up being gathering places for people to meet up.
We'd hit house parties, or go downtown, but ultimately end up at a campus bar to catch up with the rest of our friends.
Also, it was nice to just stop for a pint/mug after studying. You didn't have to be dressed up, you could just stop in. It was about seeing who was around as much as it was about the bar itself.
Maybe twitter, four square, and facebook have changed this type of neighborhood bar type of thing. You can just check your phone and see where everybody is. You don't need to have a "meet-up" type of bar anymore.
Quote from: MUBurrow on October 14, 2010, 09:41:26 AM
ugh, I'm surprised by all the defending of Muphs and Caffs. I thought it was widely agreed that they get the job done in absolute pinch if you happen to be drinking on a Tuesday or Wednesday, or are looking for a familiar face at 1:45 after going downtown but thats about it. Why are they such great bars to "get drunk in"? They aren't cheap. They don't have good corners to park you and your best 5 friends asses in all night to get tanked. Music is so loud you can't hear anything, but there also is nowhere to dance (if thats your style). And youre looking at the same 20 people every night. They're like a buffalo wild wings without the food or tv's.
+1. Right on all fronts... incredibly loud, somehow no seating and no place to move around. Caffs was pretty much only fun you were already drunk AND really wanted to play that arcade basketball game.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on October 14, 2010, 10:32:43 AM
That's too bad.
The on-campus bars used to have a cool college corner bar feel back in 00-03.
In fact, these were the days before everybody had a cell phone (gasp), so Murphs, Heg's, Gym Bar/Caff's all ended up being gathering places for people to meet up.
We'd hit house parties, or go downtown, but ultimately end up at a campus bar to catch up with the rest of our friends.
Agreed. Back in those days, leaving campus to go to a bar was something you only did in search of free booze or if no one you knew was throwing a house party. The notion of not going to those places until 1:45 is completely foreign to me.
I'm guessing the remodeling at both places over the last few years has completely changed the atmosphere. And with the death of Hegarty's(again) and the Gloc, there just isn't much reason to stay on campus.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on October 14, 2010, 10:32:43 AM
That's too bad.
The on-campus bars used to have a cool college corner bar feel back in 00-03.
In fact, these were the days before everybody had a cell phone (gasp), so Murphs, Heg's, Gym Bar/Caff's all ended up being gathering places for people to meet up.
We'd hit house parties, or go downtown, but ultimately end up at a campus bar to catch up with the rest of our friends.
Also, it was nice to just stop for a pint/mug after studying. You didn't have to be dressed up, you could just stop in. It was about seeing who was around as much as it was about the bar itself.
Spot on. Was there from 98-02.
Also experienced those new prices this past year, went to Murphs in the AM before a MU game, a 4 pitchers of Lite and a few bloody marys, were like $49.
Annex still have cheap beer?
Is Angelos open today? Heard it was closed yesterday
Quote from: reinko on October 14, 2010, 11:06:40 AM
Spot on. Was there from 98-02.
Also experienced those new prices this past year, went to Murphs in the AM before a MU game, a 4 pitchers of Lite and a few bloody marys, were like $49.
Annex still have cheap beer?
Yep, right along with their great food and service. #1 joint in Milwaukee.
Quote from: chapman on October 14, 2010, 10:03:49 AM
This and student night at the German Beer Hall were both fun and trouble for me and my kin.
Its too bad OGBH has gone downhill too. Ownership change and huge turnover in beer wenches causes me to take my business elsewhere (plus 9 out of 10 times the live music sucks unless my friends get to play). That is a Huge reason why Caffs and Murphs suck and I go to other places: The rapport with the bartenders. I never got that at the MU bars even if those guys lived on my floor or drank with me or gave me free beer during slow times. When business picked up it was a free for all. MUBurrow hit the other problems with the bars right on the head
Cool bartenders is why love the brat house now (right next door or OGBH) Daz and Tink are awesome and they let me bounce too. Same with trinity, I have a few people there that go out of their way to serve me before other people because they know me -even at peak times. But thats also a product of how talkative the people are there. They're nice, friendly/laugh put up with my douchebaggery and come ons. I only got that vibe at Murphs ONCE. During the downtime when the post basketball crowd cleared out (passed out) before they came back at night. But coming back later that night and over the next weeks, I never got that treatment from those servers ever again.
Too bad Durango closed too btw. Food was good but tried to hard to be a sit down restaurant before 9pm and never caught on as a bar after that. Guys that ran it were nice, but they'd never card.
Quote from: Uff da on October 14, 2010, 09:52:59 AM
Now, about the girls. You do know girls exist outside of the MU campus, right? In fact, the girls downtown put the girls at caffs/murphs to shame. Try getting out of the campus bubble sometime, and you might bring home a girl that really makes your roommates jealous.
For a guy with little game, it is harder to bring back a girl to your shitty campus apartment picking up girls downtown. A lot easier to convince someone to come up for a drink when you live a block away.
On another note, my good-old-days bar is closing. As in good old days, I'm talking the summers of '08 and '09. Bootleggers is closing this month. :( Horrible bar on the weekend but I would go there basically every week night for ridiculous specials. A group of 15 of us would go down for $1 burgers and not leave til like midnight chilling on the patio.
Quote from: Ari Gold on October 14, 2010, 11:11:13 AM
Its too bad OGBH has gone downhill too. Ownership change and huge turnover in beer wenches causes me to take my business elsewhere (plus 9 out of 10 times the live music sucks unless my friends get to play). That is a Huge reason why Caffs and Murphs suck and I go to other places: The rapport with the bartenders. I never got that at the MU bars even if those guys lived on my floor or drank with me or gave me free beer during slow times. When business picked up it was a free for all. MUBurrow hit the other problems with the bars right on the head
Cool bartenders is why love the brat house now (right next door or OGBH) Daz and Tink are awesome and they let me bounce too. Same with trinity, I have a few people there that go out of their way to serve me before other people because they know me -even at peak times. But thats also a product of how talkative the people are there. They're nice, friendly/laugh put up with my douchebaggery and come ons. I only got that vibe at Murphs ONCE. During the downtime when the post basketball crowd cleared out (passed out) before they came back at night. But coming back later that night and over the next weeks, I never got that treatment from those servers ever again.
Too bad Durango closed too btw. Food was good but tried to hard to be a sit down restaurant before 9pm and never caught on as a bar after that. Guys that ran it were nice, but they'd never card.
Agreed.
(insert bar name) is crappy because I don't get special treatment and my friend's band isn't playing.
I can't believe (insert bar name) is still in business.
With all this talk about prices -- what kind of prices now exist at Caff's and Murphs? (Since it's a monopoly I should just ask what is the uniform price of both.) What's a bottle of Miller Lite? Or a pint? What is a pitcher?
I haven't lived on campus in 26 months so I am not familiar with the prices.
I still remember being annoyed when a pint went from $2.00 to $2.50.
Quote from: warrior07 on October 14, 2010, 12:13:04 PM
With all this talk about prices -- what kind of prices now exist at Caff's and Murphs? (Since it's a monopoly I should just ask what is the uniform price of both.) What's a bottle of Miller Lite? Or a pint? What is a pitcher?
I haven't lived on campus in 26 months so I am not familiar with the prices.
I still remember being annoyed when a pint went from $2.00 to $2.50.
The Friday night "special" is a $3 PBR tallboy
Caffrey's was the sh!t til thayt awful remodel. Boots of beer on the back porch when it's nice out was the definition of fun. The DJ booth and discontinuation of boots ruined it.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on October 14, 2010, 11:38:50 AM
Agreed.
(insert bar name) is crappy because I don't get special treatment and my friend's band isn't playing.
I can't believe (insert bar name) is still in business.
Lets not over-generalize.
I could have built that rapport with bartenders at virtually any bar where I thought the servers were nice enough for me to come back and I talked more to those serves and became friendly with them. That brings me back to the bar. that never happened caffs or murphs no matter how often I went, which is why I don't (didn't) go there. I want to go to places where I have fun. Fighting with everyone else to catch a bartenders attention isn't my idea of fun. Getting beer from people I like is.
my friends playing at OGBH is a bit different than your average bar cover band. they play authentic German music (not exactly my thing, but they're my friends) and I go and listen to them. OGBH kind of has the market cornered there. However the other guys that play there really suck. One of the guys plays off an ipod connected to his keyboard.
Here is my shameless plug for their band. http://www.blaskapelle-milwaukee.com/index.html I used to play it in, and there are some pictures of me playing.
Thursday night at Lucille's... before the renovation. Those were the days.
Been in the place twice in three years since. The renovation killed the charm/character of the place.
I'll agree with Ari on the Brat House, fair prices, nice people, and music that doesn't suck. Great spot post-MU games. It's about the only place on Third St. I'll go to now.
Quote from: MUfan12 on October 14, 2010, 01:45:09 PM
Thursday night at Lucille's... before the renovation. Those were the days.
It really is remarkable how Lucille's went from a top place for MU students before the renovation to a ghost town after it. Complete turn. Is Lucille's even open anymore?
Quote from: Ari Gold on October 14, 2010, 12:32:06 PM
Lets not over-generalize.
I could have built that rapport with bartenders at virtually any bar where I thought the servers were nice enough for me to come back and I talked more to those serves and became friendly with them. That brings me back to the bar. that never happened caffs or murphs no matter how often I went, which is why I don't (didn't) go there. I want to go to places where I have fun. Fighting with everyone else to catch a bartenders attention isn't my idea of fun. Getting beer from people I like is.
my friends playing at OGBH is a bit different than your average bar cover band. they play authentic German music (not exactly my thing, but they're my friends) and I go and listen to them. OGBH kind of has the market cornered there. However the other guys that play there really suck. One of the guys plays off an ipod connected to his keyboard.
Here is my shameless plug for their band. http://www.blaskapelle-milwaukee.com/index.html I used to play it in, and there are some pictures of me playing.
Fair enough.
I'm just giving you the business because your original post came off pretty douchey.
You're a consumer, and you can chose any bar you like.
Quote from: 2002MUalum on October 14, 2010, 10:32:43 AM
That's too bad.
The on-campus bars used to have a cool college corner bar feel back in 00-03.
In fact, these were the days before everybody had a cell phone (gasp), so Murphs, Heg's, Gym Bar/Caff's all ended up being gathering places for people to meet up.
We'd hit house parties, or go downtown, but ultimately end up at a campus bar to catch up with the rest of our friends.
Also, it was nice to just stop for a pint/mug after studying. You didn't have to be dressed up, you could just stop in. It was about seeing who was around as much as it was about the bar itself.
Maybe twitter, four square, and facebook have changed this type of neighborhood bar type of thing. You can just check your phone and see where everybody is. You don't need to have a "meet-up" type of bar anymore.
Well, this is what I think as well. I guess you, me and BMA are just old farts now :(
Quote from: warrior07 on October 14, 2010, 01:58:57 PM
It really is remarkable how Lucille's went from a top place for MU students before the renovation to a ghost town after it. Complete turn. Is Lucille's even open anymore?
yes it is...
and students still go there...my sister graduated last year and dragged me along for her birthday...but the place was probably only halfway full. I'm guessing they get their specials and move on. A far cry from the amazing time people had when the pianos were by the window.
Quote from: jaybilaswho? on October 11, 2010, 08:27:45 AM
Driking in Angelo's was only done by underagers, but damn it... they can make a great pizza.
Are you kidding me. That pizza was only good after six pitchers of beer. You ate it to sop up the booze!
Quote from: warrior07 on October 14, 2010, 01:58:57 PM
It really is remarkable how Lucille's went from a top place for MU students before the renovation to a ghost town after it. Complete turn. Is Lucille's even open anymore?
If your a woman in your LATE 30s - mid 40s and you're the last one of your friends to get married, I think Lucille's is the place you go for your bachelorette party since most of the other girls are drunk after 3 drinks and still think belting out Journey on piano is cool. Plus the party (and the bar) will be dead by 11:30 since most of the girls friends have to play the baby sitter extra if they stay past midnight.
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 14, 2010, 03:27:15 PM
Well, this is what I think as well. I guess you, me and BMA are just old farts now :(
Yep. We're the old dudes.
It's too bad if the campus bars are really that bad now. ("bad" is relative term I guess).
Maybe that opens up an opportunity for another more "corner bar" style place to open, but MU is a very seasonal neighborhood, and convincing MU to let another bar open is going to be a tough sell.
Maybe the old anglelos space could be a cool place. If they take out the kitchen, it would be a pretty big.
Anybody want to invest in "WARRIOR BAR"? (alumni over 35 just got wood :P)
it's too bad the murfs/caffs bartenders suck now. back in my day, knowing Jim, Molly, Molly's sister, etc was golden. buy one, get 3 free on tall captain n cokes, don't mind if I do!
Quote from: Hards_Alumni on October 14, 2010, 03:27:15 PM
Well, this is what I think as well. I guess you, me and BMA are just old farts now :(
Shoot, I could have told you that. Few weeks ago I was hanging out with my nephew who's a sophomore in college(not at MU), trying to explain the drinking games that we used to play, and at one point one of his friends turns to another and says, "okay, who brought the old dude".
Quote from: 2002MUalum on October 14, 2010, 04:50:36 PM
Yep. We're the old dudes.
It's too bad if the campus bars are really that bad now. ("bad" is relative term I guess).
Maybe that opens up an opportunity for another more "corner bar" style place to open, but MU is a very seasonal neighborhood, and convincing MU to let another bar open is going to be a tough sell.
Maybe the old anglelos space could be a cool place. If they take out the kitchen, it would be a pretty big.
Anybody want to invest in "WARRIOR BAR"? (alumni over 35 just got wood :P)
+1....sad to read about all this stuff and I was a good decade plus before you guys.