Where is everyone's go to bar for Marquette games in Milwaukee? Looking for somewhere that will play the sound of the game no questions asked. I used to go to Upper 90 right near the BC but since they rebranded the Bucks are clearly the priority there. Hoping to watch the Butler game tomorrow downtown with some fans.
Thanks!
Quote from: MUeagle1090 on January 11, 2018, 10:17:38 AM
Where is everyone's go to bar for Marquette games in Milwaukee? Looking for somewhere that will play the sound of the game no questions asked. I used to go to Upper 90 right near the BC but since they rebranded the Bucks are clearly the priority there. Hoping to watch the Butler game tomorrow downtown with some fans.
Thanks!
Bro, the Annex? (not quite downtown I suppose)
Quote from: MUeagle1090 on January 11, 2018, 10:17:38 AM
Where is everyone's go to bar for Marquette games in Milwaukee? Looking for somewhere that will play the sound of the game no questions asked. I used to go to Upper 90 right near the BC but since they rebranded the Bucks are clearly the priority there. Hoping to watch the Butler game tomorrow downtown with some fans.
Thanks!
Not quite downtown, but Red Lion has game watching parties with sound upstairs.
Most places downtown will have the game on before the Bucks game, but sound is iffy.
Quote from: MUfan12 on January 11, 2018, 10:31:05 AM
Not quite downtown, but Red Lion has game watching parties with sound upstairs.
Most places downtown will have the game on before the Bucks game, but sound is iffy.
Maybe I'll try Red Lion. I work not too far from there. Appreciate it.
Annex would have been my backup plan but looking for somewhere new.
I go to hooligans on north Ave often. Not an MU bar, but great food and bartender
Don't know how up-to-date it is, but here is a map of all the game-watching venues across the country:
http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/mubb/game-watching-parties.php
And here is what they list for Milwaukee:
Bluemound Gardens
11703 W. Bluemound Rd., Wauwatosa
Website
Drink and food specials, including $2 tacos. Dedicated televisions for all Marquette men's basketball games.
The Harp
113 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Matty's Bar & Grille
14460 W. College Ave., New Berlin
Website
Specials include 25% off all appetizers during all Marquette men's basketball games if you mention the Marquette alumni website. Matty's has more than 20 HD flat-panel TVs and was voted "Best Sports Bar" by WISN ALIST five years running.
Major Goolsby's
340 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee
Website
The Major has 50 plus HDTV's including 3 Big Screen HDTV's. Drink specials available during all televised games and post-game festivities.
Replay Sports Bar
2238 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $5 SELECT appetizers. Marquette will be featured on multiple TV?s for ample viewing; Replay offers 2 Large Screen Projectors and 33 TV?s in all.
Trinity Three Irish Pubs
125 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $5 small plate appetizers. Free trolley service to and from every home game and live music after Saturday home games.
Union Sports Annex
N. 16th and W. Wells streets, Milwaukee
Marquette University Campus
Specials include prizes and giveaways, food specials, game day music and all of the energy and atmosphere of being at the game for select men?s basketball games. See website for schedule and further details.
Upper 90 Sports Pub
322 W. State St., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $2 off appetizers and dedicated televisions for all Marquette men's basketball away games.
Quote from: warriorchick on January 11, 2018, 11:19:37 AM
Don't know how up-to-date it is, but here is a map of all the game-watching venues across the country:
http://www.marquette.edu/alumni/mubb/game-watching-parties.php
And here is what they list for Milwaukee:
Bluemound Gardens
11703 W. Bluemound Rd., Wauwatosa
Website
Drink and food specials, including $2 tacos. Dedicated televisions for all Marquette men's basketball games.
The Harp
113 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Matty's Bar & Grille
14460 W. College Ave., New Berlin
Website
Specials include 25% off all appetizers during all Marquette men's basketball games if you mention the Marquette alumni website. Matty's has more than 20 HD flat-panel TVs and was voted "Best Sports Bar" by WISN ALIST five years running.
Major Goolsby's
340 W. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee
Website
The Major has 50 plus HDTV's including 3 Big Screen HDTV's. Drink specials available during all televised games and post-game festivities.
Replay Sports Bar
2238 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $5 SELECT appetizers. Marquette will be featured on multiple TV?s for ample viewing; Replay offers 2 Large Screen Projectors and 33 TV?s in all.
Trinity Three Irish Pubs
125 E. Juneau Ave., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $5 small plate appetizers. Free trolley service to and from every home game and live music after Saturday home games.
Union Sports Annex
N. 16th and W. Wells streets, Milwaukee
Marquette University Campus
Specials include prizes and giveaways, food specials, game day music and all of the energy and atmosphere of being at the game for select men?s basketball games. See website for schedule and further details.
Upper 90 Sports Pub
322 W. State St., Milwaukee
Website
Drink and food specials, including $2 off appetizers and dedicated televisions for all Marquette men's basketball away games.
Replay doesn?t exist anymore. It was Rosatis for a short time and that closed.
Upper 90 is now a Point Burger Bar. The Point Burger bar is a big upgrade from Upper 90 in terms of watching games. Tons of TVs and better seating arrangement.
Cantina on 3rd Street.
My 9 year old and I will be at Hooligan's. I'll push for sound.
Annex is such a gamble. It's like DePaul, tremendous potential.
Major Goolsby's - MU at Providence, no sound and disappointingly low # of tv's w/ MU game on. Music was played instead. Disappointing.
Quote from: cheebs09 on January 11, 2018, 11:30:17 AM
Replay doesn?t exist anymore. It was Rosatis for a short time and that closed.
Upper 90 is now a Point Burger Bar. The Point Burger bar is a big upgrade from Upper 90 in terms of watching games. Tons of TVs and better seating arrangement.
Bluemound Gardens isn't open anymore either. It's now an international boarding school.
Quote from: BrewCity83 on January 11, 2018, 12:07:28 PM
Bluemound Gardens isn't open anymore either. It's now an international boarding school.
And it was awful when it
was open.
Sir
Did the commish like Bluemound Gardens?
Quote from: The Lens on January 11, 2018, 11:44:27 AM
My 9 year old and I will be at Hooligan's. I'll push for sound.
Talk to the owner Mark, he's a great guy and should accommodate you unless the Badgers are on at the same time.
Quote from: Goose on January 11, 2018, 12:45:06 PM
Sir
Did the commish like Bluemound Gardens?
Where do I start?
Quote from: SuddenSam on January 11, 2018, 12:01:06 PM
Major Goolsby's - MU at Providence, no sound and disappointingly low # of tv's w/ MU game on. Music was played instead. Disappointing.
This point makes me sad. One of the best atmospheres before the home games. Inexcusable
if matty's does have the game on(with sound) great pub food! i'd call ahead to ask, but wouldn't be surprised if he had MU on
Quote from: HammerScreen on January 11, 2018, 12:57:27 PM
This point makes me sad. One of the best atmospheres before the home games. Inexcusable
absolutely! goolsby's was a sports bar before sports bars-what happened?
Quote from: The Lens on January 11, 2018, 11:44:27 AM
My 9 year old and I will be at Hooligan's. I'll push for sound.
Annex is such a gamble. It's like DePaul, tremendous potential.
Why a gamble?they don?t take reservations?
I like Cafe Benelux or Hollander ... I need at least 3 Bofferding beers to calm the nerves down.
Sir
The commish is a complicated man. I understand the struggle on finding a starting point.
Quote from: WE R FINAL FOUR on January 11, 2018, 01:01:02 PM
Why a gamble?they don?t take reservations?
1) it could be dead, and no atmosphere
2) student managed and staffed, very hit or miss service
3) very average food
Good to know. Thx
I?ve never been to a bar in Milwaukee that really had a great marquette atmosphere. I?ve been to alumni bars in Boston, and Chicago and thought the atmosphere was a lot better.
Quote from: cheebs09 on January 11, 2018, 11:30:17 AM
Replay doesn?t exist anymore. It was Rosatis for a short time and that closed.
Upper 90 is now a Point Burger Bar. The Point Burger bar is a big upgrade from Upper 90 in terms of watching games. Tons of TVs and better seating arrangement.
Point is a great environment for viewing the game, for sure. Lots of TVs and they are very close together. The issue is the sound. They won't play the Marquette sound over the Bucks sound unless there are a lot of Marquette fans there, and usually there aren't. And the Bucks play the Warriors tomorrow night in Milwaukee so there's just no chance the sound will be on for the end of the game.
Quote from: BagpipingBoxer on January 11, 2018, 03:15:00 PM
I?ve never been to a bar in Milwaukee that really had a great marquette atmosphere. I?ve been to alumni bars in Boston, and Chicago and thought the atmosphere was a lot better.
This has always kind of surprised me. We don't have one of those classic bars with tons of old memorabilia all over the walls celebrating teams from the past. I remember visiting Nick's at IU and thinking how we didn't have something similar at Marquette.
Maybe when I hit that powerball...
Quote from: Warrior Code on January 11, 2018, 04:45:08 PM
This has always kind of surprised me. We don't have one of those classic bars with tons of old memorabilia all over the walls celebrating teams from the past. I remember visiting Nick's at IU and thinking how we didn't have something similar at Marquette.
Maybe when I hit that powerball...
You don't count the annex? It has the memorabilia; maybe not the crowd you want.
Quote from: warriorchick on January 11, 2018, 05:28:21 PM
You don't count the annex? It has the memorabilia; maybe not the any crowd you want.
Fixed it. The annex is something cool for prospective students and parents but on 9/10 game days it?s a ghost town except the two times a year they threw underclassmen game watching ?parties?
Quote from: BagpipingBoxer on January 11, 2018, 05:32:10 PM
Fixed it. The annex is something cool for prospective students and parents but on 9/10 game days it?s a ghost town except the two times a year they threw underclassmen game watching ?parties?
That's why I called the Annex, DePaul. Huge potential. The first year it was open (fall of '94) it was great. I was underage but they didn't card too hard and they really programed that cage area for late night dancing and the bar was a classic MU drinking spot. But word gets out kids are drinking at a University owned spot and well you know, that doesn't last long.
It could be a solid senior only bar but MU isn't that big so you need kids.
And the management terrible. Just awful so alums really don't want to go. It can be a very, very painful experience.
But the original build-out, A+ it's a really cool look. Only thing I would change is decorate the stairs going down to have atmosphere from the moment you walk in.
Quote from: The Lens on January 11, 2018, 06:37:02 PM
That's why I called the Annex, DePaul. Huge potential. The first year it was open (fall of '94) it was great. I was underage but they didn't card too hard and they really programed that cage area for late night dancing and the bar was a classic MU drinking spot. But word gets out kids are drinking at a University owned spot and well you know, that doesn't last long.
It could be a solid senior only bar but MU isn't that big so you need kids.
And the management terrible. Just awful so alums really don't want to go. It can be a very, very painful experience.
But the original build-out, A+ it's a really cool look. Only thing I would change is decorate the stairs going down to have atmosphere from the moment you walk in.
Well put. They should just lease the space to someone that can manage a sports bar.
Quote from: PTM on January 11, 2018, 06:53:32 PM
Well put. They should just lease the space to someone that can manage a sports bar.
It is my understanding that by contract, Sodexo controls all food sold on campus - the dining halls, the coffee shops, the catering, the Annex, everything. Chick jr's sorority wanted to hold a pancake breakfast to raise money for charity, and they were told they could not bring in any outside food onto Marquette property. They wound up having it in a room at The Marq.
Quote from: warriorchick on January 11, 2018, 07:20:34 PM
It is my understanding that by contract, Sodexo controls all food sold on campus - the dining halls, the coffee shops, the catering, the Annex, everything. Chick jr's sorority wanted to hold a pancake breakfast to raise money for charity, and they were told they could not bring in any outside food onto Marquette property. They wound up having it in a room at The Marq.
That's a bad contact.
Quote from: PTM on January 11, 2018, 07:53:49 PM
That's a bad contact.
I am pretty sure that's standard for University food service.
Quote from: warriorchick on January 11, 2018, 08:00:19 PM
I am pretty sure that's standard for University food service.
What about universities with fast food inside dormitories?
Quote from: PTM on January 11, 2018, 08:10:56 PM
What about universities with fast food inside dormitories?
Those contracts are often worked out between Sodexho (or whatever food distributor) and the fast food company.
Quote from: warriorchick on January 11, 2018, 08:00:19 PM
I am pretty sure that's standard for University food service.
This is correct
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on January 11, 2018, 08:38:19 PM
Those contracts are often worked out between Sodexho (or whatever food distributor) and the fast food company.
This is correct
ND's Legends is University run, but not crappy
Then MU should probably look to other University run establishments for a better menu and bar.
Was thinking about trying to go somewhere with sound on in MKE tonight too. Everywhere down by the BC is gonna be a zoo with the Bucks game tonight and the annex is closed. Looks like I might be watching the game from the comfort of my own living room.
Quote from: T.V. Diener 34 on January 12, 2018, 10:20:39 AM
Was thinking about trying to go somewhere with sound on in MKE tonight too. Everywhere down by the BC is gonna be a zoo with the Bucks game tonight and the annex is closed. Looks like I might be watching the game from the comfort of my own living room.
I'm gonna try out the watch party at the Red Lion. It's really the only place I could find that would for sure have the sound and the game on. It sounds like it could potentially be promising. Would love to find a spot to go for road games moving forward, so fingers crossed.
This is a very "Wisconsin" question, but any venues that are decent enough (read: not too rowdy) for smaller children? The game will be done before bedtime for a change, so we want to take the opportunity to get out!
Quote from: MUeagle1090 on January 12, 2018, 10:22:26 AM
I'm gonna try out the watch party at the Red Lion. It's really the only place I could find that would for sure have the sound and the game on. It sounds like it could potentially be promising. Would love to find a spot to go for road games moving forward, so fingers crossed.
I called over and the guy said he's sure that the game would be on but he wasn't certain if there was an actual watch party or not. My group and I are gonna try it out though so hopefully if there's a big enough group of us they'll turn the sound on even if they hadn't planned on it.
Quote from: GB Warrior on January 12, 2018, 10:24:44 AM
This is a very "Wisconsin" question, but any venues that are decent enough (read: not too rowdy) for smaller children? The game will be done before bedtime for a change, so we want to take the opportunity to get out!
The Annex!
Quote from: RKMU123 on January 12, 2018, 10:50:07 AM
The Annex!
The Annex is closed until tomorrow. It's part of their holiday hours until the students come back into town.
Quote from: T.V. Diener 34 on January 12, 2018, 10:48:04 AM
I called over and the guy said he's sure that the game would be on but he wasn't certain if there was an actual watch party or not. My group and I are gonna try it out though so hopefully if there's a big enough group of us they'll turn the sound on even if they hadn't planned on it.
I think you'll be alright- https://www.facebook.com/events/1503153143073319/
Quote from: T.V. Diener 34 on January 12, 2018, 10:48:04 AM
I called over and the guy said he's sure that the game would be on but he wasn't certain if there was an actual watch party or not. My group and I are gonna try it out though so hopefully if there's a big enough group of us they'll turn the sound on even if they hadn't planned on it.
I reached out to the alumni association and they said there will be a watch party on the 2nd floor.
No more hooligans?
I'll be at the Red Lion pub today as well, then.
Quote from: GB Warrior on January 12, 2018, 10:24:44 AM
This is a very "Wisconsin" question, but any venues that are decent enough (read: not too rowdy) for smaller children? The game will be done before bedtime for a change, so we want to take the opportunity to get out!
there's always Champps in Brookfield but they will likely have the Bucks audio on.
Quote from: T.V. Diener 34 on January 12, 2018, 10:48:04 AM
I called over and the guy said he's sure that the game would be on but he wasn't certain if there was an actual watch party or not. My group and I are gonna try it out though so hopefully if there's a big enough group of us they'll turn the sound on even if they hadn't planned on it.
Dave and Busters. Lots of stuff for the kids and I think they?ll have sound on since MU b-ball hour is recorded there.
MU Men play on TV at 5:30p
MU women host Butler at The Al at 7:00pm
Good thing The Annex didn't open from Winter Break on a FRIDAY.
Quote from: The Lens on January 12, 2018, 12:47:28 PM
MU Men play on TV at 5:30p
MU women host Butler at The Al at 7:00pm
Good thing The Annex didn't open from Winter Break on a FRIDAY.
If the place is dead on a regular weekend, what makes you think it will have business over break?
They aren't even opening the dorms until Sunday.