Bye Bye Ziggie's

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

 

http://mu-warrior.blogspot.com/

After Tomorrow, Ziggie's Is History
Ziggie's, long a mainstay of the Marquette campus neighborhood, will close for good at the end of the business day tomorrow, December 31, 2008.

Students (and alumni) who are in town might want to make one last trip for a gyro, shish kebab dinner, or whatever was your favorite on the menu.

Ziggie will retire.

[reinko]

Damn economy!

BTW this thread is "Hangin' At the Al" worthy.

[bs4173]

Damn economy!

BTW this thread is "Hangin' At the Al" worthy.

He's not leaving because of the economy. The building in which Ziggies and Sweeney's are/were located was purchased by Marquette last year--it's being converted into a new dorm--and Marquette ended both leases, which is why Sweeney's is in the former China Garden building now. So, in a way, Marquette kind of forced Ziggie out.

[Tom Crean's Tanning Bed]

Sort of.  Sweeney's was on a year-to-year lease in that building.  However, Ziggie's apparently had 6 more years left on his from this Marquette Tribune article from February 2008. 

http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2008/02/07/News/Businesses.Leases.Not.Renewed.To.Make.Room.For.New.Residence.Hall-3191872.shtml

So my guess is Ziggie's got a buyout of his remaining lease from MU and/or pulled all his money out of the market before the crash (he always had CNBC on and a computer to track his stocks behind his counter going). 

[mosarsour]

http://mu-warrior.blogspot.com/

After Tomorrow, Ziggie's Is History
Ziggie's, long a mainstay of the Marquette campus neighborhood, will close for good at the end of the business day tomorrow, December 31, 2008.

Students (and alumni) who are in town might want to make one last trip for a gyro, shish kebab dinner, or whatever was your favorite on the menu.

Ziggie will retire.

It's about time. That place was so unsanitary...who makes food with a pipe hanging out of their mouth!!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

does this mean I have to change my screen name?

[reinko]

To what? RIPZiggysFryBoy

[rocky_warrior]

does this mean I have to change my screen name?

You can retire with him...ZiggysCabanaBoy

[MUSig54]

I miss the pesto gyro panini.

The food was pretty tasty, but made worse by the fact you had to endure Ziggy himself. He also sold us some hookah tobacco once too.

[TallTitan34]

The chicken breast sandwich will be missed.  You knew going in it wasn't clean but it was delicious.

[TallTitan34]

Also that expansion he added on a few years ago was a crappy decision.  There were two separate counters from which to order, both operated by Ziggie.

[MilTown]

I think you either hated or loved Ziggy's/Ziggy. I generally don't like people smoking while they cooked my food, and I didn't want to talk politics or world events while I waited for my food, which seemed to take forever. I was a Marquette Gyro or a Louis D's fan (when it was still there) when I needed a grease fix. Also, I remember Ziggy used to advertise a really cheap burger, had to be 99 cents or maybe 79 cents, and then would charge extra for ketchup, mustard, pickles, etc. One day we brought our own ketchup and mustard and Ziggy flipped his lid. It was a long time ago, but I vaguely remember a burger being thrown in what became a very heated exchange. That was the end of Ziggy's for me.

[MU B2002]

I... when I needed a grease fix...

I visited Michaels and enjoyed a delicious Monte Cristo, and sometimes even prepaid.

[JSwarriors08]

I quit going to Ziggy's a long time ago.  It could be attributed to any number of terrible experiences, including:

1.  Disgust at the chest hair that was inevitably falling out of his shirt and into my food

2.  Him blowing up at anyone who dared to ask about paying with Marquette cash (I will never forget him trying to introduce Ziggy Points in defiance)

3.  Repeated racist remarks/jokes

4.  Being charged for a cup of water

5.  Waiting an hour for food

6.  Him advocating the aphrodesic effects of his own cooking in graphic detail

7.  Creepy stories about him harassing college women.

Sorry, I'll be sad to see a piece of marquette history go, but I'm not sad to see that piece of history be ziggy.

[mosarsour]

I think you either hated or loved Ziggy's/Ziggy. I generally don't like people smoking while they cooked my food, and I didn't want to talk politics or world events while I waited for my food, which seemed to take forever. I was a Marquette Gyro or a Louis D's fan (when it was still there) when I needed a grease fix. Also, I remember Ziggy used to advertise a really cheap burger, had to be 99 cents or maybe 79 cents, and then would charge extra for ketchup, mustard, pickles, etc. One day we brought our own ketchup and mustard and Ziggy flipped his lid. It was a long time ago, but I vaguely remember a burger being thrown in what became a very heated exchange. That was the end of Ziggy's for me.

Ah, Louis D's...Now THAT was hands down my favorite place to eat on campus! (You know...aside from the Cobeen Hall cafeteria!)

[reinko]

Louie D's was so clutch.  I loved the random DJ equipment, strobe lights and dance floor that were never used.

[MilTown]

Loius D's had the best Patty Melt around. Being right next door to the Lanche was great. I often ducked out of the Lanche, grabbed a bite at Louis D's and then went back to my Red White and Blue. You didn't even need a coat! 

[Tortuga94]

I was definitely more of a Louis D's and Marquette Gyros fan, probably because I lived on Kilbourn so the walk was shorter.  But I did eat at Ziggie's a couple of times and do recall the aphrodisiac comments, his constant pipe smoking and the occasional racist remarks.

Good Riddance Ziggie. 

[chapman]

So since September we're +Qdoba, -Webb, -China Garden, -Ziggy's.  I hope they do something with the registrar office once the new building is up.  Overall, the selection of food/other retail on campus is getting even worse.

[Hards Alumni]

Marquette hates everything they don't own.

[Steak]

So since September we're +Qdoba, -Webb, -China Garden, -Ziggy's.  I hope they do something with the registrar office once the new building is up.  Overall, the selection of food/other retail on campus is getting even worse.

Are you trying to say I'd be willing to eat at the George Webb's, China Garden, or Ziggy's? Fat chance.

[4everwarriors]

does this mean I have to change my screen name?

Why not? You've done it before.

May I suggest:   "ErinAndrew'sThong"

[bs4173]

So since September we're +Qdoba, -Webb, -China Garden, -Ziggy's.  I hope they do something with the registrar office once the new building is up.  Overall, the selection of food/other retail on campus is getting even worse.

Well, Qdoba is better than the other 3 combined. I've been told that part of the reason that there isn't more of a selection because the non-MU food establishments sign an agreement with MU in order to limit competition on campus. If that's true, then it would make sense for more places to move in soon. Just so long as it isn't another pizza or sub sandwich joint.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Why not? You've done it before.

May I suggest:   "ErinAndrew'sThong"

done.

[Blackhat]

Erin Andrew's doesn't wear underwear.   I know, I've had that...


rocky sez: c'mon stone...at least keep it vague for the kiddies.