Perfect location for Wales on Wells II

[PointWarrior]

Yes, adding in an Old Fashioned a you wait for the mystical fish fry...

One of Milwaukee's more noble contributions to haute cuisine, besides pickled pig's feet and Tombstone pizzas, is the Friday Fish Fry. Is there anything more compelling than the mystical union of fish, grease, and fire? I think not.

[PointWarrior]

actually was at the Madison Real Chili - it had no chance to survive, Madison had no clue to its magisty...

Outstanding find, Dr.

I didn't realize they expanded to so many sites, including one in Madison. I pray to God they had the Marquette Special on the menu there.

Personally, I never once had the noodles. That makes no sense to me.

I was also curious what was the link between Green Bay and Chili. Must be the noodles because I wouldn't equate Green Bay with SW cuisine.

[PointWarrior]

actually was at the Madison Real Chili - it had no chance to survive, Madison had no clue to its magesty...

[keefe]

Dave

I remember reading that Wisconsin had the nation's highest per capita consumption of brandy and that the go-to beverage was the Brandy Old Fashioned.

[JWags85]

Dave

I remember reading that Wisconsin had the nation's highest per capita consumption of brandy and that the go-to beverage was the Brandy Old Fashioned.

By a mile.  My buddy used to work for Beam, and doing competitive research for some products he told me that Korbel (the largest manufacturer of domestically) sold like 60-65% of their total annual production in Wisconsin alone.

Beam also owned a crappy blended whiskey called Kesslers that was a bit sweet with some spice.  He said their marketing and distribution had an oversized focus on Wisconsin for that product as well, cause it had some brandy similarities.

[keefe]

By a mile.  My buddy used to work for Beam, and doing competitive research for some products he told me that Korbel (the largest manufacturer of domestically) sold like 60-65% of their total annual production in Wisconsin alone.

Beam also owned a crappy blended whiskey called Kesslers that was a bit sweet with some spice.  He said their marketing and distribution had an oversized focus on Wisconsin for that product as well, cause it had some brandy similarities.

I remember going smelting and there were lots of bottles of fruit flavored brandies being passed around. Let's just say that Oban it wasn't...

[The Lens]

Ziggy's moved to 16th and Wisconsin, next to Walgreens, at least by the mid 90s.

Louie D's was in the old Wales location, I think.

I still miss Angelo's pizza and motz sticks.

KIN!  This is an incredibly embarrassing post for you, our supposed Ziggy Historian.

Ziggies - Where The Leaders of Tomorrow, Eat Today was always at 16th & Wisconsin

Then Wales on Wells closed in 1993 and Ziggie decided it was time to strike, his empire would grow.  He opened Ziggo-Mania.  It had, among other things, a drunk window, a disco ball and a TV (one of those 35 inch trucks that your thought was a big screen).  He had an amazing quote in the Trib about no drunks allowed, hence the "Drunk Window".  And he expected sober kids to come in, order his sh!tty food and DANCE under the disco ball.

SPOILER Alert: it failed.  Soon Louie D's opened.  And Ziggy was left with just his 16th & Wisconsin locale.