RIP Buck Bradley's

[MUfan12]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/dining/2023/06/08/milwaukees-buck-bradleys-closing-as-petes-pub-owners-plan-new-bar/70303138007

[The Sultan]

Well that's a shame...

[panda]

Well that's a shame...

you'll always have the mecca

[The Sultan]

you'll always have the mecca

Never been. Buck's has been my pre-game place for awhile now - the limited times I get to games of course.

[panda]

Never been. Buck's has been my pre-game place for awhile now - the limited times I get to games of course.

You seem to know a lot about a place you've never been too. Quite suspicious.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

You seem to know a lot about a place you've never been too. Quite suspicious.

Sultan only makes it to one December game in Milwaukee every other year.

[panda]

Sultan only makes it to one December game in Milwaukee every other year.

1 Zima enjoyed responsibly because he has important obligations (sitting at his computer) the next morning.

[Goose]

panda

Great post.

[Sir Lawrence]

It's a tough business + health concerns.  I'm happy he can sell now.  The new owner got all the right notes. 

[HutchwasClutch]

Never understood why it's been such a beloved place.  A convenient spot very near major basketball and concert venues.  Location is all it had.

[The Lens]

Never understood why it's been such a beloved place.  A convenient spot very near major basketball and concert venues.  Location is all it had.

Possibly the best collection of bartenders in the city. Pro's pros. 

The Paget's ran a tight ship and the entire staff knew what they were doing. 

[real chili 83]

Possibly the best collection of bartenders in the city. Pro's pros. 

The Paget's ran a tight ship and the entire staff knew what they were doing.

...and their legacy goes back to at least the 70's with campus watering holes.

[The Sultan]

Never had a problem getting a timely refill. Food was decent. Staff was nice. What else do you need?

Places like Good City and Milwaukee Brewing have nice venues but the service has a lot to be desired in comparison.

[panda]

Never had a problem getting a timely refill. Food was decent. Staff was nice. What else do you need?

Places like Good City and Milwaukee Brewing have nice venues but the service has a lot to be desired in comparison.

You conveniently forgot to mention the Mecca. Is it so far above and beyond in your mind that mention isn't necessary ?

[Goose]

The Lens

I have to agree with Sultan on the timely refill. There was plenty of positives I can say about BB's, but I often got frustrated with the bar service. Not that they did not have good bartenders, it was more the size of the bar and size of the crowd.

[cheebs09]

Bars west east (geography not a strength) of the Mississippi scrambling to measure and see who has the longest bar.

[Dickthedribbler]

While the Brat House directly next door is my primary 3rd Street stop, Buck Bradleys was always a close second. Everything neat and clean, well run. Solid bartenders and crew. In 25+ years I never had a complaint.

One thing I always liked was taking out-of-towners there for the first time. They always were impressed by the loooong narrow bar and the men tending bar wearing long sleeve white shirts and neckties.

[Uncle Rico]

They should have moved it to Mequon

[mix it up]

...and their legacy goes back to at least the 70's with campus watering holes.

Did not know this. Which bars did they have near campus?

[Coleman]

Always seemed like a spot for the blue hairs. We never went there as students. I have probably been in the bar 3 or 4 times.

[Goose]

real

I started going to Good Time Charlie's the end of my junior year in high school. Went there often during high school years and had a blast.

[21Jumpstreet]

Always seemed like a spot for the blue hairs. We never went there as students. I have probably been in the bar 3 or 4 times.

In the mid-90s we would go to BBs, they let us in, so we obliged by enjoying a beer or three.

[Dickthedribbler]

Did not know this. Which bars did they have near campus?

I believe at various times ( 70s and 80s) they owned a couple of spots on State Street near 13th, 14th and 15th. Maybe "Charlies". Names escape me. I did my best drinking on Wells Street.

Really reaching in the memory bank here, but I also think there was a son or a nephew who served as a student manager for Al or Hank.

[pbiflyer]

Good Time Charlie's and O'Pagets, which was run by Bernie Jr. There was a third near by that escapes me because it wasn't really a student bar.

[BrewCity83]

Never understood why it's been such a beloved place.  A convenient spot very near major basketball and concert venues.  Location is all it had.

And a notably beautiful old cream city brick building with a very handsome, gigantic bar/backbar.