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State Street Retreat closed earlier this month and the building is for sale. |
 | By Drew Olson   Senior Editor E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Drew Olson |
| Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 11:14 a.m. |
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I'm pretty sure I had a beer or two at State Street Retreat, a bar tucked into an industrial area near Highway 41. It was after a Brewers game and I'm pretty sure I had a decent time.
Over the years, several people told me to try a burger, meatloaf or a fish fry at the bar and I always meant to do that.
Now I can't.
The Retreat, located at 5018 W. State St., closed its doors a couple weeks ago and the building is for sale.
Moral of the story -- be sure and get to those "I've meaning to go to" places. You never know when your chance will expire.
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Posted by Lynn6530 on Nov. 7, 2009 at 7:22 a.m. (report)
Drew, I think the days of a the fish fry, meat loaf and burgers you are referring to are when state street retreat was known as jorgys on state. Seems to me that place was written up few times for good food. Not sure if the retreat ever was. What is with this current now past owner could she be any more childish? I think she is the one that needs to step back from the bottle before posting her rants here. Like her "restaurant" she too is a joke!
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Posted by jk1522 on Sept. 24, 2009 at 5:06 p.m. (report)
Wow Marie, have a drink and calm down! You are not the first person to open a business that doesnt work out. Also, if your reputation is as important to you as you say I would suggest handling yourself in a bit more professional way when posting. Im not sure about the food poisioning, and the cops may not have physically moved you guys out, but the journal/sentinal on july 16th said you had to go!
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Posted by DowntownRed on Sept. 24, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. (report)
OH NO! A crappy little hole in the wall bar in an old house that felt "updating" the bar meant taking down last year's Packer Miller Lite signs and replacing them with this year's Packers Miller Lite signs has closed. Guess I will have to go to the hundred or so bars just like it in Milwaukee.
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Posted by 4141 on Sept. 24, 2009 at 1:26 p.m. (report)
Anyone that cares to get the REAL STORY about State Streets closing contact mariec48@gmail.com PS the mayor ate at MY restaurant and he didn't fall ill....food poisoning how dare you people make up this crap and SHAME on Milwaukee.com for allowing such nonsense to even make print......IS IT FAIR TO SLANDER SOMETHING I WORKED 5 YEARS ON???? does any other Mil business owner,besides myself know the hardships involved in this industry.....
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Posted by 4141 on Sept. 24, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. (report)
my name is MARIE and I was the owner of State Street Retreat.....first of all the sheriff did NOT!!!! remove us from the pub...I realize that I may be dealing with a few drunken idiots, so if there might be any people with integrity and brains that really want to know what happened please contact me.....for the sake of my former employees and my self PLEASE!!! do not fu#### slander us with these unfounded,ridiculous remarks....It is really easy to sit on your computer and talk crap...isn't it????? so do me a favor and confront me...I HAVE THE REAL ANSWERS......this happened to me....how dare you fu#### people post these things
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