The Chicago Tribune's Sunday Magazine ran a feature on Milwaukee's "durable" Safe House on April 27. (Thanks to John Steinmiller from the Bucks for pointing it out.)
Reporter Rick Kogan opened the piece noting that few bars that try to entertain via means other than food and drink make it any more. He cited a 1940s quote from a New York writer who was impressed by the fact that "from the hour I got there (Chicago) was the saloon. New York bars operate on the principle that you want a drink or you wouldn't be there . . . Chicago bars assume that nobody likes liquor, and that to induce the customers to purchase even a minute quantity, they have to provide a show." Not anymore, though.
Yet, Milwaukee's Safe House prevails. Kogan says, "Few such places survive in our town today, but there may not be a more durable example of the ilk than the Safe House in Milwaukee. It opened in 1966 and remains as lively-goofy and enjoyable as ever. It's all about spies and espionage and its theme is pleasantly hammered home, from the décor (check your coat in the Cloak and Dagger Room) to the menu (try the Spy Burger and, for dessert, Bond's Bomb)."
The story also notes new additions to the Safe House, including a "a cell door from the infamous Hohenschoenhausen prison run by East Germany's Stasi secret police" and a "1967 Aston Martin DB6."
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A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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