The story
Milwaukee's oldest restaurant for 123 years - one of the 'Big Three' German restaurants. Career servers spoke German to customers. Mayor Henry Maier had his regular table. Sold to developers for $2.9 million.
Everything that was here
- 1878–2001
John Ernst CafeGerman
Milwaukee's oldest restaurant for 123 years - one of the 'Big Three' German restaurants. Career servers spoke German to customers. Mayor Henry Maier had his regular table. Sold to developers for $2.9 million.
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