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 | By Jeff Sherman   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Jeff Sherman |
| Published March 21, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. |
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I write a lot about Downtown Milwaukee. It's my neighborhood, the heart of our city and a place that I have a deep admiration and passion for.
Thus, I'm always looking for ways to create more value, destinations, discovery and density. I'm not alone in this quest, I know, but since I have this forum I'll use it.
Who's with me? Downtown Milwaukee needs a Kopp's Frozen Custard. Kopp's is a Milwaukee mainstay. It's good food and why should visitors (and residents) have to drive to Glendale, Brookfield or Greenfield for a Kopp's burger?
With no major ice cream or custard vendor, Kopp's would clean up in Downtown. Burger-wise, sure there are many great options, but no "fast" food other than Culver's inside the Shops of Grand Avenue. Kopp's and Mr. Karl Kopp are you listening?
Kopp's Frozen Custard is a landmark in the Milwaukee area, serving its custard and jumbo burgers since 1950. Indeed, Kopp's is one of those things you think about when you think Milwaukee. Reality is, though, that none of its three location are even in Milwaukee proper.
It's time, though. Let's get a Kopp's in Downtown Milwaukee.
18880 W. Bluemound Rd.
Brookfield, WI 53045
(262) 789-9490
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Posted by wfbmom on April 7, 2008 at 7:53 p.m. (report)
I was just thinking this. I see them getting a spot down toward the 5th ward....more room for a decent parking lot. They would be perfect for the RipTide location. Wouldn't it be great to sit on a modern art bench and watch the lake while eating Grasshopper Fudge custard???
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Posted by Burger on March 26, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. (report)
80,000 people work Downtown, more than the populations of Shorewood and Wauwatosa combined. Build a Kopp's now!
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Posted by dexxter on March 26, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (report)
I would venture a guess that Karl would have no issues financing the space. How many windows at most Kopp's. Four each on food and custard side? Six? Eight? Now multiply 2-15 orders a minute times what your average purchase is. Makes me want to invest in custard!
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Posted by Omeganot on March 24, 2008 at 12:31 a.m. (report)
Oh man, that would be great! I've only lived in Milwaukee for a month now, but I visited Kopp's in Brookfield this past week with my girlfriend after she was recommended there by a coworker. We loved the place! Great burgers, and fantastic frozen custard! They shouldn't grow beyond their limits in order to keep Kopp's what it is, but there definitely need to be more locations.
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Posted by Hckyboy00 on March 22, 2008 at 2:41 a.m. (report)
I think a big reason for the lack of cheap downtown dining opitions is due to the fact that nobody lives there. Other than the Grand Ave Food Court and Potbelly's, everything is a bit more pricy, from the two Thai places and the Calderone Club, to the dozen steakhouses downtown, thats about all there is. When you think of downtown living, you don't really have any real population except for the two building on 3rd and wisconsin, other then that it's 5 blocks west to the very beginning of Marquette residences, most of which are on the other side of the freeway, and you have to go another 5 blocks east to find apartment buildings along Milwaukee and Jefferson Sts. North and South is even worse, to the South you don't have any residential living until well into the third ward, nearly to Walker's Point, and to the North, there isn't any established housing until the area around 6th and Cherry st. Until Milwaukee has more people downtown after 8pm (go downtown on a Sunday-Thursday after 8pm, it's deserted and depressing) there's no need for a faster food joint. And while it would be neat, as downtown is desperatly in need of some sort of neon or large signage life, it just won't happen with the way the city is laid out.
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