Bars & Clubs - Oct. 5, 2009
Big changes at two Downtown spots, one remodel and a sale
Wednesday is the last night for Vecchio Bar and Grill, 1137 N. Old World 3rd St. And, Saturday night is the final night for Abbey Biercafe, 134 E. Juneau Ave.
Tags: Vecchio, Abbey, Fat Abbey, Cafe Vecchio, Diablos Rojos, Eric Wagner, Mike Eitel, Russ Davis, new bars, openings, closings

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 1, 2009
Fans get their kicks watching soccer at local bars
When ESPN reached a deal to broadcast English Premier League games this year, skeptics wondered if attendance would dip during weekend mornings at soccer pubs like Carleton Grange, The Highbury and The Nomad World Pub. On the contrary, business seems to be booming. If some fans may choose to stay home, they can be replaced by new fans exposed to the game on the "Worldwide Leader in Sports."
Tags: highbury pub, nomad world pub, peter wilt, carleton grange, mike eitel, joe katz

Bars & Clubs - July 15, 2009
Tosa takes Cafe Hollander for a test drive
Diablos Rojos' newest outpost, a second Cafe Hollander -- this one in the heart of Tosa Village -- opened for a sneak preview Tuesday night. Of course word traveled fast and the place was packed!
Tags: Cafe Hollander, Diablos Rojos, Wauwatosa, Mike Eitel, Stephen Minutolo

Bars & Clubs - May 13, 2009
Abbey Biercafe sheds the "fat"
The near-Water Street bar formerly known as Fat Abbey Biercafe has apparently shed a bit of its winter weight just in time for summer. Co-owner Mike Eitel announced today that Diablos Rojos has decided to drop the word "Fat" from the bar and restaurant's name.
Tags: abbey biercafe, diablos rojos, mike eitel

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 25, 2009
Draft Magazine honors local bars
Draft Magazine picked their top 200 beer bars in the country, and six Milwaukee bars were included. Bars were judged according to beer, ambiance, service and food.
Tags: fat abbey biercafe, county clare, sugar maple, milwaukee ale house, draft magazine, diablos rojos group, mike eitel

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 25, 2009
Get into the Flow on Sunday at Trocadero
Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group lends a charitable hand as it hosts a couture fashion show and fundraiser at its Parisian-inspired establishment at 1758 N. Water St., on Sunday at 6 p.m. Proceeds from the evening benefit Charity Water.
Tags: Charity Water, Trocadero, FLOW, fashion, Diablos Rojos, Mike Eitel, Eric Wagner, clean water, fresh water

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 23, 2009
Milwaukee's best Brady St. bar, 2009: The Nomad
The competition is pretty tough on and around Brady Street, where there are more great bars than most neighborhoods have bars good, bad and otherwise. But, The Nomad World Pub is one of the longer-lived and more beloved places on the street, where it has anchored the corner of Brady and Warren for more than a dozen years.
Tags: best of bars, the nomad world pub, mike eitel, brady street, hi-hat garage

Bars & Clubs - Feb. 21, 2009
Absinthe refreshes some, but leaves sanity intact
Legendary is the allure of absinthe, and the Green Fairy cast its spell on everyone from painter Vincent van Gogh to author Oscar Wilde to composer Erik Satie and many of their 19th and early 20th century contemporaries. And we just gave it a taste test.
Tags: absinthe, pernod, nomad, fat abbey, mike eitel, diablos rojos, death in the afternoon, monkey gland, france, wormwood, anise, pastis, green devil, green fairy, Vincent van Gogh, thujone, louching, Oscar Wilde, Erik Satie, Amedeo Modigliani

Dining - Dec. 23, 2008
Diablos Rojos set sights on Tosa Village
Wrapping up months of simmering rumors, Mike Eitel, co-owner of the Milwaukee-based Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, today told OnMilwaukee.com about the company's plans to open a second Cafe Hollander in the village of Wauwatosa.
Tags: Diablos Rojos, Mike Eitel, Wauwatosa, Cafe Hollander, Eric Wagner

Dining - Oct. 27, 2008
The food is solid, but service languid at Centraal
Café Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., the Diablos Rojos restaurant group's fourth and newest venue, has been open just shy of a month and a half now, and the restaurant's popularity seems to continue to grow as the days pass. The food here is already solid and consistent.
Tags: Cafe Centraal, Fat Abbey, Mike Eitel, Hollander, Trocadero, Nomad, Diablos Rojos, Bay View, Kinnickinnic

Dining - Sept. 6, 2008
Milwaukee Talks: Eric Wagner of Diablos Rojos
In this segment of "Milwaukee Talks," OnMilwaukee.com tracks down Eric Wagner of Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group and chats with him about Trocadero, Fat Abbey Cafe, Café Hollander and the newest venture in Bay View.
Tags: Eric Wagner, Mike Eitel, Diablos Rojos restaurant Group, Fat Abbey Cafe, Cafe Centraal, Qdoba, Trocadero

Dining - Sept. 6, 2008
Cafe Centraal grand opening slated for Sept. 17
Cafe Centraal, the latest venture of Diablos Rojos restaurant group, will open Sept. 17 at 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in "downtown" Bay View.
Tags: cafe centraal, mike eitel, diablos rojos, cafe hollander, trocadero, fat abbey biercafe

Bars & Clubs - May 29, 2008
Three questions for Mike Eitel about Fat Abbey
The Fat Abbey Biercafé opened last weekend in the former Lodge space, so we caught up with co-owner Mike Eitel to find out a little more.
Tags: Fat Abbey Biercafe, Mike Eitel, Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, Water Street bars

Milwaukee Buzz - May 18, 2008
Sunday Sound-off: Will Water Street change?
The Fat Abbey Biercafé, owned by the Diablos Rojos Group, opens this week. Will it attract more sophisticated patrons and change the party-hardy Water Street vibe?
Tags: Fat Abbey Biercafe, Diablos Rojos Group, Mike Eitel, Trocadero, Cafe Hollander, Balzac, gnomes, trolls, Belgian beer

Bars & Clubs - April 11, 2008
The Fat Abbey Biercafé to replace The Lodge
The Diablos Rojos Group took over the space formerly occupied by The Lodge, 134 E. Juneau Ave.
Tags: Fat Abbey Biercafe, Diablos Rojos Group, Mike Eitel, The Lodge, Belgian beer