Slip inside the new Smoke Shack on Milwaukee Street in the Historic Third Ward, and you enter a world quite unlike anything else Downtown. Barbecue is the fragrance in the air. Recorded blues is the music in the room. And community is the style of dining.
Milwaukee's nightlife scene is nothing if not solid and reliable. But it's also a little predictable, too. Concepts that work in larger cities frequently go untried in Milwaukee, and when they do, they're either a little late to the game or they're often just not really embraced enough to keep them alive.
Joe and Angie Sorge, owners of Swig, AJ Bombers, Water Buffalo and the soon to open Smoke Shack, announced today that they've partnered with Milwaukee-based Marcus Investments.