Timeless tavern12/24/2023 ![]() ![]() And it turns out Annie’s Place’s deal is that it’s delightful, a deeply frill-free but also deeply friendly neighborhood tap and hangout that earns the “Cheers” theme song references it inevitably inspires. Annie’s always seemed the place you’d see along the way to your destination, rarely the destination.Īfter decades of asking that question, it was my turn to solve this tan, time-tested mystery sitting in plain sight for myself. Prime placement, however, can be a blessing and a curse. ![]() Forest Home Ave., the timeless tavern isn’t hard to find, located on one of the village’s main drags tucked between Clifford’s – home to one of the area’s most famous fish fries – and a popular grocery store plus down the street from all sorts of local hangouts and essentials. ![]() “Everybody when they come in here for the first time, everyone says, ‘I drive by and I never stop in here.’ And then they do, and they say it’s like being up north,” said Scott Lessmann, a Annie’s Place customer since its opening in the '80s and an occasional bartender for more than two decades.įound at 10432 W. You’d be shocked to see such an everyday staple close, but also – with the constantly changing times, expectations and clientele – shocked that such a trend-defiant relic is still open.Įverywhere has that spot – and for me, growing up in Hales Corners, that was Annie’s Place. A deep-rooted community mainstay yet never a regular topic pushing for attention, simultaneously essential and invisible like oxygen. Every town, city or neighborhood has a place that you drive past day after day and think: What’s that place’s deal? It’s a spot that you’ve driven past and easily recognize but somehow have never actually entered. ![]()
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