FOOD INDUSTRY NEWS DECEMBER 2023
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Avli Inspired Greek Restaurant Opens in Milwaukee’s Brewer’s Hill Avli Inspired Greek, known for pioneering a Greek dining renaissance at restaurants in Chicago, opened its doors to its first Avli Inspired Greek location outside of the Chicagoland area at 1818 N. Hubbard St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the Brewer’s Hill neighborhood. The restaurant, which will open for daily dinner service to start, features two floors of dining space with 90 indoor seats, 155 seats on the deck and outdoor terrace overlooking the
Milwaukee River and downtown skyline. It also feature bar seating on both levels for six to ten guests each. The newly renovated space, which formerly housed The View MKE, features clean and contemporary decor with whites, wood, and earth tones that evoke the experience of summer in Greece with a fun and festive atmosphere. “Avli’s decision to come to Milwaukee was easy, as we feel there has never been a better
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time to eat and drink here,” stated Avli Founder and CEO Louie Alexakis. “We are thrilled to join Milwaukee’s hospitality community, and to bring our contemporary, yet approachable Greek cuisine out-of-state for the first time.” The menus, by Executive Chef Babis Tsotras (formerly of renowned Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens, Greece and Avli on The Park in Chicago, Illinois), will craft everything in-house See “Avli” on page 22
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