Plus: South Side Soup opens. Another Mad Chicken. And Jose s Blue Sombrero closes. By Michael Holloway - Feb 1st, 2021 12:23 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Pho. Photo by Cari Taylor-Carlson.
February, as Milwaukee dining insiders know, is the month to enjoy the Vietnamese delicacy, pho, a soup made of broth, rice noodles, herbs and meat. In the Silver City neighborhood, which has three restaurants on National Ave. serving pho, this month has become known as Phobruary.
Well, the celebration is on this month, but will operate a little differently this year due to the pandemic, and will instead be called “Pho to Go.” Typically, the participating restaurants would offer $5 bowls of pho, but instead they will offer carry out bowls of pho. Those restaurants include Bamboo (3427 W. National Ave.), Thai Bar-B-Que (3417 W. National Ave.) and Vientiane Noodle Shop (3422 W. National Ave.). A weekly raffle will also take place, awarding a $25 gift card to
Jose s Blue Sombrero in Brookfield permanently closes after extensive fire damage
BROOKFIELD, Wis. (CBS 58) - Jose s Blue Sombrero in Brookfield will permanently close following a fire in early January.
DeRosa Corporation recently announced the Brookfield location, 20371 W. Bluemound Road, will close due to extension damage from a fire that started inside a kitchen a wall.
The restaurant has been closed since the fire on Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Officials say the cost of necessary repairs do not make economical business sense at this time. We are so proud to have been part of the Brookfield community and want to extend a heartfelt and sincere thank you to all of our loyal customers who we ve had the pleasure of serving for almost 15 years, DeRosa said. This was a difficult decision, but we hope to welcome our customers and fiends to one of the other Jose s Blue Sombrero locations in Wauwatosa, Fox Point and Racine or at our other Brookfield restaurant, Parkside 23.