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Big Changes for Craft Beer Lovers
Camino moves to new location. Central Standard Distillery opening in July. Plus: new Mexican and Thai-Laotian fare. By Michael Holloway - Mar 8th, 2021 02:39 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Camino. Photo by Michael Horne.
Camino, a restaurant known for its craft beer, pierogi, and burgers and located at 434 S. 2nd St., is preparing for a move to 631 W. National Ave. Camino also has a location in West Allis and is known for a big selection of craft brews. Its current list includes 34 choices, including Indeed Brewing’s Pistachio Cream Ale, New Barons Brewing Co-op’s Pecan Porter, and Southern Grist Brewing Company’s Tangerine Black Currant Gauva Hill, a sour beer. As for the restaurant’s move to a slightly different part of Walker’s Point, OnMilwaukee’s
“We should be open within a couple of months,” said owner
Pan Hompluem. “From a construction standpoint, we’re ready to go.”
The downtown Milwaukee restaurant will be Lowcountry’s third location, joining its two locations in Chicago. Hompluem, who’s worked in the restaurant industry for two decades, launched the concept in 2015 in the Lakeview neighborhood and later expanded to the South Loop
Hompluem cited a couple reasons for his move into the Milwaukee market. He’s a big fan of the city – he and his wife
Dana have enjoyed taking weekend trips to hang out or to visit friends and family living in the area. And in recent years, Hompluem noticed that Lowcountry was attracting a lot of Milwaukee-area diners who would make the drive just to eat at his restaurant.