Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Westgate Mall memories: Where Madison west side seniors used to hang out


Article from the 5/21/1989 Wisconsin State Journal


Among the list of nominees, Retiring Guy knows of just one that remains open:  Original Pancake House, which is now located at 5518 University Avenue.  
 
Westgate in 2020, just before its demolition
Photos by Retiring Guy

The site is now occupied by University Park Commons.






More about CJ/s Restaurant

Wisconsin State Journal, 5/21/1989
(accessed at Newsbank with Middleton Public Library card)

Wisconsin State Journal, 2/5/1996
(accessed at Newsbank with Middleton Public Library card)
Saying fixed costs are too high, Joe Meyer said he and wife Bonnie will close their CJ's Restaurant in Westgate Mall on Feb. 11.   
The restaurant has been in Westgate for more than 13 years. Meyer said he will reopen in the Atrium Fashion Mall, 5618 Odana Road, in early March after extensive remodeling at that site, although he hasn't yet signed a lease.


Wisconsin State Journal, 6/11/2006
(accessed at Newsbank with Middleton Public Library card)
The Wisconsin supper club traditions of fish on Friday night, prime rib on Saturday, and an Old-Fashioned cocktail at the bar before dinner seem as timeless as a Tony Bennett melody. 
But the staying power of Madison's last CJ's Restaurant crumbled like a fragile schaum torte when Madison's smoking ban went into effect last year.

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