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Downtown Seafood Restaurant Shutters
Urban Milwaukee • • business
Key Points:
- The southern-style seafood restaurant Lowcountry abruptly closed its Milwaukee location on Sunday after five years of operation, expressing gratitude to its patrons in a social media post.
- Located at 1114 N. Water St., the restaurant was known for its seafood boils and opened in 2021 as Milwaukee emerged from COVID-19 restrictions; its four Chicago-area locations remain open.
- The closure is part of a broader trend of business shutdowns and challenges in the Water Street entertainment district, which has recently seen multiple restaurants and bars close amid issues with violence and loitering.
- The Milwaukee location was solely owned by Che Mei Wong of Chicago, while the property itself is owned by SSG Property Holdings, with other tenants occupying the building’s second floor.
- Previously, the building housed Bar Louie and Brew City Barbecue, and before becoming a restaurant, it was used as a wholesale florist.
