Dish

Bar Dance | Women

235 S 2nd St
Milwaukee, WI 53204

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Walkers Point

Year Opened: 1997
Year Closed: 2000

Exact Date Opened: Friday, October 31, 1997
Exact Date Closed: Wednesday, January 01, 2003

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Mixed

Logo:

Operating within the former Phoenix / Deja Vu space, Dish was a a new type of women's bar for a new generation. House DJs spun electronic music that packed the dance floor every Friday and Saturday. Over time, the crowd became more mixed, as the venue brought in famous national DJs and expanded upstairs into B-Side, a second-level event space. Owner Julia La Loggia also operated multiple local businesses, including Redroom, Stonefly Brewing Company, and Lee's Luxury Lounge. Sadly, Dish closed on New Year's Day 2003 and the space was reinvented as farm-to-table restaurant Barossa.