About one year ago, The King & I moved one block west of its old location, 823 N. 2nd St., to 830 N. Old World 3rd St.
Then, just a few months ago Senorita Pepper's Southwest Grill took over the old King & I space. Now, though, the short-lived Tex-Mex restaurant is closed. According to a sign on the window, owner Derek Phoungphol is looking to lease the space to another restaurant.
Pepper's never seemed to find its niche or groove, and let's hope that another establishment can rework this prime Downtown space.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
