For weeks, mail was piled up in the vestibule at Swank, 628 N. Water St. This week, brown paper covers the windows at this once hopping Downtown restaurant and bar.
Located in a storefront that formerly housed H.H. West office supply, Swank opened in January 2002 with a packed party that featured many sports celebrities, local and national.
In its nearly six year run, this sleek eatery (open only Thursday through Saturday) featured friendly service and food that received decent reviews. To this diner, though, it always seemed more bar than restaurant.
While we don't have direct confirmation on this closing since we have been unable to reach owner Trevor Trimble, Swank's phone and Web site are both shut down.
Stay tuned for more details as we receive them.
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.
