The SafeHouse is an American theme-restaurant that was established in 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Filled wall-to-wall with spy memorabilia collected by the founder/owner, David J. Baldwin.
According to Rachael Ray, in a September 2003 episode of her $40 a Day series, "You would have to be a CIA agent to figure this place out in one trip." In its February 2011 issue, Wired included SafeHouse on its list of is "The Planet's Hippest Hangouts".[1]
The Restaurant is connected to Newsroom Pub,[2]
On June 16, 2015, David Baldwin retired, selling the SafeHouse to the Marcus Corporation.[3]
In April 2017, Marcus Corporation opened a second location, in Chicago, Illinois.[4]
In 2023, the Chicago location announced it was permanently closing.[5]
External links
- SafeHouse on Atlas Obscura
References
- Allison Davis. Unassuming Entrances Hide the Planet's Hippest Hangouts Wired, February 2011, retrieved 2011-08-10^
- Alan Solomon. The Late Show in Old Milwaukee Chicago Tribune, 2007-07-01, retrieved 2009-02-22^
- Alison Bauter. Safe House sold to Marcus Corp Milwaukee Business Journal, 2015-06-15, retrieved 2016-03-01^
- Ashok Selvam. The Early Buzz on SafeHouse Chicago: Secret Tourist Trap Or Spy Utopia? Eater Chicago, 2017-03-14, retrieved 2021-04-05^
- Naomi Waxman. Spy-Themed SafeHouse Abandons Chicago After Six Years Eater Chicago, 2023-03-07, retrieved 2024-09-28^