By Lori Fredrich

A new Bay View restaurant, Santino's Little Italy, will officially open to the public on Friday, Jan. 20 at 352 E. Stewart St. The cozy Italian restaurant is a collaboration between owners Greg Huber, Santo Galati and Nick Anton, longtime co-owner of La Perla Mexican restaurant in Walker's Point. And it's been a long time coming.

Anton, who purchased the building in 2015, says the build-out for the restaurant was challenging from start to finish. Built in the 1800s, it was most recently home to Nautical Bar. But in decades past, it also served as a home for one of Milwaukee's brothels. Unfortunately, years of neglect put the building in disrepair, and countless upgrades were needed, from structural footings to a new foundation, basement, plumbing and roof.

Read more

Source: https://onmilwaukee.com/