Bad news for downtown South Milwaukee …
“Extensive water damage” has closed Salvatore’s/Papa Luigi’s II “until further notice,” according to the popular local business’ Facebook page.
This story on Fox 6 goes further — and says the restaurant, banquet and entertainment center might be closed for as long as three months, after sustaining up to $500,000 in damage. From it:
It was raining inside of his pizza place. That’s what the owner of Papa Luigi’s said happened on Thursday, January 9th. He saw it from his security cameras at home, rushed over to check it out, and was standing four inches of water.
The incident is another casualty of the bitter cold weather. A pipe burst in the sprinkler system, sending water virtually everywhere.
Papa Luigi’s is expected to be closed for one to three months. Insurance adjusters will be looking at the building Monday to check out the damage. For now, all parties and bowling leagues are cancelled.
I’ll keep you posted — and hopefully this terrific restaurant, banquet center and arcade will open soon. Sal has made a huge investment in this property, and it shows. In the meantime, please support Sal by visiting his Cudahy location.
Good luck, Sal!
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I sure hope they can get it back up and running soon. I was looking forward to wrestling again on Jan. 25th but now that may not happen. All the workers there are friendly and their food is good as well! Hope the insurance takes care of everything and they come back even better than before!
Sorry to here of that . We’re behind you 100 percent Sal will be waiting till reopen no place can replace your dining area.
Salvatores/Papa Luigi is our City’s conference and banquet room space for many service organizations and local businesses. They are professionals and have been bending over backwards to help those who have events booked at the facility. We are lucky to have them in our city and I wish them a speedy recovery. Keep us posted Erik, as I think we need to do a flash-cash-mob to encourage people to patronize this great business so they can get back on track.
This is a great loss for everyone.