Kegel's Inn sits on same West Allis corner for nearly 100 years

Since 1924, Kegel's Inn has sat on the same corner in West Allis.

WE'RE IN WEST ALLIS THISMORNING FOR OUR WE'RE THISMORNING.

A FAVORITE STOP FORMANY IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.DELANEY BREY TAKES US TOKEGEL'S INN.SINCE 1924 KEGEL INN HAS SATON THIS CORNER IN WEST ALLIS"Whave customers that havebeen coming here since thesixties, seventies, eightiSERVING GERMAN STAPLES FORALMOST A CENTURY - KEGEL WILLTHE DAY SHE WAS FORCED TO SHUTTHE HISTORIC "It's days thatsserred into your memorybecause it felt like the clockjust stopped.

Nobody reallyknew what to do at first, sowe stopped and collectedourselves.

Then we came upwith new ways to keepourselves afloatOPENING ADRIVE THROUGH FOR FRIDAY FISHFRYS.

STEPHANIE WASOVERWHELMED BY HER VERY FIRSTCUSTOMERS DURING THE PANDEMIC."The first guys, they calledat 10:30 and said they weregoing to be there at 11o'clock to pick up their fishfrys to go.

They came andtipped like 20 dollars, theypurchased a gift card becausethey know the proceeds fromour gift cards go directly toour AS FOR THE CUSTOMERS WHOFOLLOWED - THEY HAVE YET TODISAPPOINTI took a phonecall from a woman on the phoneand she ordered fish frys togo and automatically added25percent gratuity.

That tooome, was so overwhelmingbecause here we were worriedif we brough people in wewouldn't be themBRINGING BACKKEGEL INN IS STILL FACING AFEW OBSTACLES.

"As of rightnow there are no pork shanksto be had in the country.

Sowe brought in some lambshanks.

Wewill cook those andsee how those go, but thenonce those are gone we willjust reevaluate what we canget out hands onAND WHILE THEDINING ROOM WILL CONTINUE TOBE CLOSED A LITTLE LONGER -THE OUTSIDE PATIO IS READY TOWELCOME YOU "Having thebreeze come through and havingthe sunshine out is reallywhat people are seeking afterbeing in quarantine for solong.

So we will be startingto do dinners availableoutside wednesday throughsaturday, a continuation offridays being fish frys willbe available in the gardenWITHTHE HOPE THAT SOON CUSTOMERSWILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TOENJOY THE BEAUTY OTHISBUILDING FROM INSIDE.

DELANEYBREY