Two months prior to the implementation of the state of Wisconsin’s smoking ban, Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group announced its restaurants would go “smoke-free” effective May 17. In Bay View, this means that the inside of Café Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., is now nonsmoking. Diablos Rojos co-owner Mike Eitel said customer complaints about secondhand smoke have been ticking up since Governor Doyle signed smoking ban legislation in 2009.
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Top Notch Take Out
10.22.09
A welcome addition to Bay View, Café Centraal marked its first anniversary last month. Part of the Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, which includes Trocadero and two Café Hollander locales, Centraal works for family dinners as well as relaxed date nights. + Read Full Article
Steel is Real Ride, Milwaukee
9.16.09
The all urban route took in the Milwaukee Lakefront, near South Side, 'Tosa, Miller Valley, Downtown and Eastside with stops at Cafe Hollander, Cafe Centraal, Holler House, Cocktails and Dreams, Long Wong's, Kelly's, Tosa Hollander, ... + Read Full Article
A Piping Hot Surprise of a Pretzel
10.20.08
Because I only usually eat pretzels at the zoo and the ballpark, my standards have fallen since I grew up eating delicious examples on the streets of New York. Unlike here in Milwaukee where the pretzel is most often wedded to (natch!) cheese, in the Big Apple, mustard is the bride of choice. + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal Has Arrived in Bay View
9.18.08
Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group blew the doors off Bay View last night with the grand opening of its fourth, and newest, casual restaurant meets fun and fantastic beer selection establishment, Café Centraal, 2306 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. In what was a complete renovation of the former 16th Street Community Health Center on Lincoln and Kinnickinnic Avenues, Café Centraal brings Bay View's largest dining room and an impressive Dutch and Belgian beer selection to this already happening corner of Bay View. Nearby neighbors include longstanding favorite Café Lulu and Riviera Maya. + Read Full Article
Milwaukee Talks: Eric Wagner of Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group
9.6.08
Most people know or have heard of Mike Eitel from the Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, but his business partner, Eric Wagner, is seemingly less exposed. In this edition of "Milwaukee Talks," OnMilwaukee.com tracks down Wagner and chats with him about Trocadero, Fat Abbey Cafe, Café Hollander and the about-to-open Cafe Centraal. + Read Full Article
Cafe Centraal Grand Opening Slated for Sept. 17
9.6.08
Café Centraal, located at the intersection of Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues in Bay View, will hold its grand opening Sept. 17. Centraal, operated by Diablos Rojos Restaurant Group, will carry on the themes of the other European-styled cafes -- Trocadero, Café Hollander and Fat Abbey Biercafe. + Read Full Article
