Six months after former tenant Triple Taproom & Kitchen closed its doors, a new Mexican-inspired restaurant has submitted plans to open in the space at 2018 E. North Ave. on Milwaukee’s Lower East Side.
Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar is slated to open in early March and will serve dishes featuring steak, chicken, pork, shrimp, fish, beans, rice and soup, according to a license application filed with the City of Milwaukee.
Similar to Triple Taproom, Jalisco’s will offer indoor dining room and seasonal outdoor seating. The business plans to offer catering services, though it does not intend to offer delivery, according to the application.
Live performances including instrumental musicians, local bands and comedians are planned to perform as well.
Jalisco’s will be open Sunday and Monday from 9 a.m. to midnight, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Triple Taproom opened in the space in 2024 as a collaboration between Sheboygan-based 3 Sheeps Brewing and Baileys Harbor-based Door County Brewing Co., and its offshoot Hacienda Beer Co., which operated out of the space on North Avenue for six years prior.
Triple Taproom & Kitchen. Photo courtesy of 3 Sheeps Brewing.
Known for its experimental brews, Hacienda Beer Co. expanded into the Milwaukee market and opened its 125-seat taproom and restaurant on North Avenue in May 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic hit less than one year later, and while the business was able to make it through the initial turmoil and uncertainty of 2020, it stood on shaky ground as still a relatively new addition to Milwaukee’s craft brewery scene. The concept rebranded as Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen in fall 2022, with a greater emphasis on food and sit-down dining.
In summer of 2024, Hacienda and Door County Brewing joined forces with 3 Sheeps to launch Triple Taproom, featuring branding and products — both tap and packaged beer — from all three brewing companies.
Its owners did not provide a reason for the closure at the time of the announcement.
