Restaurant

Cafe Phyllis

Name: Cafe Phyllis
Address: 734 S. 5th Street, Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee

Summary

Very little is known about Cafe Phyllis. We have two flyers (1994) one of which calls it "An Innovative Gathering Place" with "live entertainment Friday and Saturday". That flyer is for "Premiere Show, What's Goin On" with Baby Jane Hudson and Company. The other for Jerry Grillo "This Funny World".

Images

Flyer for Jerry Grillo "This Funny World" / Jan.-Feb., 1994 / (from Jerry Johnson Collection) Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project

Flyer for Premiere Show, "What's Goin On" / with Baby Jane Hudson and Company / October, 1994 / (from Jerry Johnson Collection) Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project

Facts

Type: Restaurant
Address: 734 S. 5th Street
City: Milwaukee
Latitude: 43.023421
Longitude: -87.9167028
Opened: c1994
Closed: c1994
Clientele: Restaurant, Bar, Performance hall

Sources

Research adapted from the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. Archive page links below point to archive.wislgbthistory.com; for current news and community events, visit wislgbthistory.com.

Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project — Cafe Phyllis (retrieved 2026-06-01)

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