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West Allis committee recommends revoking Drunk Uncle liquor license after patrons describe harassment, improvised operations
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted 5-0 to recommend revoking the liquor license for Steffek LLC, doing business as The Drunk Uncle, after multiple witnesses described repeated incidents of harassment, drunken conduct by the owner, and gaps in required permits and supervision.
The Public Safety Committee of the Common Council of the City of West Allis voted unanimously on April 8 to recommend revoking the liquor license of Steffek LLC, which operates the bar known as The Drunk Uncle at 1902 South 60 Eighth Street, after hearing testimony from patrons, a bartender, and city and state investigators.
Committee Chair Suzette Grisham convened the hearing under Wisconsin Statutes section 125.12 and introduced the matter as a license complaint against Steffek LLC. The committee heard sworn testimony from several patrons and employees who described overlapping episodes in which the licensee, Neil Steffek, approached female customers while intoxicated, exposed his torso and urged reciprocity, and, in at least one instance, physically grabbed a patron's wrist. Allison V., a woman who testified that she was at the bar on March 30, 2024, said that when Steffek “lift[ed] up his shirt, exposing his chest to me, and then told me it was my turn,” she…
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