BJ's Mint Bar / BJ's

BJ's Mint Bar opened in December 1991 at 819 S. 2nd Street, when the establishment previously known as The Mint came under the management of Bob Dietz and Jim Jones. It was the third Milwaukee bar to carry the "Mint" name, and longtime Mint Bar owner Bettie Aiello remained a familiar presence there. After Aiello's death, the owners retired the Mint name in 1992 and rebranded the remodeled business using their initials, holding a grand opening for "BJ's" that November. The bar closed in 1993.