Dr. Dawg Opening This Week

On April 8, just after midnight, a witness called police to report a vehicle had sat through an entire cycle of lights without moving at 76th Street and West Layton Avenue.

When confronted, the driver told a Greenfield police officer he was deep in thought wondering if Dr. Dawg was open, and missed the green light for traffic in his direction.

Wonder no more, young man.

Nearly six months after announcing his Chicago-style Italian beef and hot dog restaurant would replace Hooters, 7700 W. Layton Ave., the owner of Dr. Dawg is finally ready to put his paw print on the 76th Street shopping corridor.

David Ross told Patch his second Milwaukee-area restaurant will be open for lunch at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The news was announced on Facebook Tuesday morning.

“It has been a long road but we are ready to go in,” Ross said in an email to Patch.

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The announcement was welcomed news on Facebook:

“Finally, real Italian beef in Milwaukee,” Michael McKeough wrote.

“Likelikelikelikelike,” Brent Jensen added.

Ross originally hoped to open what will be the flagship of the budding franchise shortly after the holiday shopping season, but construction hiccups pushed the completion of the project into the spring. The former Hooters restaurant was completely gutted and remodeled. Roof and parking lot work were also required.

• Read more about Dr. Dawg’s move to Greenfield.