GLENDALE, WI (CBS 58) — After nearly 90 years of butter-burger history — Solly’s Grille is for sale. But its legendary legacy isn’t going anywhere. When it comes to Milwaukee classics, few things are more iconic than a Solly’s butter burger — always topped with love… and plenty of butter.
The Glendale landmark has been sizzling since 1936, but after about nine decades, that legacy is entering a new chapter. CBS 58’s Alex Corradetti spoke with longtime owner Glenn Fieber.
“Solly’s has been around since 1936. My stepfather Solly started it way back when somewhere around August. Solly’s has always been a small café, and I think on Martin Luther King Drive they had 16 seats there. Now we have 24 here at the counter and two seats at the table. So, it’s always been a small neighborhood place. We get up close and personal with the people, with the customers, and try to make friends with everyone who comes into the restaurant. They come back for years and years and years, and they just love how we are still here,” said Fieber…