Albanese's Roadhouse In Waukesha Set To Close In March: Reports

WAUKESHA, WI — Albanese's Roadhouse, known for its decades of offering Italian-American food in Waukesha, will close at the end of March, according to a report Tuesday by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The restaurant's owner, Joseph Albanese, told the Journal Sentinel that the site is being sold to Jilly's Car Wash. The Waukesha Freeman first reported the news of the pending land sale in January. Albanese told The Freeman that the family is looking at the sale as "an opportunity."

The closure comes after the business announced the death of 91-year-old owner Dominic Albanese in July, 2022. The longtime family business, now located at 2301 West Bluemound Road, was first opened in the 1940s and passed down through the Albanese family for generations, according to its website.

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"Dominic was fortunate to lead a long wonderful life with a loving family, strong business, many friends and a lot of laughs along the way," the restaraunt wrote in its Facebook post announcing the death. "As his soul ascends to heaven, he will reunite with his love Elaine."

Patch was unable to immediately reach the restaurant's owners for this story.