Learn About Our Rich History
On April 18, 1933, when prohibition was repealed, Mary (Merichka) Zdralevich and her son Joe started Merichka's. Merichka's is the Slovenian translation for Mary. Merichka tended bar by day, and her son Joe tended bar by night after working a day shift as a lithographer. As business grew, so did the size of the restaurant, with son Joe doing most of the remodeling himself.
Merichka passed away in 1957 just as the first large expansion was completed with a new kitchen, and the red room, which was the original kitchen and their apartment.
The Green Room was originally a dance hall located in the rear portion of our main parking lot, which at the time was our beer garden. The dance hall was moved by pushing it on round timbers up to the west side of the barroom and then attached to the building.
Thank You for Visiting Us
Sincerely,
The Zdralevich Family
