Angus House is gone, AKA (The Old Coach House)

I am saddened to see this old restaurant gone. At least no one got hurt. There was 3 apartments upstairs that people lived in. It looks like about everything was destroyed in the fire from those apartments. The owners now are from Brodhead. I would like to say to them my thoughts are with them. I know it must be very hard on them. When you have a business and try to build it up it involves your hopes, dreams and way of life. That all went up in smoke and flames on February 13, 2007 in the early morning hours.

I remember this restaurant as the Coach House. I can remember when Lonnie Gregnono, (spelling may be off) owned the restaurant. I remember that you could hardly move in there on Friday and Saturday nights. It was the place to go out to eat. The food was great, the people were friendly and the staff knew how to serve you. After Lonnie left the Allens owned it. Tom and Terry kept a fine tradition going. People still gathered just as before but, maybe a little smaller crowd. Things change ya know, over the years on going out for dinner. Also, people started going to Janesville and Madison for dinner too. Years later Brady Bauer and his mom and dad got into the restaurant business. Brady fixed things up and changes things around inside in the bar area. It really looked nice.

I can say that many a business and people had gatherings in that restaurant over the years. I know of at least 2 waitresses that have been working there for more than 25-30 years. Mrs. Falstad and Kathy Crull. They were so nice to you when you went there for your meal. It says something when people like this would stay working at the same place for many different owners over the years. They must have loved the job. The people that ate there also were faithful all of these years.

The old place will be missed.