On Friday, September 22, The Chartroom Food and Spirits, 209 Dodge Street will be celebrating their Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony from 10am-11am. Light refreshments hor d’oeuvres will be served. This is also an extra special day as the new owner, Ken Kaiser, celebrates his birthday.
Celebrations begin September 21, 2023, and go through Sunday, September 24. The weekend will feature live music, family activities, food and drink specials, and fundraisers to support Cops ‘N Kids and H.O.P.E. Safehouse.
Ken and Dan Kaiser, a father-son-duo, purchased 11 acres on the Root River, including the Chartroom Restaurant as part of their new Rivers End Management endeavor. The “Chartroom Chicken” was a beloved favorite by Ken and his wife Cheryl when they started boating on the Marina 35 years ago and they are honored to add to Racine and bring this favorite back!
Chartroom Restaurant began serving dinner and drinks August 24th, offering an array of supper club and pub food favorites, including the return of Chartroom’s Original Pressure Fried Chicken and Legendary Fish Fry, which are quickly becoming local favorites again!
Chartroom Restaurant’s Grand opening weekend begins Thursday with free caricatures for all restaurant patrons by Paul Merklein from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
On Friday, there will be live music by “Matt and Colby” from 8 to 11 p.m., and Saturday will feature “Bobby Way Duo” from 8 to 11 p.m. On Sunday, come cheer on the Green Bay Packers, followed up with great music by Duo Sonic from 3 to 6 p.m. Free caricatures by Paul Merklein are also available on Sunday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Other weekend activities will celebrate owner Ken Kaiser’s birthday, with special drawings for Chartroom t-shirts, hats, gift cards, and more, and a special boat show presentation by Racine Riverside.
Friday through Sunday will also feature a silent auction and 50/50 raffles to support both Cops‘N Kids Reading Center and H.O.P.E. (Help for Orphaned Pets through Education) Safehouse, which and is sponsored by The Chartroom, Katt Construction, and GR Property Maintenance.
Silent auction items include special sailing charter from Riverside Marina, boater’s package with Rivers End Marina, Green Bay Packers tickets, special items from NFL Hall of Famer LeRoy Butler, and much more and will close out at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Cops ‘N Kids, a 501(c)3 non-profit, encourages the love of reading through hands-on, fun-filled education. Our goal is to provide a positive learning environment for the children who attend. Classroom activities stress reading/language skills along with listening, completing assigned tasks, transitioning, cooperating, and making nutritional food choices for children ages two years-old to sixth grade.
H.O.P.E. Safehouse is a 501(c)3 non-profit, all volunteer animal care organization, a ‘safehouse’ dedicated to the care and re-socialization of lost, injured, neglected, and abandoned pets. Through education and example, H.O.P.E Safehouse extends the qualities of safety, shelter and compassion to all animals under their care, in our homes, on the streets and in the wild.
More information can be found on The Chartroom’s Facebook page.
