Lime House, Inc was incorporated April 3, 1959. The registered agent was Walter M. Wong of Brookfield. Prior to settling in Brookfield, Wong worked for his father at a coffee and sandwich shop in Hawaii. In 1991, Wong reflected on the early days of the restaurant, saying there were few restaurants between Milwaukee and Waukesha and Bluemound was “little more than a country lane” with elm tress and roving groups of pheasants.

James A. Doherty (Highway P in Oconomowoc, born 2-4-1911) talked to Sheriff Robert Baird on September 6, 1971, and reported that he observed gambling at the Lime House the day before, including the bartender taking cash and bets on horse racing. He said in addition to several bets being made, he wanted to report that “the food there is lousy.” On September 7, Doherty talked to a detective with the sheriff' department, who advised him they would check but there probably wouldn't be much happening because the Lime House was a hangout for court house employees. On September 8, Doherty told all this to Chief Bill Wolcott in Brookfield. (Doherty was a former detective in Waukesha, so his opinion of illegal activities likely held more weight than a random complainant.)

September 8, 1971: An unknown person told Chief Wolcott that there was also gambling at Pap's Saddle Sirloin Lounge (14430 West Capitol Drive).

September 9, 1971: A Brookfield police officer and his wife Nancy went to the Lime House around 5:30pm and stayed until 7:30pm. One customer was overheard saying, “I lose money every time I come in this place.” Several men were apparently intoxicated, but nothing overly suspicious was observed.
 
September 16, 1971: Doherty was working at the Sentry store in Mukwonago when he was paged about 10:30am. Doherty was a sales representative for Blue Ribbon Sale. He had a phone call from Sheriff Baird, letting Doherty know the Lime House information was passed on to federal authorities.

September 19, 1971: A patrolman from the Brookfield police department stopped in while wearing street clothes. The time was around 6:20pm. He observed a Japanese man with “a large roll of bills” and a bartender who was frequently on the phone and checking a slip of paper. A racing form was found on the bar, and one person commented that he was a “happy handicapper.” The officer made no attempt to get concrete information, but reported back that it certainly appeared gambling on races was happening openly across the bar.
 
Law enforcement wrote down the plates of cars parked at Lime House at 8:20pm on September 20, 1971. The FBI file redacted the names of the car owners, but there were 13 Wisconsin cars and 2 Illinois cars.

September 22, 1971: A Brookfield police captain visited the FBI office to discuss the Lime House and Pap's cases. He advised the FBI that it was best to talk to either him or the chief, as they suspected a “leak” at the sheriff's department regarding any gambling investigations. The FBI opened a new case file on Pap's at this time.

November 3, 1971: An informant told the FBI that he was familiar with the Lime House. He believed that Joseph Caminiti, Frank Ranney and other Teamsters from Local 200 hung out there sometimes. As far as the gambling went, the informant believed that the bartenders took bets on horse races and then the next day someone hand-carried the bets to the race track in Illinois. The FBI decided that based on this, it would not pursue an investigation and closed their file on the Lime House.

January 1972, Norm Schley saw a sign in Chinese outside of the Lime House and asked Walter Wong what it said. He was told, “Ping Pong – Not War.”

June 1975, the Lime House had a wedding reception for Kenneth Wong (nephew of the owner) and Margaret Ann Lindstrom. They received permission from the Brookfield common council to shoot off fireworks. Walter Wong explained, “The fireworks are usually fired before you eat. It wards off the evil spirits and starts the marriage off right. It's an old Chinese tradition.”

in 1993,the Lime House had a part-time high school employee named Leonard D. McDowell. The restaurant manager Wally Lau said, “I thought the kid was immature in some ways, but he was big and strong. If he had anything to do with math, he's a genius. He knew about how to figure out his paycheck. He knew he answer before I did. That's pretty smart.” Owner Walter Wong said McDowell had a “very good attendance record – one of the best.” McDowell was an offensive lineman at Tosa West and coach Ronald Braier said, “He was a quiet boy who followed directions. He never caused any trouble on the team. He was a good boy.”

He may have had psychological problems, however, which were worse when he drank. On one occasion he grabbed teacher Carol Doll in a hallway, forcibly by the neck and throat, and kissed her. He later drove to her house drunk and was arrested for harassment and underage drinking. Another time, the police were called when he was swimming in the high school pool in his underwear. He was picked up for drinking again and he admitted to having three pitchers of beer. Classmates said McDowell had an obsession with the music of Barry Manilow.

At the end of 1993, McDowell was full of Jamaica 151 Rum and called his boss (Lau) at the Lime House and said, “I love guns. I love to shoot them and I have a gun in my pocket right now.” Lau could tell McDowell was drinking, and told him to get some sleep – carrying a gun while drunk was illegal. He then shot and killed principal Dale Breitlow at Tosa West High School. When the gun was retrieved, it was found to be a .44 Magnum purchased legally from Badger Guns and Ammo (2339 South 43rd Street) for $300.
 
Closed in 1994, was torn down soon after.

November 1996: A 7,758-square-foot retail building is being proposed for the former Lime House restaurant site. Byung Kuk “BK” Yun, who owns the property at 13175 W. Blue Mound Road, said he would lease the building to two or three tenants. The site is slightly less than an acre, Yun said.
After another restaurant failed at the site, Yun decided to raze the building and redevelop the land. Because of the small size of the parcel, Yun's plan would require special exceptions to city rules governing how close buildings and parking lots can be built to the road.