Russ's Park Place - Janesville - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 6/1/2007 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Last Friday Cool Dadio took the fish fry show just up from my place to the near east side of Janesville. Russ's Park Place is a favorite spot of mine for several reasons but today I am talking about the fish. But wait a second, before I do that I should mention that I and owners Jeff and Tina Russel have one little connection. We were both featured in the November 29, 2006 Janesville Messenger. Jeff and Tina's new bar was introduced and I was mentioned for my journalistic journey to Iraq. We are forever bound at the hip in semi-weekly newspaper archives.
You will receive as a center piece of your fish dinner, big pieces of crispy fried cod. There is the two-piece for $7.50 or the three-piece for $8.50. With your raised tray of food comes the consummate cup of tavern cole slaw and a roll and butter. The choice of fries are crinkle or the regular type. They also offer Shrimp dinner for $7.50. These Friday specials are served from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
I should mention that the fish presentation is a cut above because Jeff and Tina used to own Kadee's Kafe. Food is not a novelty with Jeff and Tina, they have walked the walk. Jeff is also one of the nicest and approachable tavern owners I have ever met. They also offer a variety of burgers, appetizers, chicken, and wraps.
One of my favorite things to do is stop in on Sunday morning from 10:00 a.m. to noon. They offer a basket of fried fish and wings. It is a nice treat before sports time. Another neat feature to add to the timbre of the bar is an upstairs with seating and a balcony to sit around and look down on the big screens and bar area.
Russ's Park Place is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 1637 E. Racine Street on Janesville's near east side. Phone: (608) 754 - 5600 for more information.
Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them. The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order.
Wisconsin Military Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person or military connected person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
This week's Wisconsin soldier to remember is Second Lieutenant Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, of Menomonie. In the U.S. military's worst single loss of life since the Iraqi war began, 17 101st Airborne Division soldiers, including Wolfe, died Saturday night November 15, 2003 when two helicopters collided in midair and crashed in the northern city of Mosul. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters were from the 101st Airborne Division. Lieutenant Wolfe became Wisconsin's eighth soldier to die in Iraq. Jeremy was attached to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. This was the same crash that killed Army Sgt. Warren S. Hansen, 36 of Clintonville and Army Specialist Eugene A. Uhl III, 21, of Amherst who were Daily Dadio's honored Wisconsin soldiers in the previous two weeks.
3,473 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
25,549 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring 2003.
75 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
104 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
Soldier of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; and, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
