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Moose Creek Bar and Grille - Elkhorn - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 12/18/2009 2:54 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Years ago - too many years ago - it was in a former century - before we were married, Heide looked into the Moose Club in Elkhorn, Wisconsin as a possible wedding reception location. The place was rather utilitarian as civic club buildings usually are. I remember the people were nice. There was a dandy wood floor. The stumbling block for Heide was, well, the guest of honor - the stuffed moose head on the wall.
"That musty, dusty, dirty old moose head will not be joining us at our wedding reception," Heide said, with finality. If you have ever been married, you know there was no turning back from said declaration.
"Sorry ol' chap," I thought, as we moved on to the county club. I thought I could see a bit of a tear well up in the old moose's eye.
But fate has a way of tapping you on the shoulder. Heide saw an ad in a publication I bring home from work, for a restaurant in the old Moose Club building in Elkhorn. For about ten years now the establishment has been a private restaurant. It is urban legend nowadays that time honored civic groups have had trouble staying afloat - if they are lucky, they can reinvent themselves as a restaurant et cetera - a topic for another posting.
Moose Creek Bar and Grille offers an all-you-can-eat Friday fish fry. It will set you back $11.95 a piece.
The place is decked out now with pictures and keepsakes. The eating area and bar have a warm and welcoming atmosphere. And, there on one of the walls, is the stuffed head of my old friend - Mr. Moose. I gave him a little nod as I sat down. I even thought I saw a little wink come from Ol' Mr. Moose's taxadermed eye.
Heide got a fried-baked Cod mix and went for the potato pancakes. I opted for fried Cod only and chose the mashed potatoes. With the meal will come sliced bread with nice crusty, crust. The cold slaw is sharp and crunchy. A special treat is the fried hush puppies. With meals, a beer,a red wine, and tip we got out of there for around 35 Bucks. The food came out to our table very quickly - so quick in fact, I forgot my old moose friend directly.
Moose Creek Bar and Grille is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at North 4403 County Road H, Elkhorn, Wisconsin 53121. Call (262) 723 - 8844 for more information.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
This week's Wisconsin's military service person to remember is Marine Reservist Private First Class Brent T. Vroman, 21, of Oshkosh. Vroman was a riflemen on a foot patrol when attacked by an improvised explosive device fired from a vehicle in Babil Province, Iraq. Brent was in 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment Expeditionary Unit, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. His company consists of about 185 Marines and were based in Yusufiya, Iraq. The unit includes Golf Company from Madison. The 2nd battalion was activated in May of 2004 and then deployed to Camp Pendleton, California. They arrived in Iraq in September for a tentative seven month tour of duty. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Vroman was a 2001 graduate of Omro High School just west of Oshkosh. He joined the Marines in 2003. Brian had a twin brother, Brian. Brent was an accomplished wrestler and he was a four-year letter winner and conference champion in his senior year. At the time of his death Brian was survived by a step-father Bill DeGroot, and brothers Bob and Brian. Private First Class Vroman was Wisconsin's 31st Wisconsin military service person killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
94,768 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,316 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,374 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
932 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
602 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,603 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,683 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
101 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
16 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
139 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
17 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
Wisconsin military service person special mention of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; washingtonpost.com; thehighground.org; Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs; iraqbodycount.org; and, icasualties.org.
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