Pit Stop BBQ and Deli - Janesville - Friday Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 1/29/2010 3:40 PM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Back in September of 2007 I did a posting for Pit Stop BBQ and Deli in Janesville, Wisconsin. I used to work in the building next door. Back then I mentioned a couple culinary options and put the place in my "Cafes Delis Drive-in" Category. Today I was strictly after the Friday Fish. This fish fry posting mentions another eatery that is primarily a breakfast to lunch spot. But, the Friday fish fry offering is worth the visit.
Today Pit Stop operator Jim Elsberry offered up a Sea Food Platter. In the plate lunch you will find fried Cod, fried Walleye, breaded Scallops, and fried Shrimp. There was a choice of Crab Bisque soup or homemade French fries. I opted for the fries. I ate every last crumb of my meal.
Jim Elsberry's Pit Stop BBQ and Deli is still cool with Cool Dadio. The kicker is the fish plate lunch is still only five Bucks. Now there is an inflation buster in this economy.
[ Below is my original posting on September 21, 2007 ]
In down town Janesville in the lobby of One Parker Place, you will find the Pit Stop BBQ Deli. The building is the one tallish modern building in Janesville. Be that as it may, people working and delivering to the area can get a variety of food at the Pit Stop. Operator Jim Elsberry will chat with you about just about any topic while you wait for your breakfast or lunch and he buzzes around the kitchen. Jim makes a great Reuben Sandwich on dark rye bread. With French fries and a soda you can get out of there for around six Bucks. Jim has an assortment of breakfast and sandwich options.
Jim also does a special Fish fry every Friday. Each Friday he tries to offer a different type of fish. Today he featured Perch. Working down the street from Jim, I ran over to his place and picked up two fish plate lunches to go. One for me and one for my colleague Fred. Fred is a big husky guy and he knows his eats. You can't fake the food with Fred. In each order we got two pieces of crispy battered Perch and a big pile of French fries. The tarter sauce is some of the best I have ever tasted, it had a hint of dill but not too much. Jim's cole slaw is creamy, yet just crispy enough. Each plate was only five Bucks apiece.
The Pit Stop BBQ Deli is cool with Cool Dadio. You should not be disappointed. Jim will see to it.
If you are in down town Janesville be sure to stop for a reasonable bite to eat at the Pit Stop BBQ Deli. One Parker Place is on the hill between the Court House and the Janesville Gazette building. Jim also does catering. You do need to keep in mind the Pit Stop BBQ Deli is open from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Call (608) 359 - 8596 for more information; and or visit their Web site at www.pitstopbbqanddeli.com .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Chief Warrant Officer Two Joshua Michael Scott, 28, of Sun Prairie died Friday May 27, 2005 of injuries he sustained one day earlier when his helicopter was shot down by small-arms attack in Buhriz, Iraq. Buhriz is about 35 miles north of Baghdad. Scott's chopper was an OH-58 Kiowa Warrior class helicopter. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Scott was a 1995 graduate of Sun Prairie High School. He enlisted in the Army just after high school. Chief Warrant Officer Scott arrived in Iraq in November 2004, with D Troop, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. The unit's U.S. home is Fort Bragg, North Carolina. This was Scott's first assignment to a combat zone. The Journal Sentinel went on to say that just before deployment to Iraq, Joshua and his wife, Sherri, had just had their third child, a boy named Kross. The couple met at Sun Prairie High School and were married in 1999. In addition to son Kross and wife Sherri, at the time of Joshua's death he was survived by his mother, Cathy Scott; a grandmother, Doris Scott; a sister, Beverly; a 2-year-old daughter, Trynity; and, a 16-year-old son, Kenneth. Chief Warrant Officer Two Joshua Michael Scott was the 37th Wisconsin military service member killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
95,158 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,368 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,378 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
965 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
627 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,639 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,869 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
101 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
17 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.
