In the shadow of the condo complex in downtown Edgerton sits
Hanson's DNA Bar and Grill. It has been in its current genre for about five years I hear; and, I seem to remember it was once called the
Drift Inn at one time. My first impression as I walked in is neo-hippie. There are facial images on the walls with quotes from Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Mae West, and Bogart. There is lots of eclectic stuff strewn about the place. Perhaps "thoughtful placement" is a better phrase than strewn about. There is one pool table toward the back. Interestingly, the kitchen is up front by the entrance window. Old meets new as there is both a chest beer cooler behind the bar and a new walk-in version for beer et cetera at the end of the bar. There will be a foot rest beneath the bar to put your tired dogs on. The bar top is some kind of ceramic.
The place boasts dollar beer in frosty mugs all the time. A sign promises those same mugs will be fifty cents on Mondays from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. The crowd varies according to time of day. You probably won't find the neo-yuppie crowd in this place. There seems to be a cadre of pretty bartenders that rotate in and out.
There is a five-page menu. There is breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings. They offer a variety of breakfast options. A two-egg sandwich and a beverage only set me back about four Bucks. Among other things, the grill menu includes Angus Burgers, pizza, and wings. A cheese burger and fries basket will run you about five and a quarter Bucks.
All that being said above, they already made my "Cheap Beer," "Tavern Burgers," "Breakfasts," and, "Wisconsin-esque tavern" Blog Categories.
They offer a Friday fish fry from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. And that good readers, is the purpose of this latest visit. I am thinking it is a well-kept secret. Believe it or not, I let the ladies in the party do the fish, and I pillaged their orders with samples. I went for the Sampler Appetizer platter. It boasts onion rings, fried mushrooms, fried shrimp, fried chicken, mozzarella sticks, and jalapeno poppers.
Heide ordered the 3-piece Cod. The pieces were huge and lightly breaded. And, tender inside. Heide's mom Chris got the Cat fish. There were two giant pieces - no bones - and they seemed to be lightly breaded with a cajun type preparation. Let me tell you from living in Texas, it can be a challenge to fix up Catfish to be above par. This recipe was great for my taste. And, it was prepared with no bones.
Both ladies got baked potatoes which I think tasted like twice-baked - my favorite style. Each order came with a cup of tavern-style cole slaw.
I would get there early, as I am thinking they are not geared up for the traditional Friday fish fry hype. I would hate to send you there and they have run out of one of their fish choices.
Hanson's DNA Bar and Grill is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 12 W Fulton Street (Hwy 59 - basically the main drag), Edgerton, Wisconsin. Call (608) 884 - 3455 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
Army National Guard Sergeant Andrew Peter Wallace, 25, of Oshkosh, WI, died Monday, September 26, 2005 in Shaibah, Iraq during hostile enemy attack. He was one of two soldiers from the same Wisconsin unit killed in the incident. An improvised explosive device (roadside bomb) detonated near his vehicle during convoy operations. They were also attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Sergeant Wallace was assigned to the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Company C, 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade. Charlie Company is Fond du Lac, Wisconsin based. Part of the greater unit has Appleton connections. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel stated that Wallace taught physical education at Cook Elementary School in Oshkosh and at Oshkosh North High School; he was an assistant wrestling coach and, a part-time physical education teacher for cognitively disabled students. The Journal Sentinel went on to say the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry is based in Appleton and spent a couple of months training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi prior to deployment overseas. The unit began assignment in Kuwait in mid-August, 2005. Part of their mission was to be based in northern Kuwait and provide security to convoys traveling from Kuwait into Iraq. At the time of his death Andrew was survived by wife Angie. Sergeant Andrew Wallace was the 46th Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Iraq since the Spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
95,822 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,432 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,393 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1033 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
673 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,770 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
5,510 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
102 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
18 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
140 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 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.
