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The Butterfly Club - Beloit, Wisconsin - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 4/23/2010 1:44 AM and is filed under Supper Clubs Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
Both Heide and I have to admit that after growing up in this South Central Wisconsin area and then perusing taverns and joints for fish frys, neither of us have ever heard of The Butterfly Club in Beloit. Now that it is on our radar screen, when we ask people they say, "Oh yeah, it is a good place to eat down in Beloit. Go figure.
This is the consummate Wisconsin Supper Club. Get there while you can, supper clubs are becoming a part of our Wisconsin historical memories like family farms. This place is unapologetically supper club. There is a neat and tidy color green theme. The wait staff is dressed up. No tavern blue jeans clad waitress here. The place seems vast compared to the taverns we haunt. They are definitely mindful of the Korean War generation that still might like the supper club construct and the two-piece lounge band reflected that. When the band is not around you might hear Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennet, or Steve Lawrence over the sound system.
There is a large entry area with lots of windows with a good rural view. I thought the place was Art Deco-esque. The carpet is large-leafy green to match the rest of the green theme. The whole presentation is unapologetically...a bit gaudy. The Empire State wall lights sealed the deal for me.
The fish fry was surprisingly inexpensive considering all the supper club decor and service. I tried the three-piece Cod. Out came three giant pieces of tender and lightly breaded fish. I opted for the au gratin potatoes. They came in a mini hot casserole bowl - very hot. Heide and her mom Chris tried the Pollock and fries. I tried a piece and it is a nice departure from the consummate Cod.
The rolls came lightly floured. There was a table bowl of tasty cole slaw, and as well, a bowl of smooth tarter sauce. The whole affair with a couple of adult beverages and tip cost the three of us around 35 Bucks. Astounding in today's economy and considering it is a "nice" place; we got a great meal and a great deal.
The Butterfly Club is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 5246 East County Road X, Beloit Wisconsin just off Highway 43 on the East side of Beloit. Call (608) 362 - 8577 for more information; or, visit their Web site at http://butterflyclub.us .
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 Specialist Michael Jacob Wendling, 20, of Mayville, Wisconsin died on Monday, September 26, 2005 in Shaibah, a city near Basra, Iraq. Specialist Wendling was killed when when an improvised explosive device (roadside bomb) detonated near the vehicle he was driving while in convoy. Army National Guard Sergeant Andrew Peter Wallace, 25, of Oshkosh was also killed in the incident. They were also attacked by enemy forces using small arms fire. Specialist Wendling 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 mentioned Wendling signed up for the National Guard together while still in high school. Michael was a student on the Dean's List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee when his unit was activated. 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. Information read into Wisconsin State Senate 2005 Joint Resolution 62 indicated Micheal graduated from Mayville High School in May 2003 and played football, basketball, baseball and golf. At the time of his death, Michael was survived by father, Randall, mom Carrie, sisters Jennifer and Anglela, and brother, Mark. Army Specialist Michael Jacob Wendling was the 47th Wisconsin Military Service person to be killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
95,911 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,448 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,395 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1037 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
317 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
683 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,778 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
5,629 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.
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