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Tony Frank's Tavern - Madison - burgers
This entry was posted on 6/17/2010 1:54 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Tavern Burgers and Fries.
I first came upon Tony Frank's Tavern when we moved up to Madison back in 1992. The place is a chip shot from the duplex apartment we lived in back in those days. The first thing you might glean from a visit to the tavern is that the joint is right out of what everyone imagines old post World War II Madison was suppose to be like. But, that is a Madison that nowadays usually only exists in people's minds and urban legend nostalgia. Regardless, the tavern is in an old house right off the Beltline at the precipice of "The West Side" of Madison. It is the consummate neighborhood tavern.
When ever you go in there, find a cadre of locals haunting the bar area. There is a back-room eating area. As with any old house there is a couple of patio nooks. There is a good wood floor under your feet. It looks like the bathrooms have been retooled.
If you sit at the bar, you can watch the drama of the grill. Hamburgers are the specialty. A mirror above the grill suggests the place has been around since 1929.
They serve a Cod basket with fries every day. You can get it for a couple Bucks off on Wednesdays. It will be served up on a metal plate with three heavily battered fried pieces of fish, ample fries, and a rye bun. The same bun used on their famous hamburgers. There will also be a hunk of fresh lettuce the size of a palm leaf. Creamy tarter sauce will come with the deal. That day I also got a cup of Chili.
With a meal, chili, a class of Miller Lite, and tip, I got out of there that day for around a dozen Bucks.
Not long after the mid-week fish visit, I stopped by for their real specialty. A good hamburger with cheese.
Tony Frank's Tavern is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 1612 Seminole Highway, right off the Beltline at the precipice of the West side of Madison. Call (608) 271 - 2177 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 Reserve Sergeant Nathan J. Vacho, 29, originally of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, died in Baghdad, Iraq on Friday, May 5, 2006. An improvised explosive device detonated by his Humvee vehicle during combat operations near Al Hillah, Iraq. Sergeant Vacho was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 489th Civil Affairs Battalion, out of Knoxville, Tennessee. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, he was attached to Company B, 490th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. Nathan was one of three soldiers killed in the incident when the roadside bomb detonated near their vehicle. Ladysmith, is known as a small Wisconsin North Woods community. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted Nathan recently lived in Janesville, Wisconsin. And, that he was of a military family. Vacho was the son of Army Reserve Command Sergeant Major John Vacho of the 88th Regional Readiness Command, out of Fort Snelling, Minnesota, which encompasses six states and commands 24,000 soldiers. Nathan's father had also spent a year in Iraq and served in the Reserve and National Guard for 32 years. Nathan Vacho's term of service ended March 23, 2006, but the Army kept him on in the "Stop Loss" program. He had told his family he was planning to re-enlist despite the extension. Nathan was a 1995 graduate of Ladysmith High School; he was a running back on the football team and an avid wrestler. He was also on the school newspaper staff. The Journal Sentinel went on to say Nathan was an avid deer hunter. Vacho was a licensed practical nurse and had worked in nursing homes and emergency rooms in civilian life. He first joined the Army Reserves in March of 1998 as a military firefighter. He later became a trained Army health care specialist. He had experience in the civil air patrol during high school. He loved gliding, and built a glider. He had a penchant for technology. His first Army Reserve unit assignment was with the 336th Engineer Platoon out of Duluth, Minnesota. Vacho transitioned into the Army medical career field in 2002. He attended the Practical Nurse Course at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and graduated in spring of 2003. In 2005, Vacho completed the Army Emergency Technician Refresher Course and was assigned to the 330th Medical Brigade out of Madison, Wisconsin. At the time of his death, he was assigned as a health-care specialist for the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion. Vacho told family he was being sent to the infamous "Triangle of Death" area south of Baghdad. He had been in Iraq for less than two weeks when he was killed, and was on his second patrol. The 2005 Wisconsin Assembly Joint Resolution 108 noted Sergeant Nathan Vacho’s military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Reserve Components Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Mobilization Device, the Army Service Ribbon, and the Overseas Service Ribbon. The Resolution also noted he had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. At the time of his death Nathan was survived by his wife Amanda; daughters, Emma Grace and Bayli Ellen, of Janesville and Colfax, Wisconsin; a sister, Ashley; and, his parents, Carol and John of Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Sergeant Nathon Vacho was the 54th Wisconsin military service member to be killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
96,739 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,509 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,405 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1114 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
712 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,839 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
6,141 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
102 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
19 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
142 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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