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Park Side Pub - McFarland - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 6/18/2010 2:06 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
For two weeks in a row we invaded the Madison area Friday fish fry scene. This time we headed to the southeast side of the Madison Metro area into McFarland. The Park Side Pub sits just off the end of Siggelkow Road within site of Lake Waubesa. And of course, it is across from...a park - Brandt Park.
This area is fair game to our sometimes deferral to the taverns and restaurants that haunt the I-90 corridor between Madison and Janesville. Lake Waubesa also holds some memories for me. Back in the early 1990s I had a six-hundred dollar used boat. In those days I worked for Farm and Fleet not too far up Highway 51. It was convenient to put that boat in Lake Waubesa. They have a user-friendly boat ramp. Also, and probably most important, Waubesa has several taverns lining the lake and they have piers to moor at and stop and take a break for a "cold one."
Park Side Pub is not on the lake proper, but there is a hint of lake timbre in the place. There is a horseshoe shaped bar. You will find two pool tables by the windows looking out at the park. The bar area spills into a multi-purpose room for eating, bands, parties...you get the idea.
Mother-in-law Chris tried the Grouper. Park Side Pub's presentation of lightly breaded Grouper reminded me of the way a lot of taverns prepare Walleye - they are usually bigger and wider pieces. I tried a bit of the Grouper - it is a bit lighter than Walleye and less fishy to me, which is just fine. We used to see it offered up on our visits to Alabama and Louisiana. Need to get back down that way, but I digress. By the way, Chris chose the beer-battered fries and Clam Chowder as sides.
Heide tried the fried Cod and fried Shrimp combo with a baked potato. Heide is a fan of Shrimp, but usually not fried. I prefer fried.
I diverted from fish this day and opted for their marker-board offering of an eight-ounce sirloin steak with those good beer-battered fries. I love sirloin cooked on a tavern grill. Unless you cook 100 meals a day on your own stove, it just "ain't" the same as a good tavern grilled steak. They got it spot on.
We were each treated to an ample dish of cole slaw and a soft dinner roll. With meals, adult beverages, and tip I believe we got out of there for around 35 Bucks. Heide paid and I lost track. I am told I suffered from too many adult beverages. I do remember the waitress / bartender doted over our order. I was an enjoyable fish fry experience in a good ol' tavern.
Park Side Pub is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at the corner of Siggelkow Road and 5016 Erling Avenue across from Brandt Park in McFarland, Wisconsin. If you drive into the lake you have gone too far. Call (608) 858 - 6045 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 Nation 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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