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Steny's Tavern and Grill - Milwaukee - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 9/17/2010 1:57 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
I finally got down to Walker's Point in Milwaukee to have fish fry at Steny's Tavern and Grill. Steny's is a good base of operation for going to Summer Fest, Irish Fest, or any number of other activities in Milwaukee. They will often give you a bus ride to said events and pick you up again. I was going to try to pop over to Irish Fest but there was a big storm. I did have fish so we will just have to call that a small victory.
Steny's is a big place for a big city downtown-ish joint. I was there in the late afternoon so it was not crowded. Most of the customers sat in the bar area. There is also a large multi-purpose area.
I just had to get the Fisherman's Platter. I was drawn to it like a moth into a flame. It is a fried extravaganza - Cod, Perch, Blue Gill - deep fried all. They offer up a very dark potato pancake presentation. They are thin yet very good. Of course there was apple sauce.
I went nuts and ordered a couple extra sides. I tried their Jamaican potato salad. The spicy taste lingers. The highlight of my meal aside from the great gaggle of fried fish was my cup of Clam Chowder. They boast it up as homemade. It had a unique not-to-creamy texture. I noticed some red potatoes slices added in. It was extraordinary.
A buttered marble type rye bread came with the deal. Of course there was cole slaw and a tasty tarter sauce. I finished up the affair with a couple of cold glasses of Miler Lite.
Steny's Tavern and Grill is cool with Cool Dadio. If you are visiting the Historic Third Ward or taking in Summer Fest be sure to take a jaunt over to the Walker's Point neighborhood and visit the taverns over that way. Steny's can be found at 800 South 2nd Street in Milwaukee. Call (414) 672 - 7139; or, visit www.stenystavern.com for more information. A good time should be had by all.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Captain Rhett William Schiller, 26, Waterford, Wisconsin, died Thursday, November 16, 2006 in Balad Ruz, Iraq. He was killed when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. Captain Schiller was assigned to Troop C, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Waterford is a small city in South East Wisconsin in Racine County. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted Schiller was a West Point graduate in the class of 2003. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry. He had been in Iraq since August of 2006. He was remembered as a leader who led from the front lines. After completing Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was assigned to the 82nd, as a platoon leader in Company B, 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was later the executive officer for Company A. In September 2005, Schiller's brigade was assigned to New Orleans for relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. The unit was deployed to the area almost immediately after duty assignment announcement. The Journal Sentinel also noted at the time Schiller's sister was a warrant officer at Fort Bragg, and his brother was a U.S. Marine. They went on to quote sources as saying Schiller attended Shanghai American School in China before enrolling in the Military Academy at West Point.
The Web site jounaltimes.com dated August 2010, noted a bill to rename the Waterford Post Office in honor of Captain Schiller will be coming before Congress in the coming months. The bill was introduced by Representative Paul Ryan of Schiller's Wisconsin Congressional District and would designate the post office in Schiller's honor. The process was initiated by Schiller's uncle. Schiller went on to West Point after receiving an appointment from Congressman Ryan. The Web site mentioned Schiller's parents moved to Waterford while he was attending West Point. The city of Waterford was said to be a special place for Schiller and a place he loved to visit, especially the Fox River.
Wisconsin 2007 Senate Joint Resolution 3 notes Rhett Schiller was born on November 7, 1980, in Racine, Wisconsin. Schiller attended the International School of Amsterdam and graduated from the Shanghai American School in May of 1999. His major at West Point was Chinese. Awards Captain Schiller was given include; the Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart; Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Iraqi Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; the Ranger Tab; the Combat Infantryman Badge; the Expert Infantryman Badge; and, the Master Parachutist Badge. The Resolution noted that at the time of his death Rhett Schiller was survived by his parents, William and Karla Schiller of Waterford, Wisconsin; his fiancée, Tiffany Phelps of Fayetteville, North Carolina; his brother, Marine Captain Ryan Schiller, sister−in−law, Martha, and niece, Olivia, of Temecula, California; his sister, Rhonda Sutaria and brother−in−law, Raj, of Long Island, New York; his sister, Renee Ray, brother−in−law, Captain Brian Ray, and nephew, Kyle, of Fort Bragg, North Carolina; his grandmother, Augustine Evelyn Schiller of Burlington, Wisconsin; and, his best friend, Neil Munger of Racine, Wisconsin. Army Captain Rhett Schiller was the 63rd Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
97,691 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,654 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,421 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1278 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
793 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
31,934 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
7,951 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
102 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
22 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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