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Freddie's West End - Lake Geneva (Lake Como) - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 12/31/2010 1:30 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
Lake Como is of course Heide's old stomping grounds. She grew up in the lake community which is between Lake Geneva and Elkhorn, Wisconsin. And I did work in the area for a couple of years many decades ago. I am on a crusade to visit many of the fish fry options offered by the region. It is an area replete with weekend vacationers and lake-home pilgrims. The economy over that way seems to defy the bad economy.
This night's fish foray takes us to a place that basically has one meal a week - the fish fry. Freddie's West End is close to the end of Lake Shore Drive on the north side of Lake Como. The first thing that hit my eye, of course, was the waitress - 20ish and cute as a button and nice too boot. This is clearly Heide's old world - lake people are matter-of-fact and nice despite outside challenges like economies run by idiots.
There is a front window to the lake and fish'n stuff on the walls. I noticed a boat paddle and some bamboo fish poles. A bait pale sat atop a cooler. The tables were set up with thick red plastic covers and folding chairs to sit your tired posteriors on. The place has been a tavern forever. The bar has a fish-hook bend and seated around it were the local old guard. Of course it took a few extra minutes to leave as Heide ran into a few old acquaintances.
"Mary Lynn's cole slaw" was hawked on the menu. It was indeed up to expectations. Heide tried the Lake Perch with potato pancakes. Both were dandy as I did the married thing and reached across for a fork full or two, or three. I opted for the Walleye Pike which was also so nicely prepared as Wisconsin Walleye should be. I chose the baby baked potatoes. The little potatoes were tiny but excellent with skins and all. Some day I should do a whole category on potato choices in Wisconsin. Rye bread accompanied our meals. The whole deal was topped off with two mini Eclairs pastries.
Freddie's West End is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at W4118 Lake Shore Drive on the north side of Lake Como. The official address is Lake Geneva. Call (262) 248 - 6183 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)
Marine Corporal Matthew Ross Zindars, 21, Watertown, Wisconsin, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 in Diyala province, Iraq. He was serving in Battery K, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Pendleton, California. Zindars was one of three Marines killed in the combat operation when the Humvee he was in was struck by a roadside bomb. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel noted Matthew was very active in watercraft, snowboarding, rock climbing, and camping. He enlisted during his senior year in high school. The Journal Sentinel quoted Matthew's father as saying his son discussed attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to study journalism after his military obligation. Zindars had volunteered for his second tour in Iraq in which his death occurred. He was born on September 12, 1985. In his youth Matthew was a member of the Lutheran Boy Pioneers and he attended Trinity-St. Luke's Lutheran School. He played football at Watertown High School, and graduated in 2004. Zindars entered the Marines in October 2004, and first deployed to Iraq with an artillery unit in March 2005. The Watertown Daily Times noted Zindar's Marine unit's job on his second Iraq tour was to perform security operations and clear explosives from roadways. He was due to return home in October 2007. The Watertown paper also quoted a friend of Matthew's as saying Zindars liked lifting weights in his teens. He had joined the Marines at 18 years old while still in high school. He was also a two-year member of American Legion Post 189. Wisconsin 2007 Senate Joint Resolution 79 states that at the time of his death Corporal Matthew Zindars was survived by mother Lynn Zindars; father Kenneth Zindars; sisters Tracy Kempf−Reichardt and Jennifer Kempf−Wilson; and brother, Mark Zindars. Matthew was preceded in death by brother Jason. Corporal Matthew Zindars was the 78th Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Iraq since March of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
99,171 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,811 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,433 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1442 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
833 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
32,001 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,828 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
103 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
27 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
145 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; www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf; and, icasualties.org.
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