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Game Day Sports Bar & Grill - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 4/15/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Though a bit of a technicality, Game Day Sports Bar & Grill is one of just a couple of fish fry eateries Cool Dadio has actually written about twice. When the current owners took over it was still called Over Time Tap for just a short time. In fact you will still find that moniker etched on the sidewalk at the entrance to the front door. None-the-less the chow is still excellent.
You will find them about a nine-iron chip shot from the shadow of the now silenced General Motors complex. Back a few decades ago, upward of 8,000 commuters headed to that plant. Quite a boon for a local watering hole and eatery within walking distance. Despite the contentious local reality that that factory culture is now gone, the tavern has maintained a loyal following.
My last visit I sat at the welcoming bar, but this time with wife in tow, we picked out a wood booth. They also have raised tables and chairs in the center of the place.
I went for a surprisingly reasonably priced glass of Miller Lite for a Friday night, and Heide got her consummate root beer.
Our poor waitress doted over us patiently as Bob and Heide had a married-couple moment. We could not decide what appetizers to get. The waitress tactfully nudged us toward the Sampler which of course had a about four each of a half dozen different types of fried goodies in a basket. There is nothing like a good tavern Sampler with Ranch dressing. Crisis over, we headed for the fish.
We both opted for the two-piece deep fried Cod. It was crispy on the outside and tender and hot on the inside just as we always look forward to in a fish fry of Cod. Some good cole slaw and tarter will accompany the deal. As well as rolls and butter. Tasty French fries top off the presentation. The whole deal came on humble paper plates of which we cleaned up every crumb.
They also offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry version. And, I believe they still do a now culturally rare Wednesday fish fry.
Game Day Sports Bar & Grill is cool with Cool Dadio. You will find them in the shadow of the General Motors complex at 966 South Jackson Street. Call (608) 758 - 2323 for more menu options and times. If you like blue collar Wisconsin taverns with a good upbeat timbre, you should not be disappointed with Game Day.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Specialist Robert Michael Rieckhoff, 26, of Kenosha, Wisconsin was killed on Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. His unit had been attacked by rocket-propelled grenades. He was assigned to Battery Bravo, 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), out of Fort Drum, New York. The Kenosha News via their Website related that Specialist Rieckhoff was at guard duty in a watchtower when attacked. Rieckhoff was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He had also served in Kuwait. The paper went on to note Rieckhoff had just re-enlisted for five more years in the Army. Specialist Rieckhoff also had been promoted to sergeant which was just about to take affect. The family was quoted as saying Robert had helped train the Iraqi Army. He was due to come home in June of 2010 around the time of his 27th birthday.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned that Robert was nicknamed "Bubba" as a kid. Rieckhoff had joined the military when he was 18 years old. Robert was remembered as a practical joker and someone who could make people laugh; and, Robert also frequently reminded everyone he had sidestepped trouble by joining the military. Rieckhoff had joined the Army Reserves in 2002 after graduating from Tremper High School in Kenosha. At a later date he went on to join the Regular Army. The Journal Sentinel also said that while in the Reserves, Robert worked at a Pizza Hut in Kenosha. While in Iraq, he constantly communicated with his family by telephone and e-mail.
At the time of his death Robert Rieckhoff was survived by his children Tyler, and Katrina, of Tennessee; sisters Sheila Sartorius, Kaszaray Rieckhoff , Jolene Garwood, and Cathy Garwood; brothers Roland Garwood III and Bobby Garwood; mother Barbara Garwood; stepfather Roland Garwood; grandmother Judith Nelsen; uncle Bruce Anderson; and nieces, Alexis and Jasmine Sartorius. Specialist Robert M. Rieckhoff was the 92nd Wisconsin military service person to die in Iraq since the spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
0 American and Coalition casualties in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March 2011
100,293 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
9,903 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,449 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1530 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
869 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
32,058 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10,855 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
29 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
148 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
21 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
2 journalists (regional agencies) have been killed in Libya since March of 2011.
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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