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Road Dawg Family Restaurant - Beloit - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 6/17/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
Once again, fatigue due to working crappy hours rears its ugly head. So as we have done so many times, innovation was the strategy. We headed down the 10 miles or so of Interstate 90 to our neighbors in Beloit. There right off the freeway you will find Road Dawg Family Restaurant in the Roadway Inn complex.
They have a buffet affair on Friday night with more than just fish. Just a side note; it seems that Beloit still has a bit of a love affair with buffet offerings as there are two or three venues down that way that do that type of chow presentation - it still holds its popularity over the test of time.
We got seated immediately. From our window seat we had a clear view of the pleasant and neatly trimmed yard tucked between the inn's wings. Up at the buffet, I went right for the hot nachos and cheese - the chips tasted homemade. The deep fried Cod was so tender it fell apart on my fork. There was also fried offerings of Broaster chicken, Tilapia, frog legs, smelt, Cod, and shrimp. Heide found the baked Cod and had no complaints.
I went for the fresh Icelandic tossed salad with French and Ranch dressing in lieu cole slaw. It sounds like a simple pleasure but the salad bar had big chunks of fresh boiled egg - one of my favorites. And for a buffet, the mashed potatoes were very fluffy and real - went back twice. Heide tried their potato pancakes, but they are a tough side to offer on a buffet.
All the usual suspects were there for a buffet - mac and cheese, barbecued ribs, pot pie vegetable beef, and dozen of other items
I topped off the meal with a Miller Lite and of course Heide got her root beer which came with the buffet.
They have a tavern next door called Patti's Road Dawg Pub, a bit offset but still connected to the restaurant and hotel. I popped in the bar for a quick beer and the joint was cozy, comfortable, and friendly.
Road Dawg Family Restaurant is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them next to the Roadway Inn hotel at 2956 Milwaukee Road (Highway 81) in Beloit. They are just a block west of Interstate 90.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Lieutenant Colonel Paul Robert Bartz, 43, of Waterloo, Wisconsin, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Bartz died from wounds he received when his convoy was attacked by a suicide car bomber using an improvised explosive device. Lieutenant Colonel Bartz was assigned to Headquarters, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), out of Fort Drum, New York. He was one of five U.S. soldiers killed along with a Canadian soldier in the incident. The convoy was traveling on Darulaman Road in Kabul.
An article attributed to the Watertown Daily Times in Wisconsin (not to be confused with Watertown, New York, home of Fort Drum), that is posted on Facebook notes Bartz was part of an advanced team from the 10th Mountain Division headquarters conducting key leader training and help prepare for the 10th Mountain Division headquarters' deployment to Afghanistan later that year. Paul Bartz attended St. John's Lutheran grade school in Waterloo when he was a kid. Bartz went on to graduate from Waterloo High School in 1985. He then went on to college and received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1989. During college he joined the Army ROTC. Bartz had an assignment in the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks but was out of the office that day.
Some of Lieutenant Colonel Bartz' military awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal; Army Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal; and, the Army Achievement Medal.
The Website channel3000.com notes there was 18 people that died in the incident that killed Lieutenant Colonel Bartz. Locals in his hometown of Waterloo remembered Paul as an intelligent kid with "great work habits, and good with people," and potential to, "be successful, lead, inspire, and succeed." Bartz had played linebacker on the Waterloo High School 1983 conference championship football team.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes Bartz' father was inspirational in his son's going to college and entering the military. Paul Bartz was promoted up the ranks during his military career, worked with NATO troops, working at the Pentagon, and had even met the President of the United States. Bartz had returned to give presentations to students in classes at Waterloo High School.
At the time of his death Paul Bartz was survived by his parents Robert and Darlene Bartz; his wife and son; sisters Beth and Debbie; and, brother James Bartz. Lieutenant Colonel Paul Bartz was the 19th Wisconsin military service person to be killed in Afghanistan since October of 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
101,366 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10,028 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,463 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1615 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
904 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011
32,102 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
11,864 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
31 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
3 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" 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.
5 journalists (regional and independents) have been killed in Libya since March, 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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