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Cast Away Tavern - Indianford - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 7/8/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.
Needing yet another fish fry close to Janesville because of my wife's and my work schedules, we hopped in the car and headed to the little village of Indianford. Once parked in the main part of town, which is basically the dam on the Rock River, we scoped out the bar we intended to go to.
But as wives will do, mine said, "There's more cars in the other bar across the street."
So, in we went to the bar with all the cars. The building the Cast Away Tavern occupies sat empty for a bit back a few years ago after Sundown Tavern closed up shop. But welcome to the culture of evolving taverns. The place has been the Cast Away now for about three years. I believe it is owned by the same folks that own The Sand Trap up the road in Edgerton - a place I have also written about regarding burgers and Sunday football.
The Cast Away is basically the same as it was in its past construct. And it is a bit of a cool setting along the Ol' Rock River and the ancient Indianford Dam and small brick power plant. The outside is a woody one-story affair. Inside you will find a hardy wood floor. Behind the square bar sits an ancient wall cabinet and mirror.
We parked ourselves at a tall table near a wall as the karaoke dude set up his equipment. Heide asked how do we get a waitress, and a bystander said, "Just holler."
I suggested we order at the bar. Chris ordered the two-piece deep-fried Cod; Heide went for the three-piece deep-fried Cod; and I tried the two-piece deep-fried Walleye. We got hashbrowns all around. The bartender brought our meals to the table. Heide noted the grub was served up on real plates in lieu of the usual tavern baskets. We each got a cup of good tavern cole slaw. The tarter sauce was smoothest of the smooth.
There were Miller Lites for Bob and Chris and Heide got her root beer. The fish portions were abundant and all our plates were cleaned up like a lumber jack camp meal.
Cast Away Tavern is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them in Indianford, Wisconsin (between Janesville and Edgerton) at 3515 County Highway M in the village by the dam. Call 608 884 - 7910 for more information; or, visit their humble Web site at www.castawaybarandgrill.com .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army Staff Sergeant Matthew John West, 36, Conover, Wisconsin, died on Monday, August 30, 2010 in the Arghandab River Valley of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He was one of five soldiers killed when their unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device (roadside bomb). He was assigned to the 62nd Explosive Ordnance Company, 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group based at Fort Carson, Colorado.
The Website livinglegendteam.blogspot notes Staff Sergeant West was a bomb disposal expert. The military lists West's home as Conover, Wisconsin; his family had recently moved there from Michigan. His wife and three children had also lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the military base. West was killed a little more than a month after beginning his third tour of duty in a war zone.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned West graduated in 1992 from Gaylord High School in Gaylord, Michigan. West joined the Army in 2004 and had served tours of more than a year in both Iraq and Afghanistan before being sent to Afghanistan again in July of 2010. The Traverse City Record Eagle out of Michigan notes West was trained in Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD).
The Website freedomremembered.com notes West was born on May 20, 1974. He grew up in Michigan and graduated and received a bachelor’s degree in 1997 from Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
The Gaylord Herald Times via their Website notes that West was on his second deployment to Afghanistan and he had served one tour of duty in Iraq. The record-eagle.com out of Michigan mentions West grew up in the Pine Briar neighborhood in Gaylord and had worked at a couple local grocery stores. West died during his third tour of duty overseas. He was in Afghanistan from March to September 2006, then in Iraq from March 2008 to June 2009.
The Website fallenheroesproject.org notes some of Staff Sergeant West's military Awards and Decorations include: the Bronze Star; Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (awarded twice); Meritorious Unit Citation; Army Good Conduct Medal (awarded twice); National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal (awarded twice); Iraq Campaign Medal w/Campaign Star; Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas Service Ribbon (awarded twice); NATO Medal; Combat Action Badge; and, the Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge.
At the time of his death Matthew West was survived by his wife Carolyn: three children, 4-year-old Tyler, 3-year-old Joseph, 3 month old Annalise; parents John and Marsha West; sister Kristine (Roger) Willis; grandmother Beatrice West; and, uncle Joe West. Staff Sergeant West was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Army Staff Sergeant Matthew J. West was the 22nd military service person with Wisconsin connections to die in Afghanistan since October of 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
101,584 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10,065 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,469 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1649 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
915 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011
32,130 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
12,306 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
34 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.
149 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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