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Charley O's Stone Fired Grill - Elkhorn - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 7/15/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
A few years ago Charley Obligato moved out of his long-time locally famous restaurant location in Williams Bay. Then a new Charley O's popped up on the north side of Elkhorn - basically the next town north of Williams Bay up Highway 67.
There was various colloquial stories about who, what, where, when, and why the move took place. My mother-in-law Chris asked the man himself as he brought water and some tasty toasted garlic bread slices to our table.
"Had some issues with the old building," he said, simply, and he moved on to another task. And there you go, the quick, clear, explanation from the man himself.
These days the place is in a newer stretch of business and retail buildings along Highway 12 just on the outskirts of Elkhorn. But, having been in the old building a few times, I can see Charley put the same demeanor from the old place in to the current decor
There is a neat and tidy bar with lots of windows for a good view of the surrounding area. The place is bigger than it looks from the outside as inside you will find three ample rooms for dining. The patio outside is comfortable and beckoning and this night it is full of patrons.
A whole loaf of warm French bread arrived with garlic butter and real butter, to our table. When we polished that off, more was offered. Heide ordered a crock of their famous French onion soup - it was thick and dark and delicious as we remembered it from the old digs.
Elkhorn is Haddock county, so Chris and Heide ordered the broiled Haddock. I tried the deep fried and lightly breaded Haddock. This was no tavern fish folks. There was a definite hint of gourmet in the whole presentation. It may have been the best prepared Haddock I have run across in a while.
We all got the Au Gratins as our side dish. And, like the Haddock, these potatoes were finely prepared - creamy, smooth, and tasty.
We got salads all around. It was fresh and crisp. Of course I got both French and Ranch dressings.
Every aspect of the meal was so good Heide even tried the tarter sauce which she normally does not do. Its was as every thing else, no doubt laborerd over by someone in preparation. It was smooth and just ever so tart.
Our waitress doted over our every need. The whole experience was pleasant and I am smiling as I write - writing is harder than most people think and a smile is something not often found on my usual sour-puss while pounding the keyboard.
Charley O's is cool with Cool Dadio. Don't let the humble outside of the place fool you. The food is great. Find Charley and crew at 10 West Evergreen Parkway (just off Hwy 12), in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Call (262) 723 - 7200 for more information. Or, visit their fashionable Web site at www.charleyos.com .
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Air Force Senior Airman Daniel James Johnson, 23, Schiller Park, Illinois (formerly of Monona, Wisconsin), died on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was killed when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, 30th Mission Support Group, 30th Space Wing, based out of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. CNN.com noted Johnson was conducting explosive ordnance disposal operations when he was killed.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel mentioned Daniel was a former Cottage Grove, Wisconsin resident, having moved there in 1997. He attended Monona Grove High School and graduated from in June 2005. The paper also noted Johnson and another airman, who was injured, were conducting explosive ordnance disposal when the IED struck their unit. Johnson entered the Air Force in 2006 and had served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2009. He was recently married to wife, Kristen, in California in June of 2010.
The Air Force Times noted Johnson was west of Kandahar when his unit was attacked. Johnson was on his second tour in a war zone and had completed less than a month of the current deployment. Daniel had been a good student and three-sport athlete. Johnson was on the football, swimming, and track teams. He also was editor of the school yearbook and worked on the student newspaper.
WLS Television 27 via their Website noted Schiller Park is a northwest suburb of Chicago. Johnson had studied at Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, for a while before entering the Air Force. The article also noted Daniel worked at a Christian youth camp every summer.
The Wisconsin State Journal noted that Daniel had done some acting in school and was photo editor of the school yearbook. He played outside linebacker and running back for three years on the football team and was a member of the 2004 Monona Grove team that had a 13-1 season.
The Website freedomremembered.com placing an obituary for Johnson online notes Daniel Johnson was born on June 20, 1987 in Ely, Minnesota. At one time he had hoped to be an emergency medical technician. He was a participant in the Big Brothers, Big Sisters programs.
At the time of his death Daniel Johnson was survived by his wife Kristen; father Jim Johnson; mother Holly Higgins; and, three brothers Peter, Will, and Erik Johnson. He was laid to rest at Santa Maria Cemetery in Santa Maria, California. Senior Airman Daniel Johnson was the 23rd Wisconsin military service person killed in Afghanistan since October 2001.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
101,795 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
10,066 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,472 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1657 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
921 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011
32,146 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
12,450 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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