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Elks Lodge 2201 - Delavan - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 10/7/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
The reason I keep hunting out-of-the-way fish frys, is simple. Every once in a while I find one right under my nose that is a dandy. One such establishment is the Elks Lodge in Delavan, Wisconsin. A couple weeks ago I met Father-in-law in Delavan,at our family's long-time, now-and-then-and-again-meeting-joint..., Greenies, the eatery which is at Delbrook Golf Course.
Delavan is the half-way mark between family in Lake Geneva and my place in Janesville. For all the times we've met in Delavan, I never paid much attention to the joint across the street from Greenies, and that would be the aforementioned Elks Lodge 220l. I made this oversight at my own peril. Welcome to my world.
I popped into the Elks one night to query about their fish fry. To my foolish surprise, it is open to the public every Friday night. So, a couple week later, I was there with wife and mother-in-law in tow to partake in all things fish.
Heide insisted we start the meal off with their onion ring appetizer. They were thin and just greasy enough for my palette.
Heide tried the baked and fried Cod combo. Mother-in-law Chris went for the total baked presentation. I opted for the Blue Gill offering. I can tell you they cook their fish the good old way; it turns out with a bit of a curl to it. I heard no complains all around.
The meal included some fresh marble bread. The cole slaw was nice and creamy; tarter was tasty; and we even gleaned a bit of apple sauce. And, I noted the "real" plates had a painted flower fall of the year theme.
Heide got her root beer, Chris digressed to a Diet Pepsi this night, but, Ol' Bob would not be denied glass of Miller Lite.
Elks Lodge 2201 is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them at 627 South 2nd Street, in Delavan, Wisconsin. Call (262) 728-9820 for more information.
Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them. The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order.
Wisconsin Military Service Person Special Mention of the Week
(each week Cooldadiomedia mentions a Wisconsin service person killed in Iraq or Afghanistan)
Army National Guard Specialist Eric Ulysses Ramirez, 31, San Diego, California (family connections in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin), was killed on Thursday, February 12, 2004, in Abu Ghraib, Iraq. Abu Ghraib is about 30 miles west of Baghdad. Ramirez was attacked while on patrol by small arms fire, a rocket propelled grenade, and an improvised explosive device (roadside bomb). Specialist Ramirez was assigned to the 670th Military Police Company, California Army National Guard, out of National City, California.
The Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs Web site indicates Ramirez's wife Tracey has resided in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin.
The Orlando Sentinel notes Eric Ramirez was married in August 2001. Ramirez's father is a paster and schoolteacher in Mascotte, Florida, and officiated at the wedding. Ramirez had a daughter and an infant son at the time of his death. The Orlando Sentinel article went on to say Ramirez had been living in southern California since he ended his active-duty Navy service in the 1990s. He was working as a deputy sheriff in San Diego County when recalled to active duty in early 2003. The Sentinel also mentioned Eric Ramirez was born in Greensboro, North Carolina in November of 1972. His family moved to Orlando, Florida in 1973 and then to Sorrento, Florida, in 1977. Both Ramirez's parents have worked for the Lake County, Florida, school system for around 25 years. Eric Ramirez graduated from Mount Dora High School, Mount Dora, Florida, in 1991. Ramirez's wife Tracy's hometown is Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin. The Web site policelink.monster.com notes Ramirez's wife was also a veteran of the Navy.
The Los Angles Times notes Eric played played soccer, baseball and football in school. After graduating he joined the Navy and was stationed in Texas; Europe; and San Diego. After leaving the Navy Ramirez enlisted in the California Army National Guard, and went to work for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. He met his future wife in San Diego. At the time of his death, Ramirez had only a couple months left in his National Guard obligation.
At the time of his death Army National Guard Specialist Eric Ramirez was survived by his wife Tracey Benson Ramirez; daughter Isis; son Chase Eric Charles; parents Felix and Maria Ramirez; brother Adel; sister sister Xochil Elmore; and, maternal grandparents, Juan and Juana Gutierrez. Specialist Ramires was buried at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell.
Army National Guard Specialist Eric Ulysses Ramirez is the 93rd military service person that has been identified by Cool Dadio Media as having Wisconsin connections and that has died in Iraq since the Spring of 2003.
As of this blog entry's posting date:
102,745 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003 (actually documented).
10,125 Iraqi Security Forces have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
4,481 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1795 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
951 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.
32,195 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
592 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Iraq since Spring 2003.
14,239 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
192 Wisconsin military service persons have been wounded in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
107 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
36 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
3 Wisconsin military service persons have been killed in the U.S. related to "The War on Terror" since September, 2001.
150 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
22 journalists (various nationalities) have been killed in Afghanistan since September, 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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