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Cafe Belwah - Beloit - Friday Night Fish Fry
This entry was posted on 12/9/2011 1:30 AM and is filed under Friday Night Fish Fry.
I guess based on first impressions the other night, I would describe Cafe Belwah as a bistro times ten. Don't get me wrong, it is a dandy place and the price was in the typical fish fry range. The decor boasts a view of the Rock River - which at that area, Beloit has worked hard to tune up. This night a guitar band played for the patrons as they dined.
The colors of the place are soft and there are darkwood tables to match. Of course our table had a candle. I noticed the Art Deco carpet. Unlike some bistros I've been in that are tight for space, this establishment is very open and spacious. There are a couple of amply sized rooms which segue into the attached Beloit Inn.
In the interest of connections in life, about three years ago I was asked by a Beloit civic group to give a presentation about my work in Iraq. The event was held at the Beloit Inn. At the time I did not duck into the said adjacent cafe. I believe it was there back then.
Our waitress was very thorough. I started the meal with a glass of Miller Lite. The affair started with warm and soft white bread presented in a wire basket and a dish of basal butter. Our water came in a wine bottle. I tried the fried Tilapia with waffle fries.
Heide stated out with the all-you-can-eat crab legs which was offered at a reasonable price this night. It came with a baked potato. A good salad came with the deal. But, the crab turned out to not be her cup of tea so the waitress graciously switched Heide's meal to the Tilapia as well.
The cole slaw had a pineapple base. There was a chipotle sauce for the fish in lieu of tarter sauce, lending credence to the bistro timbre of the evening.
Cafe Belwah is cool with Cool Dadio. Find them next to the Beloit Inn at 500 Pleasant Street on the near north side of downtown Beloit, Wisconsin. Call (608) 363-1110 for more information; or, visit their Web site at: www.cafebelwah.com .
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)
Marine Sergeant Chad Michael Allen, 25, Maple Lake, Minnesota (north eastern Wisconsin family connections), died on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 in Nahiah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was killed in combat operations. Sergeant Allen was assigned to 1st Platoon, Company A, 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs notes that Marine Sergeant Chad Allen was laid to rest at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin, which is near his parents home in Danbury, Wisconsin.
The Web site militarytimes.com siting information from the Associated Press notes Chad Allen entered the Marines in 2003, although he enlisted just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Sergeant Allen was on his second deployment in Iraq and was scheduled to leave the Marines on May 1, of 2007, according to his family.
The information posted on the militarytimes.com site also says Chad Allen is the second of four children; he grew up in Maple Lake, Minnesota where he also graduated from high school in 2000. He had been homecoming king. Before he entered the Marines he worked for a car wash and a landscape company. Fishing and motorcycle riding were two of his favorite interests.
The Web site marine.togetherweserved.com notes Allen's battalion was based in Rawah, Iraq, a city of 30,000 people that is 150 miles northwest of Baghdad along the Euphrates River. Some of their work involved helping the Iraqi people to stabilize the region and develop the Iraqi Security Forces. Allen had extended his enlistment contract in order to deploy to Iraq with the battalion. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the beginning of February 2007.
Minnesota Public Radio posted an article stating Allen had volunteered for a second tour of duty in Iraq to take the place of an injured fellow Marine. Allen's hometown of Maple Lake is a small city of around 1,700 residents and about 45 miles northwest of Minneapolis. Allen was remembered as an upbeat, energetic, determined, diligent, and disciplined student. He played on the Maple Lake football team where was an offensive guard and defensive linebacker. He also ran track. The Public Radio article quotes close acquaintances as saying Chad Allen wanted to get into the police force but being short of the funds to facilitate the training, entered the military instead.
Chad M. Allen was born on September 2, 1981. At the time of his death he was survived by his parents Stephen and Deborah Allen; sister Linell (Christopher) Haux and niece Kayla; brothers Ryan Allen and Brandon Allen; his fiancee Mandy Frost; Frost's parents Randall and Diana Frost; and, grandparents Marlys Ericson, and Dale (Judy) Langanki.
Marine Sergeant Chad M. Allen is the 100th 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:
103,818 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.
4,486 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
1848 Americans have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
318 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring, 2003.
972 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since October, 2001.
1 American/Coalition casualty in Libyan "Operation Odyssey Dawn" since March, 2011.
32,226 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.
14,969 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.
151 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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