Fish Type: Cod Price: $16.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Good Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: The Fish Fry at the Whippoorwill has gotten increasingly popular over the years and by 5:15 this Friday the place was jam packed. The bar was full, tables were few and far between, and the patio seating was filling up. We were fortunate to get a spot inside and did our best to get the waitress’ attention and get an order in.
Apparently they were pretty backed up with dine-in and to-go orders and we waited for quite a while for our bluegill and cod orders to exit the kitchen. While a less patient patron may have up and left (we saw a few do just that), I knew this fish was just too damn good to give up on. While we waited we hit the salad bar, the real bar, and the pull tabs bucket. Our salad bowls were topped up with fresh greens, homemade dressing, slaw, other salads, and a slice of fresh French bread. We wolfed that down, enjoyed a couple bottles of Blatz, ripped those pull tabs, and eventually got our food.
We were tight on time by this point and I wasted no time digging into my devilishly gooey cheesy potatoes and crispy sunfish fillets. This was my second scoop of “funeral potatoes” in as many weeks and these were an artery-clogging delight - rich and creamy and portioned just right. So good.
The five bluegill fillets had all the hallmarks of the classic panfish - a subtle snap, a bit of bend, and light fishy flavor. It paired well with the Whip’s crumbly breading, but I will say, this signature coating works even better on their incomparable cod. Of course, the fish was enhanced exponentially by the endless thick and zesty house tartar which is simply some of the best around.
I fully realize a lot of places are still short on staff, and as long as the quality of the food doesn’t suffer because of it, a longer than expected wait is fine with me. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry (especially the cod) and think it's more than worth the wait. Patience is a virtue after all…7914 Hwy 19
Whippoorwill Heights, WI 53529
(608) 798-9991
