Fish Type: Bluegill Price: $12.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Excellent Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: While a lot of things in life fade, some things just keep getting better and better. Like a fine wine, these things grow more nuanced and complex as time passes, providing increased pleasure for those with patience. Of course, Fish Fry is not immune to this phenomenon. Even though some places stagnate and are happy to stick with the same old-same old, other places go out of their way to improve the dining experience every single Friday. Dexters is such a place.
Constant improvement has turned Dexters from a simple underground beer bar into a Fish Fry hotspot. Waits on Friday nights regularly exceed an hour, but since the same fish is served all day long those who know whats up simply show up at lunchtime instead. All of the fish on Dexters menu are currently wild caught in North American waters which is a nice touch, especially for the environmentally conscious among us.
Dexters always has cod, lake perch, bluegill, and walleye on special on Fridays as well as a few other things like a catfish po boy. The bluegill goes for $12 and that is what we sampled this time around. The plate consists of seven pieces of the sunfish and all the usual sides. We begin with the fish, which is genuinely great. It features a light and flaky breading that is nothing short of marvelous. This well-seasoned coating covers the smooth and fresh tasting fish flawlessly making for near perfect munching.
While some things in life simply beg to be improved upon Dexters waffle fries arent one of them. They are just flawless as is crunchy, spicy, and generously portioned. Dexters tartar also has plenty of panache with a creamy consistency and fantastic zip that really adds something to the fish.
Fish Fry purists expect some rye on the side and Dexters delivers with a tiny slice that does all it needs to do. The rye buddies up with some homemade slaw that serves as Dexters latest triumph. In months and years past their slaw has been the target of much contention. It was known to have too much onion and not enough punch, but things have finally changed. The current creamy mix still has the onion undertone but it has been substantially muted. The creamy, zesty, fresh mix is now pure enjoyment and easily Dexters best slaw yet.
Patience is a virtue and those whove stuck with Dexters from their humble beginnings have been rewarded handsomely. They are currently offering some of the best fish in town and somehow manage to keep fine-tuning things for the better. Overall, we highly, highly, highly recommend this Fish Fry and will keep coming back until we have a good reason not to.
www.dexterspubmadison.com/
301 North Street
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 244-3535
