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Fish Type: Walleye     Price: $16.00

Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.

Fish Score: Excellent
Potato Score: Excellent
Tartar Score: Excellent
Bread Score: Excellent
Miscellaneous Score: Excellent

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Comment: This review won’t do Dexter’s Fish Fry justice, but I’m not sure any review could so I’ll just keep this brief.

Dexter’s has ever Fish Fry fish you could ask for and today was a walleye Friday. The walleye goes for sixteen bucks and fifty cents more if you want a side of onion rings like I did. This round was pretty much everything I’ve come to expect from Dexter’s. One big old piece of pristine walleye with a light, sticky breading ruled the roost. The fish was flaky as can be and tasty as all get out. It was simply a stellar piece of fish and easily some of the best walleye available this side of the Mississippi.

While the rings are an upcharge they are well worth it if you’re in the mood like I was. The portion is hearty and the flavor distinctive – almost a smoky in a way.

Any Fish Fryer knows that delicious fishes are made ever more delectable by a transcendent tartar and Dexter’s home brew is all that and then some. It has a thick consistency and plenty of pop which complements the flaky perfectly.

Real rye bread is the essence of the Fish Fry and Dexter’s knows it as well as any. They have it, they serve it, I love it. Pungent slaw is rye’s best friend and Dexter’s onion-heavy mix is as chummy as they come. The two work together in harmony and add a major element that many other Fish Frys lack.

Dexter’s knows what they are doing and it’s really as simple as that. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry and think it’s still one of Madison’s finest.



www.dexterspubmadison.com/
301 North Street
Madison, WI 53704

(608) 244-3535