Fish Type: Haddock (AYCE) Price: $11.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Good Miscellaneous Score: Excellent |  |
Comment: The Tour de Fish: Part VI
Cod and haddock are two peas in a pod. Both fish boast pristine flaky meat, and when fried correctly are essentially grease free. However, many (if not most) places feel that haddock is a step up from its commonplace cousin and some have moved away from the routine cod and into haddock-heavy waters.
Fitzs on the Lake in the tiny village of Okee (on the south shore of Lake Wisconsin) is one such example, and a shining one at that. The lakeside establishment features an $8.75 two-piece option for lunch as well as their $11 All You Can Eat for lunch or dinner. There are no other fish options on Friday, but with haddock this good, you dont really need any.
The best fish comes scalding hot, and that is exactly what Fitzs delivers. The first round will host a couple three pieces of golden fried goodies, but make sure to re-up right away because those will be gone in a heartbeat and you dont want to have a big wait in between helpings. The haddock will be smooth as silk and stark white. It features Fitzs light batter which looks like it would fall right off the fish but in actuality clings to it quite vigorously. The AYCE fish pairs nicely with Fitzs near-perfect tartar sauce which is thick and creamy, with a real bite that stands up to the flavorful batter.
As with many Fish Frys, hash browns are an option, but if you want to enhance them with cheese and onion there will be a slight upcharge. At Fitzs that nominal sum is worth every penny. The resulting spuds are laced with tons of onion, a nice slice of cheese and when mixed become little slices of heaven.
A bit of coleslaw and a plain old dinner roll round out this Fish Fry, and do so without much acclaim. The slaw will be loaded with onion, and have a nice bite, but be nothing to write home about, while the plain old roll serves more to cleanse the palate than anything else.
Fitzs is really everything a Fish Fry is meant to be lots of delicious fish for a fair price. That is just the way things are done in Okee; in fact Fitzs neighbor is the equally great Anchor Away supper club. Anchors Away also offers a fantastic Friday fish feast comprised of the same AYCE haddock, but with even more fish options AND a full salad bar. Regardless of which place you choose you really cant go wrong in Okee just be prepared to enjoy a couple beverages lakeside while you wait for your table because they are both gonna be busy.
Inside Tip: Float on in
Fitzs has a dock located on Lake Wisconsin for boat-going patrons. Pull in, tie up, and head inside for dinner. Fitzs even has an outdoor patio where you can dine dock-side and watch the calming waters of the lake as they lap against your skiff. Belly up!
*Fitzs is in Okee which is roughly 50 minutes north of downtown. If you MUST stay closer to Madison and still want Haddock try Fitzgeralds in Middleton.
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W11602 County Road V
Lodi, WI 53555
(608) 592-3302
