Fish Type: Catfish Price: $21.00
Overall, I would recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Good Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Fair Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: Another week, another Fish Fry up in La Crosse. This time around we slid into the Hungry Peddler for an early dinner on the way out of town.
The Wednesday fish special at the Peddler is catfish, and you can choose between and single ($17) or double ($21) order. I didn’t have much for lunch so a 2-piece sounded just right to me.
Before the entrees some crispy garlic toasts appeared followed closely by the cup of clam chowder I chose instead of slaw or salad. The chowder was thick and creamy, and really tasty despite being a little light on the actual clam. Still, I’d get it again.
I ordered my catfish deep-fried by default, but probably should have had the waitress list the options to see if pan-fried was one of them. Catfish it typically best when lightly-breaded with spicy seasonings, and while the beer batter was light, it didn’t offset the slick meat of the catfish quite as elegantly as a well-seasoned breading would have. Still, it was easy to eat and I crushed both fillets without blinking an eye.
The supper club standard tartar was nearly perfect and took the fish up a notch while the hash browns with cheese and onion practically stole the show. They were straight money…best I’ve had in a while. Yum.
While I could do without the reason these last couple trips to La Crosse were necessary, at least I got a couple good Fish Frys for my trouble. Overall, I’d recommend the catfish at the Hungry Peddler and the place in general. Lots of good stuff going on there.www.hungrypeddlerlacrosse.com
3429 Mormon Coulee Road
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 788-8206
