Fish Type: Cod Price: $14.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Good Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Fair Miscellaneous Score: Good |  |
Comment: After a lavish lake perch lunch the 3-piece cod from the @paolipub hit just right.
Paoli was jumpin’ this Friday and we were fortunate to find a parking spot within the city limits more or less the one we got right out front of the Pub. Once inside it was plenty crowded with every table in the small-ish barroom being occupied and a few folks standing and waiting. We got on the bartender’s list, grabbed an OF, and waited for a place to open up - which it did about 3 minutes later.
The small staff (including what I assume was the owner) were hustling and he had our order into the bar a few minutes after we sat down. Fish fries fast in tavern’s kitchen and hit our spot looking lovely. This cod is clearly a quality cut, and each piece was hefty with dense and flaky meat. It reminded me very much of the cod at Peg & Doc’s up in Dane which is some of the best around. P&Ds graces their cod with a lightly textured yet heavily seasoned breading while these loins were home to a light and crispy batter. It was well-fried, didn’t leak any grease, and stayed crispy until the end. Top-notch stuff.
I went hash browns with cheese and onion as my side and they were also tasty and cooked equally well. I sampled a few of the steak fries too and might just go for those next time around. The tartar was a big bold blend, tremendously thick and tangy. A semi-smashed dinner roll, and an inoffensive but fresh tasting slaw rounded things out nicely.
A dozen years ago I had perch at the Pub and thought I should come back for the cod someday. Well, today was that day and after sampling said cod I can honestly say I should have come back sooner. This was great fish and I can see why the Paoli Pub keeps packing ‘em in year after year. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry and we’ll be back for it…in under a decade this time.www.facebook.com/pages/Paoli-Pub-Grill/210609308957841
6893 Paoli Rd
Belleville, WI 53508
(608) 845-8100
