Fish Type: Bluegill Price: $18.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Excellent Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Excellent Miscellaneous Score: Excellent |  |
Comment: The @otthauspubandgrill in New Glarus takes their Fish Fry very seriously and I really couldn’t have been more impressed on this, our second visit. For starters, the options are numerous: haddock, perch, and bluegill (or a sampler of all three). I went for said sampler, and pulled an extra piece of haddock from the kid’s 3-piece. The side choices are equally abundant and after going back-and-forth with myself (and the waitress) I settled on the cheesy hash browns (or funeral potatoes as she referred to them).
I got about 2/3 of the way through my @newglarusbrewing Moon Man before the fish found its way over to us, and man, did it look (and smell) splendid. I immediately grabbed the gigantic squeeze bottle of homemade tartar and tested my grip.
The first fish I ripped into was the perch (since it was on the top of the pile) and it blew me away. For starters this isn’t legit yellow perch (think pike-perch which has a milder flavor), but it was still superb when coupled with the Ott’s spicy breading and tangy tartar. After that I bounced over to the bluegill which took things to a whole other level. This freshwater finster was pure perfection, pliable yet snappy, with that same well-seasoned breading. Bluegill can be finicky in the fryer - a minute too long and you’re eating a piece of jerky, and minute too short and it can be rubbery…this duo was right in the sweet spot. Expertly done. Rounding things out was the haddock which was dense and flaky and highlighted equally elegantly by the beautiful breading. All in all, they were all excellent, but if forced, I’d go: bluegill, perch, haddock, in that order.
The funeral potatoes were anything but solemn, with their insanely thick and gooey texture…and the waitress was right, I did like them even more than the three mini potato pancakes I enjoyed the last time. The slab of marble rye was fresh and soft, simply the perfect addition to the plate, while the big cup of slaw had all the pop you want without any wonky additions. And if you couldn’t guess from my previous gushing, the tartar was terrific.
The Ott makes a lot of stuff from scratch and it shows. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry and can hardly wait to take another shot at the Ott!www.otthaus.com/
406 2nd St
New Glarus, WI 53574
(608) 527-2218
