Fish Type: Cod Price: $13.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent Potato Score: Good Tartar Score: Excellent Bread Score: Excellent Miscellaneous Score: Excellent |  |
Comment: I flew down Mineral Point Road, a rumble in my belly, but my hands steady on the wheel. Another late hockey practice had put my Friday Night Fish Fry in jeopardy, but I resolved to make it work. Kurniki’s shown like a beacon in the distance as I crested the final hill and made my descent into Pine Bluff. As 9:00 struck I tore through the door, found the first open barstool and caught the bartender’s eye. “You still got fish going???”
To my delight he said they did, and they always keep the grill open a little later of Fridays since there’s a guy who comes in late. I relaxed when I heard that, ordered an Old Mil, and smiled...country bars are the best I thought to myself. With the Old Mil cracked, I put in an order for the $13 2-piece cod with a side of fries and exhaled deeply. The stage was set.
The 2-piece was ready in, I kid you not, 4 minutes. It turned out the cook/bartender was already making himself the exact same thing and rather than keep me waiting, he just made his order mine and mine his. Now that’s great service.
While I’m a huge fan of KurNiki’s freshwater fish, the cod just sounded right this week. All the fish share the same heavily-seasoned breading and it works well on all of them, but dare I say, it might complement the flaky cod best of all. I absolutely destroyed the 2-piece and while the tartar was lip-smacking I could easily have eaten the fish without it.
House-cut fries are always a step up from the brown baggers, but I will say K’s cuts are a little starchy (which doesn’t bother me, but is notable). A tangy cup of food service slaw did all it needed to do and the slice of pre-buttered marble rye added a tongue-tickling twinge that the meal wouldn’t have without it.
$13 is an absolute steal for a FFF of this quality, and when you add in the fact you can use the 50% off in the Madcity Cocktails book it’s almost unfathomable. I literally paid less than $10 for the whole shootin’ match and was in and out in less than 30 minutes. Nuts. Overall, we highly recommend this Fish Fry and think you’d be wise to throw them a vote in the upcoming #CaveAleFishFry contest.www.facebook.com/Kurnikis/
8640 W Mineral Point Rd
Cross Plains, WI 53528
(608) 798-1234
