68th Street Pub

went for a fish fry and while is was good - they place is to small and uncomfortable

This is a nice little pub with excellent food. However, it isn't fancy in the least so don't go here expecting a super nice place. No my friends, go here because their fish fry is top notch.  For $8.95 you get 4 chunks of beautifully done beer battered cod, fries (potato pancakes are available for 50 cents I think), rye bread, and coleslaw.  I am not a huge fish fry fan, but since I ate here a few months ago I find myself craving it every few weeks. They also make an excellent steak sandwich.  The kitchen is open until 8 pm most nights and 10 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays when they make their mighty fish fry.  I think.... They are a cash only place but do have an ATM onsite.

Take a moment or two for your eyes to adjust to this dimly lit corner bar, so that you can take in your surroundings and you may ask yourself, "Am I really going to get a decent fish fry in this place ?".  Not that the interior is offensive, not at all, this is just a small place that looks a lot like any of the other 1000 corner bars in Wisconsin.  To tell you that it would take you two steps to walk from the door to the bar, is probably an overestimate.  But, after you take those two steps, you will be greeted by a friendly bartender, perhaps even the owner, who will ask if they can fetch a glass of any particular elixir you might be craving.  At this point you need to take the lead, 'cause if you don't let the barkeep know that you would like to order food it will be assumed that you are content with the consumption of your beverage of choice. Once you let your intentions be known and your name is taken for a spot  at one of the 10 tables available, it is generally a short wait before you are seated.  Once seated, you will be given a menu which lists a few apps, burgers, a couple of sandwiches, wings and their Friday fish fries (also served Wednesday).

Well let me tell you, although I have partaken in a few of their limited menu offerings, all quite good, their Cod Fish fry is stellar.  There are other fish fry choices on the menu, all of which are better than the average water dwelling creatures offered up at most dining establishments, but for my money, the $8.95, 4 large piece plate of perfectly fried flaky fish, with the ultimate consistency (not mashed potatoey or hashbrowns) seasoned potato pancakes, served with a small side of crispy slaw and rye bread topped off with traditional tarter and lemon, or malt vinegar if you prefer, should be considered as one of the best fish frys in Milwaukee. This is the kind of place where displaced Wisconsinites living on the East or West coasts dream about, not when they want the latest trendy healthy fish preparations that they may be getting in their new environments, but when they want that crunchy, tender, sensationally satisfying, orgasm of the taste bud experience.

Now, if I could only convince the owners to bring back their weekly Mexican menu offerings, priced above their old specials, which incorporates their succulent fish instead of beef or chicken, I think, with a couple tweaks, this place has the potential of producing some of the best fish tacos around.