The Phoenix

Great Bloody Marys.  Friendly service.  As to the low rating below, I suggest ignoring it - it's a bar for god sakes!!!

Best dang Wisconsin Fish Fry that you might ever have!

Karl is the chef in the kitchen and has been the driving force behind this tavern for decades.  He is a bit older, has a tobacco stained beard and runs an establishment that is part Wisconsin Tavern, part dining room and part game room.

We used to frequent this joint when it was called the "In Between" in the 1980s and later "Karl's Place" in the 1990s and today "the Phoenix".

Karl is a master chef, but bear in mind, you will wait for your food.  Even if you are coming in for lunch on a Tuesday and order a hamburger you might wait a good 40 minutes before your food arrives.

You'll get the typical fixings with your Wisconsin Fish Fry here: 4+ different kinds of potato dishes (German potato salad, egg-potato salad, french fries, etc.).  They offer a full salad bar with that curious dessert-ish marshmallow-cream-jello goodness thing.

I most recently fully enjoyed the fried perch which I enjoyed the most and shared my parents other fish choices: baked fish and fried pike.

This place may look like a pit when you walk inside, but just find the friendly and experienced greeter, Nancy, and you will be treated right!

I think it is all-you-can eat too!

My wife and I went for the Friday Fish Fry based on a local fish fry review site.  The fish fry was OK, but the atmosphere... bizarre.  I imagined I was eating at a table set up in my grandma's living room.  My wife sat next to a vacuum.  One wall was lined with a desks and cabinets covered with papers and an exceptionally large teddy bear.  Probably will not be back.