The Best Fish Fry in Milwaukee Is in the Basement of an American Legion - Open Road 

He seems like a really cool guy, and a great chef!

Hey congrats, looks like a good man

nothing like a solid chunk of battered fish, freshly fried, backed up with a good sized bunch of crispy chips....salted well, beef tallow fry, none of this oil business.

@@TheDarwiniser give me a main lobster, scallops, shrimp cocktail and a light chowder anyday over fried cod and cheese

even better washed down with some good ol bucky wine ;)

Ruben Aledo for a heart attack

Pretty much the Midwest in general. Friday night fish fry at the union hall, 4H, VFW, American Legion, church or neighborhood bar is a core family social event.

Non is Dutch for nun. Profit goes to nuns.

Any profit after paying wages and paying for product is given to American Legion.

_bad awesome, thanks.

what??? really??? damn, so sorry for you, one of natures greatest delights is cracking into a fresh hot salty batter to find the tender flaking fish, backed up by piping hot crispy salty fries dipped in ketchup.... did i mention malt vinegar, splashed over the fish, giving a sharp malt kick to the salt, batter and delicious flavour of the fish? a moment of silence for our fried fish heaven denied friend :(

+Matt dub The Mississippi River is almost all of Wisconsin's west border. And of course Lake Superior to the north and Lake Michigan to the east.

Kinda, it's traditionally served with potato pancakes of some sort depending on the establishment. Though if you wanted chips, just tell'em you want fries instead. lol!

"best" is pretty subjective

"Best" is only objective when asking personal opinion. Aggregated data from several sources and reviews is used to objectively determine "best." Hence, how I went about choosing the computer I'm typing on or the 4k tv I bought. And I've been in Milwaukee for the majority of my life, like the video says Friday Fry Fries are a legitimate religion here--even fast food chains promo fish heavily. Some go to the same spot, some hit a different one weekly. Ask anyone who has the best one and the same names always, literally always, come up--Fritz, Serb Hall, Lakefront, the Packing House. People don't wait 2+ hours to eat a fry when they could go to any corner bar in the city.

A sub-par fish fry just won't last. A fish fry is much more than the food- it's a culture. Certainly the food has to be top notch, but each place might be good for different reasons. Wendt's on the Lake serves excellent perch 7 days a week, including lunch. Lakeside Grill w Dave Lallier inside Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac has what I think is the best perch, lightly breaded, with the best sides as well. Other places offer delicious battered fish, too. If you really want to experience a fish fry culture check out the annual Walleye Weekend Festival in Fond du Lac, usually the second weekend in June. A lot of free family events, and the world's largest fish fry! Free shuttle rides from the public high school, too. #FondyPride

Ballpark $10. Most places will do a normal fish fry which is ~3-4 pieces of fish and all sides for around 10, and then a large which gives you an extra 2-3 pieces of fish for between 10 and 15.

+Sharad ahmed Quick shot of menu @1:49 Cod $11.50 Blue Gill $13.50 Perch $14.50 Walleye $15.50

its called marble rye

I agree

It's apple sauce indeed, the potato pancakes with apple sauce are pretty much a direct derivative/copy of a classic German staple food called "Reibekuchen" If you google it you can see it's pretty much the same thing :)

i mean we that in poland too but never with apple sauce.

You should try it if you can, it's really good :D

try sour cream and sugar its unreal. Peace

A fish fry, like a fish boil, is a community event, inherently local. And, as I'm sure you know living here, it's more than just Milwaukee, it's pretty much the Midwest in general. They do them in Chicago, in Michigan, in Iowa, Ohio, and that's just places I've lived.

Did you see the size of that place? They couldn't do 2000 even if they tried.

Who judges greatness of food by pure volume? McDonalds the best burger in the country?

+Shane Walta Apple sauce with potato cakes, potato pancakes or latkes is a traditional combination.

Yup apple sauce or sour cream.

And/or!

It's a time when people non stop eat ass

It's the 40 days leading up to Easter. The last week leading up to Easter is Holy Week. For most Catholics, we are prohibited from eating meat on Fridays during this 40-day period. Hence, the Friday fish fries.

It's called Lent. Catholics give up something they like like, usually candy as a kid. When I was young meatless Fridays were all year long, not just lent.

This video is about fried fish. Thanks for watching!

Perhaps, but your whole house gonna smell like fried fish

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Why did you watch this episode about fried fish if it's "boring?"

Ross Howdle : he didn't know the episode is boring BEFORE watching. he found out AFTER watching. is common sense. you cannot tell something is boring by not doing it.