Wow, this summer has flown by. I can't believe that I'm typing this on the last full week of July and it's been nearly two months since I've gone out for a fish fry.
I'm sorry I haven't been more consistent, but I'm an army of one and it's pretty tough to try and sneak in a great fish dinner on the summer weekends. However, this past weekend I was treated to a nice evening of friends, beer and fish with some good friends from Waukesha. As we mulled over our endless choices of restaurants for a Fish Fry, we decided on Copper's Pub & Grill located inside the Country Springs Hotel.
Copper's not only offers a a full menu of dinner and lunch items, but they boast over 100 different beers from all over the country/world. I must say looking choosing a beer out of 100 options is pretty tough, but I managed to pick a wheat beer (I forgot the name) that was pretty tasty and blended perfectly with a fish fry!
When we got to Copper's we decided to eat at the bar. The server was very quick to tend to our beverage orders and we perused the menu for our options. I decided on the Broiled Cod with parsley potatoes and sauteed vegetables ($11.50), while the rest of my party opted for the AYCE Fried Cod, fries and potato pancakes ($11.50).
Shortly after we put in our food order a server quickly brought out our entrees along with sides of cole slaw and potato salad. I was a little leery at the swift nature our food arrived, to me that only means that the kitchen has pre-made a lot of fish. My broiled cod came with a sauce drizzled over the three small squares of fish, the sauce, to me was the combination of a bland alfredo and something else I could not put my finger on, and it wasn't that great. I ate about a square of my over cooked fish, devloured my potatoes and veggies (which were excellent) and decided to dive into the abundance of fried cod in front of me.
The fried cod was a much better option, although I believe that they have plates all ready to go on command, it was still hot, cooked well and breaded nicely. The breading was not too heavy, and although the pieces were small (typical of AYCE) the fish itself was not over cooked and tasted good. I even indulged in a potato pancake which was average.
Knowing how important these things are to blog readers, I even tasted the tartar sauce, which by my standards was good, but my friends enjoyed it tremendously. The cole slaw of the creamy descent and the american potato salad were both delicious and above average.
On my scale of 1-10, I would rate Copper's a solid 7. I think it's because my broiled cod kinda sucked. So I recommend that if you do go there order the fried ACYE fish. It's pretty good, and have a whole bunch of different beers, I think that was the most intriguing thing about the visit.
Until next time, and I'm sure it will be sooner rather than later, enjoy the rest of your summer, be thankful for all the good life has to offer and give LOTS of hugs. Have a great weekend.
