Fish Type: Cod (AYCE) Price: $11.00
Overall, I would highly recommend this fish fry.
| Fish Score: Excellent French Fry Score: Good Tartar Score: Good Bread Score: Excellent Miscellaneous Score: Excellent |  |
Being a good shepherd I put word out to my Fish Fry flock and let them know that they should join us as we partook in the goodness that is St. Pete’s. In these troubled times, with the go-go-rush-rush of modern day life, only the ever loyal Jeremiah and the benevolent Mr. Bina saw the light of The Fry. We met at the church right at 5 o’clock hoping the Fish Fry gods would smile on us and favor us with a quick turnaround. Praise be to the loyal followers, the Lord smiles upon thee.
Since we arrived right at the start (they serve from 5-8pm) we were able to cruise through the hallway relatively quickly. 30 minutes, and two MGD’s later, we were downstairs and in the thick of it. We hit Table 8 with our temporary family and within a couple minutes the homemade bread, corn, and coleslaw revealed themselves. We all dove right in and grabbed a generous portion of each.
The bread was billed as homemade and the plain white slices clearly were. The excessively finely chopped slaw was also likely homemade and suited my palate just fine, although it wasn’t very zesty. The corn was just corn, but was a nice addition to the lineup and worth some extra credit. After clearing our plates of these forerunners we were assured the fish would be right out.
A couple minutes later the scalding hot Cod made its appearance. I pulled three off the top and instantly went to work. This fish is ungodly good. While it is difficult to put your finger on exactly what makes the fish so good it is not difficult to eat a ridiculous amount of it. Both the batter and the fish were light and flaky resulting in almost perfectly tender filets that practically fall apart in your mouth. Our table got at least three full plates of fish delivered, each being hotter than the one that preceded it. Simply marvelous.
While the fish is simply out of this world, the fries and tartar are good but certainly not on that level. The crinkle cut fries are served all you can eat, and were equally as hot as the fish, but there is really nothing special about them. The tartar was probably a little bit better than the fries but was very thin and really spread out on the plate rather than piling high. It is homemade and I suspect this thin mix is due to the addition of Ranch dressing which makes it tasty, but runny.
After eating as much fish as I could eat I wasn’t sure I would have room for the desert which was to follow, however, when the plate of homemade cakes made its appearance I quickly found space. The delicious cake, all the pints of milk you can drink, and the great service from parents and students alike help to round out this truly great Fish Fry.
Overall, I highly recommend you check out St. Pete’s website and attend one of their upcoming events. When you take it all in, this is simply a fantastic deal. For $11 (tip included) you get all the fish, fries, corn, coleslaw and tartar you can eat, all the milk and coffee you can drink and a piece of cake to top it all off. This was yet another divine experience at St. Peter, I only wish we could have shared it with more followers of the Fish Fry.
St. Pete’s which art in Ashton,
Hallowed be thy Fry.
Thy Friday come.
Thy will eat fish,
In Madison as we do in Ashton.
Give us this Friday our weekly Fish Fry,
And forgive us our overeating,
As we forgive those who don’t come to your Fish Fry with us,
And lead us not into Filet-O-Fish,
But deliver us from servers who make cheesy jokes.
For thine has the cod, the fries and the tartar,
That we would like to eat forever and ever.
Amen.
www.stpetermiddleton.org/fish-fry-info
7129 Highway K
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-4846
