Fish Type: Walleye Price: $17.00
Overall, I would recommend this Fish Fry.
| Fish Score: Good Potato Score: Good Tartar Score: Good Bread Score: Poor Miscellaneous Score: Excellent |  |
Comment: After a day and a half in Milwaukee I wasn’t sure I’d even be up for a Fish Fry this Friday night, but when I suggested @theredmousebar (since it’s right up the road), and my wife jumped at the idea, I decided “what the hell?”
We skulked into the Mouse around 6:15 and found plenty of accommodation in the spacious bar. We checked out the specials, grabbed a hightop, went full 3 ALARM, and put in an order for walleye with hash browns + cheese & onion.
All the fish at the Mouse come with a pass through their salad bar, which features all the usual suspects. I grabbed greens, slaw, cottage cheese and all my preferred toppings. I worked away on the rabbit food while the fish fried and pushed what was left aside once it showed.
There’s no doubt the RM is trying to set themselves apart from the crowd with their Friday preparations and I for one appreciate that. The walleye fillet is a beefy one and home to an incredibly unique, heavily-seasoned, super-crumbly breading. I actually really enjoyed it, but MFF Jr didn’t share the same enthusiasm for his similarity breaded cod. Either way, I thought it was good and even better when offset by the thick food service style tartar.
Like the brawny fish, there was no skimping when it came to the hash browns. They were piled high and LOADED with caramelized onion…maybe too much if I’m being honest. One thing is clear, they don’t do anything half-assed in Pine Bluff.
When you add it all up, $17 for a walleye Fish Fry complete with salad bar is a heck of a deal…much like $7 for a nip o’ the Whip, a pull tab, and a Busch Latte. I guess the Red Mouse is just that kinda joint... Overall, we recommend this Fish Fry whether you’re trying to stretch a buck or not. It’s a damn good bar, and if you bring that @madcitycocktails passport with ya it’s even better!theredmouse.com
County Rd. P
Cross Plains, WI 53528
