Based on some advice from the Green Bay girl last weekend, we tried out the local packer transplant hangout, the Corbett Fish House. Around here they call fish fry's "Fish and Chips" (like we're in Great Britain or something). Actually maybe that's what they call it in the New England. Maybe Kevin can confirm that?
So we walk in and I start taking pictures because I can't stop laughing. The owner is a Wisconsin transplant (I forget which city). There's a large Green Bay Packer flag hanging from the ceiling and all sorts of Green Bay paraphernalia hanging all over the place. Towards the back near the bar there's an office that looks like a shrine. The only thing missing was packer shirts and jackets on all the patrons. The staff had green and gold shirts on. But that might also be related to the University of Oregon Ducks. Which are followed with strange type of madness around here... (get a real team people).
So how about the food? Good beer. Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen (the beer that started Ray and my beer snobbery 10 years ago). Real Midwest fish fry although with a Northwest spin - Gluten free and environmentally friendly (no overfished species). Deep fried cheese curds (of course). Heidi had the perch. I took on the Walleye. Pretty good although I will say I prefer the fish without the skin which these still had on 'em. In fact it's pretty hard to run across fish fry's with the skin on back home.
It was no Seibert's but still pretty good for being 2200 miles away (btw, if you're reading this and still live in Wisco and have never done Seibert's you should... best I've ever had - if you don't like fish the stuffed shrimp are awesome. Just ask Ryan er "Frank the Tank" - just watched that last night buddy!).
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