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Caleb Westphal

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Originally hailing from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin—home of Walleye Weekend, the self-professed "World's Largest Walleye Fish Fry"—Caleb Westphal has not missed a Friday night fish fry since sometime in 2013. He plays saxophone with the surf-punk-garage outfit Devils Teeth. He also spins classic 45s and would love to do so at your roller skating party, car show, or 50th high school reunion.

235 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ward’s House of Prime, Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Venice Club (Summerfest)

Caleb Westphal
July 6, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As I spilled beer on myself while riding a shuttle to the Summerfest grounds, I was thinki...

234 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Emerald City Catering & Events

Caleb Westphal
June 29, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. One week you are eating a fish fry somewhere, and the next week the place is gone. Remembe...

233 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Stoneridge Inn (Hales Corners)

Caleb Westphal
June 22, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Friday fish frys can be found in just about every setting imaginable. After having one nex...

232 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Walleye Weekend (again)

Caleb Westphal
June 15, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This past week I traveled to my hometown, Fond du Lac, for Walleye Weekend, which is a...

231 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Natty Oaks Pub & Eatery

Caleb Westphal
June 8, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Years ago, during my college days, I scoffed at craft beer and drank a lot of Hamm's. Almost eve...

230 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Oscar’s Pub & Grill

Caleb Westphal
June 1, 2018
broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee's new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 31 through June 7, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

229 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Schneider’s Food & Drinks (Schneider’s Colonial Inn)

Caleb Westphal
May 25, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It's easy to forget that there is more to Milwaukee than downtown and its immediate surrounding ...

228 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Fireside Theatre (Fort Atkinson)

Caleb Westphal
May 18, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. For those who prefer the taste of fried fish over magic mushrooms, but would still like to enjoy...

227 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Café el Sol

Caleb Westphal
May 11, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Last year Cinco de Mayo fell on a Friday, and I made a trip to Café el Sol (1028 S. 9th St., 414...

226 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Nite Cap Inn (Palmyra)

Caleb Westphal
May 4, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I'm hoping that Wisconsin's winter season is finally over. A blizzard hit us the second weekend ...

225 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Victor’s

Caleb Westphal
April 27, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. When I was choosing a fish fry location this past week, I had two boxes I wanted to check off on...

224 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Amelia’s

Caleb Westphal
April 20, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Amelia Earhart, the first woman to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared...

223 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Cellar Pub & Grill (Oak Creek)

Caleb Westphal
April 13, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. After musing last week about how I never get to Cudahy for fish, I started thinking about my rel...

222 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Joe’s K Ranch (Cudahy)

Caleb Westphal
April 6, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. How can I have gone a whole year of writing this column and not once gotten a fish fry in Cudahy...

221 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Landmark 1850 Inn

Caleb Westphal
March 30, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It was just after midnight last Friday, but I was not thinking about going to bed. Instead, I wa...

220 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Jack Pandl’s Whitefish Bay Inn

Caleb Westphal
March 23, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. In one's lifetime, many things are not permanent: marriages crumble, jobs leave, snowmen melt (h...

219 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Farmer’s Wife

Caleb Westphal
March 16, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I cruised down Oklahoma Avenue past a few Milwaukee fish fry staples—Fritz's Pub and Serb Hall—w...

218 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Randy’s Neighbor’s Inn

Caleb Westphal
March 9, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. With so many places serving Friday night fish frys, having a close call and almost not getting o...

217 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Pat’s Oak Manor

Caleb Westphal
March 2, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It's been almost a year since I started writing this column, but more importantly, it's been alm...

216 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Grainger’s Pub & Grill

Caleb Westphal
February 23, 2018
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The setting sun blinded my eyes as I turned off of Howard Avenue onto Loomis Road and into the p...
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