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209 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Swingin’ Door Exchange

January 5, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The Mackie Building on Michigan Avenue has gone by a few names since it was completed in 1880. I...

The best Milwaukee fish frys of 2017 (according to a guy who ate one every Friday this year)

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December 29, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. In April 2017, he began writing a weekly column documenting and reviewing his latest fish fry destinations. Here are his top places for 2017, with exce...

208 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ted’s Ice Cream & Restaurant

Caleb Westphal

December 29, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. About a year ago I was given a copy of the Directory Of Wisconsin's Best Ma & Pa Restaurants, a p...

207 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Just Art’s Saloon

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December 22, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. "Was möchten Sie gerne?" the man behind the bar asked me as I sat down. "Ah, that's German, right?...

206 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Gard’s

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December 15, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. This week I ventured to Gard's (7170 W Burleigh St., 414-442-4280). The restaurant and lounge is loca...

205 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Coach’s Pub ‘N’ Grill

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December 8, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending quest here. As I drove south on South 13th Street from Layton Avenue, I could see cars lined up on both sides of ...

204 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Club Tavern (Menasha)

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December 1, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. The Friday after Thanksgiving became my third week in a row outside of Milwaukee for a fish fry. I ...

203 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Moose Inn (Wautoma)

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November 24, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Each year in late November I have a tradition where I read books outside in the cold until I shiver...

202 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Blanck’s Lake Aire (Fond du Lac)

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November 17, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. A wedding once again took me out of town this past Friday. This time, Friday wasn't the day of a re...

201 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Points East Pub

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November 10, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. I had been pretty tensed up last Friday and couldn't pinpoint why that was. Earlier in the day I ha...

200 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Dobie’s

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November 3, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. For what was at least my 200th consecutive Friday fish fry, I decided to invite people who have bee...

199 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Valley Inn

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October 27, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. By the afternoon of Friday #199, my stomach was feeling a little uneasy, and I made myself some lem...

198 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Range Line Inn

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October 20, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. This past spring I had a fish fry at Chuck's Place, and during the drive home my wandering fish fry...

197 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Old German Beer Hall

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October 13, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. It was a dreary night and I was in a reflective mood as I rode the bus downtown towards the Old Ger...

196 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Polonez Restaurant

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October 6, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Milwaukee has a rich cultural heritage and many ethnicities help make the city what it is. One of i...

195 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: County Clare

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September 29, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Some people travel long distances for fish. In the 1880s an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Cervi, set ...

194 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Parnell’s Place (Oshkosh)

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September 22, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. This is the second year in a row that I've stood up in a wedding, and with weddings come wedding re...

193 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Maverick’s

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September 15, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Some fish fry adventures are planned out in advance, maybe by a few days, but most of the time it g...

192 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Company Brewing

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September 8, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Riverwest was my home for three years until February of 2015. And when was the last time I got a fi...

191 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Clifford’s Supper Club

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September 1, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Being that I hadn't been to Clifford's Supper Club (10418 W. Forest Home Ave., 414-425-6226) for a ...

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