Author Caleb Westphal

411 Friday fish frys and counting: Spitfires On State (Milwaukee)

November 19, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Spitfires On State."We have our doors open for Miller employees leaving or anyone el...

410 Friday fish frys and counting: Cozy Inn (Oak Creek)

Caleb Westphal

November 12, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Cozy Inn.Most business owners close up shop long before becoming octogenarians, but ...

409 Friday fish frys and counting: Pistol Pete’s Pizza And Neighborhood Grill (Brookfield)

Caleb Westphal

November 5, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Pistol Pete's.As my waitress returned with my receipt, I held up my almost-empty pin...

408 Friday fish frys and counting: On The Clock Bar & Grill (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

October 29, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here."If I don’t make it through this, I hope the entrance to the pearly gates looks just like the en...

11 Wisconsin Elvises can’t be wrong: Conversations with Elvis impersonators and tribute artists

Caleb Westphal

March 9, 2021

Elvis impersonators have been around since shortly after Elvis shook onto the scene in the mid-1950s. They range from informal impersonators to professional Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs). In Wisconsin, they are ...

The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2020

Caleb Westphal

December 18, 2020

Did you think I'd end it all with a trip to Culver's? Folks, the streak continues. By my count, I've had 25 Friday fish frys since I paused the column back in June, bringing my running total to 363 consecutive ...

338 Friday fish frys and counting: Culver’s (Milwaukee – Layton Avenue)

Caleb Westphal

June 26, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.People have been telling me to go to Culver's for a fish fry for years, which I've always brushe...

337 Friday fish frys and counting: Mistral curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

June 19, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Film can enlighten viewers and set them on new paths of exploration and discovery. On the other ...

336 Friday fish frys and counting: Mr. Perkins Family Restaurant (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

June 12, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Not long after April's chat-through-the-window-with-friends fish fry from Honeypie, one-time fis...

335 Friday fish frys and counting: Beer Belly’s pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

June 5, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.A few weeks back, I called a restaurant and ordered fish and was told it would be ready in 15 mi...

334 Friday fish frys and counting: Home (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 29, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.When things started getting dicey back in March, I stocked my freezer up with fish. Like many ot...

333 Friday fish frys and counting: Tess (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 22, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Sunlight glistened off a red, 1960s-era Mustang convertible as I followed it up the on-ramp onto...

332 Friday fish frys and counting: Scotty’s Bar & Pizza pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 15, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Since COVID-19 reared its head in our community, I've been staying within a 15-minute radius of ...

331 Friday fish frys and counting: Don’s Diner & Cocktails / Grocery & Liquor curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 8, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.There's been a lot of adapting over the past few months. People have adapted to new work environ...

330 Friday fish frys and counting: Club Charlies curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 1, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The days blur together a bit more now than they used to, but there are still some daily markers ...

329 Friday fish frys and counting: The Packing House drive-thru (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 24, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The Packing House (900 E. Layton Ave., 414-483-5054) is a Milwaukee institution. Like Leon's Fro...

328 Friday fish frys and counting: Honeypie curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 17, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.For the past five years, my roommate and I have hosted a Christmas party each December. As the y...

327 Friday fish frys and counting: Crazy Water curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 10, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.You know what's more remarkable than being able to get a Friday fish fry during a pandemic? Bein...

326 Friday fish frys and counting: Steny’s Tavern & Grill curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 3, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.For the past three years, I've gone on a morning hike at Lapham Peak on March 27. Last year I fo...

325 Friday fish frys and counting: Crafty Cow’s “Fish And Chip” virtual pop-up (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

March 27, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.I thought that maybe after a few hundred episodes of My First Band podcast, Tyler Maas might ask...