Author Caleb Westphal

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Oak Creek American Legion Post 434. What is worth fighting for? Certain ideals and be...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Country Squire Supper Club. "The young man watched the snow through the windows. He wan...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Skippy's Burger Bar. Steam rose from the uncovered cup of green tea in my right hand ...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Brewtown Eatery. Located on the southwest corner of S. 51st Street and W. Howard Aven...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Wegner's St. Martins Inn. "You beat me. You're quicker than most people," the hostess...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Colonel Hart's. "We've got Heineken" usually isn't the answer I'm looking for, but wh...

Assuming I eat a fish fry the day this article comes out, I'll have eaten a fish fry every Friday night for eight years straight. It's not something I set out to do, but I'm grateful for the opportunity to keep...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Dugout 54. January 2022 will mark 10 years of me calling Milwaukee home. While fish f...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: the TinCAN Roadhouse. There's a well-known scene towards the beginning of Hitchcock's...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: The Landing. A vehicle was coming up quick on my bumper as I neared the 794 North ram...

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Tally’s Tap & Eatery. Cigarette smoke drifts to the ceiling above a bobbed hairdo...

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Tally's Tap & Eatery. As is the case with most Friday nights—when fish is on the ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...