12/14/2010 - Lake Country WI Fish Fry Reviews Hogg Alley !
I am completely overwhelmed by this week's blog. When I posted on
Facebook asking friends' for suggestions, I had narrowed it down to a
few places and by mid-week last week I decided to go to Stolley's Hogg Alley, 2008 N Venice Beach Rd., Oconomowoc, WI 53066-5047. I never expected the response after my decision.
This is where the take-off of the Lake Country Wisconsin Fish Fry happened. I went from around 80 friends to nearly 135 "likes" in a week and had people anticipating this very review. There's a little pressure for this blog, but as like my other entries, I'm going to tell it like it is and the bottom line is Stolley's Hogg Alley is good!
Ann, Dave, Mike and myself arrived at Hogg Alley (I had been to breakfast here before and I 100% recommend you do too) at around 7:15pm and the place was insanely packed, this place isn't very big, so people fill up fast. Once we made it through the front door and around the bar area, we were greeted by a server who gave us the "drill" - which is...write your name and number in your party on a dry-erase board just outside the dining room. It's a unique way to keep track of potential diners, but it works!
We realized the wait was going to be at least an hour, so this gave us plenty of time to catch up on the week's events and unwind with a few drinks. The bar staff was amazing, sometimes you see people get frazzled with such a demanding crowd, but these two were full of smiles and made one hell of a drink. In fact, everyone at this place was amazingly friendly (servers & patrons) and I was a "stranger" -- I never did tell anyone who I was and why we were there. But, when someone posted on facebook that they treat you like family at Hogg Alley, they were not kidding.
Now onto the food. By the time we were seated it was closer to 8:45, so unfortunately they were out of potato pancakes, baked cod and German Potato Salad. However, the nice waitress found us a small portion of the German Potato Salad -- and it was very good, but I was more impressed with her shuffling through the "to-go" orders to get us the small sample.
I ordered the deep fried Walleye ($12.00) while the rest of my table opted for the AYCE Deep Fried Cod ($11.00). Along with the fish, the servers bring out coleslaw and rye bread prior to the meal. The Slaw was amazing, creamy and full of flavor, we all enjoyed it, the bread was very average.
Read The Rest of this Blog at: Lake Country Wisconsin Fish Fry Review
This is where the take-off of the Lake Country Wisconsin Fish Fry happened. I went from around 80 friends to nearly 135 "likes" in a week and had people anticipating this very review. There's a little pressure for this blog, but as like my other entries, I'm going to tell it like it is and the bottom line is Stolley's Hogg Alley is good!
Ann, Dave, Mike and myself arrived at Hogg Alley (I had been to breakfast here before and I 100% recommend you do too) at around 7:15pm and the place was insanely packed, this place isn't very big, so people fill up fast. Once we made it through the front door and around the bar area, we were greeted by a server who gave us the "drill" - which is...write your name and number in your party on a dry-erase board just outside the dining room. It's a unique way to keep track of potential diners, but it works!
We realized the wait was going to be at least an hour, so this gave us plenty of time to catch up on the week's events and unwind with a few drinks. The bar staff was amazing, sometimes you see people get frazzled with such a demanding crowd, but these two were full of smiles and made one hell of a drink. In fact, everyone at this place was amazingly friendly (servers & patrons) and I was a "stranger" -- I never did tell anyone who I was and why we were there. But, when someone posted on facebook that they treat you like family at Hogg Alley, they were not kidding.
Now onto the food. By the time we were seated it was closer to 8:45, so unfortunately they were out of potato pancakes, baked cod and German Potato Salad. However, the nice waitress found us a small portion of the German Potato Salad -- and it was very good, but I was more impressed with her shuffling through the "to-go" orders to get us the small sample.
I ordered the deep fried Walleye ($12.00) while the rest of my table opted for the AYCE Deep Fried Cod ($11.00). Along with the fish, the servers bring out coleslaw and rye bread prior to the meal. The Slaw was amazing, creamy and full of flavor, we all enjoyed it, the bread was very average.
Read The Rest of this Blog at: Lake Country Wisconsin Fish Fry Review
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