White Oak - Janesville - Friday Night Fish Fry

12 October 2007

White Oak - Janesville - Friday Night Fish Fry

This entry was posted on 10/12/2007 1:30 AM and is filed under Taverns Wisconsin, Friday Night Fish Fry.

Right near the corner of Parker Drive and Centerway Street in down town Janesville, Wisconsin is the White Oak. The restaurant is strategically located just around the corner from the main drag in town which is usually thought to be Milwaukee Street. Around another corner is the Farmer's Market on Main on Saturday mornings. For my purposes it is convenient because I work just around the corner so, it was easy to stop in. As fate would have it I have only been there one other time. I always find myself driving by it to or from work. This day I change that rut. 

The front side of the building you will notice some military crests. It is inside that you get the timbre of the theme. The bar and seating area are decked in a menagerie of Korean War memorabilia. 

This is an old time fish fry presentation. You get a good baked potato. It reminds me of the ones we cooked on the farm. It almost had a twice-baked flavor. You can also get fries. The cole slaw is diced into small pieces. It also reminds me of the home made cole slaw we ate on the farm. This Friday they offered either fried Cod, Perch, or Catfish. I chose the Perch. It was crisp on the outside and tender inside. It looked and tasted like fried Perch should. There was also some rye bread and a good scoop of whipped butter. The tarter sauce tasted smooth and also home made. If you desire, one extra piece of fish is included if you are still hungry. With a Diet Pepsi and a 15-percent tip I got out of there for $11.00. 

White Oak is cool with Cool Dadio. White Oak is a well known local spot so give yourself extra time in case you have to wait a bit. Call (608) 756-4070 for more details. White Oak can be found at 429 North Parker Drive in down town Janesville.
Note: You can find a chronological list at the Cool Dadio Media Fish Fry Page of these fish frys as we have visited them.  The list presents the most recently visited fish fry at the top, in lieu of alphabetical order.

This week's Wisconsin soldier to remember is 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corporal Brian R. Prening. Corporal Prening who is from Plymouth, died while engaging the enemy in Babil Province, Iraq, on November 12, 2004. Prening was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve. The unit is from Chicago. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said Brian is a graduate of Plymouth High School. He had gotten married on August 13, 2004, and he and wife Amy were expecting their first child. CNN.com lists the Prenings as from Sheboygan. The Journal Sentinel also mentioned Brian went to Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland, Wisconsin where he got a degree completing the tool-and-die program. Brian worked at Kohler Company. His Marine Reserve unit was activated. Corporal Prening was the 27th soldier from Wisconsin killed in the fighting in Iraq. Brian is survived by a twin brother, Bill, a younger sister, Ann, 21, wife Amy, a step son, and mother and father Brian and Deborah Prening.

3,822 Americans have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.

28,171 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Iraq since Spring 2003.

81 Wisconsin soldiers have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.

115 journalists (several nationalities) have been killed in Iraq since Spring 2003.

Soldier of the week, military casualty, and journalist casualty information sources: Committee to Protect Journalists; cnn.com; and, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.