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It's rather rare and unusual to see a Brat, Italian, Polish or Chorizo on the menu of a restaurant in Milwaukee.   Who the F would go out for something you're going to grill at home or have at a tailgate/ballpark.

Similarly, LJS tends to be hard to find in WI, the land of 100,000 fish fries on Friday.   I've talked to enough chefs, almost nobody sells fresh fish.

Shorelunch in Canada and other states is about the one I can guarantee, along with some fresh clams I've had in New England 

That meme, like so many of them, is a ridiculous over simplification, and just stupid.

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I do think this "blackened" fad is mostly an effort to cover up the taste of tasteless fish.

If that makes any sense.

Which it doesn't.

I think the same about fried fish two.

Fried fish is delicious.  Fried chicken is delicious.  Fried steak is delicious.  I'm not sure why you'd suggest any of those preparations are to cover the flavor, rather than enhance or complement it.

I'm okay with blackened stuff too.  It's just one of many ways to cook a protein.

Steaks can stand up to blackening. Most seafood cannot.

Salmon, some groupers, some snappers, redfish, some shrimp and other tasteful varieties can handle it.

I prefer S&P, butter and maybe a little garlic. Maybe.

I wanted to take my wife out last evening to a place we know fairly well called Lure.  They have $1.50 oysters during Happy Hour and some other items, so we showed up, sat at the bar, were the first ones there around 5 PM.  Ordered oysters, they were "OK'.  Then it started getting crowded.  Then two young guys came in who were VERY loud and boisterous.  It really can ruin the event for me, they sat at the other end of the bar but we could barely talk to each other.  The two people behind the bar were getting slammed, the manager stepped in to assist which was nice, but it really took forever to get our bill.  I had ordered another glass of wine that got forgotten, it wasn't on the bill at least.

There was a large group sitting in the back who drifted in, they weren't a problem other than that the kitchen probably was getting slammed along with the bar orders.  One of the barmen told me it was his first day, he didn't know where stuff was of course, but seemed to be figuring it out, I put a nice word in for him with the manager.

With tip, and the local discount, it ended up being $96.  Kind of an ouchee.  (We have three apps along with the oysters.)

I recall going during COVID and sitting at the bar, the place was nearly empty, we thought we'd give them some business when it reopened, it was quiet, and not bad.  

The wife and I tied one on last night. We went to...six different places I think? Got a little fuzzy near the end. Did get crab cakes at Ruth's Chris, as my wife enjoys eating them and enjoys me paying for them. They should sell chicken wings. We did get wings at one place and they were kind of gross. Should have known, as everyone there looked to be about 19. Plus they didn't have blue cheese. That place was a bust, but everywhere else did a good job. My oldest daughter is about to go on a trip so I won't have my free babysitter for a while, so had to take advantage.