FraidKnot
Washing Up
Hi folks. First post here but I think if you're on the road through the midwest and find yourself on a rather circuituous route through Wisconsin, sort of along the Mississippi River, you might find yourself in Dickeyville. If so, you'll want to check out Shultzie's Supper Club. It's right on the main drag - Hwy. 61 heading south. It's not open on Monday's.
My SO and I were driving from Minneapolis down to Davenport, Iowa for an art show. He's a freelance artist. Anyway, we checked into a little motel a half a block south and asked about a good place to eat. Shultzie's is what the proprietess told us. So there we went.
The front of the place is just a bar, but the regulars were friendly rather than cliqueish. While we sat there an elderly couple came in and sat at the bar next to us. She was rather garrulous and told the bartender in no uncertain terms exactly how to prepare her Manhattan. He was dapper in a black suit and tie and didn't talk much; he just enjoyed his beer and listened.
Anyway, we both ordered the (small) icelandic cod platter. This was started with a cup of delicious baked potato soup. It's a good thing we ordered the small platter because this was three good sized cod fillets, battered and fried. We had a choice of potato and vegetable with the meal. Rather tired of road food, we ordered the mashed potatoes instead of fries and a mixed vegetable medly. The mashed potatoes were like I'd make at home - skins still on, nice and fluffy but yes, the occasional lump! They didn't whip these up from boxed flakes, folks
I collect paper menus where we eat when we're on the road doing these shows. The bartender was kind enough to photo-copy the menu for me. And what an odd menu it is! Remember, this is Dickeyville, Wisconsin! Obviously the seafood has to be flown in, previously frozen. Heck, they have to do that where I live. But I never expected to see frog legs on the menu. Nor sea scallops. And the list of steaks... how often do you see Porterhouse, which to me is the steak of steaks since it contains the strip and the ribeye all in one? The menu also had a funny ***note before the list of steaks: "We are not responsible for medium well and well done steaks"
Fraidy
My SO and I were driving from Minneapolis down to Davenport, Iowa for an art show. He's a freelance artist. Anyway, we checked into a little motel a half a block south and asked about a good place to eat. Shultzie's is what the proprietess told us. So there we went.
The front of the place is just a bar, but the regulars were friendly rather than cliqueish. While we sat there an elderly couple came in and sat at the bar next to us. She was rather garrulous and told the bartender in no uncertain terms exactly how to prepare her Manhattan. He was dapper in a black suit and tie and didn't talk much; he just enjoyed his beer and listened.
Anyway, we both ordered the (small) icelandic cod platter. This was started with a cup of delicious baked potato soup. It's a good thing we ordered the small platter because this was three good sized cod fillets, battered and fried. We had a choice of potato and vegetable with the meal. Rather tired of road food, we ordered the mashed potatoes instead of fries and a mixed vegetable medly. The mashed potatoes were like I'd make at home - skins still on, nice and fluffy but yes, the occasional lump! They didn't whip these up from boxed flakes, folks
I collect paper menus where we eat when we're on the road doing these shows. The bartender was kind enough to photo-copy the menu for me. And what an odd menu it is! Remember, this is Dickeyville, Wisconsin! Obviously the seafood has to be flown in, previously frozen. Heck, they have to do that where I live. But I never expected to see frog legs on the menu. Nor sea scallops. And the list of steaks... how often do you see Porterhouse, which to me is the steak of steaks since it contains the strip and the ribeye all in one? The menu also had a funny ***note before the list of steaks: "We are not responsible for medium well and well done steaks"
Fraidy
